Movie Comics was published by All-American Comics in 1939. The series presented the
films of the day and lasted a total of six issues. Movie Comics used colorized stills of the
films for the individual panels. Some of the movies that were adapted are Gunga Din, Son
of Frankenstein, Stagecoach, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Oregon Trail and The Phantom
Creeps. In spite of the front cover blurb proclaiming "64 PAGES IN NATURAL COLOR", the
images in Movie Comics were very early attempts at colorizing black and white pictures for
comic books, so "natural" is a relative term. The source material available for this book
came from fiche rather than scans and therefore the images are not as crisp as one would
hope. Movie Comics serves as a fascinating historical artifact for comic book and film
lovers alike.
THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK EDITIONS AS WELL
AS IN EITHER FULL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE
