The History of Comics Golden&Silver Ages - Character Corner #68 - a podcast by MTR Network

The first Character Corner of 2019 is here! For this episode Kriss and Dpalm do something a little different and instead of focus on a particular character, they're breaking down the history of comic books starting with the Golden and Silver Ages. 


For this episode Kriss used two audible books for sources (both are also available on Kindle or Paperback:Superheroes! Capes, Cowls and the Creation of Comic Book Culture

Marvel Comics: The Untold StoryUsing those two sources, Kriss and Dpalm go through what lead up to the first superhero comic of the Golden Age (Action Comics #1) through the evolution of Timely Comics to Marvel Comics and the world of Stan Lee.Pre-Golden Age

Pulp magazines&Comic Strips


Golden Age (1938 - 1950) Detective Comics IncorporatedJerry Siegel&Joe Schuster Action Comics/Superman



 Bob Kane&Bob Finger Batman



 Jerry Robinson and how Robin appealed to kids Wonder Woman



 Superman&the media (radio, movie serials, etc)





 Fawcett Comics&Captain Marvel

The Superman/Captain Marvel lawsuit Timely ComicsMartin Goodman



 Joe Simon&Jack KirbyHuman Torch



 Namor 

Captain America Comic Code Authority&End of Golden Age



 Silver Age (1956 - 1970) DC Comics Revives charactersThe Flash reboot (barry allen)



 Justice League of America





 Stan Lee and Marvel ComicsThe Characters



 The Marvel Method








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