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Title: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: johndesmarais on August 13, 2020, 02:05:55 PM

Anyone out there in DCM land know of any good books with encyclopedic information on comic book villains from the Golden Age? 

I just read The Legion of Regrettable Super Villains by Jon Morris, and while it was entertaining and similar to what I'm looking for - it deliberately focuses on the goofier villains from the period.  I'm looking for similar books that: (a) Approach the subject matter just a bit more seriously, and (b) Don't focus exclusively on DC & Marvel (as we all know, there were a lot of other publishers cranking out interesting stuff at that time).

Thanks

Title: Re: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: Yoc on August 17, 2020, 03:37:01 PM

Sorry, I don't know of any Villains centric books or blog that aren't Marvel/DC focused.

Anyone else?

Title: Re: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: mopee167 on August 22, 2020, 03:05:57 PM

Not limited to the Golden Age, there was Jeff Rovin’s The Encyclopedia of Super Villains published in 1987. Worth having if you can find a copy.

Online there’s Ed Love’s Golden-Age Superhero and Villain Encyclopedia:
http://herogoggles.com/Heroes/mysterymen.htm

Title: Re: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: johndesmarais on September 17, 2020, 08:18:26 AM

Quote from: mopee167 on August 22, 2020, 03:05:57 PM

Not limited to the Golden Age, there was Jeff Rovin’s The Encyclopedia of Super Villains published in 1987. Worth having if you can find a copy.

Online there’s Ed Love’s Golden-Age Superhero and Villain Encyclopedia:
http://herogoggles.com/Heroes/mysterymen.htm

I got this one   ;D 

Just wish it was more heavily illustrated  :'(

Title: Re: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: OtherEric on September 19, 2020, 10:15:36 PM

Quote from: mopee167 on August 22, 2020, 03:05:57 PM

Not limited to the Golden Age, there was Jeff Rovin’s The Encyclopedia of Super Villains published in 1987. Worth having if you can find a copy.

From what I remember about that book (and the corresponding Super Hero one), they were fairly decent, other than what struck me as an odd obsession with the 70's Atlas line that came and went so quickly.  Of course, I now know that Rovin worked on that line extensively and it makes more sense.  The rest of the books are still worth the price of admission; and it's not like the Atlas info is bad... just odd.

Title: Re: Books about Golden Age Villains
Post by: Yoc on September 20, 2020, 10:17:17 AM

I read that Atlas/Seaboard line from the remainders bin in the 80s at just the right age to enjoy a few of their books very much.
I don't think I've seen the book in question.

-Yoc