{"title":"Comics - Golden Age","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"float: left; padding: 0; margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"vertical-align: top; border: 2px solid #4c4c4c; margin-top: 0;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/3811\/4115\/files\/Detective_Comics_31_large.jpg?v=1538886328\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"237\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-left: 10px; font-size: 0.8em;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew comic book enthusiasts will dispute that \"funny books\" had been around since the end of the 19th century, but it was not until the 1930s when comics expanded into a major industry due to the enormous popularity of newspaper cartoons. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe comic book that heralded the Golden Age was \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/action-comics\"\u003eAction Comics\u003c\/a\u003e #1 in 1938, the introduction of \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/superman\"\u003eSuperman\u003c\/a\u003e. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is recognized as the most iconic comic book character to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe success of Superman gave rise to an entirely new genre of characters with secret identities, extraordinary powers and colorful outfits – the superhero. \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/batman\"\u003eBatman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/flash\"\u003eFlash\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/captain-marvel\"\u003eCaptain Marvel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/green-lantern\"\u003eGreen Lantern\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/wonder-woman\"\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/hawkman\"\u003eHawkman\u003c\/a\u003e were among those to follow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe explosion of superheroes continued into the World War II era with the introduction of patriotic, inspirational characters and stories in which good invariably triumphed over evil. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's \u003ca style=\"color: #0066c0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bedos.com\/comics\/captain-america\"\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/a\u003e was created purposely for aiding the U.S. war efforts. After the war, superheroes fell out of vogue giving way to other styles of story-telling like science fiction, horror, crime, and animal-themed comics.  \u003ca class=\"readmore\" id=\"readmore-goldenage\" href=\"#\"\u003eRead more...\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"readmore-text\" id=\"readmore-goldenage-text\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe event cited by many as the end of the Golden Age of Comics is the formation of the Comics Code Authority in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"western-comics-6","title":"Western Comics Lot #6-57 (15 Issues)","description":"","brand":"Bedo's Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47769038291190,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/3811\/4115\/files\/IMG_5065.heic?v=1739638109"},{"product_id":"boy-comics-10-cgc-05","title":"Boy Comics # 10  CGC 0.5","description":null,"brand":"Bedo's Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48511869354230,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/3811\/4115\/files\/9049837306102-1748874695113.jpg?v=1748874700"},{"product_id":"classics-illustrated-98-hrn-132","title":"Classics Illustrated # 98 The Red Badge of Courage HRN 132 VG\/FN (5.0)","description":null,"brand":"Bedo's Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50744151834870,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/3811\/4115\/files\/9405744480502-1780374415824.jpg?v=1780374420"}],"url":"https:\/\/bedos.com\/collections\/golden-age-comics\/genre_null.oembed","provider":"Bedo's Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}