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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Comic Books after World War II Notes taken on May 24, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
changes from WWII comic from the Golden Age to post-WWII
DC Comics had their big six
newspaper-strip inspired features
turned into More Fun Comic books
co-created by Jerry Siegel
who had created Superman
a growing need for humor
inspired by Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons
Jughead, Betty, Veronica
then became New Adventure
where DC comics takes its name
died with issue #104 in Golden Age
started out with characters which were very patriotic
turned into All American Western
then All-American Men of War
tales from the battlefields of WWII
the final appearance of the Justice Society of America
Marvel was putting out westerns
one of the longest running cowboy comic books
hybrid western superhero
faded into Captain America's Weird tales
super heroes became less popular
why women lost their man or got their man
some of the biggest comic books sales of all time
The Seven Soldiers of Victory
then transformed to Peter Porkchops
police vs. robbers etc.