DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics

by Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Daniel Herman (Editor)

Before Batman and Superman were even a glimmer in Bill Finger and Jerry Siegel’s eyes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson created National Allied Publications, which would then go on to become DC Comics; one of the largest comic publishers in the world.

Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson (the Major’s granddaughter and noted comics historian) will contribute a historical essay that provides an in depth look at the formation of National Allied Publications and the man behind New Fun, New Comics, and other memorable original comics that predated DC Comics’ inception. Other contributions include an intro by Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and an afterward by comics historian Tom Andrae.

All the comics included in this tome have been painstakingly reproduced and repaired to show how they would have looked back in the 1930s; and also included are all the pulps that the comics were based on!

This groundbreaking book explores the history of DC Comics before it became the behemoth we know today; the pulp stories that formed the basis for all the different kinds of comics that exist today. Titles included in this historical reprint include Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow (script- Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Leo O'Mealia), Blood Pearls (script- Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Munson Paddock), Foe of the Borgias (script and art- Sven Elven), The Golden Dragon (script and art- Tom Hickey) and more!

Genres: History, Comics

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 2018

About the author

Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson's most recent publication is DC Comics Before Superman Hermes Press and co-editing and writing an Introduction to a reprint of some of the Major’s adventure tales from the pulps entitled The Texas-Siberia Trail published by Off-Trail Publications. Nicky has experience in audio, film, animation and book publishing, and holds a Master’s in Classical Greek Mythology. Her publications include articles on comic book history, mythology, and scripts for theatre and animated film. She was featured in Women’s Enews with an article on Wonder Woman and San Diego Comic Con and writes for the online comics magazine The Beat. Nicky was an editor and contributor to Oil and Water and Other Things That Don’t Mix, an anthology to benefit Gulf Coast environmental groups. She appears frequently at Comics Conventions throughout the US speaking on panels about early comic book history.

Reviews

[Billy Hogan · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book about the early years of the company that became known as DC Comics, under its founder, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, written by his Granddaughter. It looks at the pre-Superman years of the company, and his role in the beginning of the careers of Superman creators, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. The book also contains some of the characters from Wheeler-Nicholson's comic books. A must book for fans of comic book history and especially DC Comics and Superman.

[Comics Alternative · Rating 4 out of 5]

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