What is the 'Golden Age' of comic books?

What is the 'Golden Age' of comic books?

Mark Zaid (Owner of Esquire Comics) gives expert video advice on: Why do collectors refer to the specific era of a comic book?; What is the most sought after era of comic books? and more...

Now, the Golden Age of comic books has always been understood to start with Action Number 1, the creation of Superman. So were talking 1938, and then it extends to the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, so it could be the 1946, 1949 era.