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: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Print (Opens in new window) Print 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 MARY SHELLEY’S SCHOOL: THE KILLING STONE wins first Nebula Award for Best Comic Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 06/07/2026 9:00 am GlobalComix celebrates Pride Month 2026 with queer comics and creators 06/05/2026 5:00 pm Interview: Juston McKee channels deep emotion and dark fantasy into THE CONSUMED! 06/05/2026 3:30 pm Hasbro unleashes an onslaught of exciting products for Target’s Summer Geek-Out event 06/05/2026 3:00 pm ADVERTISEMENT