ARCHIE/MLJ VINTAGE COMIC BOOK COLLECTION
RARE DIGITAL VINTAGE GOLDEN AGE COMIC BOOKS ON DVD ROM
PUBLISHED BY ARCHIE/MLJ
ALL FULL RUNS/NO MISSING ISSUES
A SELECTION FEATURING
HANGMAN COMICS #2-8 (FULL RUN) *THE SERIES STARTED AT #2*
BLACK HOOD COMICS #9-19 (FULL RUN) *NUMBERING CONTINUED FROM HANGMAN COMICS #8*
BLUE RIBBON COMICS #1-22 (FULL RUN)
SHIELD-WIZARD COMICS #5(1)-13 (FULL RUN)
JACKPOT COMICS #1-9 (FULL RUN)
SAM HILL PRIVATE EYE #1-7 (FULL RUN)
ADVENTURES OF THE DOVER BOYS #1 (ONE-SHOT)
BLACK SWAN COMICS #1 (ONE-SHOT)
71 BOOKS IN TOTAL
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BOOKS COME IN ECOMIC (CBR/CBZ) FORMAT ON A FULLY PRINTED DVD-ROM IN A CLEAR PLASTIC WALLET FOR SAFE KEEPING
AN ECOMIC READING PROGRAM (COMICRACK) IS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE DISC
MLJ Comics was named after its three creators first initials: Morris Coyne, Louis Silberkleit and John Goldwater. It is also known as Archie Comics/Red Circle et al.
During the superhero boom of the 1940s, MLJ produced various titles featuring their own superheroes, including the first patriotic-themed superhero The Shield and an early "magic ring" hero, The Fly.
During the 1960s, the MLJ heroes were made into a team called The Mighty Crusaders.
Archie Comics tried reviving the heroes over the years, with varying degrees of success. In the 1970s and 80s, they created the imprint Red Circle Comics to publish non-Archie characters, such as their superheroes.
By September 1985, Archie Comics discontinued the Red Circle titles due to expenses.
MLJ Magazines / Archie Comics
Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater formed MLJ Magazines and started publishing in November 1939. The company name was derived from the initials of the partners' first names. Coyne served as MLJ's bookkeeper and CFO. Coyne and Silberkleit had been partners in Columbia Publishing, a pulp company that published its last pulp in the late 1950s. Silberkleit had a college degree from St. John's University, was a licensed and registered pharmacist, and had a law degree from New York Law School. His efforts were focused on the business, printing, separating, distribution and financial ends of the company. John Goldwater served as editor-in-chief. Goldwater was one of the founders of the Comics Magazine Association of America, and served as its president for 25 years. The Comics Magazine Association of America is best known to comic fans for its Comics Code Authority. He was also a national commissioner of the Anti-Defamation League. MLJ's first comic book published in November 1939 was Blue Ribbon Comics with the first half full color and the last half in red and white tints. In January 1940, Pep Comics debuted with the Shield, the first USA patriotic comic book hero, created by writer and managing editor Harry Shorten and artist Irv Novick. Top Notch Comics was launched in December 1941. Until March 1944, the cover feature of Pep was the Shield when Archie took over the cover. The Shield was a forerunner for Joe Simon's and Jack Kirby's Captain America, being published 14 months earlier.
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BLACK HOOD COMICS
BLUE RIBBON COMICS
SHIELD-WIZARD COMICS
JACKPOT COMICS
SAM HILL PRIVATE EYE
ADVENTURES OF THE DOVER BOYS
BLACK SWAN COMICS
