- How did the superhero concept change in the transition from the pulps to the comics?
- How are these early renditions of Superman different from what you are used to?
- What elements of these stories can be related to the late 1930s time period in which they were published?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
History 4004 students: Discuss Golden Age comics here
Remember there will be no class today, April 24. Work on your papers, but also participate in an alternative discussion right here. Leave comments under your real name, or else inform me by email of what screen name you used. You should all have received an email with links to some early issues of Action Comics featuring some of the first appearances of Superman. Read those and the "Golden Age" chapters of Comic Book Nation, and answer one or more of the following, or make some other relevant observation:
Monday, April 21, 2008
Golden Age superhero comics
Here are some interesting resources on the so-called "Golden Age" (1930-40s) of comics:
- Golden Age Comics downloads
- Golden Age of Comics podcast
- Superman homepage (not terribly Golden Age-heavy but informative for neophytes)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Resources on the Pulp Era (and after)
Here are some sites we will be using in our discussions of the detective hero and the rise of the superhero. It all goes back to the cheap popular literature of the early 20th century, especially the pulp magazines.
- Cover Browser
- Raymond Chandler, "The Simple Art of Murder"
- Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"
- The Page of Fu Manchu
- "The Shadow": cover mosaic; radio show; sidekicks
- Hero Pulp web site: Doc Savage novels; Doc's sidekicks
- The Spider: cast of characters; fang look; covers by year; list of novels; complete pulp story guide
- Miller Center Presidential Speech Archive
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