Marvel in the Silver Age

Growing up in the 1960s, I was surrounded by pop-culture touchstones – The Beatles, The Man from UNCLE and Civil War News gum cards. The biggest influence on my life was Marvel Comics. I wanted to write something about the early days of Marvel, but felt it needed to be put in the right cultural context. So this is my Marvel Comics ...

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Women of Marvel: Sue Storm Part 3 - Invisible No More

›
THE EARLY 1960s WAS A TIME OF GREAT CHANGE ... especially for women, though the origins of this change go back to the World War II years. T...
8 comments:
Sunday, 23 June 2019

Women of Marvel: Sue Storm Part 2 - Fade In

›
WHEN I WAS TEN , back in 1965, girls were just pests. They didn't like playing football or war. They didn't climb trees, or draw on ...
3 comments:
Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Women of Marvel: Sue Storm Part 1 - Fade Out

›
COMICS ARE FOR BOYS. At least, that appeared to be the prevailing wisdom among comics publishers during the post-war years. Even in 1947, w...
3 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

AirPiratePress
Air Pirate Press is a virtual publishing company started by Alan McKenzie and Brett Ewins to publish THE ART OF BRETT EWINS, a retrospective of Brett's 20+ years in the British and American comic industries. This was followed up with McKenzie's revised third edition of THE HARRISON FORD STORY, an unauthorised biography of the top Hollywood star. Air Pirate Press currently has several more projects in preparation.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.