The history of comic books have seen many iconic greats from DC, Marvel, Image, and more. These standouts are the very best ...

EAST LANSING, MI — Before visiting Michigan State University’s massive comic book collection, I asked librarian Jason Larsen to set aside what he considers the five rarest or quirkiest items. Not the ...

Spider-Man has always had one of the greatest, most unique lineups of villains in the entire comic book medium. Like all the best foes, these adversaries possess distinct personalities, superhuman ...

In the mid-20th century, comic books groups grew in popularity. But some people worried that they were contributing to illiteracy and inciting crime among young people. One California city passed ...

This 1939 memento is now the most expensive comic book on Earth—and probably on Krypton, too.

Julia Dixon Evans: In 1769, Father Junípero Serra founded the first Spanish mission in California — just a couple of miles from our KPBS studio. Back then, California was home to an estimated 300,000 ...

Getting paid to immerse yourself in vintage paper and use your deep knowledge of comic book history sounds like a dream job, and Heritage Auctions is looking for someone with that particular set of ...

David Wondrich, a drinks historian, drinks columnist for Esquire from 2000 to 2016, and for the Daily Beast from 2016 to 2022, has written a graphic novel with artist Dean Kotz about the history of ...

Comic books were originally created as entertainment primarily for young children. Some people don’t like to admit it, but it’s true. Let’s face it, a radioactive insect biting a teenage boy to give ...