New Fun Comics – Page 2 – The Secret Origin of DC Comics

NOTE: This site is for archival purposes only. The active/current site is at TheMajorAndHisLegacy.com.

The Long and Winding Road

A little over 20 years ago I embarked on an adventure to discover my paternal grandfather Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s legacy in comics history. In the process of updating the website I had an opportunity to look back at the road travelled and to reflect on what lies ahead. Like any adventure there have been some [...]

By major|2018-01-02T03:24:55-08:00December 27th, 2017|Family History, Golden Age Comics, New Fun Comics|2 Comments

New Fun Magazine–The Birth of an Industry by Jon Berk

Of the short-lived titles of the 1930s and 1940s, none is as rare nor as important to the history of comic books as New Fun, subtitled “The Big Comic Magazine.” Although New Fun was to continue as More Fun Comics with the seventh issue and then to continue on to issue 127, New Fun deserves [...]

By major|2017-11-26T22:43:27-08:00October 24th, 2009|Golden Age Comics, New Fun Comics|5 Comments

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