The History of Comics in 500 Issues

By Jess Nevins

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Episodes: 19

Description

A leisurely walk through the history of comic books, one issue at a time. In each episode, I'll choose a single issue of a comic book (or comic book-like magazine) and talk about why the issue is important in the history of the medium, or particularly representative of a trend or a particular writer or artist's work, or is of significant aesthetic value. The first episode begins in the 1820s; the last episode, whenever that is, will be about a significant comic from the 2020s (or possibly the 2030s). I don't limit myself to American comics; I am going to discuss comics & comic book-like magazines from around the world.

Episode Date
Episode 19: "Don Catarino" and the Early Years of the Mexican Comic Book Industry
May 10, 2025
Episode 18: Wonder Comics #1
Apr 26, 2025
Episode 17: Dominguin #1 and the Beginning of the Spanish Comic Book Industry
Apr 13, 2025
Episode 16: Detective Comics #20
Mar 30, 2025
Episode 15: Favorite Comic #1
Mar 16, 2025
Episode 14: Funny Pages #21
Mar 01, 2025
Episode 13: Corriere dei Piccoli #1
Feb 16, 2025
Episode 12: "Tough is putting mildly the treatment you're gonna get!" Action Comics #1
Feb 02, 2025
Episode 11: "The Placid Shores of the Ipiranga:" O Tico-Tico #1
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 10: "That's why I'm calling on Chang. He's helped me a lot on previous cases that have baffled me." Detective Comics #2.
Jan 05, 2025
Episode Nine: Becassine
Dec 15, 2024
Episode Eight: “Are y’gonna talk or do I get the pleasure of splashin’ up the walls with your face?”: Detective Comics #1
Dec 08, 2024
Episode Seven: "They called me mad in school, you know": Puck #1
Nov 25, 2024
Episode Six: "Treachery on the Trail!" Star Ranger #1 & Western Picture Stories #1
Nov 10, 2024
Episode Five: "The Empire, Long Divided, Must Unite": The Story of the Three Kingdoms
Oct 27, 2024
Episode Four: "The Clock!" "That is right, gentlemen--and striking just in time!" Funny Pages #6
Oct 13, 2024
Episode Three: In England's Green and Pleasant Land: Comic Cuts #1
Sep 30, 2024
Episode Two: "A new cargo of mystery and thrills!" New Fun #1
Sep 16, 2024
Episode One: To Begin With: L'Histoire de M. Vieux Bois
Sep 02, 2024