A Comic Reflection of Society

America’s past through the lens of comic books

Atom-Age Combat #1, June 1952

Let’s talk comics. Not graphic novels. Real comic books. We’re talking comics from “Golden Age,” the period from Superman’s debut in 1938 to the mid-1950s. Plenty are in the public domain and freely available online. That burgeoning comic book industry also exposes the society of the day.

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Retired Lawyer. Book Addict. History Buff. Lifelong South Dakotan. Blog: prairieprogressive.com

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