THE GOLDEN AGE OF DC COMICS
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2021
- It can be difficult to sort through the countless comics that DC has released over the decades. So why not start simple with their golden age, and try to pick-out the tales worth your time?
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Hey everyone! Just letting you all know that we're taking a detailed dive through the history of DC bit-by-bit! You can check it out with the playlist link below:
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The earliest version of Superman was actually going to a supervillian with psychic abilities, but was changed for a more broader and optimistic appeal.
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Play called Man and Superman in 1903. Serial film called The Bat in 1926 villain drove dark automobile used climbing rope, had dak costume, Face mask resembling face of a Bat and carried a bat signal device and a pistol.
the superman you discribed Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster published as The Reign of the Superman and before they sold Superman to DC
For me this era was the best. Remember, the lives of kids back then were different. It was their equivalent to “turn off you brain relax and have fun”. The comics knew what they were unlike now. Like you said when you mentioned the flash, the fun aspect of having powers and the amount of people you could help. The rest let it to the fantasy of each kid alone to enjoy while playing outside with friends.
Very true, there's something enjoyable about the wholesome simplicity to be offered by the comics from this era. If you can avoid the individual paperback issues that have aged like milk, it's a blast in a very easy-to-read kinda way!
As stale as the golden age universe was when it was the mainstream universe, I really feel like this world really took off once the actual golden age ended. We'd get some interesting concepts that really stand out from what were used to such as Bruce retiring as Batman to become a police Commissioner, Dick Grayson staying as Robin yet becoming a true hero on his own right and even beginning his own new dynamic duo, it's stuff like this that's why I'm so intrigued by this universe
I would have to agree, the golden age was really just the very sturdy groundwork for what would come later. The further generation of writers and artists really used it as a launchpad for more expansive and entertaining stories.
Do you realize that when you say "Bill Finger" you show Steve Ditko?
I sure did, but at least I'm not alone, MrSundayMovies did the same thing recently!
The Joker look and behavior was inspired from the main character of the 1920's film "The man who laughs".
I kind of wish that DC would make some animated movies based off this era of these characters. I think it'd be a nice change of pace.
You're a lucky one considering Batman: Caped Crusader is coming out soon! Fingers crossed!
I have a passion for Golden Age comics of the late 1930’s to mid 1940’s with writers artists as Simon & Kirby to Mort Meskin, Sheldon Moldoff, Will Eisner, Jack Cole Lou Fine and too many others to mention, their rawness and purity and experimentation is a big part of the Golden Age Comics appeal for me, probably apart from the EC books the post Golden Age books from the late forties to mid fifties just don’t do as much for me, Maybe it’s the increasing sanitized glossiness of books from that era (especially ones that DC put out) )that leave me cold somehow.
Comics definitely got impacted by the Comics Code Authority, which added substantially to the "glossiness."
Hey I love the video. But during the Batman section at the beginning, you showed pictures of Steve ditko and claimed it was bill finger. I am aware that when you look up bill finger that image does show up but I’m just letting you know
I did notice that after the video had already been up for a couple weeks.
Definitely embarrassing but at least I know to be more diligent about stuff like that in the future!
@@crwhitwick it’s all good honestly people make mistakes
Also good to ask why that mistake was made and to not repeat that kind of mistake. It could be somebody mislabeled a Ditko picture as Bill Finger, and checking other photos with the same search -- such as the Wikipedia article on Bill Finger or a DC Database photo -- could have helped. But yeah, to me that mistake stuck out. Other than that, I appreciate this video and take you did with the topic.
The golden age of comics is in many ways completely disposable. Once you get past the archetype creation part of it it loses its luster. But.....I keep coming back to it. It's part of our history, its the creation of a brand new medium and the genesis of an entire industry. It has a certain style and charm to it that will never be replicated. It's window into a time period and in that regard I completely dig it. The Captain America books are fascinating and contain (I think) the best art work of the golden age by none other than Jack Kirby. They also contain I think the very first 2 page spread in comics. My Golden Age go to: Action/Superman, Detective/Batman, All star comics, Sensational/wonder woman and Captain America.
Those are my go to as well, at least for DC's Golden age.
Hey i like your content and hope you continue releasing stuff when you can ❤
Hey Joshua, thank you very much for the words of encouragement! I'm uploading a bit infrequently right now but I promise that the next video is well underway 😊
I’m a fan of what would later become earth 2, with the then modern sensibilities of writing comics in titles like the “all star squadron” and stories like “autobiography of Bruce Wayne” they were able to expand & make those characters and the world even better with the respect they deserve since they’re the first versions of the them.
I disagree with it not being worth payed attention to because aside from the ww2 stuff, dc’s golden age should never be forgotten and ultimately be remembered for being fun entertainment that still told great stories that would inspire what we have today.
Glad I just found your channel.
This Video is just amazing! The music, your voice and the pictures are so calming and I really enjoyed watching it :)
Surprisingly high quality video. Hope this channel gains more traction
I hope it does too! Spread the word or cross your fingers, both are appreciated!
My favorite comic publishers of the Golden Age were Fawcett and DC. I have a special love for Fawcett's Captain Marvel. Did you know Captain Marvel outsold Superman almost 2 to 1 in the 40s?
You showed a photo of Steve Ditko when you mentioned Bill Finger
Great videa man.
I respectfully disagree. I have a collection of Golden Age comics and Every Sunday, I set aside time to read them. One of my favorite stories form Batman is "The End of Two=Face" , a story that sees one Harvey Kent aka Two-Face reform. Also, I love the debut of Wonder Woman and I like the story where she first meets Dr. Poision. I don't remember every single story, but I do remember the feeling of fun I get when I read them, and remember, this is from someone who was born in '77. These stories are simple and not convulted messes like a lot of today's stuff.
My opinion on this era of the comics has definitely softened over the past two years. There's far more good to come out of the Golden Age than I initially gave it credit for. That's part of the reason I'm doing a much more detailed deep-dive over multiple videos. While not perfect, the early days of comics definitely had charm and heart, and deserve to be remembered as the powerful groundwork that modern comics were built upon.
@@crwhitwick Amen. The early days of Superman, batman and Wonder Woman, were to me, like the Gobots. Not as cool as Transformers, but there's a charm to them. And that's how I feel about the Red Circle/Archie/Impact superheroes.
DC Comics was originally two companies owned by the same persons. One of the reasons that DC lasted longer than other comic publishers from the '40's was that it's owners were better businessmen than their competiters. National Periodicals which pubished Batman and Superman and All-American which published The Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman and the characters that were the members of the JSA. One of the reasons that Batman and Superman weren't members of the JSA is because they were not All-American characters. EC comics were also connected by being partially owned by the same people which is why Mad Magazine is part of the DC company. National Peiodicals and All-American merged after WWII under the name National Periodicals.
Yeah they were there but not much like in JLA also now the original golden age trinity died right batman died in 70s superman died in infinite crisis wonder woman is also died of old age or something I think not sure also golden age ww is grandmother to Daniel Hall dream of the endless so are hawkgirl and hawkman
Joe Shuster was a Canadian, the first iteration of the Clark Kent/Superman was a Canadian reporter working for the Daily Star, based on the Toronto Star. Yes Joe did move to the States , but I wish you guys wouldn't leave out the humble Canadian beginings...
Some clarification required here. Yes, Shuster was originally from Toronto -- his cousin Frank was half of the renowned Wayne and Shuster comedy duo -- but, no, Clark Kent was never depicted as Canadian. Mind you, Shuster drew a Metropolis that clearly resembled Toronto at the time, and the Toronto Daily Star (which has since dropped "Daily" from its name) was indeed the inspiration for Clark's original place of work.
That's not Bill Finger...!! That was Steve Ditko..!! Whatcha tryin' to feed us.???
Geez....I really wanted to like this video. A lot of the narrative is problematic, and ill-informed. Important information/historical perspective/context is omitted to make this worthy of serious comic book history.
I DO appreciate the effort, and plan to check out your other videos for comparison. So, I am liking your video, subscribing and activating the notifications to show my support for your efforts.
We've decided to go further in-depth with the history of DC, feel free to check it out:
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Those are not pictures of Bill finger that Steve ditko just saying