In 1941, the Golden Age of comics was in full swing, and more than a few companies tried their hand at creating their own line of titles. One was Great Comics Publications, which only created two titles, the titular Great Comics, and Choice Comics. Both series lasted three issues each, with their best effort to appeal to readers was to have them join the Great Zarro Victory Club. Aside from a club pin featuring Zarro the Great(a superhero with only the power of flight), there wasn't much else enticing youngsters to draft into the Great Comics army. Imagine, you're a kid in 1940’s where everyone at the school playground has either their Superman button or the infamous Captain Midnight decoder badge and you’re stuck with this crummy looking pin of a hero nobody ever heard of. There's supporting the underdog, and then there's just giving into a quick cash grab.
In 1941, the Golden Age of comics was in full swing, and more than a few companies tried their hand at creating their own line of titles. One was Great Comics Publications, which only created two titles, the titular Great Comics, and Choice Comics. Both series lasted three issues each, with their best effort to appeal to readers was to have them join the Great Zarro Victory Club. Aside from a club pin featuring Zarro the Great(a superhero with only the power of flight), there wasn't much else enticing youngsters to draft into the Great Comics army. Imagine, you're a kid in 1940’s where everyone at the school playground has either their Superman button or the infamous Captain Midnight decoder badge and you’re stuck with this crummy looking pin of a hero nobody ever heard of. There's supporting the underdog, and then there's just giving into a quick cash grab.
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