To the ones who have read the DC comics from 1935 to 1940, how mature are they compared to the ones from the Silver age?

[DeSade-acolyte]

Mr Le Clear answered this question in the Q&A thread.

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Great question about the original target audience.

I think depression era youth were always the intended primary audience of the first comics, but its also clear that the first publishers were hoping that they’d be enjoyed by audiences of all ages and genders. Comic Books have their roots both in PULP Magazines (and especially) Newspaper Comic Strips. In both cases, those stories were seeking mass audiences and not just a small niche. A lot of other publishers may have just been throwing stuff out there to see what sticks, but we were founded by a romantic visionary named Major Malcolm Wheeler who had dreams about the possibilities of original content comic books and a wider audience in mind. Editor Lloyd Jacquet promoted our landmark first issue New Fun #1 by recommending trying “it on the youngsters from 2 to 90”.

If there is anybody who is probably the most authoritative voice in this topic, at least in term of DC, I’d hazard to say it’s Mr Le Clear.

I think Editor Lloyd Jacquet statement makes it pretty clear they were trying for a wide audience.