We will never see the majority of these characters on the big screen. She began her long and colourful life mainly as a morale booster for the us army. Collectible comics superhero, mystery, childrens comic books. Apr 08, 2016 unmasked prospecting obscure golden age 1st appearances. Public domain character all the tropes wiki fandom. The golden age also gave us some of the most bizarre and terrifying characters to ever see ink. There are so many obscure characters out there, and a lot of them are absurdly silly. During this period, comics saw their first major boom, and the popularity of superheroes led to the creation of many modern mainstays now considered iconic to the medium. This information was originally posted to threads on the dc comics message boards and moderated by john censullo.
Apparently, a bunch of golden age heroes were never ed and just faded into obscurity. These profiles contain data from source stories, as well as some contemporary revisions, but all information is either public domain or freely licensed. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Out of curiosity, i decided to build a list of golden age female superheroes and this is the list so far. All quality comics characters have lapsed into public domain.
Who are the best comic book characters now in the public. See more ideas about comics, comic book heroes and archie. Five terrifying superheroes of the golden age weird worm. Concept public domain characters appears in 3902 issues. He originally intended to use obscure marvel comics golden age characters, but he was overruled by his editor. Although her golden age legacy ends with her final issue in 1945, once the woman in red entered the public domain she was resurrected in alan moore and chris sprouses tom strong series in 2001. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and. Today there are a wealth of golden and silver age comic book characters who have fallen into public domain. Wonderful site on characters and history of comic books, comic strips and animation. The golden age is full of bizarre high concepts and wild characters who. The golden age is full of bizarre high concepts and wild characters who only. The 7 best golden age superheroes youve never heard of looper. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover.
Third, and this goes across all of wpc, many articles make references to pd characters without concrete evidence this. Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were in fact different people. Our goal is to create a series of comic books featuring profiles of heroes. See more ideas about comics, comic books and golden age. Aug 22, 2016 today were going to dive into the deep end of obscure and interesting golden age superheroes. Unmasked prospecting obscure golden age 1st appearances. Discussion who are some rcomicbooks favourite obscure. The article also contains a long discussion of and t.
Comic book characters comic strip characters open source characters. It reads a bit like a wild cards prosaic novel, as most of the book is several separate short stories that weave around each other in the timeline, not. The wiki format allows any registered user to create any article, so we can all work together to build the site. Jan 25, 2020 for those who are unfamiliar, the golden age of comic books features some of the earliest works in the medium. No one gave any thought to renewing the s or trademarks for hundreds of characters and titles, or of thousands of stories. Oct 05, 20 jeff deischer takes one classic set of comic characters the nedor heroes also used by alan moore for his terra obscura stories and put together this tale of their origins in the golden age. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe shuster, stan lee. List of marvel comics golden age characters wikipedia. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Our goal is to create a series of comic books featuring profiles of heroes that are in the public domain. Public domain super heroes is a collaborative website about public domain characters from comic books, comic strips, films, books, pulps, mythology, television, animation, folk stories, among others. Some of these characters are in the public domain due to the age of their.
If youre curious about hanks comic book insanity, his comics are. Obscure allstars obscure golden age characters quality comics characters jla appendix cosmic teams appendix fawcett characters. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased. Structured as an open community that anyone can contribute to and build, this is a solid place to start any comic book research. Collecting and speculating on what everybody else is doing will usually require a deep pocket book. Jeff deischer takes one classic set of comic characters the nedor heroes also used by alan moore for his terra obscura stories and put together this tale of. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or. Third, and this goes across all of wpc, many articles make references to pd characters without concrete evidence this is so, or even, in many cases, a simple citation.
Free, public domain golden age comics online the mary sue. Sometimes, for personal preference, shifting tastes come. Torchy todd, was the blonde bombshell that all the men loved. Many comic book companies gave up the ghost, while artists and writers were forced to go looking for work elsewhere. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. There was an explosion of new titles trying to serve a public that just could. Collecting and speculating on what everybody else is. The golden age of comics took place during the thirties and forties. Any comic book creator looking to use one of these should make use of this resource.
In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comic book series, featuring several different heroes. The series resurrects a number of golden age superheroes originally published by companies including fox comics, crestwood publications, and nedor comics, many of whom are in the public domain, including the protagonist, fighting yank. In 1994, roy thomas used several public domain characters from several defunct comic companies in the invaders miniseries, casting the characters as heroes who underwent a face heel turn. The 20 most obscure superheroes that only true nerds will. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades.
It featured well known and obscure heroes and heroines and ran 22 issues. It should be noted that this pertains only to the characters as they were originally depicted when. The golden age daredevil might be one of the bestknown public domain superheroes. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Jul 18, 2019 out of curiosity, i decided to build a list of golden age female superheroes and this is the list so far. Jun 21, 2011 many comic book companies gave up the ghost, while artists and writers were forced to go looking for work elsewhere. I didnt, until i ran across an archie comics digest that had reprints of the mljred circle heroes. Obscure golden age heroes the superherohype forums. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comicbook series, featuring several different heroes.
The 7 best golden age superheroes youve never heard of. This new version of the characters did have superpowers thanks to a magic ruby crystal and was a part of a superhero team called smash, which was. Obscure comic book characters public group facebook. Now, it might be possible to reclaim hanks weird, outsider art character in a less racist. Discussion in dc comics started by shazam, dec 9, 2011. But decades ago when various comic book publishers went out of business, the characters they owned went into the public domain. Consequently, those characters, titles, and stories fell into the public domain. Apr 07, 2016 although her golden age legacy ends with her final issue in 1945, once the woman in red entered the public domain she was resurrected in alan moore and chris sprouses tom strong series in 2001. Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were. The following is a list of marvel comics golden age characters and teams that first appeared in marvel comics during the golden age of comic books late 1930s and c.
Im not 100% sure, but i think many of the characters at dynamite green lama, black terror, 40s daredevil were in the public domain for a while. The two characters were too similar for their own good, though walshs changes to grant wilsons costume were cool and less dramatic than lafarges. Obscure allstars obscure golden age characters quality comics characters. Golden age superheroines who were as awesome as wonder.
It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. For information on public domain characters from movies, literature and folklore, please see. Sci fi comics, old comics, vintage comics, vintage books, rare comic books. Mar 08, 2010 the golden age of comics took place during the thirties and forties. Heroes of the public domain golden age guide issue batman comic books. Feb 28, 2020 didja know that there have been more than 2 publishers of comic book heroes throughout the years. Today were going to dive into the deep end of obscure and interesting golden age superheroes. For examples sherlock holmes is public domain, but if you write a novel the estate will try and charge you a rather large fee, but they gave permissio. Serpicowastaken writes here is an interesting article about a group of comic book heroes from the golden age that are in the public domain. First, every issue of clue comics is in the public domain, meaning that.
Golden age reprints offers public domain comic books from the golden age of comics. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. Marvel has a crazy number of characters in their comic book library over 7,000 of them. In 1994, roy thomas used several public domain characters from several defunct comic companies in the invaders miniseries, casting the characters as heroes who underwent a faceheel turn.
One thing to look out for with pd characters, is to see in what context are they public domain. Mar 02, 2016 as you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. Well, with a few exceptions, most of these characters eventually fell into public domain and were snatched up by modern comic book houses. Collecting comics and especially speculating on comics usually requires thinking outside the box, especially in the golden age. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. There was an explosion of new titles trying to serve a public that just could not. Comic book public domain characters are a topic not specific to the golden age.
A list of the evil characters listed on public domain super heroes. Basically a place to talk about and share obscure facts and forgotten heroes, villains, and. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. Golden age comics public domain comic books collectible. A lot of people tend to think the comic book industry is overwhelmingly dominated by what is referred to as the big two. Public domain super heroes is a collaborative website about comic book, film, literary, or pulp characters in the public domain that have appeared in comics or.
Comics and nothin but reimagined golden age heroes by alex ross. Aug 19, 2019 explore dontapinkas board public domain superheroes on. Ive set out on search to find some of the most ridicu. One of the fastest growing online databases dedicated to cataloging every graphic novel, comic, character, creator and anything else comic book related. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. Comicbook publicdomain characters are a topic not specific to the golden age. She is one of the most risque comic characters of the golden age. The digital comic museum is a website that is collecting public domain comic books from the golden age of comics, which is generally thought to be between the 1930s and 1950s, and is making them. During this time, comics juggled all sorts of genres and compelling characters. Public domain comic books golden age comics collectible. Eventually, following the introduction of superman, the entire medium began to transform, slowly morphing into the comic books available today. He originally intended to use obscure marvel comics golden age. A new printing of this trade paperback was published in 2005, with the book retitled as jsa.
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