Many of these heroes would return when the “Marvel ... Yet many other characters also date back to the Golden Age, even if all they share with their modern-day counterparts is little more ...

The precise era of the Golden Age is disputed, though most agree that it was born with the launch of Superman in 1938. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is possibly the most ...

According to writer Jack Newfield, "rivalries [were] built on ethnic tension, and you could get ten thousand people for a fight between two neighborhood heroes." Harry E. Winkler, correspondent ...