Was The Red Knight a Sign Of Communism in 1943's Blue Beetle #18?

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Blue Beetle #18 revealed by Fox in 1943 options the Golden Age model, who gained a little extra consideration because of the current film.

Blue Beetle #18 revealed by Fox Comics in 1943 featured the Golden Age model of the Blue Beetle character who has gained a little extra consideration because of the film which has nothing to do with this model of the character in any way. He is accompanied by his Golden Age sidekick Sparky – later referred to as Spunky – although they returned to Sparky when the character was revived eighty years later – thank goodness. Britain and America are a little extra conscious of one another’s use of slang as of late. Blue Beetle #18 has its characteristic story, regarding one Red Knight, written and drawn by Phil Bard. Later, below one other identify, Oliver Ashford, he would deliver again The Red Knight to the Charlton Comics model of the Blue Beetle in the sixties.

Why the identify change? Well, in the twenties, he was identified for creating editorial and gag cartoons work for the New Masses journal, revealed by the Worker’s Party of America from 1926 onwards, in addition to for The Daily Worker newspaper revealed by the Communist Party USA, and Labor Unity journal revealed by The Trade Union Unity League, and possibly, simply possibly, such an affiliation with Marxist literature in the fifties and sixties won’t have been as missed. Was the character referred to as The Red Knight to be Phil Bard’s straightforward of signalling his allegiance even then? Nevertheless, capitalism will out, and Blue Beetle #18 that includes first look of The Red Knight is being offered by Heritage Auctions with a CBCS grade of 8.0 and present bids totalling $252. Given the grade and the possibility that DC Comics will revive the Red Knight any day now (particularly with a historical past of Communist sympathies) the chances are that these costs will go up.

Blue Beetle #18 (Holyoke, 1943) CBCS VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. Sol Brodsky artwork. Overstreet 2023 VF 8.0 worth = $454.