- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mrs. Katzenjammer; The Captain; A. Mutt; Jeff; Mr. Bungle; Mrs. Bungle; Polly; Mike; Ike; Pistol Jack; Rattlesnake Pete; Jack Armstrong; Mandrake; Seaweed Sam; Tiny; Barney; Buddy; Alura; Oaky Doaks; Butty; Fatty; Chief Wahoo; Minnie-ha-ha; Kitty; Oscar the Octopus
- Synopsis
- How newspaper comics became the earliest comic books.
- Pages
- 7 - 25
- Pencils
- Harold Gray ?
- Inks
- Harold Gray ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Little Orphan Annie; Sandy
- Reprints
Page 10.
- Pencils
- Gus Mager
- Inks
- Gus Mager
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Hawkshaw; Watso
- Reprints
Page 12.
- Pencils
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck)
- Inks
- Billy DeBeck (signed as DeBeck)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Barney Google; Spark Plug
- Reprints
- Keywords
- horse racing
Page 14.
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fire; invisible
Page 24.
Art ID by Ron Goulart in "Great American Comic Books" (Publications International, Ltd., 2001 series).
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed as Everett)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed as Everett)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; children; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Powers
- Reprints
Page 25.
Inker credit added by Craig Delich 2013-10-13, verified by Blake Bell in The Bill Everett Archives #2.
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as S. M.)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as S. M.)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed as S. M.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Da teacher tol' me ter give ya dis - Dat homework wotcha done fer me wus all wrong!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dunce cap; homework
Page 26.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Dan Dunn; Li'l Abner; Nancy; Ella Cinders; Fritzi Ritz; Sis; Wimpy; Popeye; Swee'pea; Black-Hawk; Flash Gordon; Don Winslow
- Synopsis
- The start of the modern comics industry in the 1930s.
- Pages
- 27 - 41
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I resolve not to lose my temper during 1937!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Andy Gump; Kayo Mullins; Dick Tracy (inset); Terry Lee (inset); Little Orphan Annie (inset); Smitty (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- calendar; New Year's resolutions; slingshot
Page 29.
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Mr. District Attorney; Speed Martin; Sky Ranger; Bosko; Alley Oop; John Carter; Captain Easy; O'Malley Kids
- Reprints
- Keywords
- camera; submarine; telephone; window washing
Page 31.
(various strip panels)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now I pick off der red one!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hans; Fritz; Der Captain
- Reprints
- Keywords
- apple; bow and arrow; William Tell
Page 32.
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Mandrake; Narda
- Reprints
- Keywords
- radio
Page 38.
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Moon Mullins; Terry Lee; Connie; Smitty; Tiny Tim; Jack Wander; Smilin' Jack; Little Orphan Annie; Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Magic Morro; Smokey Stover; Harold Teen; Lillums; Winnie Winkle; Little Joe; Sweeney
- Reprints
Page 39.
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Owl
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flashlights; treasure chest
Page 40.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Don Drake; Isaac; The Pilgrim; Prince John; Rebecca; Bois-Guilbert; Cedric; Dr. Occult; Bob Merritt; Pep Morgan; Barry O'Neill; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Sandor; Elaka; Benar
- Synopsis
- Major Wheeler-Nicholson and the founding of what would become DC Comics.
- Pages
- 43 - 59
- Pencils
- Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Whit Ellsworth)
- Inks
- Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Whit Ellsworth)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Harvard
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Boy and girl with pennants.
- Reprints
Page 53.
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dirk the Demon
- Reprints
Page 58.
Dirk the Demon on cover but not present inside Amazing Mystery Funnies #3.
- Pencils
- Jerome Rozen (painting)
- Inks
- Jerome Rozen (painting)
- Colors
- Jerome Rozen (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Shadow; Doc Savage (inset); Nick Carter (inset); Iron Munro (inset); Frank Merriwell (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- machine guns; skyscrapers
Page 65.
Cover credits from "Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45" (Fantagraphics, 2011)
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster; The Arrow; Bob Kane (photo); Blue Beetle; The Flame; Samson; Eelo
- Synopsis
- The coming of Superman and other heroes.
- Pages
- 73 - 97
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (see notes); Leo O'Mealia (see notes)
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (see notes); Leo O'Mealia (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Shuster (logo design); ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Page 76.
This cover is from the opening Shuster panel in the Superman story in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #10 (March 1939).
Per Comic Book Marketplace (Gary Carter, 1990 series) # ?, Leo O'Mealia's son Leo Jr. uncovered evidence of his father's work on this cover from his records.
Per Alter Ego (Twomorrows, 1999 series) #27 (August, 2003), Ken Gale and Rich Morrissey interview Vin Sullivan who remembered O'Mealia. Rich then states that O'Mealia photostatted and cut out the Shuster work from the first panel from Action #10 for the cover and drew the ornate detailing surrounding it. Sullivan did not seem to recall the events of the cover.
Joe Shuster did the Superman figure and buildings originally and Leo O'Mealia did a photostat retracing and/or retouching of the figure and building backgrounds, and added the ornate detail (updated 14 October 2015).
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook page, used with permission.
- Pencils
- Fred Ray
- Inks
- Fred Ray
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- machine guns
Page 79.
Superman has a yellow "S" on blue triangle on his cape. Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Funnyman
- Reprints
Page 83.
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; bondage
Page 89.
An homage to the cover of Detective Comics #33 (DC, 1937 series).
- Pencils
- Lou Fine
- Inks
- Lou Fine
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; pistol; tattoos
Page 90.
- Pencils
- Lou Fine
- Inks
- Lou Fine
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle
- Reprints
- Keywords
- knife
Page 92.
- Pencils
- Edd Ashe (signed as Ashe)
- Inks
- Edd Ashe (signed as Ashe)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Wizard
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Germans; submarine
Page 96.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ? (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy the Golden Boy [Sandy Hawkins]; Thor (villain); Starman (inset)
- Reprints
Page 98.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Namorita; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince / Princess Diana]; Sivana; Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle; Yank; Doodle; Mary Marvel; Bulletman; Master Man; Spectre; Bullet Girl; Starman; Midnight; The Ray; Black Condor; Uncle Sam; King Killer; Malvolo; Plastic Man; Woozy Winks; Doc Strange; Black Terror; The Fighting Yank; Silver Streak; Adolf Hitler; Major Victory; Captain Battle; The Eagle; The Shield; Hangman; Dusty; The Black Hood; The Black Owl; The Green Lama; Steel Stirling; Mr. Justice; Sergeant Boyle; Supersnipe; Captain Midnight; Ibis the Invincible
- Synopsis
- The superhero boom period.
- Pages
- 99 - 137
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jon Blummer
- Inks
- Jon Blummer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Starting in this issue Gary Concord The Ultra-Man!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Ultra-Man [Gary Concord, Sr.]
- Reprints
Page 109.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel (The Sandman); Harry Lampert (The Flash); Jon Blummer (Ultra-Man); Bernard Baily (The Spectre)
- Inks
- Creig Flessel (The Sandman); Harry Lampert (The Flash); Jon Blummer (Ultra-Man); Bernard Baily (The Spectre)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Ultra-Man [Gary Concord, Jr.]
- Reprints
Page 115.
The cover consists of four panels taken from previous stories featuring the heroes: The Spectre panel was taken from the Spectre story in All-Star #1, The Flash panel was taken from Flash Comics #1, The Sandman panel was taken from Adventure Comics #51, and the Ultra-Man panel was taken from the cover of All-American Comics #11.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America; Bucky; Human Torch; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel; Black Marvel
- Reprints
Page 119.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gill Fox
- Inks
- Gill Fox
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Mickey Finn (inset); Samar (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Spin Shaw (inset)
- Reprints
Page 120.
Pencils and inks credits from Keif Fromm via the GCD Error List (22 April 2007), based on a Jim Amash interview with Fox in Alter-Ego #12.
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; humor
- Characters
- Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Gay Nineties
Page 124.
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk
- Reprints
- Keywords
- tank
Page 125.
The Archives volume also lists Gill Fox assisting on the art chores on this cover.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Nazis
Page 127.
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (signed as Woodro)
- Inks
- Bob Wood [as Woodro] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Silver Streak [un-named taxi cab driver]; Dickie Dean; Adolf Hitler (photo of head); The Claw
- Reprints
Page 131.
- Pencils
- Ed Smalle (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Smalle (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- animal
- Characters
- Rang-A-Tang; Richy
- Reprints
Page 132.
- Pencils
- Walt Kelly
- Inks
- Walt Kelly
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Albert; Pogo
- Reprints
Page 138.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Bugs Bunny; Dewey Duck; Donald Duck; Huey Duck; Louie Duck; Elmer Fudd; Scrooge McDuck; Woody Woodpecker; Porky Pig; Toughy Tomcat; Silly Seal; Ziggy Pig; Mighty Mouse; J. Rufus Lion; Fox; Crow; Supermouse; Percy P. Ploop; Powerhouse Pepper; Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Super Rabbit; Superkatt; The Pie-Face Prince; Katy Keene; Andy Hardy; Little Lulu; Buzzy; Susie; Millie; Flicker
- Synopsis
- About humor, funny animal and teen comics.
- Pages
- 139 - 159
- Pencils
- Walt Kelly
- Inks
- Walt Kelly
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Albert the Alligator; Captain Churchy La Femme; Uncle Wiggily
- Reprints
Page 145.
- Pencils
- Dan Gordon
- Inks
- Dan Gordon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Superkatt
- Reprints
Page 150.
Art ID by Ron Goulart in Great American Comic Books (Publications International, Ltd., 2001 Series).
- Pencils
- Al Fagaly (signed)
- Inks
- Al Fagaly (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch your hat & coat and girl friend
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
Page 156.
Later redrawn for the cover of Laugh Comics #119
- Pencils
- Johnny Craig (signed)
- Inks
- Johnny Craig (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
- Reprints
Page 160.
The cover title was taken from the first story, from which the cover was based.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Sun Girl; Namora; Blue Beetle; Kaänga; Camilla; Sheena; Judy of the Jungle; Flamingo; Torchy; Suzie; Katy Keene; Sis Keene; Ginger; Angela; Ferdie; Stuntman; Sergeant Smith; Ghost Rider; Black Phantom; Gabby Hayes (photo); Gene Autry (photo); Lone Ranger; Champion; Buck Jones; The Cisco Kid; Tonto; Roy Rogers (photo)
- Synopsis
- About Good Girl art, romance comics, horror comics and western comics.
- Pages
- 161 - 189
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
Page 170.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
Page 174.
- Pencils
- Graham Ingels
- Inks
- Graham Ingels
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
- Reprints
Page 175.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
Page 180.
Colors: Stan Goldberg states himself.
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
Page 181.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Mary Kennedy; Winston Churchill; Joe Stilwell; Daredevil; Crimebuster; Laertes; Hamlet; Horatio; Fredric Wertham (photo)
- Synopsis
- About crime comics.
- Pages
- 191 - 217
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Mister Crime
- Reprints
- Keywords
- furnaces; machine guns; policemen
Page 195.
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
Page 200.
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Page 203.
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Reprints
Page 208.
- Pencils
- Ogden Whitney
- Inks
- Ogden Whitney
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Red Fox
- Reprints
- Keywords
- totem pole
Page 214.
cover based on text story
- Pencils
- Johnny Craig (signed)
- Inks
- Johnny Craig (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beheadings; hatchets
Page 215.
This cover became infamous during the 1954 Senate hearings on comics.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sgt. Bilko; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Tootsie; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Joker; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jerry Lewis; Jimmy Olsen; Rippy [Richie Rich]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucille Ball (photo); Zorro; Davy Crockett (photo of Fess Parker); Quasimodo (photo of Anthony Quinn); Spin Evans (photo of Tim Considine); Marty Markham (photo of David Stollery); Beany; Cecil; Crusader Rabbit; Bob Hope; Dean Martin; Dennis Mitchell; Captain Comet; Mighty Mouse; Tor; Captain Flash
- Synopsis
- Comic books of the 1950s.
- Pages
- 219 - 239
- Pencils
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Inks
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; ghosts
Page 228.
- Pencils
- Al Feldstein (signed as Feldstein)
- Inks
- Al Feldstein (signed as Feldstein)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Crypt-Keeper
- Reprints
Page 229.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp (logo design); ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Superman, what were you like when you were a boy?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent] (no Superboy)
- Reprints
Page 232.
Logo design credit from Todd Klein.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ticker tape parades
Page 233.
Curt Swan's and George Klein's names are on some of the building signs.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look out! It's Round Robin!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin
- Reprints
Page 239.
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Ghost [Alec Nois]
- Reprints
Page 240.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- The Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan]; Nick Fury; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Justice League of America [Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow; Hawkman; Batman]; Hawkgirl; Rod Serling (photo); Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing; Mr. Fantastic]; Avengers [Thor; Wasp; Giant Man; Captain America; Iron Man]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Private Strong; The Fly; Steel Sterling; Metal Men [Mercury; Lead; Iron; Tin; Gold; Platinum]; Doc Magnus; The Spectre; The Jaguar; Aqualad; Java; Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Fate; Solomon Grundy; Hourman; The Inferior Five [The Blimp; Awkwardman; Merryman; Dumb Bunny; White Feather]; The Shield; Peacemaker; Dynamo; NoMan; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Birdman; Galaxy Trio; Shazzan
- Synopsis
- About the superhero revival of the late 1950s and 1960s.
- Pages
- 241 - 265
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Sentinels
Page 254.
Sources for letters credit are The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1987), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994), and Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009).
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- Jack Adler
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?
- Job Number
- S-384
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
Page 266.
Cover colorist credit from the reprint in the 2004 collected edition. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (July 2007).
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Howard the Duck; Luke Cage; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Red Sonja; Shang-Chi; Swamp Thing; Dracula; Vampirella; Tarzan; Jane; John Carter; Space Turnip; Fu Manchu; Iron Jaw; Targitt; Robert Crump; Mr. Snoid; Trashman
- Synopsis
- About comics of the 1970s.
- Pages
- 267 - 289
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as Barry Smith)
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as Barry Smith)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Jenna; winged creature
- Reprints
Page 269.
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (logo design); ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Know ye... beyond the portals of the castle of shadows waits Death himself!
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Fafhrd; The Gray Mouser
- Synopsis
- Fafhrd and the Mouser storm across a castle drawbridge.
- Reprints
Page 271.
Mike Kaluta credit supplied by Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list and confirmed by The Comic Reader #91. Logo design credit from Todd Klein.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X211
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Slig
- Reprints
Page 272.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?
- Job Number
- X-319
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Kamandi
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Statue of Liberty
Page 273.
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (layout), Gil Kane (finished pencils); John Romita (inset)
- Inks
- Gil Kane; John Romita (inset)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Morrie Kuramoto
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spider-Man's getting away!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin (inset); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Reprints
Page 280.
Green Goblin's face in lower left section of cover by John Romita.
- Pencils
- Greg Irons
- Inks
- Greg Irons
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- Keywords
- adult
Page 285.
- Pencils
- Dave Sim
- Inks
- Dave Sim
- Colors
- Dave Sim
- Letters
- Dave Sim
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Cerebus
- Reprints
Page 289.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (photo of Michael Keaton); Beta Ray Bill; Katy Keene; Lois Lane (photo of Phyllis Coates); Veronica Lodge; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (photo of Christopher Reeve); Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wolverine [Logan]; Teen Titans [Robin; Cyborg; Kid Flash]; Robotman; Betty; Nexus; Reuben Flagg; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [Michelangelo; Raphael; Leonardo; Donatello]; Alice; Tintin; Jim Decarlo; Captain Marvel (photo of Tom Tyler)
- Synopsis
- Comics of the 1980s.
- Pages
- 291 - 311
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Moon Knight [Marc Spector; Steven Grant; Jake Lockley]; Marlene Alraune
- Reprints
Page 292.
- Pencils
- Keith Pollard
- Inks
- Keith Pollard
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Vigilante [Adrian Chase]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- newspaper
Page 295.
The newspaper page behind Vigilante contains stories with Marv Wolfman, George Perez and Keith Pollard listed as the authors (among others).
- Pencils
- Klaus Janson (signed)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson (signed)
- Colors
- Klaus Janson
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Blam!
- Genre
- superhero; crime
- Characters
- Punisher; Lagodney
- Reprints
Page 296.
- Pencils
- Brian Bolland
- Inks
- Brian Bolland
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This it it, sports fans! When I blow the whistle it's war!
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd
- Reprints
Page 300.
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (layouts); Brian Bolland (pencils, signed)
- Inks
- Brian Bolland (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein (logo design)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- King Arthur Pendragon; Merlin; Tom Prentice
- Reprints
Page 301.
In an interview in Backissue magazine #27, both Brian Bolland & Mike W. Barr say Ross Andru did pencil layouts for the cover of issue #1 & 2.
- Pencils
- Milton Caniff
- Inks
- Milton Caniff
- Colors
- Pete Poplaski
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Steve Canyon; The Cheetah
- Reprints
Page 304.
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Reprints
Page 310.
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens (signed as Jurgens)
- Inks
- Brett Breeding (signed as Breeding)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Page 312.
- Script
- Ron Goulart
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fone Bone; Phoney Bone; Smiley Bone; Donald Duck; Hellboy; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Punisher [Frank Castle]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Youngblood; Spawn; Justice League [Booster Gold; Blue Beetle; Ice; Guy Gardner; Maxima; Bloodwind]; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Static; Dream; Pinhead; Magnus; Marve; Bill Gaines (photo); Carl Barks (photo); Tom Strong; Tom Strange
- Synopsis
- Comics of the 1990s.
- Pages
- 313 - 335
- Pencils
- Eddie Campbell (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Eddie Campbell (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Eddie Campbell (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- Eddie Campbell
- Genre
- crime; historical
- Reprints
Page 327.
- Script
- Chris Ware
- Pencils
- Chris Ware
- Inks
- Chris Ware
- Colors
- Chris Ware
- Letters
- Chris Ware
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An indefensible attempt to justify the despair of those who have never known real tragedy.
- Genre
- drama; humor
- Characters
- Jimmy Corrigan
- Reprints
Page 334.