Pop links: Golden Age Comics exhibit! Free Neko Case! Duke Ellington for a quarter! Buck Rogers with your breakfast cereal!

Geek Orthodox hips us to "Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950," a multi-media exhibit now on display in Los Angeles. Despite the silly Batman TV show-era title (I mean, really must we always say "zap" when speaking or writing about comics?), it look pretty cool. Check out details in the LA Weekly. And you can see an image gallery here.

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I'm a fan of the alt-countryish (but, actually she's quite rock'n'roll) Neko Case. You can check out her new album free, and legally, on NPR.

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Awesome: America's greatest composer, Duke Ellington, will be featured on the "state" quarter honoring the District of Columbia, Ellington's birthplace.

African Americans have featured on commemorative coins but Ellington's quarter will be in everyday use.

The director of the US Mint, Ed Moy, said Duke Ellington was an inspirational figure to have on a coin as he "was equal parts talent, hard work, passion and perseverance".



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Golden Age Comic Books shares a Buck Rogers book issued as a cereal premium back in 1933.