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Comic Book Historians

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Presented by Alex Grand

As featured on LEGO.com, Marvel.com, Slugfest, NPR, Wall Street Journal and the Today Show, host & series producer Alex Grand, author of the best seller, Understanding Superhero Comic Books (with various co-hosts Bill Field, David Armstrong, N. Scott Robinson, Ph.D., Jim Thompson) and guests engage in a Journalistic Comic Book Historical discussion between professionals, historians and scholars in determining what happened and when in comics, from strips and pulps to the platinum age comic book, through golden, silver, bronze and then toward modern Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians. Read Alex Grand's Understanding Superhero Comic Books published by McFarland & Company here at: https://a.co/d/2PlsODNSeries directed, produced & edited by Alex GrandAll episodes ©Comic Book Historians LLC.

#144

Jim Shooter Biographical Interview Part 1 of 6 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Jim Shooter in a career spanning biography. ... more

01 Jan 2026

1 HR 48 MINS

1:48:15

01 Jan 2026

#143

Creig Flessel & Fred Guardineer interview by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Platinum and Golden Age great, Creig Flessel in 1998 on set at... more

01 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:05

01 Dec 2025

#142

Joe Simon & Vincent Sullivan interview by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Golden Age great, Joe Simon in 1998 on set at San Diego Comic ... more

03 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:36

03 Nov 2025

#141

The Silver Age Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2025: How Flash Saved the Comic Book Industry

In 1955, comic book companies were struggling to stay afloat after a rough five years of c... more

01 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:59

01 Oct 2025

#140

The Many Hands of Bill Finger SDCC 2025 Panel

Panel description: Before Gotham had shadows, writer Bill Finger cast them. Comics scholar... more

01 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:12

01 Sep 2025

#139

Rob Liefeld Biographical Interview Part 2 by Alex Grand

Rob Liefeld returns to the CBH podcast talking about Youngblood hitting its stride, Extrem... more

01 Aug 2025

2 HR 04 MINS

2:04:28

01 Aug 2025

#138

Don McGregor Career Interview with Alex Grand & Jim Thompson Part 4

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Don McGregor on his career in a final fourth... more

01 Jul 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:57

01 Jul 2025

#137

Don McGregor Career Interview with Alex Grand & Jim Thompson Part 3

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview comic writer Don McGregor, in a third parter... more

02 Jun 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:48

02 Jun 2025

#136

Mark Ditko and Mort Todd Ditkoverse Interview 2025

Ditkoverse publications are here: http://www.igg.me/at/ditkoverse1Alex Grand speaks with S... more

01 May 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:36

01 May 2025

#135

Will Eisner interview by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Golden Age great and Graphic Novelist, Will Eisner in 1997 on ... more

01 Apr 2025

32 MINS

32:55

01 Apr 2025

#134

Jerry Ordway Power Hour Interview by Alex Grand & Filippo Marzo

Alex Grand & Filippo Marzo interview Jerry Ordway for an hour in a co-interview process wh... more

03 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:56

03 Mar 2025

#133

Bob Hall, Comic Artist, Writer & Actor Interview Part 2 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Bob Hall part 2, from his early days as a co... more

03 Feb 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:04

03 Feb 2025

#132

Craig Yoe Biographical Interview by Alex Grand

Craig Yoe’s biographical interview highlights his creative journey through personal strugg... more

01 Jan 2025

2 HR 49 MINS

2:49:49

01 Jan 2025

#131

Bob Hall, Comic Artist, Writer & Actor Interview Part 1 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Bob Hall, from his early days as a comic rea... more

02 Dec 2024

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:09

02 Dec 2024

#130

Frank Frazetta Phone Interview by Steve Ringgenberg

In today's special episode, Alex Grand and Bill Field delve into a fascinating phone conve... more

01 Nov 2024

24 MINS

24:08

01 Nov 2024

#129

Rob Liefeld Marvel Biographical Interview part 1 by Alex Grand

Alex Grand interviewed Rob Liefeld for the Comic Book Historians Podcast, a key figure in ... more

01 Oct 2024

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:19

01 Oct 2024

#128

Jim Mooney & Marv Levy interviews by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Golden & Silver Age great, Jim Mooney in 1997 on set at San Di... more

02 Sep 2024

47 MINS

47:00

02 Sep 2024

#127

Irwin Hasen & Harry Lampert interviews by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Golden Age great, Irwin Hasen in 1999 on set at San Diego Comi... more

01 Aug 2024

45 MINS

45:54

01 Aug 2024

#126

Audiobook Announcement for Understanding Superhero Comic Books by Alex Grand

I'm thrilled to share something truly special with you. Writing my book was a seven-year j... more

17 Jul 2024

12 MINS

12:12

17 Jul 2024

#125

Tom Palmer, Inker & Illustrator Interview Part 2 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Tom Palmer about his extensive career as bot... more

01 Jul 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:12

01 Jul 2024

#124

Tom Palmer, Inker & Illustrator Interview Part 1 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson

Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Tom Palmer about his extensive career as bot... more

03 Jun 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:50

03 Jun 2024

#123

Steve Rude The Dude biographical interview by Alex Grand & Bill Field

Join Alex Grand and Bill Field as they sit down with legendary comic artist Steve Rude in ... more

02 May 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:53

02 May 2024

#122

Nick Cardy interview part 2 by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Nick Cardy for a second round on set in 2005 about his time at... more

01 Apr 2024

33 MINS

33:59