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srca1941:
I go to the main page and what do I see as the thumbnail for Ace? Baffling Mysteries! Nedor!? Giggle Comics!! MLJ?!? Susie!!! Fawcett!?!? Joe Yank!!!!

When I think of these (and some of the other) companies, I think of their superhero books, or something like Jungle, Jumbo, or Wings Comics for Fiction House (not Ghost). The thumbnails are what I use to find these companies quickly since the type for the company names is so small and plain. I think it's great to spotlight some of these lesser known titles, but at the same time, it makes it a little difficult to do a quick visual search. That being said, I have two suggestions for the home page:

1) Make the company names larger and bold to stand out.
2) Have a thumbnail that better identifies the company. So for Fawcett, it would be Captain Marvel Adventures, Whiz Comics, or something like that. Nedor: Black Terror, America's Best, etc.

With the second suggestion, I know that would prevent some of the lesser known titles from getting exposure, so my suggestion is create a default thumbnail image with a title readily identifiable with a company, and then create a disjointed rollover. So if you were looking at Fox, the default might be an issue of Blue Beetle, but if you rolled over the link to Murder Incorporated, then a thumbnail of Murder Incorporated would take Blue Beetle’s place.

-Eric

JVJ (RIP):
I think  there are a lot higher priorities on the site than saving folks the trouble of actually having to read.

My 2¢

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srca1941:
I agree, and I hope my post doesn't come across as nitpicky, but I'm thinking about the site's usability. I've been reading a number of posts here today, and I seem to recall someone mentioning wanting to work on the home page's appearance at some point. These are just my suggestions for when that time comes.

-Eric

Yoc:
Hi Eric,
The site's appearance is done using PHP through the RW Download software.  We can set the thumbnail image to what we want but the option of a rollover isn't offered.

Bumping the type larger is an option I'd like to see but haven't gotten to yet.
For now you can hold Crtl and hitting "+" or "-" will enlarge or shrink the type on your screen.

The choices in thumbnails is a fluid thing that can be changed when we feel the urge.
While I wasn't the one doing the picks I don't think there was an anti-superhero bias.  Just looking for something eye catching and different than the old site.

-Yoc

JVJ (RIP):
I kinda LIKE the notion that it's not all superheroes. The Golden Age was about a lot of things OTHER than superheroes, so it's nice that the concept is getting acknowledged here. Besides, we all might get exposed to something other than what we already know. No harm in that, is there?

Peace, Jim (|:{>

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