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GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #4
After re-reading PEP #4, I was blown away by it. Any of the young readers who…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Zip Comics #36
It seemed that ZIP COMICS was starting to lose much of its zip by the time…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Black Hood Comics #14
After getting past that great cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler, BLACK HOOD COMICS #14 comes off…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Top-Notch Comics #17
According to my copy of WEBSTER’S VEST POCKET DICTIONARY, the term top-notch means “of the highest…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Zip Comics #45
I would honestly like to write a positive review for ZIP COMICS #45, but considering how…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #43
After reading the disappointing ZIP #45, I was pleasantly surprised to read PEP COMICS #43 and…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #40
Another great issue! My favorite story of that issue was the HANGMAN tale “The Case of…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #22
What can one say about this book? Two excellent stories featuring the Shield and the Hangman…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: The Hangman Comics #10
That was probably THE best issue ever of that title! Small wonder that you’ve made it…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Shield-Wizard Comics #11
SHIELD-WIZARD #11. it was quite an interesting issue, to say the least. The Dusty story reminded…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Jackpot Comics #2
JACKPOT COMICS #2 was quite an interesting issue of that title, to say the least. Here’s…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Jackpot Comics #5
Here’s my review of one of them, JACKPOT COMICS #5. My opinions on the strips individually:…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #31
PEP COMICS #31 was one of those comic books that one could say “Damn! That was…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #20
On the surface, the cover of Pep Comics #20 (cover-dated October 1941) would give the impression…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #17
During Hollywood’s golden age, the studios were in the business of making stars. Once they found…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Blue Ribbon Mystery Comics #15
By the time Blue Ribbon Mystery Comics #15 (cover-dated August 1941) hit the stands in June…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Top-Notch Comics #19
The impact of the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (an LP…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Pep Comics #24
Back in the era of the ten-cent anthology comic book, publishers loaded their books with a…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Blue Ribbon #14
While rummaging through my record collection, I managed to come across a copy of what many…
GOLDEN AGE REVIEWS: Top-Notch Comics #18
In my review of Top-Notch #17, I wrote about the fact that three of the stories…