The DC Comics Rarities Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)
The three early comic books reprinted inDC Comics Raritiesare fascinating cultural artifacts. The two issues ofNew York World's Fair Comicswere distributed at the 1939-40 exposition; they feature some of the earliest exploits of Superman and Batman, who travel from Metropolis and Gotham City, respectively, to visit the event. The massiveBig All-American Comic Bookfrom 1944 boasts some of DC's biggest stars as well as lesser lights and itself reprints some of the popular long-running newspaper strip,Mutt and Jeff. A piquant sampler of comics' Golden Age.Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved