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Ghosts of Comics Past: a 1960 Market Report, a First Draft of History, and a Grant

By Drew Bradley | Apr 20, 2020 | Columns

Multiversity’s history column is back with three new items themed around acknowledgment from outside the comic industry. This time we’re starting with an overview of 1960 before diving into specific events from 1970 and 1990. 1960 – State of the industry The 1950s were a rough period for most comic books because of fallout from […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: April in Comic History – Radio coverage, Xanadu, Fumetti, and April Fools gone wrong

By Drew Bradley | Apr 6, 2020 | Columns

Multiversity’s column on comic history is back for another April-themed edition. Misleading radio coverage! DC’s first direct market exclusive! Marvel fumetti! Plus, an April Fool’s joke in such bad taste, it’s only discussed in vague terms! April 1942 Since 1940, opinion pieces about comic books were mostly negative, and mostly of the generational divide genre […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: March in Comic History – Detective Dan, Direct Currents, and Marvel Mart

By Drew Bradley | Mar 2, 2020 | Columns

On the first Monday of each month, this column examines historical events from the comic industry with a thematic connection to that particular month. For March 2020, those events are the last protocomic, DC’s first in-house promo page, and the travesty of Marvel Mart. March 1933 1933 was a big year for comics – it […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 70, 60, and 30 years ago

By Drew Bradley | Feb 17, 2020 | Columns

Another Monday, another installment of Ghosts‘ new format. This time I’m giving you an overview of the comic landscape in 1950 and a couple fun items from 1960 and 1990. Enjoy! 1950 1950 was a big year for comics. A Senate Subcommittee wrapped up a five-year investigation of organized crime that included examinations of ten […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: February in Comic History – Westerns, Speculation, and Image

By Drew Bradley | Feb 3, 2020 | Columns

Another Monday, another dive into comic history. This time we’re focusing on events that occurred in February. February 1937 (cover date) The late thirties were an exciting time in comics, and it seems like there was some kind of innovation or important debut every month. Still, February 1937 has a unique kind of uniqueness because […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 20, 30, 80, 110, and 980 years ago

By Drew Bradley | Jan 20, 2020 | Columns

In 2020, this column is trying something new. I normally examine three events from comic history that are connected to the month the column appears, and I’ll still be doing that the first Monday of every month. Unfortunately, not every event in comic history can be pinned down to a particular month, and that means […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: January in Comic History – Newspaper Comics, Marvel Content Policy, and ANIA

By Drew Bradley | Jan 6, 2020 | Columns

Over the past month, there have been countless articles looking back at events from the past year, and almost as many focused on the past decade. Why stop there? This column continues to look back as far as necessary to find interesting events in comics history. This time around, we start by diving back 108 […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: December 2019 – New Comics, Academic Research, and Heroes World

By Drew Bradley | Dec 2, 2019 | Columns

It’s the first Monday of the month, and that means another trip down memory lane. In this installment, I’ll tell you about the groundbreaking innovation in “New Comics” from December 1935, some academic opinions on comics from various Decembers in the 1940s, and Marvel’s blunder into self-distribution that began in December 1994. December 1935 The […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: November 2019 – Best Comics, Irjax Distribution, and Epic Comics

By Drew Bradley | Nov 4, 2019 | Columns

It’s the first Monday of the month again, and that means it’s time for another look through the annals of comic history. In this installment, we look back at an early experiment in comic format, a rough journey for a direct market distributor, and the debut of an innovative imprint from Marvel Comics. All of […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: October in Comics History – Harry Truman, Sabre, and New Universe

By Drew Bradley | Oct 7, 2019 | Columns

What does presidential propaganda have in common with graphic novels and Marvel’s New Universe? All three have a strong connection to October, of course! It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for this column to delve into comic history again. Let’s start by turning the clock back 71 years… October 1948 […]

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: September in Comics History – “Jumbo Comics,” 3D Comics, Deluxe X-Men

By Drew Bradley | Sep 2, 2019 | Columns

The first Monday of every month, this column looks back at three historical events from the comic industry that are connected to that month. For September 2019, we examine “Jumbo Comics”, the first 3D comic, and deluxe versions of the X-Men. September 1938 In the 1920s, T.T. Scott’s Fiction House had been a leading publisher […]

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Wizard 58: So Many Crazy Things from June 1996

By Drew Bradley | Aug 8, 2019 | Reviews

In my final review of “Wizard” for the summer, issue 58 serves up some real head scratchers. How did Marvel botch the Ultraverse so badly? Why did Heidi McDonald get a pie in the face? How was teen Tony Stark not the worst character revamp? And why did “Kingdom Come” get shafted? The Bunny Award […]

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Ghosts of Comics Past: a 1960 Market Report, a First Draft of History, and a Grant

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: April in Comic History – Radio coverage, Xanadu, Fumetti, and April Fools gone wrong

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: March in Comic History – Detective Dan, Direct Currents, and Marvel Mart

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 70, 60, and 30 years ago

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: February in Comic History – Westerns, Speculation, and Image

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: 20, 30, 80, 110, and 980 years ago

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: January in Comic History – Newspaper Comics, Marvel Content Policy, and ANIA

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: December 2019 – New Comics, Academic Research, and Heroes World

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: November 2019 – Best Comics, Irjax Distribution, and Epic Comics

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: October in Comics History – Harry Truman, Sabre, and New Universe

Ghosts of Comics’ Past: September in Comics History – “Jumbo Comics,” 3D Comics, Deluxe X-Men

Wizard 58: So Many Crazy Things from June 1996

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