DC Golden Age
DC Golden Age
Recommended Reading Order - 170 Entries

I start the Golden Age at the introduction of Superman, the birth of superheroes and the birth of a universe. The Golden Age saw many landmarks, such as the first super-team, the Justice Society of America. The end of the Golden Age is a little fuzzy, but probably around the early 50’s with the rise of horror comics and subsequent institution of the Comics Code. Since we don’t deal with the interim much, I end the Golden Age at the start of the Silver Age around the mid-50’s.

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One Million Years Ago 1; 3-D Comics 2 (October), 2 (November) September – November 1953
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Tor 3-5 May – October 1954
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Action Comics 1-13; The New York World’s Fair Comics 1; Superman 1 June 1938 – June 1939
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Action Comics 1, 7-20 June 1938 – January 1940
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Action Comics 14-20; Superman 2-3 July 1939 – January 1940
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Superman 1-4 Summer 1939 – Spring 1940
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Detective Comics 27-37; Batman 1 May 1939 – April 1940
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Action Comics 21-25, Superman 4-5, and New York World’s Fair Comics 1940 Issue February – June 1940
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Pep Comics 1-5; Shield-Wizard Comics 1 January – Summer 1940
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All-Star Comics 1-2 Summer – Fall 1940
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Batman 1-4; Dectective Comics 33 Spring – Winter 1940
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Detective Comics 39-45; Batman 2-3 May 1940 – November 1940
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Action Comics 26-31 and Superman 6-7 July – December 1940
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Superman 5-8 Summer 1940 – February 1941
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Adventure Comics 40-59; World’s Fair Comics 1939, 1940 July 1939 – February 1941
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Whiz Comics Ashcan Edition 1; Whiz Comics 2-15 January 1940 – March 1941
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Detective Comics 27-50 May 1939 – April 1941
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Detective Comics 46-50, Batman 4-5 and World’s Best Comics 1 December 1940 – April 1941
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Flash Comics 1-17 January 1940 – May 1941
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Action Comics 21-36 February 1940 – May 1941
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Action Comics 32-36, Superman 8-9, and World’s Best Comics 1 January – May 1941
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More Fun Comics 52-70 February 1940 – August 1941
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Captain Marvel Adventures 1; Special Edition Comics 1; Whiz Comics 15-20 August 1940 – August 1941
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All-American Comics 16-30; Green Lantern 1 July 1940 – September 1941
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All-Star Comics 3-6 Winter 1940 – September 1941
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Action Comics 37-40, Superman 10-11, and World’s Finest Comics 2-3 June – September 1941
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Superman 9-12 March – October 1941
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Detective Comics 51-56, World’s Finest Comics 2-3 and Batman 6-7 May – November 1941
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America’s Greatest Comics 1; Captain Marvel Adventures 2-3; WHIZ Comics 21-24 Summer – November 1941
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Flash Comics 18-24; All-Flash 1-2 June – December 1941
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Daily Strips 1940 – 1941
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Action Comics 41-43, Superman 12-13, and World’s Finest Comics 4 October – December 1941
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America’s Greatest Comics 2; Captain Marvel Adventures 4-5; Master Comics 21-22; Whiz Comics 25 October – December 1941
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Batman 5-8 Spring 1941 – January 1942
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Detective Comics 57-61, World’s Finest Comics 4 and Batman 8-9 November 1941 – March 1942
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Action Comics 44-46, Superman 14-15, and World’s Finest Comics 5 January – April 1942
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Adventure Comics 48-52; All-American Comics 19-29; Flash Comics 1-4; Sensation Comics 1-5 January 1940 – May 1942
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All-American Comics 31-38; Green Lantern 2-3 October 1941 – May 1942
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All-Star Comics 7-10 October 1941 – May 1942
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Ebay (Search) Adventure Comics 61-76 April 1941 – July 1942
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Detective Comics 62-65, World’s Finest Comics 5-6 and Batman 10-11 April – July 1942
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All Star Comics 8; Sensation Comics 1-9; Wonder Woman 1 December 1941 – September 1942
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Ebay (Search) Leading Comics 1-4 Winter 1941 – Fall 1942
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Ebay (Search) Captain Marvel Jr. 1; Master Comics 22-32; Whiz Comics 25 January 1941 – November 1942
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Ebay (Search) All-Star Comics 8; Sensation Comics 1-12; Wonder Woman 1 December 1940 – December 1942
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Detective Comics 66-70, World’s Finest Comics 7 and Batman 12-13 August – December 1942
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Ebay (Search) All-Star Comics 11-14 June 1942 – January 1943
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Ebay (Search) Superman 17-20 July 1942 – February 1943
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Ebay (Search) Military Comics 1-17 August 1941 – March 1943
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Ebay (Search) Boy Commandos 1-2; Detective Comics 64-73; World’s Finest Comics 8-9 June 1942 – March 1943
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Our Army At War 118-148 1962-1964
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Detective Comics 71-74, World’s Finest Comics 8-9 and Batman 14-15 December 1942 – April 1943
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Batman 13-16 October 1942 – May 1943
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Police Comics 1-20 August 1941 – July 1943
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Detective Comics 75-77, World’s Finest Comics 10 and Batman 16-17 April – July 1943
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Comics Cavalcade 1-3 Winter 1942 – Summer 1943
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Leading Comics 5-8 Winter 1942 – Fall 1943
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Superman 21-24 March – October 1943
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Sunday Strips 1939 – 1943
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Detective Comics 78-81, World’s Finest Comics 11 and Batman 18-19 August – November 1943
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Batman 17-20 June 1943 – January 1944
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Action Comics 53-68 October 1943 – January 1944
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Detective Comics 71-86 January 1943 – April 1944
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Star Spangled Comics 7-32 April 1942 – May 1944
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Police Comics 21-30; Plastic Man 1 August 1943 – May 1944
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More Fun Comics 55-98 May 1940 – August 1944
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1943 – 1944
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Batman 21-25 February – November 1944
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New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; World’s Best Comics 1; World’s Finest 2-16 Annual 1939 – Winter 1944
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All-Star Comics 19-23 Winter 1943 – Winter 1944
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New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; The Big All-American Comic Book Annuals 1939, 1940, 1944
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Captain Marvel Adventures 22-46 1943-1945
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Police Comics 31-39; Plastic Man 2 June 1944 – February 1945
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Leading Comics 9-14 Winter 1943 – Spring 1945
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Action Comics 68-85 February 1944 – June 1945
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