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Comics of the 1940s

The 1940s is often referred to as the "Golden Age" of comics, and this is true... for the most part. In the USA, comic books were selling better than ever, particularly superhero comics. However, for the first half of the decade, comics in Europe and abroad were nearly extinguished as a medium due to WW2 and a mixture of rationing paper and heavy censorship by occupying Nazi forces. Still, many European publishers bounced back after the war, and many of it's most famous creators got their start in this decade.
Superheroes were the big ticket item in the USA, with every publisher pumping out more and more everyday during the war years; and none were as popular as Captain Marvel (Shazam) and his associated family, who were also the first superheroes to make the jump to cinema with an adventure film in the same decade! But the good times couldn't last, and superheroes became a dying fad by decades end.
But standing in the wing to take their place was a new market: teenagers...
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Adventures Into the Unknown #1 (American Comics Group)
Adventures Into the Unknown #1 (American Comics Group)
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The Adventures of Peter Wheat (Walt Kelly; Baker Associates)
The Adventures of Peter Wheat (Walt Kelly; Baker Associates)
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The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline (John Willie)
The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline (John Willie)
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Hergé)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Hergé)
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Aggie MacK (Hal Rasmusson)
Aggie MacK (Hal Rasmusson)
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Airboy/Air Fighters Comics (Hillman)
Airboy/Air Fighters Comics (Hillman)
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Alix (Jacques Martin)
Alix (Jacques Martin)
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All-American Comics #16 - The Origin of the Green Lantern (July 1940)
All-American Comics #16 - The Origin of the Green Lantern (July 1940)
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Allan Kämpe (Eugen Semitjov)
Allan Kämpe (Eugen Semitjov)
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Alley Oop: The Fist Time Travel Adventures (V.T. Hamlin)
Alley Oop: The Fist Time Travel Adventures (V.T. Hamlin)
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All-Star Comics (1940); #3 - The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America (DC Comics)
All-Star Comics (1940); #3 - The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America (DC Comics)
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Amok: II Gigante Mascherato (Cesare Solini; Antonio Canale)
Amok: II Gigante Mascherato (Cesare Solini; Antonio Canale)
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Archie Comics #1 (MLJ)
Archie Comics #1 (MLJ)
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Asso Di Picche (Ongaro - Pratt)
Asso Di Picche (Ongaro - Pratt)
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Barnaby (Crockett Johnson)
Barnaby (Crockett Johnson)
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Batman #1 (DC Comics)
Batman #1 (DC Comics)
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Batman and Robin Newspaper Strip (Bob Kane)
Batman and Robin Newspaper Strip (Bob Kane)
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Big Shot Comics (Columbia Entertainment)
Big Shot Comics (Columbia Entertainment)
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Black Cat Comics (1946) (Harvey)
Black Cat Comics (1946) (Harvey)
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The Black Terror (1942) (Pines Publishing)
The Black Terror (1942) (Pines Publishing)
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Blackhawk (Quality Comics)
Blackhawk (Quality Comics)
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Blazing Comics (1944) (Chu Hing)
Blazing Comics (1944) (Chu Hing)
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The Blue Beetle (Fox Comics) (Charles Nicholas)
The Blue Beetle (Fox Comics) (Charles Nicholas)
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Boy Comics (Lev Gleason)
Boy Comics (Lev Gleason)
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Boy Commandos #1 (DC Comics)
Boy Commandos #1 (DC Comics)
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Brenda Starr, Reporter (Dale Messick)
Brenda Starr, Reporter (Dale Messick)
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Bruce Gentry (Ray Bailey)
Bruce Gentry (Ray Bailey)
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Buck Danny (Jean-Michel Charlier & Victor Hubinon)
Buck Danny (Jean-Michel Charlier & Victor Hubinon)
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Bulletman (1941) (Fawcett Publications)
Bulletman (1941) (Fawcett Publications)
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Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane)
Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane)
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Captain America Comics (1941) #1 (March 1941)
Captain America Comics (1941) #1 (March 1941)
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Captain Marvel Adventures #22-46 - The Monster Society of Evil (Fawcett)
Captain Marvel Adventures #22-46 - The Monster Society of Evil (Fawcett)
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Captain Marvel Jr. (Ed Herron & Mac Raboy)
Captain Marvel Jr. (Ed Herron & Mac Raboy)
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Cat-Man Comics (1941) (Holyoke)
Cat-Man Comics (1941) (Holyoke)
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Cindy (Marvel Comics)
Cindy (Marvel Comics)
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Claire Voyant (Jack Sparling)
Claire Voyant (Jack Sparling)
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Comic Cavalcade (DC Comics)
Comic Cavalcade (DC Comics)
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Contact Comics (Aviation Press)
Contact Comics (Aviation Press)
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Corentin (Paul Cuvelier)
Corentin (Paul Cuvelier)
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Cosmo Cat (Fox Feature)
Cosmo Cat (Fox Feature)
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