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Wow Comics #12
#mary marvel#mary bromfield#wow comics#fawcett comics#golden age of comic books#there's just something so appealing about the way that mary marvel is depicted#the same as captain marvel jr...#there's a youthfulness about them that reminds me of the children from neverland#and whenever they transform -- there's the feeling that they're being set free#which is absent from billy's/captain's transformation#anyway...
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All-American Comics #41


When writing stories about minorities (racial or sexual) the difference between bigoted and representative is a lot thinner than is comfortable. Certain kinds of jokes cause you to raise an eyebrow but withhold judgement until you know who's telling them, and who is telling them is very important.
I say this because there is an interesting conversation happening between Lone Hawk (by the way, let me know how accurate the names are, I get the feeling they're not but I'm not exactly an expert source) and the (fictional) Tsichah tribe, about the strain between tradition and modernization. The evil lawyer Jay Wycker are manipulating the tribe to steel their Cinnabar rocks to extract the mercury within, which touches on the theme of the US exploiting Native Americans for their land, resources and culture. And the ultimate resolution is for Chief Blue Claw and the tribe to retain ownership of the mercury production factory to sell to defense contractors, something which, while working within our terrible system, would bring funding into the tribe for necessities and expansion. That final compromise would've been the best part of the better version of this story.
But it's not great, or even good. The two sides are represented by the white-friendly "civilized" side, and the uncivilized, superstitious side that hates civilization. Indeed, only the bad Native Americans are drawn with stereotypical features; the good Native Americans have white features and are only distinguished from Alan and Irene by their very red skin and black hair. Wycker manages to avoid the law by quoting the constitution and saying the US can't prosecute people based on their religious beliefs, which is treated as a villainous trick to prevent the government(!) from taking proper actions(!!). I won't open the can of worms when it comes to cults and prosecution thereof, but I will say writers often have a bad conception of how anti-technology cults work, because even if you don't like modern civilization, some modern tech is just better for the rugged lifestyle. There's a worship of the practical that goes beyond aesthetics, so I find it strange and a little ridiculous that the Tsichah tribe wouldn't have boots, or guns.
Talking about any other feature of this issue is difficult because the majority of what you see is the portrayal of Native Americans. Your enjoyment of it will depend heavily on how much you can avoid looking directly at it.
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What Lies Beneath - A Dream
My latest blog, and the last in the #Toastmasters series on #ComicBooks has just been posted.
This is about a dream I had while writing this blog. This artwork is based on that dream, come and read my blog.

#Dream#Comic Book Cover Art#Fan Fiction#Justice Society of America#All-Star Squadron#Robotman#Golden Age of Comic Books#Golden Age of Super Heroes#Blog#Blogging#Toastmasters#Toastmasters Assignment#Toastmastes Speech#Toastmasters 4 Writers#Comic Books
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(Spirit Section 1941-01-12)
Brenda, honey..... It is 1941.
It is just so funny, because without knowing it, Brenda is currently living the Golden Age of superheroes. Also the time period Hollywood will to this day set their heroic-soldiers-doing-heroic-soldier-things movies in. Like, I'm not saying that people long to be back in 1941 (I'm European, we at least certainly do not), but I can absolutely imagine that there are some who do. Good old days with clear-cut heroes and villains and whatever.
#look I knew someone who said that they wish that they had been there in 1956 so they could fight in the revolution#which.... WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT#-> because it is better than sitting there watching your country go downhill probably#AND we have simplified the past down in a way the present never can be#and YES I know that the joke here is that she just had an exciting adventure#but my point still stands#you never know when you are living in the good old days#old comics#Lady Luck#Brenda Banks#Golden Age of comic books
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#freddy freeman#captain marvel jr#skeleton#golden age comics#comics#comic books#comic book#captain marvel family
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Challenging myself to redraw a full page of a classic Siegel and Shuster Superman comic! I LOVE old comic art!!!
#joe shuster#art#artist#artoftheday#artwork#drawing#illustration#sketch#dc comics#digital art#comic art#comics#comic books#comic strip#dcu#dc universe#superheroes#superman#superpowers#golden age comics#1930s#1940s#caitlin clark#jerry siegel#action comics#kal el#jimmy olsen#jor el
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Me walking into anyplace that has comics.
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(1943)
#Wonder Woman for President#comic book#1943#Harry G. Peter#cover art#vintage#DC comics#1940s#golden age#comic books
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Which is gayer?
Gay sex? Or whatever the fuck superheroes had going on with their sidekicks in the Golden Age of Comics?
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Batman #37
#batjokes#batman#batman and joker#comics#comic books#batman x joker#dc comics#the joker#batmm#dcedit#golden age
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Batman #3, Fall 1940. Cover: Bob Kane pencils, Jerry Robinson inks.
Info from Grand Comics Database
#batman#batman 3#1940s#bob kane#jerry robinson#robin#dc comics#comics#dc#comic books#comic covers#cover art#golden age comics#batman and robin
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Wow Comics #12
#mary bromfield#wow comics#fawcett comics#golden age of comic books#i love how snarky mary is here#and also...the way she is drawn (by marc swayze)!#just as iconic as the way mac raboy draws freddy tbh
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Torchy 3 Cover by Gill Fox
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WEB OF EVIL #16 (Quality Comics, 1954)
Art: Charles Nicholas
#comics#comics books#golden age#golden age comics#horror#pulp horror#pulp#pulps#pulp art#horror comics#vintage horror#50s pulp#1950s pulp#1950s comics#1950s horror#1950s comic books#50s horror#50s horror comics#quality comics
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I miss when Batman and Superman weren't just superheroes, they were super friends.
#dc#dc comics#silver age comics#silver age dc#golden age comics#world's finest#comic book cover art#batman#robin#superman#batman and robin#batman and superman#super friends#Spotify
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Iconic Artists and Incredible Heroes #34.
A celebration of the amazing comic book artists who brought us indelible images that best capture the spirit and essence of the superhero or superheroine.

Issue #34 - Wayne Boring / Golden Age Superman.

#iconic artists and incredible heroes#comics#superheroes#golden age#comic book#artists#illustration#talent#great ones#dc comics#dc#superman#golden age superman#wayne boring#ghostriderslade#action comics#superman comics#spinner rack#vintage#nostalgia
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