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The 1940s — the wartime Golden Age boom: superheroes, war stories, and a newsstand exploding with new titles.

117 issues free to read in full.

Adventure Into the Past(1)

Adventure Into the Past #1Read free
Adventure Into the Past#1General Comics, Inc. · 1949 · 16 pages

Adventures in Electricity(1)

Adventures in Electricity #7Read free
Adventures in Electricity#7General Comics · 1940 · 16 pages

Aggie Mack Comics(1)

Aggie Mack Comics #8Read free
Aggie Mack Comics#8Superior · 1949 · 36 pages

Atomic Comics(2)

Atomic Comics #1Read free
Atomic Comics#1Green Publishing · 1946 · 52 pages
Atomic Comics #4Read free
Atomic Comics#4Green Publishing · 1946 · 52 pages

Bomber Comics(1)

Bomber Comics #3Read free
Bomber Comics#3Elliot Publishing Co., Inc. · 1944 · 52 pages

Bulletman(1)

Bulletman #3Read free
Bulletman#3Fawcett · 1941 · 69 pages

Buster Brown(1)

Buster Brown #2Read free
Buster Brown#2Horay · 1947 · 36 pages

Buster Brown(1)

Buster Brown #22Read free
Buster Brown#22Hyperion Press · 1946 · 36 pages

Buster Brown(1)

Buster Brown #23Read free
Buster Brown#23Nissen's, Inc. · 1946 · 36 pages

Camera Comics(9)

Camera Comics #1Read free
Camera Comics#1U. S. Camera · 1944 · 53 pages
Camera Comics #2Read free
Camera Comics#2U. S. Camera · 1944 · 52 pages
Camera Comics #3Read free
Camera Comics#3U. S. Camera · 1944 · 53 pages
Camera Comics #4Read free
Camera Comics#4U. S. Camera · 1945 · 53 pages
Camera Comics #5Read free
Camera Comics#5U. S. Camera · 1945 · 52 pages
Camera Comics #6Read free
Camera Comics#6U. S. Camera · 1945 · 52 pages
Camera Comics #7Read free
Camera Comics#7U. S. Camera · 1946 · 52 pages
Camera Comics #8Read free
Camera Comics#8U. S. Camera · 1946 · 53 pages
Camera Comics #9Read free
Camera Comics#9U. S. Camera · 1944 · 53 pages

Conqueror Comics(1)

Conqueror Comics #1Read free
Conqueror Comics#1Albrecht Publishing Company · 1945 · 36 pages

Courage Comics(1)

Courage Comics #2Read free
Courage Comics#2Boys Village, Inc. · 1945 · 53 pages

Courage Comics(1)

Courage Comics #77Read free
Courage Comics#77J. Edward Slavin · 1945 · 52 pages

Crime Smashers(8)

Crime Smashers #1Read free
Crime Smashers#1Trojan Magazines · 1948 · 33 pages
Crime Smashers #5Read free
Crime Smashers#5Trojan Magazines · 1942 · 31 pages
Crime Smashers #6Read free
Crime Smashers#6Trojan Magazines · 1942 · 30 pages
Crime Smashers #7Read free
Crime Smashers#7Trojan Magazines · 1942 · 30 pages
Crime Smashers #8Read free
Crime Smashers#8Trojan Magazines · 1947 · 31 pages
Crime Smashers #10Read free
Crime Smashers#10Trojan Magazines · 1942 · 29 pages
Crime Smashers #11Read free
Crime Smashers#11Trojan Magazines · 1947 · 29 pages
Crime Smashers #14Read free
Crime Smashers#14Trojan Magazines · 1947 · 29 pages

Crown Comics(3)

Crown Comics #1Read free
Crown Comics#1Golfing, Inc. · 1945 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #2Read free
Crown Comics#2Golfing, Inc. · 1945 · 36 pages
Crown Comics #3Read free
Crown Comics#3Golfing, Inc. · 1945 · 36 pages

Crown Comics(1)

Crown Comics #4Read free
Crown Comics#4Crown Comics · 1945 · 36 pages

Crown Comics(2)

Crown Comics #5Read free
Crown Comics#5Golfing, Inc. · 1945 · 44 pages
Crown Comics #6Read free
Crown Comics#6Golfing, Inc. · 1945 · 52 pages

Crown Comics(3)

Crown Comics #7Read free
Crown Comics#7Home Guide Publications · 1945 · 48 pages
Crown Comics #8Read free
Crown Comics#8Home Guide Publications · 1947 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #9Read free
Crown Comics#9Home Guide Publications · 1947 · 52 pages

Crown Comics(10)

Crown Comics #10Read free
Crown Comics#10McCombs · 1947 · 48 pages
Crown Comics #11Read free
Crown Comics#11McCombs · 1947 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #12Read free
Crown Comics#12McCombs · 1948 · 50 pages
Crown Comics #13Read free
Crown Comics#13McCombs · 1948 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #14Read free
Crown Comics#14McCombs · 1948 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #15Read free
Crown Comics#15McCombs · 1948 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #16Read free
Crown Comics#16McCombs · 1949 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #17Read free
Crown Comics#17McCombs · 1949 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #18Read free
Crown Comics#18McCombs · 1949 · 52 pages
Crown Comics #19Read free
Crown Comics#19McCombs · 1949 · 52 pages

Don Fortune Magazine(4)

Don Fortune Magazine #1Read free
Don Fortune Magazine#1Don Fortune Publishing Co · 1948 · 1 pages
Don Fortune Magazine #2Read free
Don Fortune Magazine#2Don Fortune Publishing Co · 1946 · 52 pages
Don Fortune Magazine #4Read free
Don Fortune Magazine#4Don Fortune Publishing Co · 1946 · 50 pages
Don Fortune Magazine #6Read free
Don Fortune Magazine#6Don Fortune Publishing Co · 1947 · 52 pages

Dynamic Comics(1)

Dynamic Comics #24Read free
Dynamic Comics#24Superior Publishers Limited · 1948 · 67 pages

Exciting Comics(1)

Exciting Comics #11Read free
Exciting Comics#11Better Publications, Inc. · 1941 · 68 pages

G.I. Joe(2)

G.I. Joe #17Read free
G.I. Joe#17Ziff-Davis · 1942 · 52 pages
G.I. Joe #26Read free
G.I. Joe#26Ziff-Davis · 1943 · 33 pages

G.I. Joe(1)

G.I. Joe #46Read free
G.I. Joe#46Zenith Co. · 1947 · 36 pages

Golden West Love(1)

Golden West Love #2Read free
Golden West Love#2Kirby Publishing Co. · 1949 · 52 pages

Grand Slam Comics v5(2)

Grand Slam Comics v5 #52Read free
Grand Slam Comics v5#52Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1946 · 61 pages
Grand Slam Comics v5 #54Read free
Grand Slam Comics v5#54Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1946 · 52 pages

Grand Slam Three Aces(1)

Grand Slam Three Aces #49Read free
Grand Slam Three Aces#49Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1945 · 36 pages

Heroes All v4(1)

Heroes All v4 #17Read free
Heroes All v4#17Heroes All Company · 1946 · 16 pages

Is This Tomorrow(1)

Is This Tomorrow #1Read free
Is This Tomorrow#1Catechetical Guild Educational Society · 1947 · 52 pages

Jeep Comics(1)

Jeep Comics #2Read free
Jeep Comics#2R. B. Leffingwell and Co. · 1945 · 52 pages

Jeep Comics(1)

Jeep Comics #3Read free
Jeep Comics#3Palore Promotions, Inc. · 1948 · 36 pages

Key Comics(4)

Key Comics #1Read free
Key Comics#1Consolidated Magazines · 1944 · 49 pages
Key Comics #2Read free
Key Comics#2Consolidated Magazines · 1944 · 52 pages
Key Comics #3Read free
Key Comics#3Consolidated Magazines · 1945 · 36 pages
Key Comics #4Read free
Key Comics#4Consolidated Magazines · 1946 · 53 pages

Kid Cowboy(1)

Kid Cowboy #8Read free
Kid Cowboy#8Ziff-Davis · 1945 · 34 pages

Liberty Comics(1)

Liberty Comics #14Read free
Liberty Comics#14Green Publishing Co. · 1946 · 52 pages

Lucky Comics(5)

Lucky Comics #1Read free
Lucky Comics#1Consolidated Magazines, Inc. · 1943 · 49 pages
Lucky Comics #2Read free
Lucky Comics#2Consolidated Magazines, Inc. · 1945 · 36 pages
Lucky Comics #3Read free
Lucky Comics#3Consolidated Magazines, Inc. · 1945 · 37 pages
Lucky Comics #4Read free
Lucky Comics#4Consolidated Magazines, Inc. · 1946 · 53 pages
Lucky Comics #5Read free
Lucky Comics#5Consolidated Magazines, Inc. · 1946 · 52 pages

Lucky Comics v1(1)

Lucky Comics v1 #8Read free
Lucky Comics v1#8Maple Leaf Publishing · 1942 · 52 pages

Masked Ranger(1)

Masked Ranger #6Read free
Masked Ranger#6Premier Magazines · 1947 · 34 pages

Medal of Honor Comics(1)

Medal of Honor Comics #1Read free
Medal of Honor Comics#1A. S. Curtis · 1946 · 34 pages

More Fun Comics(1)

More Fun Comics #9Read free
More Fun Comics#9DC · 1946 · 65 pages

Navy Heroes(1)

Navy Heroes #1Read free
Navy Heroes#1Almanac Publishing Co. · 1945 · 36 pages

Peter Wheat Fun Book(1)

Peter Wheat Fun Book #1Read free
Peter Wheat Fun Book#1Peter Wheat Associates, Inc. · 1945 · 32 pages

Peter Wheat News(1)

Peter Wheat News #19Read free
Peter Wheat News#19Bakers Associates · 1949 · 8 pages

Picture News(1)

Picture News #1Read free
Picture News#1299 Lafayette St. Corp. · 1946 · 52 pages

Picture News(4)

Picture News #2Read free
Picture News#2299 Lafayette Street Corp. · 1946 · 52 pages
Picture News #3Read free
Picture News#3299 Lafayette Street Corp. · 1946 · 52 pages
Picture News #4Read free
Picture News#4299 Lafayette Street Corp. · 1946 · 53 pages
Picture News #5Read free
Picture News#5299 Lafayette Street Corp. · 1946 · 36 pages

Picture News(5)

Picture News #6Read free
Picture News#6News in Color and Action, Inc. · 1946 · 36 pages
Picture News #7Read free
Picture News#7News in Color and Action, Inc. · 1946 · 36 pages
Picture News #8Read free
Picture News#8News in Color and Action, Inc. · 1946 · 52 pages
Picture News #9Read free
Picture News#9News in Color and Action, Inc. · 1946 · 52 pages
Picture News #10Read free
Picture News#10News in Color and Action, Inc. · 1947 · 53 pages

Robin Hood and Company(1)

Robin Hood and Company #32Read free
Robin Hood and Company#32Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1946 · 52 pages

Robin Hood and Company(1)

Robin Hood and Company #33Read free
Robin Hood and Company#33Anglo-American Publishing Co. Ltd. · 1946 · 52 pages

Robin Hood and Company(1)

Robin Hood and Company #34Read free
Robin Hood and Company#34Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1945 · 52 pages

Rocket Comics v1(1)

Rocket Comics v1 #5Read free
Rocket Comics v1#5Maple Leaf Publishing · 1943 · 48 pages

Seven Seas Comics(1)

Seven Seas Comics #1Read free
Seven Seas Comics#1Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate · 1946 · 52 pages

Seven Seas Comics(1)

Seven Seas Comics #2Read free
Seven Seas Comics#2Universal Phoenix Features · 1946 · 52 pages

Seven Seas Comics(1)

Seven Seas Comics #6Read free
Seven Seas Comics#6Iger · 1947 · 33 pages

Ship Ahoy(1)

Ship Ahoy #1Read free
Ship Ahoy#1The Spotlight · 1944 · 52 pages

Slick Chick Comics(1)

Slick Chick Comics #3Read free
Slick Chick Comics#3Leader Enterprises · 1947 · 36 pages

Super Duper Comics(1)

Super Duper Comics #3Read free
Super Duper Comics#3F. E. Howard Publications, Limited · 1947 · 52 pages

Teen Town Comics(1)

Teen Town Comics #48Read free
Teen Town Comics#48Pioneer Publications · 1948 · 35 pages

The Adventures of Alice(1)

The Adventures of Alice #1Read free
The Adventures of Alice#1Civil Service Publications, Incorporated · 1945 · 36 pages

The Adventures of Alice(1)

The Adventures of Alice #2Read free
The Adventures of Alice#2Pentagon Publishing Co · 1946 · 36 pages

The Adventures of Homer Cobb(1)

The Adventures of Homer Cobb #1Read free
The Adventures of Homer Cobb#1Soy-Bart Productions, Inc. · 1947 · 52 pages

The Adventures of Peter Wheat(3)

The Adventures of Peter Wheat #7Read free
The Adventures of Peter Wheat#7Bakers Associates, Inc. · 1948 · 16 pages
The Adventures of Peter Wheat #12Read free
The Adventures of Peter Wheat#12Bakers Associates, Inc. · 1949 · 16 pages
The Adventures of Peter Wheat #20Read free
The Adventures of Peter Wheat#20Bakers Associates, Inc. · 1949 · 16 pages

The Mad Hatter(1)

The Mad Hatter #2Read free
The Mad Hatter#2O. W. Comics Corp. · 1946 · 52 pages

Three Aces Comics v5(1)

Three Aces Comics v5 #51Read free
Three Aces Comics v5#51Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited · 1946 · 36 pages

Tops Comics(2)

Tops Comics #1Read free
Tops Comics#1Consolidated Book Publishers · 1944 · 114 pages
Tops Comics #2001Read free
Tops Comics#2001Consolidated Book Publishers · 1944 · 17 pages

Topsy Turvy(1)

Topsy Turvy #1Read free
Topsy Turvy#1R. B. Leffingwell Co. · 1945 · 53 pages

Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v4(1)

Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v4 #3Read free
Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v4#3Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher, Inc. · 1948 · 37 pages