Maggie Thompson

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 083: The Depression Comics Challenge Someone online recently noted that, when Pogo creator Walt Kelly graduated in 1930, he left high school just as the…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 082: Who Was That Masked Man? Mask and Cape: That was the title of a fanzine founded by Margaret Gemignani in the early…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 079: Beginnings In a 2015 Heritage auction, I bought an Anglican prayer book for $56. The description was that it had “modern leather…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 078: 60 Years Ago In the most recent installment of this column, I waxed nostalgic about “the Olden Days of Comic Books.” But 1960 received…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 077: 2020 Vision Remember Maggie’s World 073? It concerned the fact that 2019 was the year in which the 50th Comic-Con International: San Diego took place.…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 076: Providing Support The topic doesn’t include Robin; let’s consider Alfred. Robin is a sidekick. At some point, sidekicks can be a focus—but…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 075: Dressing Up In October, variety stores fill with a wide assortment of fantastic get-ups, both for kids and for adults. But throughout…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 072: Treats An anecdote: In October 2018, I was told about a situation that hadn’t occurred to me until then. A couple of…