One site we link to frequently around here is PAPPY’S GOLDEN AGE BLOGZINE. There’s a reason for that. Pappy’s “issues” offer well chosen, genuinely entertaining, well written and/or well drawn Golden Age comic stories with informed commentary on an almost daily basis. If you have the time, however, you need to check back through his archives as he’s been doing the exact same thing since 2006! Just a few things we recommend you check out:?

MISS AMERICA, the popular Timely heroine of the 1940′s, is spotlighted in issue 414, complete with one of her trademark photo covers designed to lure little girl readers who might mistake it for a more typical teen mag.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2008/11/number-414-miss-america-and-shocker.html

Issue 164 features the unusual and beautiful team-up of EC sci-fi aces Al Williamson and Wally Wood on a non EC story from a 1950′s issue of SPACE ACE.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2007/07/number-164-space-ace-gets-woody-this-is.html?

The origin of Simon and Kirby’s lesser-known hero for Harvey Comics, STUNTMAN from 1946 (as reprinted in 1954′s THRILLS OF TOMORROW), is presented in issue 588 from earlier this year.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2009/09/number-588-third-times-not-always-charm.html

Here’s a link to issue 236 which discusses Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s RAT FINK character (that was everywhere in the mid-sixties!) and even reprints a MAD/underground style parody of THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS featuring Roth himself and drawn by Pete Millar.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2007/12/number-236-rat-fink-christmas-i-was.html

There’s also lots of reprints from Walt Kelly, Dick Briefer, Mort Meskin and Yoe favorite Boody Rogers so dig deep into Pappy’s archives and treat yourself to some of the reasons there WAS a Golden Age of Comics!!