DC Golden Age
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I start the Golden Age at the introduction of Superman, the birth of superheroes and the birth of a universe. The Golden Age saw many landmarks, such as the first super-team, the Justice Society of America. The end of the Golden Age is a little fuzzy, but probably around the early 50’s with the rise of horror comics and subsequent institution of the Comics Code. Since we don’t deal with the interim much, I end the Golden Age at the start of the Silver Age around the mid-50’s.
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One Million Years Ago 1; 3-D Comics 2 (October), 2 (November) | September – November 1953 |
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Tor 3-5 | May – October 1954 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 | |||||
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Action Comics 1-13; The New York World’s Fair Comics 1; Superman 1 | June 1938 – June 1939 |
Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Action Comics 1, 7-20 | June 1938 – January 1940 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 2 | |||||
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Action Comics 14-20; Superman 2-3 | July 1939 – January 1940 |
Superman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Superman 1-4 | Summer 1939 – Spring 1940 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 | |||||
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Detective Comics 27-37; Batman 1 | May 1939 – April 1940 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 | |||||
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Action Comics 21-25, Superman 4-5, and New York World’s Fair Comics 1940 Issue | February – June 1940 |
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Pep Comics 1-5; Shield-Wizard Comics 1 | January – Summer 1940 |
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 0 | |||||
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All-Star Comics 1-2 | Summer – Fall 1940 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Batman 1-4; Dectective Comics 33 | Spring – Winter 1940 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 | |||||
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Detective Comics 39-45; Batman 2-3 | May 1940 – November 1940 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from June 2 – December 29, 1940 | June – December 1940 |
Superman: The Dailies 1939-1940 | |||||
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The Superman Chronicles Vol. 4 | |||||
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Action Comics 26-31 and Superman 6-7 | July – December 1940 |
Superman Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Superman 5-8 | Summer 1940 – February 1941 |
The Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Adventure Comics 40-59; World’s Fair Comics 1939, 1940 | July 1939 – February 1941 |
The Shazam! Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Whiz Comics Ashcan Edition 1; Whiz Comics 2-15 | January 1940 – March 1941 |
Batman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Detective Comics 27-50 | May 1939 – April 1941 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 | |||||
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Detective Comics 46-50, Batman 4-5 and World’s Best Comics 1 | December 1940 – April 1941 |
The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Flash Comics 1-17 | January 1940 – May 1941 |
Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Action Comics 21-36 | February 1940 – May 1941 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 5 | |||||
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Action Comics 32-36, Superman 8-9, and World’s Best Comics 1 | January – May 1941 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 5 – June 29, 1941 | January – June 1941 |
The Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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More Fun Comics 52-70 | February 1940 – August 1941 |
The Shazam! Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Captain Marvel Adventures 1; Special Edition Comics 1; Whiz Comics 15-20 | August 1940 – August 1941 |
The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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All-American Comics 16-30; Green Lantern 1 | July 1940 – September 1941 |
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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All-Star Comics 3-6 | Winter 1940 – September 1941 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 6 | |||||
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Action Comics 37-40, Superman 10-11, and World’s Finest Comics 2-3 | June – September 1941 |
The Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Flash Comics 1-22 | January 1940 – October 1941 |
Superman Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Superman 9-12 | March – October 1941 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 | |||||
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Detective Comics 51-56, World’s Finest Comics 2-3 and Batman 6-7 | May – November 1941 |
The Shazam! Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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America’s Greatest Comics 1; Captain Marvel Adventures 2-3; WHIZ Comics 21-24 | Summer – November 1941 |
The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Flash Comics 18-24; All-Flash 1-2 | June – December 1941 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 6 – December 28, 1941 | July – December 1941 |
Superman: The Dailies 1940-1941 | |||||
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Daily Strips | 1940 – 1941 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 | |||||
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Action Comics 41-43, Superman 12-13, and World’s Finest Comics 4 | October – December 1941 |
The Shazam! Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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America’s Greatest Comics 2; Captain Marvel Adventures 4-5; Master Comics 21-22; Whiz Comics 25 | October – December 1941 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Batman 5-8 | Spring 1941 – January 1942 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 | |||||
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Detective Comics 57-61, World’s Finest Comics 4 and Batman 8-9 | November 1941 – March 1942 |
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 8 | |||||
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Action Comics 44-46, Superman 14-15, and World’s Finest Comics 5 | January – April 1942 |
The JSA All Stars Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Adventure Comics 48-52; All-American Comics 19-29; Flash Comics 1-4; Sensation Comics 1-5 | January 1940 – May 1942 |
The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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All-American Comics 31-38; Green Lantern 2-3 | October 1941 – May 1942 |
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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All-Star Comics 7-10 | October 1941 – May 1942 |
Superman Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Superman 13-16 | November 1941 – June 1942 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 4 – June 28, 1942 | January – June 1942 |
The Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Adventure Comics 61-76 | April 1941 – July 1942 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 6 | |||||
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Detective Comics 62-65, World’s Finest Comics 5-6 and Batman 10-11 | April – July 1942 |
Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 37-52 | June 1941 – September 1942 |
The Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 1 | |||||
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All Star Comics 8; Sensation Comics 1-9; Wonder Woman 1 | December 1941 – September 1942 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Batman 9-12 | February – September 1942 |
The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Leading Comics 1-4 | Winter 1941 – Fall 1942 |
The Shazam! Family Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Captain Marvel Jr. 1; Master Comics 22-32; Whiz Comics 25 | January 1941 – November 1942 |
Superman: The Dailies 1941-1942 | |||||
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Superman: The Dailies 1939-1942 | |||||
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Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 8; Sensation Comics 1-12; Wonder Woman 1 | December 1940 – December 1942 |
Batman Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 51-70 | May 1941 – December 1942 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 5 to December 27, 1942 | July – December 1942 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 7 | |||||
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Detective Comics 66-70, World’s Finest Comics 7 and Batman 12-13 | August – December 1942 |
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 11-14 | June 1942 – January 1943 |
Superman Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Superman 17-20 | July 1942 – February 1943 |
The Blackhawk Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Military Comics 1-17 | August 1941 – March 1943 |
The Boy Commandos By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 1 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Boy Commandos 1-2; Detective Comics 64-73; World’s Finest Comics 8-9 | June 1942 – March 1943 |
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock Vol. 2 | |||||
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Our Army At War 118-148 | 1962-1964 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 8 | |||||
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Detective Comics 71-74, World’s Finest Comics 8-9 and Batman 14-15 | December 1942 – April 1943 |
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 13-17; Wonder Woman 2-4 | Fall 1942 – May 1943 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Batman 13-16 | October 1942 – May 1943 |
The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Police Comics 1-20 | August 1941 – July 1943 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 6 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 3 – June 27, 1943 | January – July 1943 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 | |||||
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Detective Comics 75-77, World’s Finest Comics 10 and Batman 16-17 | April – July 1943 |
The Comic Cavalcade Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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Comics Cavalcade 1-3 | Winter 1942 – Summer 1943 |
The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Leading Comics 5-8 | Winter 1942 – Fall 1943 |
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 15-18 | February – Fall 1943 |
Superman Archives Vol. 6 | |||||
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Superman 21-24 | March – October 1943 |
Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943 | |||||
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Sunday Strips | 1939 – 1943 |
The Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 | |||||
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Detective Comics 78-81, World’s Finest Comics 11 and Batman 18-19 | August – November 1943 |
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 18-24; Wonder Woman 5-7 | June 1943 – December 1943 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 7 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 4 – December 26, 1943 | July – December 1943 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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Batman 17-20 | June 1943 – January 1944 |
Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Action Comics 53-68 | October 1943 – January 1944 |
Batman Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Detective Comics 71-86 | January 1943 – April 1944 |
The Newsboy Legion By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby | |||||
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Star Spangled Comics 7-32 | April 1942 – May 1944 |
The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 2 | |||||
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Police Comics 21-30; Plastic Man 1 | August 1943 – May 1944 |
The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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More Fun Comics 55-98 | May 1940 – August 1944 |
Superman Archives Vol. 7 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Superman 25-29 | November 1943 – August 1944 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 8 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 2 – June 25, 1944 | January – July 1944 |
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 4 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 25-32; Wonder Woman 8-9 | January – August 1944 |
Batman: The Dailies 1943-1944 | |||||
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1943 – 1944 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 | |||||
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Batman 21-25 | February – November 1944 |
Superman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; World’s Best Comics 1; World’s Finest 2-16 | Annual 1939 – Winter 1944 |
Batman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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All Star Comics Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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All-Star Comics 19-23 | Winter 1943 – Winter 1944 |
The DC Comics Rarities Archives Vol. 1 | |||||
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New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; The Big All-American Comic Book | Annuals 1939, 1940, 1944 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 9 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 1 – December 31, 1944 | July – December 1944 |
The Monster Society of Evil | |||||
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Captain Marvel Adventures 22-46 | 1943-1945 |
The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Police Comics 31-39; Plastic Man 2 | June 1944 – February 1945 |
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 33-40; Wonder Woman 10-12 | Fall 1944 – April 1945 |
The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 3 | |||||
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Leading Comics 9-14 | Winter 1943 – Spring 1945 |
Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 5 | |||||
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Action Comics 68-85 | February 1944 – June 1945 |
The Spirit Archives Vol. 10 | |||||
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Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 7 – June 24, 1945 | January – June 1945 |