Cyanide cindy, villain, quality comics comic character, golden age, snow white. See more ideas about comic books, golden age and superhero. Public domain superheroes superhero, golden age, comic. It is because of this that the characters have been written about by many different comic companies. Collectible comics superhero, mystery, childrens comic books. The wiki format allows any registered user to create any article, so we can all work together to build the site. Golden age reprints offers public domain comic books from the golden age of comics. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. The following 192 pages are in this category, out of 192 total. Following the golden age, many of the quality comics characters were purchased by dc comics, while others lapsed into the public domain. But there has never been a single, authoritative source for all of the characters of the golden agenothing that covers spies, cowboys, funny animals and detectives as well as superheroes.
The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. A list of the heroic characters listed on public domain super heroes. The qualifiers for a good public domain character is in no order 1 costume design now granted if. Characters that should be public domain if it wasnt for disney. This is a prime example of researching each individual title and comic if you really want to be sure of the status.
The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Because of the rampant use of characters like fighting yank, black terror, doc strange, and captain future, one would believe the characters to be public domain. A list of the evil characters listed on public domain super heroes. This group is for fans of golden age comic book characters and other characters who have now. He is currently part of the project superpowers series. Spearhafoc art redesign of the public domain comic book.
Public domain characters who have appeared in comic books. This period, which witnessed an explosion of englishcanadian comic book publishing, is now described as the canadian golden age of comics. The second issue in an ongoing comic book series featuring art and profiles of superheroes from the golden age. Sep 24, 2011 though it is a great shame that so many comic book companies vanished after the golden age, particularly the canadian ones, it does mean that a huge percentage of classic comic books are now public domain, and thus can be freely distributed, and their characters adapted into new stories for the new millennium.
Golden age superheroes golden age comics, superhero. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. Many golden age characters lost their status and became public domain. Welcome to the main page of our massive public domain comic book archive. Various golden age heroes and perhaps the odd villain during the 1940s there was a boom in the number of comics and superheroes. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. Superhero characters comic book characters comic character character sketches character ideas character design comic book artists comic books art comic art public domain superheroes from the golden age used in some projects like terra obscura by alan moore, and used as reference for alex rosss project superpowers. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. He was famous almost instantly when jack cole pitted him against the villainous claw. Project gutenberg where you can download public domain literature for free. Superheroes from the golden age of comic books 19381950 list items. Daredevil is a fictional character, an american comic book superhero that starred in comics from lev gleason publications during the 1930s1940s period historians and fans call the golden age of comic books. Various golden age heroes and perhaps the odd villain.
Public domain superheroes from the golden age used in some projects like terra obscura by alan moore, and used as reference for alex rosss project superpowers. Five star comics began with the idea of reviving not only the characters of the golden age but also the the spirit of the 1930s and 40s. The character is unrelated to marvel comics daredevil as a child, bart hill had been rendered mute by the shock of seeing his father murdered and himself being branded. Public domain super heroes and comics has 848 members. It should be noted that this pertains only to the characters as they were originally depicted when. Today there are a wealth of golden and silver age comic book characters. See more ideas about golden age comics, alex ross, comic character. This is a short documentary about patriotic super heroes who were created before the u. Golden age characters who are in the public domain. The golden age checklist is designed to provide a detailed list of the appearances of several golden age characters. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comic book series, featuring several different heroes.
This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Mlj is better known as the publisher of archie comics, but they have a superhero universe that is often forgotten by comic book fans. The current golden age of superhero films is largely based on characters from the 1940s through. List of public domain characters this is a list of characters that have fallen out of worldwide, and are usable in other works of fiction without permission from the character s original creator. Comic book characters comic strip characters open source characters. Today there are a wealth of golden and silver age comic book characters who have fallen into public domain. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes.
Ariel a mischievous spirit in william shakespeares the tempest. A thread for public domain characters from the golden age era you feel are worth pointing out, either because their potential wasnt fully fulfilled at the time or that theyre just interesting in general. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Jan 30, 2011 creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. Here are 20 more wonderful women heroes you should know. The free universe open source characters and settings. Golden age of comic books the golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought as lasting from 1938 until the mid1950s during which comic books enjoyed a surge of popularity, the archetype of the superhero was created and defined, and many of the most famous superheroes debuted. Public domain super heroes and comics public group facebook. The following golden age dc super heroes have been a part of the dc universe, but have either. Captain marvel fawcett all items 3329 abominable snow monster of the north. American crusader now in the public domain, american crusader is a golden age superhero who has appeared in various comic books by different publishers.
The black terror bob benton is a public domain superhero originally published by exciting comics. Jul 23, 2017 explore adehewess board public domain superheroes and. Redesign of the public domain golden age comics book character the sorceress of zoom, from the feature of the same name created by don rico under the pen name sandra swift. Public domain characters published by fawcett books. Comic books comic book plus free and legal public domain. Consequently, those characters, titles, and stories fell into the public domain. The free universe is a collaborative fictional universe comprised of characters, settings and stories that are public domain or freely licensed by their creators. Wonderful site on characters and history of comic books, comic strips and animation. Fictional superheroes created during the golden age of comics june, 1938 until at least september, 1956. Daredevil lev gleason captain marvel fawcett red rube. Golden age superheroes public domain comics american comics characters characters created by joe simon characters created by jack binder fictional.
Temporal comics was created to bring fun back to comics. No one gave any thought to renewing the s or trademarks for hundreds of characters and titles, or of thousands of stories. Golden age heroes directory toonopedia international hero nedoraday. His appearance is almost iconic with red and dark blue alternatingly opposed in his costume. Comic book characters comic strip characters open source characters by year by creator. Concept public domain characters appears in 3902 issues. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books.
The success of superman caused a number of companies to jump on the bandwagon and create their own crimefighting heroes, and then when america joined the war there was clearly perceived to be a need for patriotic heroes fighting the evil axis forces. Aug 25, 2019 characters that should be public domain if it wasnt for disney. In 1994, roy thomas used several public domain characters from several defunct comic companies in the invaders miniseries, casting the characters as heroes who underwent a faceheel turn. The majority of our books belong to what has been termed the golden age of comics. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. The golden age of comic books was a period of time when comic books were at there finest.
Comic book heroines comic books art book art book categories war comics comic covers public domain books online golden age what others are saying this book has 51 pages and was uploaded by movielover on december the file size is publisher is better nedor standard pines. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. Golden age superheroes golden age comics, superhero, batman. Dc goldenage heroes goldenage superhero and villain. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Any comic book creator looking to use one of these should make use of this resource. It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction.
Dc formerly national and marvel formerly timely rose but were second to captain marvel and fawcett. A site dedicated to the marvel family, has entries and images to several of the later villains. Public domain super heroes is a collaborative website about public domain characters from comic books, comic strips, films, books, pulps, mythology, television, animation, folk stories, among others. One of the very first golden age comic superheroines yes, even. Of course, these heroes are always in a murky area. Creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. The project is openended as there are hundreds of public domain characters. Golden age superheroines who were as awesome as wonder woman.
All quality comics characters have lapsed into public domain. I track most the heros via howard keltners golden age comic books index 19351955 an awesome index of superhero appearances you really should download. He originally intended to use obscure marvel comics golden age characters, but he was overruled by his editor. Golden age superheroines who were as awesome as wonder. A great resource for these characters is the public domain superheroes wiki.
Our goal is to create a series of comic books featuring profiles of heroes that are in the public domain. Jun 21, 2011 many comic book companies gave up the ghost, while artists and writers were forced to go looking for work elsewhere. The golden age daredevil might be one of the bestknown public domain superheroes. The wold newton universe an attempt to create a cohesive universe, which includes many public domain characters. We are going to include the most known, with full profiles. The golden age is a 1993 fourissue elseworlds comic book miniseries by writer james robinson and artist paul smith. This thick book is a 365 day introduction to the golden age of dc comics roughly the late 1930s to the middle 1950s. Over the years, publishers have assumed that they bought. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. He eventually lost his comic to his kid sidekicks, the little wise guys. Jan 22, 2020 a great resource for these characters is the public domain super heroes wiki. The golden age of comics was a time before superman.
Some of the greatest writers and artist took center stage and left a legacy for generations of kids and comic book industry workers alike. Jan 25, 2020 10 golden age comic heroes that never made it big. Our goal is to create a series of comic books featuring profiles of. Public domain characters character name original publisher. Each set of facing pages contains a snippet from a golden age comic on one page, and some information about whats pictured on the other. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. Perhaps one of the most important impacts of the golden. Originally a golden age character, lauren mason, aka yankee girl, is a super heroine granted with the powers of the american spirit. Golden age heroes directory toonopedia international hero nedoraday golden age heroes blog m. Our first venture is a multiissue comic book featuring original profiles on public domain superheroes mostly from the golden age, but some will be silver age. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. This began primarily with newspaper reprints and then went up, up and away with the introduction of superman. Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were in fact different people. Public domain super heroes is a collaborative website about comic book, film, literary, or pulp characters in the public domain that have appeared in comics or.