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Re: If I could be any superhero...
Posted By: Paul A., on host 130.95.128.6
Date: Monday, October 25, 1999, at 08:34:39
In Reply To: Re: If I could be any superhero... posted by Spider-Boy on Friday, October 22, 1999, at 13:44:31:

> Comics starting in 1939 (Action comics #1 first Superman) through the early fifties are now
> called Golden Age, that was the birth of the superhero industry.

A comic book guide I've got has the following definiting in its Glossary:

"The Golden Age - Term coined for 1940s superhero comics by 1950s comic fans nostalgically looking back through rose-coloured glasses at material that was largely poorly executed and predictable."

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