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 The Beat Digest 07/23/26: Mad Cave reveals HAMMER HEAD Christopher Chiu-Tabet - 07/23/2026 9:00 am SDCC ’26: Hasbro unveils gorgeous THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Figures 07/23/2026 8:30 am SDCC ’26: San Diego Comic-Con will be forever (at least through 2030) 07/22/2026 4:00 pm SDCC ’26: Eisners So Black 07/22/2026 3:30 pm ADVERTISEMENT