HeyJaredHistory of Comic Books Podcast
A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.
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Archives - The Life of Elmer Cecil Stoner (opens the original)
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, one of the first black artists to openly work in American comic books during the Golden Age.
Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic (opens the original)
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And now for a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of Chester Gould, as he takes his Dick Tracy creation into one of the most popular characters in comics while fending off numerous imitators.
Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic (opens the original)
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And now a resposting of the first part of this too brief and rambling biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy that also brought about the American Crime Comic genre.
Archives - Rube Goldberg, the Dean of Cartoonists (opens the original)
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.
Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part Two (opens the original)
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And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, as he creates one my popular character, Scrooge McDuck.
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