Changed my mind about Golden Age comics after a bad week last March

I used to think Golden Age stuff was mostly boring and just for collectors. But last March I had the worst week - my car broke down, got into a fight with my boss, and my cat ran away for 3 days. I was stuck at home and grabbed a stack of old All-Star Comics my uncle gave me. The first issue had a scene where the Flash just stops to help a random kid fix his bike, no big deal. It hit me different, like these heroes were just decent people first. The whole week I read through about 15 issues and it honestly made me feel better than any modern comic has in years. Has anyone else had an old comic totally change your mood during a rough time?

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emma_garcia2d ago

People are acting like reading a comic from the 40s is some life-changing revelation.

theajohnson2d ago

You might be romanticizing the old stuff a bit. Those comics were written in a different time and a lot of them have dated attitudes that aren't so charming. I tried reading some of the original Human Torch stories and the writing was so stiff and repetitive I couldn't get through more than a few pages.

quinnm772d ago

Oh man, thank you for saying that. I tried reading some of those old Timely comics and it felt more like a chore than a fun read, the dialogue was just so clunky and repetitive I gave up after an issue.