Though the superhero comics were the top sellers, other genres emerged during the Golden Age. Horror and crime were popular, notably The Spirit, a masked detective who captured villains and ...

And Sam Lake, writer of recent big release Alan Wake 2, told BBC Newsbeat the sequel had pivoted further into horror because he believes the genre is currently experiencing a "golden age".

In part 1 we are looking at the first rise in horror comics in the mid to late 1940s and how that affected the comic book landscape resulting in a national conversation about media and juvenile ...

Though the superhero comics were the top sellers, other genres emerged during the Golden Age. Horror and crime were popular, notably The Spirit, a masked detective who captured villains and ...