2020/07/11 – Arlen Schumer – Black SuperHeroes of the Silver Age of Comics

Guest Page Fast links to Items:  Richard  –  Arlen Fast links to Bios:  Arlen My guest tonight, award-winning illustrator, writer and comic book historian, Arlen Schumer, has focused much of his attention on the “Silver Age” …. “The Silver Age of Comics (circa 1956-70) not only birthed a new generation of superheroes, but for the first time in comic book publication … black superheroes! “The decade of the 1960s was one of the most turbulent in American — and world — history, sparking revolutions of all kinds in the political, socio-economic, cultural and artistic spheres. In the field of comic books, industry giant DC Comics rebooted its old superheroes from the 1940’s ‘Golden Age’ into newer, sleeker, streamlined versions, while confronting its first serious competition in an upstart company called ‘Marvel.’ “The legendary white artist/storyteller behind the newfound success of Marvel, Jack Kirby, suddenly decided to create the first black [...]