Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 — Fantagraphics
Issue: #1
The enduring cultural phenomenon of comic book heroes was invented in the late 1930s by a talented and hungry group of artists and writers barely out of their teens, flying by the seat of their pants to create something new, exciting, and above all profitable. The iconography and mythology they created flourishes to this day in comic books, video, movies, fine art, advertising, and practically all...
Creators: Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jack Kirby, Lou Fine, George Brenner, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Jonathan Lethem, Irv Novick, Dick Briefer, Basil Wolverton, Joe Simon, Jack Cole, Ogden Whitney, Fletcher Hanks
Characters: The Clock, Yarko the Great, Stardust the Super Wizard, Spacehawk, The Silver Streak, Skyman, Dirk the Demon, Charlie Chan, The Comet, Marvelo, Green Mask, The Flame, Fantomah, Rex Dexter, Daredevil, Domino, Skyrocket Steele, Mr. Face, Joe Palooka, The Claw