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The Platinum Age for Comic Books and strips is very fascinating. Much of it was created even as Radio was brand new and comics and newspapers were by far the media kings of the world, connected as it was with morse code and railroads.
These books made at this period are still quite affordable and in good quality. This is Tillie:
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They are reprints but I would suggest IDW's Library of American Comics Essentials (aka LOAC Essentials):
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[QUOTE=jb681131;3932094]They are reprints but I would suggest IDW's Library of American Comics Essentials (aka LOAC Essentials):
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IDW does great work. Chris Ware excellent with newsprint material.
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George McManus was a huge star in his day,
See him in the Gertie Movie
[video=youtube;TGXC8gXOPoU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU&ytbChannel=Change%20Before%20Going%20Productions[/video]
[url]https://archive.org/details/LittleNemo1905-1914ByWinsorMccay/page/n0[/url]
This is a complete read of Nemo in Slumberland - WONDERFUL stuff and public domain
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[QUOTE=mrbrklyn;3937996][url]https://archive.org/details/LittleNemo1905-1914ByWinsorMccay/page/n0[/url]
This is a complete read of Nemo in Slumberland - WONDERFUL stuff and public domain
[IMG]https://ia800205.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/16/items/LittleNemo1905-1914ByWinsorMccay/little-nemo_jp2.zip&file=little-nemo_jp2/little-nemo_0003.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0[/IMG][/QUOTE]
This is a gift! Thank you.
Came across a 1926 comic-related book titled All the Funny Folks, and while I don't recognize most of these characters, it seems to be the first epic crossover in the history of comics (art by Louis Biedermann):
[img]http://melbirnkrant.com/collection/images/comision-feb-20124311380.jpg[/img]
From Mamma's Angel Child (circa 1908). Art by M.T. "Penny" Ross.
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[QUOTE=Electricmastro;4761826]From Mamma's Angel Child (circa 1908). Art by M.T. "Penny" Ross.
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Whoa cow, this is gorgeous.
[QUOTE=Flash Gordon;4945653]Whoa cow, this is gorgeous.[/QUOTE]
I credit Peter Maresca for helping me find out about it, who’s like the Roy Thomas of Platinum Age comics.
More here: [url]https://www.gocomics.com/origins-of-the-sunday-comics/2013/07/15[/url]
Dick Ryan’s funny animal art from 1937’s Star Comics.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/4rEDnyr.jpg[/img]
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I have a couple of Little Orphan Annie books in rough shape.
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[QUOTE=Electricmastro;4604546]Came across a 1926 comic-related book titled All the Funny Folks, and while I don't recognize most of these characters, it seems to be the first epic crossover in the history of comics (art by Louis Biedermann):
[img]http://melbirnkrant.com/collection/images/comision-feb-20124311380.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Oh man, That's beautiful! I've never seen anything like this!