Home Comics Art The birth of irony ComicsArtCultureOld Comics The birth of irony By Heidi MacDonald - 11/08/2010 11:30 am 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddItEmailTumblr If this cover to FOUR COLOR No. 423, September 1952 were published today it would totally be hipsteriffic. Via Tom. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Review: VERMEER OF THE BORSCHT BELT and The Art of Not Forgetting – Inside Drew Friedman’s Universe Critical Thinking: The World’s Greatest Detective vs. the Ghetto SDCC ’23: Jim Lee declares: “Comic Con belongs to the comics again” LATEST POSTS Horror Beat: The Inconsequential 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE Delivers Gonzo Thrills Gabriel Serrano Denis - 01/20/2026 4:00 pm Storm Shadow and Scarlett Return in G.I. JOE #21 01/20/2026 2:45 pm LORE OLYMPUS ordered to series by Prime Video 01/20/2026 2:21 pm Soli Deo Gloria wins 2026 Fnac France Inter Comics Prize 01/20/2026 2:00 pm ADVERTISEMENT