Captain Marvel 17 - A comic book cover with a man flying through the a...
"Captain Marvel smacks the Axis" on the cover of Captain Marvel Adventures number 17 (Fawcett Comics, November 1942). Comic books were an important source of wartime propaganda for the United States., Artwork b... More
Captain Marvel 18 - A comic book cover for captain marvel
First appearance of Mary Marvel on the cover of Captain Marvel Adventures number 18 (Fawcett Comics), December 1942), Artwork by Charles Clarence Beck, one of a small number of painted covers produced for this series.
Public Domain Images - CaptainMarvelJrNo17
Cover of Fawcett Publications' Captain Marvel Jr, number 17, March 1944. Artwork by Mac Rayboy; image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Public Domain Images - CaptainMidnight
Cover of Fawcett Comics' Captain Midnight, number 9, June 1943. Image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright. Cover art by Mac Rayboy. While Rayboy was an expert draftsman, he frequently recycled fig... More
Capt Marvel Adventures 31 - A comic book cover for captain marvel adve...
This issue: Captain Marvel fights his own conscience! And in other news, the city of Buffalo was saved from certain destruction. Captain Marvel Adventures number 31, January 1944, artwork by C.C. Beck.
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Photoshopped cover of Fawcett Publications' Captain Marvel Jr, number 1, November 1942, featuring artwork by Mac Rayboy. Image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Daedevil No 42 - boxing sport photo
Cover art for Daredevil number 42 (Lev Gleeson Publications, May 1947), artwork by Dan Barry). In this particular story, Daredevil gave up his costumed identity to become an avenging newspaper publisher. As sup... More
Fantastic Comics 14 page - A comic strip with an image of a stardust
Splash page featuring Stardust the Superwizard
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One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Fawcett's proposed Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2). An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely ... More
Public Domain Images - FlashComicsAshcan
One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Fawcett's proposed Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2). An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely ... More
Public Domain Images - FlashComicsColor
Colorized ashcan copy of Flash Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyright... More
Green Mask 17 - A comic book with a green mask on it
Cover to Green Mask #17 (Oct-Nov 1946), published by Fox Feature Syndicate.
Hit Comics No 19 - A comic book cover with a man falling off of a car
The "Sensational Stormy Foster" takes down a boatload of jack-booted thugs on the cover of Hit Comics number 19. The Great Defender would enjoy star billing until issue 25, when Kid Eternity made his debut.
Hit Comics No 26 - A comic book cover with a man holding a gun
Kid Eternity and "Dr. Pain" on the cover of Hit Comics number 26 (February 1943). Early stories featured a distinctively supernatural overtone in keeping with the character's back story.
Hit Comics Number 25 - A comic book cover with a man on a boat
"The Most Sensation Hero Ever to Appear in Print!" Kid Eternity on the cover of Hit Comics number 25 (Quality, number 25, December 1942.
Hit Comics Number 5 - A comic book cover with a man on a shark
The Red Bee battles for his life against the malevolent sword fish! Exceptional Lou Fine artwork from the cover of Hit Comics number 5 (Quality, November, 1940).
Ibis The Invincible No 1 - Egypt
First issue of Ibis the Invincible, published by Fawcett Comics, 1942. Cover art by Mac Rayboy; the story inside expanded on the character's origins in ancient Egypt.
Public Domain Images - MasterComics002
Cover of Fawcett Publications' Master Comics, number 35, Jan 1943. Image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Public Domain Images - MasterComics005
Cover of Fawcett Publications' Master Comics, number 26, May 1942. Artwork by Mac Rayboy; image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
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Cover of Fawcett Publications' Master Comics, number 30, September 1942. Artwork by Mac Rayboy; image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Public Domain Images - MasterComics34
Cover of Fawcett Publications' Master Comics, number 34, December 1942. Artwork by Mac Rayboy; image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Public Domain Images - MasterComics36
Cover of Fawcett Publications' Master Comics, number 36, February 1943, featuring Captain Marvel Jr. Image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.
Master Comics No 21 - A comic book cover for master comics
Captain Marvel and Bulletman join forces to take down Captain Nazi, Terror of the Age. This was the beginning of a three-issue crossover which introduced Captain Marvel Jr.
Modern Comics 78 - A comic book cover with a woman in a butterfly cost...
Blackhawk menaced by Madame Butterfly in the cover of Modern Comics number 78 (October 1948). Published by Category:Quality Comics, artwork by Reed Crandall. This image has fallen into the public domaindue to l... More
Special Edition Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with captain marvel f...
Captain Marvel rides to victory on the cover of Special Edition Comics number 1, published by Fawcett Comics, 1940. This title may have been a try-out for Captain Marvel's eponymous magazine.
Speed Comics No.22 - A comic book cover with a man flying through the ...
Captain Freedom storms into action on the cover of Speed Comics number 22 (Harvey, September 1942). After Joe Simon and Jack Kirby joined the Harvey bullpen, Captain Freedom began to take on the appearance of ... More
Speed Comics No 33 - A comic book cover for speed comics
Action packed cover of Speed comics number 33, featuring Black Cat, Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders. Artwork by Alex Schomburg, July 1944. With the war in full swing, patriotically-themed... More
Speed Comics No 34 - A comic book with a bunch of people on it
Action packed cover of Speed comics number 34, featuring Black Cat, Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders. Artwork by Alex Schomburg, September 1944. With the war in full swing, patriotically-th... More
Speed Comics No 18 - A comic book cover for speed comics
Captain Freedom storms into action on the cover of Speed Comics number 18 (Harvey, May 1942). After Joe Simon and Jack Kirby joined the Harvey bullpen, Captain Freedom began to take on the appearance of his mai... More
Speed Comics No 32 - A comic book cover for speed comics
Action packed cover of Speed comics number 32, featuring Black Cat, Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders. Artwork by Alex Schomburg, May 1944. With the war in full swing, patriotically-themed ... More
Speed Comics No 35 - A comic book cover with a group of people in the ...
Action packed cover of Speed comics number 35, featuring Black Cat, Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders. Artwork by Alex Schomburg, November 1944. With the war in full swing, patriotically-the... More
Public Domain Images - Spysmashero1a
Photoshopped image of Spy Smasher taken from the cover of Spy Smasher number 1 (Fawcett Comics, Winter 1941). Artwork by Charles Sultan, later employed in the movie poster for the Republic serial.
Thor Weird Comics - A comic book cover with a man on a surfboard
Splash page featuring Thor God of Thunder, Weird Comics #1, Fox Feature Syndicate, April 1940.
Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsAshcan
One of the few remaining ashcan copies of Thrill Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes ... More
Public Domain Images - ThrillComicsColor
Colorized ashcan copy of Thrill Comics, featuring Captain Thunder (later published as Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics number 2. An ashcan copy is a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyrigh... More
Icon WhizComicsNo22, public domain photograph
Captain Marvel and Billy strike an iconic pose on the cover of Whiz Comics number 22 (October, 1941). At the height of his popularity, Captain Marvel outsold every other superhero title on the newsstand, inclu... More
Whiz Comics No 29 - A comic book cover for whiz comics
Captain Marvel and his Three Lieutenants stride over the Isthmus of Panama on the cover of Whiz Comics number 29 (April, 1942). Debuting in 1941, the Three Lieutenant Marvels would make recurring appearances u... More
Whiz Comics No 34 - A comic book cover with a bunch of superheros
"Together again by popular demand." Captain Marvel and his Three Lieutenants take to the skies on the cover of Whiz Comics number 34 (September, 1942). Debuting in 1941, the Three Lieutenant Marvels would make ... More
Whiz Comics No 57 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Captain Marvel and Doctor Sivana on the cover of Whiz Comics number 57 (August 1944). As the Marvel Family's worst enemy, Thaddeus Bodog Sivana was often referred to as the "World's Wickedest Scientist" (Heh! ... More
Public Domain Images - WikiReader001
Faux iPad/reader, showing a public domain comic book cover (Master Comics, January 1943). Basic design by Black Shade9, attribution is not necessary.
Public Domain Images - WikiReader002
Faux iPad/reader, incorporating a public domain comic book cover (Master Comics, January 1943). Basic design by Black Shade9, attribution is not necessary.
Public Domain Images - WikiReader004
Faux iPad/reader, incorporating a public domain comic book cover (Master Comics, September 1942). Basic design by Black Shade9, attribution is not necessary.
Wow Comics No 1 - A comic book cover with a woman in a red dress and a...
Mr. Scarlet to the rescue on the cover of Wow Comics number one (Winter, 1940). The crimson-clad detective held the top spot until Mary Marvel arrived in 1942.
WOW Comics No 12 - Public domain drawing
Rocketing Adventures! Iconic drawing of Mary Marvel by Jack Binder, cover dated 7 April 1943. Introduced in 1941, Mary Marvel proved popular enough to appear in no less than three different titles throughout t... More
WO Wcomics Number 12 - Public domain portrait drawing
Rocketing Adventures! Iconic drawing of Mary Marvel by Jack Binder, cover dated 7 April 1943. Introduced in 1941, Mary Marvel proved popular enough to appear in no less than three different titles throughout th... More
Yankee Girl (1947) - A comic strip with a woman flying through the air
Interior artwork likely from Captain Flight Comics #8 or #9 (May & Sept. 1947) by an unknown artist.
Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001
Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations. Please note that this is not ... More
Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory001A
Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations; comic book covers reproduced ... More
Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory002
Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations. Please note that this is not ... More
Public Domain Images - SterankoHistory002A
Photoshop collage showing the page layout of Steranko's History of Comics. Printed in an oversized format, most pages contained four text columns wrapped around 4-6 illustrations; comic book covers reproduced ... More
Public Domain Images - DynamoNumber3
Agent Leonard Brown defies an alien invasion force on the cover of Dynamo number 3 (Tower Comics, March 1967). Artwork by Wally Wood, image has fallen into the public domain as no copyright notice was attached... More
Black Owl in Prize Comics no2
Page 46 of 'Prize Comics' issue #2 (April 1940
Daredevil No.42 (Lev Gleason) - boxing sport photo
Cover art for Daredevil number 42 (Lev Gleeson Publications, May 1947), artwork by Dan Barry). In this particular story, Daredevil gave up his costumed identity to become an avenging newspaper publisher. As su... More
Octobriana and the Russian Underground book cover, Tom Stacey, 1971)
Octobriana and the Russian Underground book cover