Hi Gang,
Tilliban asked if there were any good links for comic publishers histories.
Here's what I've collected over the years. NOTE I can't guarantee the accuracy of the content of any of these.
First there's this fun article on 50's
non-EC horror publishers at this following link:
The Other GuysYou'll also want to read likely everything on Richard Boucher's old 'Greats of the Goldenage' site which includes articles on several GA publishers including a two part one on
Ace, Great Comics, Gernsback and Worth Publishing, Elliot/Green and Rural Home, Holyoke, Comic Magazine Company Inc., Novelty Press, Star Publications, Centaur, Chesler Pt.1
http://mysterymen.tripod.com/greats/past.htmYou can find links to ALL of the old PR Publications site on their home page here -
http://mysterymen.tripod.com/Very much worth checking out though several of the links are now dead. Richard goes by the name 'MrGoldenage' here on DCM.
Comicartville has an article section with some Fantastic reading available including a two part history of
St.John and another two part one on
Fox among many other fascinating features.
http://www.comicartville.com/lib.htmSteve Rogers amazing old Golden Years site has histories for
Centaur and Better/Nedor/Pines here -
http://home.insightbb.com/~GoldenYears/History.htmlAll things
MLJ are found here -
http://www.mightycrusaders.net/ which includes a history of MLJ/Archie here -
http://www.mightycrusaders.net/history.htmFor artist bios (comics and otherwise) you can't beat our
JVJ and his great page devoted to them here -
http://www.bpib.com/illustra.htm#illustopageA history of
Canadian superheroes can be read here -
http://tinyurl.com/d4ha3bTilliban is a big horror comic fan and the best blog devoted to them (IMO) is here -
http://thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com/I'll add more links as I think of them.
Enjoy!
-Yoc