Conventions

Comic Book conventions have become really popular over time. People get to dress up as their favorite character and be a kid for a day. Their are really neat things their such as reenactments, video games, comic booths, and raffle prizes.

Action Figures

Action figures have become a popular toy over the years for kids to play with or for people to collect.

Video Games

A lot of comic books have now been made into video games. Some are good and some are just bad. The best being Freedom Force and the worst being Superman 64.

To the Big Screen

Comic books have been for long been made into movies and have done pretty well. Some are Spiderman, Batman, Superman, The Hulk, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Hellboy, Punisher, and X-Men.

DC Comics

Founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications, the company that would one day become DC Comics virtually created the comic book, publishing the first comic of all original material. Then, in the spring of 1938, the first super hero story appeared in Action Comics #1, introducing Superman. Other soon-to-be icons would follow, including Batman,Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and many others.

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics was originally founded in 1939 and was then known as Timely Comics. With World War II Timely introduced what would be a mega-hit, Captain America. Captain America and other Timely heroes of this time were often confronting Nazis and other worldwide evil and enemies. During the 1950s Timely became known as Atlas Comics. Following this period, super heroes began a major reemergence into the comic book scene. The Silver Age featured bright, exciting new artwork and creative story lines. Comic books surged in popularity and Marvel Comic books emerged from its ashes. Stan Lee introduced the Fantastic Four in 1961, following a path paved by DC Comics and their own super heroes. Superman, the Hulk, X-Men and Iron Man were all created in subsequent years and would of course go on to great critical acclaim and long lasting popularity.

Brenda Starr

On June 19, 1940, "Brenda Starr" the first cartoon strip written by a woman was published in Chicago.