Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Hawkman story in issue #3

The following are panels from the Hawkman story in issue #3. It is important to note the violent horror elements of 1940 comics. Along with the pre-Robin Batman, also occasionally written by Gardner Fox, the vigilantly sub-culture personas were much darker than that which evolved later in the decade with the advent of a editorial board of psychologist, educators, and military dignitaries overseeing the content of comics.

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