Best 1938
The June 22, 1938 fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling II remains a significant event in boxing history. Louis secured his first American heavyweight title victory by scoring a decisive knockout of Schmeling within the opening round at Yankee Stadium. This rematch gained immense political impor...
"The Black Jacobins" is a historical account of the Haitian Revolution written by C. L. R. James and first published in 1938. The work examines the 1791 to 1804 revolt of enslaved people against French colonial rule, focusing on the leadership of Toussaint Louverture. It connects the struggle for Ha...
Action Comics debuted in 1938 as a groundbreaking DC Comics anthology. It established Superman, the first modern superhero character, fundamentally shaping comic book storytelling and popular culture. The series introduced iconic elements of the genre including the concept of an empowered individual...
The Transitional Program, officially titled "The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International," is a political document written by Leon Trotsky in 1938. It was adopted as the founding platform at the conference that established the Fourth International. The pamphlet outlines a...
Mathis der Maler is an opera in seven scenes, with music and libretto by Paul Hindemith, premiered in 1938. Centered on the painter Matthias Grünewald during the German Peasants' War, it examines whether an artist should pursue creative work or participate directly in a society undergoing political...
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars is a 1938 Universal Pictures science-fiction serial presented in 15 theatrical chapters. It stars Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon, with Jean Rogers as Dale Arden, Frank Shannon as Dr. Zarkov, and Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless. The second Universal Flash Gordon ser...
Spirou and Fantasio is a Belgian adventure-comedy comic series that began in 1938 with work by the French artist Rob-Vel. Published by Dupuis, it follows the reporter Spirou and his companion Fantasio through investigative, scientific, and fantastical adventures, often accompanied by Spirou's squirr...
1938 Republic serial starring Ralph Byrd as Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy, the second chapter serial in Republic's Tracy franchise.
The War That Came Early: Hitler's War is a 2009 novel by Harry Turtledove opening a series in which World War II begins in 1938 following the collapse of the Munich Agreement.
1938 Columbia 15-chapter serial based on the Popular Publications pulp hero The Spider, starring Warren Hull as a millionaire crimefighter battling a masked villain called the Octopus.
1938 Republic serial starring Lee Powell and Herman Brix as Marine lieutenants who battle a mysterious masked villain called The Lightning wielding a devastating electric weapon.
Fought in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, this is the longest and largest battle of the conflict, resulting in a devastating defeat for the Spanish Republican forces.
1938 Universal serial based on Will Gould's newspaper comic strip, starring Buster Crabbe as wisecracking detective Red Barry investigating a stolen foreign treasury bond.
Zane Grey's 1938 western set near Colorado's Spanish Peaks, following a rancher's prolonged battle against a ruthless outlaw band terrorizing the Sangre de Cristo foothills.
An American soap opera comic strip created in 1938 by Allen Saunders, notable for its long continuity and its meddlesome titular protagonist.
