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Comics of the 1940s - Page 5

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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Tarzan #1 (Dell Comics)
Tarzan #1 (Dell Comics)
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Tarzan No Himitsu Kichi (1948) (Osamu Tezuka)
Tarzan No Himitsu Kichi (1948) (Osamu Tezuka)
163
Teen Comics (1947) (Marvel)
Teen Comics (1947) (Marvel)
164
Teena (Hilda Terry)
Teena (Hilda Terry)
165
Tessie the Typist (Timely Comics)
Tessie the Typist (Timely Comics)
166
Tex Willer (Tex Willer)
Tex Willer (Tex Willer)
167
There Oughta Be a Law! (Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly)
There Oughta Be a Law! (Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly)
168
Tom Poes (Marten Toonder)
Tom Poes (Marten Toonder)
169
Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact Vol 1 #1 (George A. Pflaum)
Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact Vol 1 #1 (George A. Pflaum)
170
Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All (Fletcher Hanks)
Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All (Fletcher Hanks)
171
Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit (Walt Disney)
Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit (Walt Disney)
172
USA Comics (Timely)
USA Comics (Timely)
173
Venus (1948) #1-8 - A Goddess in Love (Timely Comics)
Venus (1948) #1-8 - A Goddess in Love (Timely Comics)
174
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell)
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell)
175
Whiz Comics #2 (Bill Parker)
Whiz Comics #2 (Bill Parker)
176
Willie and Joe (Bill Mauldin)
Willie and Joe (Bill Mauldin)
177
Wonder Woman by William M. Marston (1942-1947)
Wonder Woman by William M. Marston (1942-1947)
178
World's Finest Comics (DC Comics)
World's Finest Comics (DC Comics)
179
Yellowjacket Comics (Charlton Comics) (1944)
Yellowjacket Comics (Charlton Comics) (1944)
180
Young Allies Comics (Timely)
Young Allies Comics (Timely)
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