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Premiered February 5, 2005, 7:30 PM on People TV Atlanta on Comcast Channel 24 | ||||||||||
| The Breman Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, was the "kick-off" location of the touring exhibit "The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1948-1950." An exciting blend of original art, actual comics from the era, a movie theater showing the old Superman and Captain Marvel serials, and a fun assortment of toys and games of the era. Jerry Robinson serves as the guest curator, unearthing treasures from the early days of comic books. | |||||||||||
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| For this episode, I had the pleasure of Shirley Michalove serve as our docent, taking the audience on a tour of the exhibit, beginning with an old-fashioned newsstand.
A special bonus in the show was from the special grand opening night, when I got to meet Joanne and Laura Siegel, the widow and daughter respectively, of Jerry Siegel, the man who created Superman with his artistic partner Joe Shuster. The Museum recreated the studio in which the young men first worked on the series, down to the typewriter that introduced us to the Man of Steel. The early days of Superman, Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and countless others are all there for both the hardcore fan as well as the merely curious. Among the topics the viewer will learn include how comics were used as propaganda in the days leading into World War II, the phases a comic book go through step-by-step, and how the co-creator of the polygraph created one of the most famous comic book characters of all time! |
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Photos: (1) The banner for the exhibit, (2) Shirley Michalove begins the tour, (3) Joanne and Laura Siegel "on set", (4) Chris Companik tells Shirley the full origin of Captain Marvel, (5) The audience learns the Museum has free parking! | |||||||||
| Production credits for Episode 5: Jason Heard, Camera; Shirley Michalove, Docent/Guide; Ken Gale, Carol Strickland, Rick Taylor, Additional Information/Materials; Chris Companik, Producer/Host/Editor | |||||||||||
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