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 Ò64 PAGES IN NATURAL COLORÓ, the images in Movie Comics were very early
attempts at colorizing black and white pictures for comic books, so ÒnaturalÓ 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