DC Comics 1935-1949 Appreciation Thread 2020

[Electricmastro]

An appreciation thread for the comic books DC published from the 30s through the 40s.

The comics they published during this time include:

Action Comics (1938)

Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949)

Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1949)

All-American Comics/All-American Western (1939)

All-Flash (1941)

All Funny Comics (1943)

All-Star Comics (1940)

Animal Antics (1946)

Batman (1940)

Big All-American Comic Book (1944)

Big Book of Fun Comics (1935)

Boy Commandos (1942)

Buzzy (1944)

Comic Cavalcade (1942)

Dale Evans Comics (1948)

Date With Judy (1947)

Detective Comics (1937)

Ed Wheelan's Joke Book (1944)

Flash Comics (1940)

Funny Folks (1946)

Funny Stuff (1944)

Gang Busters (1947)

Girls' Love Stories (1949)

Green Lantern (1941)

Jimmy Wakely (1949)

Leading Comics (1941)

Leave It to Binky (1948)

Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood (1949)

Movie Comics (1939)

Mr. District Attorney (1948)

Mutt & Jeff (1939)

New Book of Comics (1937)

New Comics/New Adventure Comics/Adventure Comics (1935)

New Fun/More Fun/More Fun Comics (1935)

New York World's Fair Comics (1939)

Peter Porkchops (1949)

Picture Stories From the Bible (1942)

Real Fact Comics (1946)

Real Screen Funnies/Real Screen Comics (1945)

Romance Trail (1949)

Scribbly (1948)

Secret Hearts (1949)

Sensation Comics (1942)

Star Spangled Comics (1941)

Superboy (1949)

Superman (1939)

Western Comics (1948)

Wonder Woman (1942)

World's Best Comics/World's Finest Comics (1941)

[Air Wave]

Thanks for this. I made them (somewhat) chronological.


Big Book of Fun Comics (1935)
New Comics/New Adventure Comics/Adventure Comics (1935)
New Fun/More Fun/More Fun Comics (1935)

Detective Comics (1937)
New Book of Comics (1937)

Action Comics (1938)

All-American Comics/All-American Western (1939)
Movie Comics (1939)
Mutt & Jeff (1939)
New York World's Fair Comics (1939)
Superman (1939)

All-Star Comics (1940)
Batman (1940)
Flash Comics (1940)

All-Flash (1941)
Green Lantern (1941)
Leading Comics (1941)
Star Spangled Comics (1941)
World's Best Comics/World's Finest Comics (1941)

Boy Commandos (1942)
Comic Cavalcade (1942)
Picture Stories From the Bible (1942)
Sensation Comics (1942)
Wonder Woman (1942)

All Funny Comics (1943)

Big All-American Comic Book (1944)
Buzzy (1944)
Ed Wheelan's Joke Book (1944)
Funny Stuff (1944)

Real Screen Funnies/Real Screen Comics (1945)

Animal Antics (1946)
Funny Folks (1946)
Real Fact Comics (1946)

Date With Judy (1947)
Gang Busters (1947)

Dale Evans Comics (1948)
Leave It to Binky (1948)
Mr. District Attorney (1948)
Scribbly (1948)
Western Comics (1948)

Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949)
Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1949)
Girls' Love Stories (1949)
Jimmy Wakely (1949)
Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood (1949)
Peter Porkchops (1949)
Romance Trail (1949)
Secret Hearts (1949)
Superboy (1949)

[jb681131]

I would add:

1940-52 - The Spirit Archives by Will Eisner - Yes from the one of the awards - 26 vol.

[Electricmastro]

Earliest DC artist I want to highlight: Clem Gretter (New Fun #4, May 1935).

[Güicho]

Earliest DC artist I want to highlight: Clem Gretter (New Fun #4, May 1935).

Nice! (athough the name of the M - Men would be a rough sale today, the Amazon Winged-Death riders and their unusual beasts, are a great visual)
And terrific thread theme.
Here is a good reference for several of the more obscure artists and sample pages of their work (and characters)- http://dccomicsartists.com/Goldage/Artist%20file.htm

[Air Wave]

Nice! (athough the name of the M - Men would be a rough sale today, the Amazon Winged-Death riders and their unusual beasts, are a great visual)
And terrific thread theme.
Here is a good reference for several of the more obscure artists and sample pages of their work (and characters)- http://dccomicsartists.com/Goldage/Artist%20file.htm

These are beautiful.

[Air Wave]

I would add:

1940-52 - The Spirit Archives by Will Eisner - Yes from the one of the awards - 26 vol.

Not on DC though.