About this blog attack of the 50 year old comic books. Superheroes in comic books through history retro planet. As for bronze age, i honestly just dont think bronze age romance has gotten the attention it deserves. I imagine most people say this age runs until 1986, a watershed year in comics. The comics featured in this collection were published between the mid to late 1960s. Rack it in your mythology and historical fiction sections for even more sales success. In an age of derivative barbarians, i think its fair to say that claw the unconquered was probably the most derivative sword and sorcery hero out there. All the drama of the ancient and thrilling tradition unfolds before your eyes, with all the familiar people and events of the trojan war. On learning that helen has left sparta with paris, kastor and polydeukes set out to bring her back. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 by krakoa october 2, 2010 6 comments the bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free.
Comic book mispronouncameations well, we certainly started something in the comments section there, with trigone empire versus trigunn empire. To find a retailer in your area, use the comic shop locator. If youre looking to buy copper age back issues, we encourage you to first support your local comic shop. You can click to reach the variant list it came from e. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books.
Probally more top bronze age comic book keys then gold,copper and modern combined if you think about it. The amazing stylistic history of comic books 99designs. Accordingly, marvels range of horror characters and comic book titles played an important role in the diversification the house of ideas underwent as it progressed from the 1960s silver age to the 1970s bronze age period, and it happened straight away as january 1970 saw the release of a new horror title called where monsters dwell. Both series exemplify the combination of issuedriven plots and comic book wildness for which the era is known, but theyre executed with more. In that year, dc swept away the vestiges of the silverbronze ages with crisis on infinite earths, frank miller redefined batman with the dark knight returns, and alan moore and dave gibbons did watchmen. February 15, 2017 key copper age comics special note. And please use the top ten tips message board to add your two cents to the list. Marvel really was at the top of their game in the 1970 to 1984 period.
If you are not already intheknow about the difference between newsstand and direct edition comics see the following. Dropping literally out of the sky to kick off the golden age, superman represents the comic book origin story. Years ago, i wrote a post noting all the female characters that were introduced in dc comics starting in the late 1950s, and wondering why it all happened so suddenly. Although the creation of superheroes is thought of as the. The story is then collected into volumes as graphic novels. What defines the golden age from the silver age of comic books. The blog features recollections of comic books posted around the date of the 50th. Most comic book aficionados agree that the bronze age of comics began in 1970, shortly after artist jack kirby. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. What bronze age creators and comics do you think deserve a bit more love. These events tended to wipe the slate clean and signal that comics had grown up.
Alex schomburg was totally unique said comic book legend stan lee. Timeline of bronze age comics there is a lot of debate about when the bronze age of comic books started and when it ended. How to store a comic book collection like a superhero public. These icons indicate the confirmed existence on the cgc census of a morerare cgcrecognized cover price variant version of the key bronze age comic book in question. The modern age of comic books is a period in the history of american superhero comic books which is generally considered to have begun in the mid1980s and continues through the present day. Top 10 most underrated bronze age comics comics bulletin. Amazing look back at a huge time on comic books by amazon customer memphis, tn this era was when i started reading comic books as a kid. Copper age comics the era of comic books from 1984 to 1991. Our list of key copper age comics is here, and weve also listed many of our favorite copper age creators and their work on this page. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. The bronze age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 1985. Content holders, please contact me if a scan is requested to be removed.
Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Dark horse comics has over 350 properties currently represented under the dark horse banner, serving as the jumpingoff point for comics, books, films, television, electronic games, toys, and collectibles. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Most valuable comic books comic book values comic book. The modern age of comic books began in 1986 and ended in the 2000s, and it is the modern comic books today. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. Colorist john dallaire brings the same subtle palette and vibrant hues that he brought last year to book one, a thousand ships.
Bountiful images bring the story lines, characters and creators to life, alongside an original interview. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Identifying the bronze age romance classic covers bronze. On june 16 2009 they went live with the bronze age babies blog, sharing their love for 1970s and 80s pop culture with readers who happen by each day. The top selling comic books that begin with a are alpha flight comic books 1983 series, amazing adventures comic books 1970 series, amazing spiderman comic books 1963 series, archie comic books and avengers comic books 1963 series you can also search 7 more ways. Bronze age 1970 1985 items 1 to 50 of 100 total show 50 100 200 all per page. Its hard to pinpoint many real classics because most people have just never looked at them. Milwaukie, oregon, united states about blog dark horse comics was founded in 1986 by mike richardson, behind the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. The five ages of comics introduction pointless ephemera. Having grown up in this era, i prefer it to silver age. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. Full color brings new dimension to the story, especially as achilles battles telephus in the vineyards of mysia, as a.
Age of bronze has been nominated for numerous eisner the comic industrys oscar awards. Shanower won the eisner award for best writerartist in 2001 and 2003, and was nominated for the ignatz award for outstanding artist in 1999, for his work on age of bronze. If you want more bronze age fun, the superman podcast network has a show called superman in the bronze age that specifically follows supermans adventures in this era. I know manya bronze age baby thinks of levitz first when they recall the teams scribes. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american superhero comic books usually said to run from 1970 to 1984. Comic book blatherings from the backyard of nostalgia. A period of comic books that will never be topped again. A lot of the books grew up a bit and fansturnedpros took over.
Sacrifice, book two in the age of bronze graphic novel series, will be published by image comics in full color for the first time in february 2020. Silver age comics at atkins library is an exhibit of superhero comics published by dc comics and marvel comics during the silver age 1956 c. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. This readerfriendly sized edition explores the evolution into the bronze age of dc with a careful curation and expansion of material from taschens xl book, 75 years of dc comics, winner of the eisner awards, the oscars of the comic world. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. This golden age saw the growth and development of the comic book industry. Age of bronze comics homepage the story of the trojan war. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. I have a collection of old comic books ranging from superman to iron man, years ranging from 1967 to 1990i am needing to know how much they are worthi also have a marvel transformers head masters vol. Norm breyfogle, comic book artist batman, prime, complications from a stroke at age 58. Age of bronze is first serialized in individual issues of the comic book series. Open the images in a new page to read them enlarged. The bronze age of comic books posted may 2, 2017 mguitmann prior to the bronze age, in the silver age of comics we saw comic book publishers reintroduce fan favorite characters after a decline in the popularity of comic books after wwii.
Marie severin, comics artist and colorist ec comics, not brand echh, cocreator of the visual look of spiderwoman, died at age 89. Bob montana was archies creator, back in the 40s at mlj comics. Although he didnt do any comic book work within our bronze age, he did the archie newspaper strip until 1975, and some of those strips were reprinted in the archie comics of our day. Bronze and silver age is where most of the keys have come from. The purpose of this article is to establish that there is a general beginning of the bronze age that weve been overlooking for quite some time. The top ten batman covers from each era part 3 the. Im hoping to entertain other fans of a certain age i. Age of bronze, the continuing graphic novel series by eisner awardwinning cartoonist eric shanower, presents the complete story of the worldfamous war at troy, freshly retold for the 21st century. Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Dick tracy was a perennial favorite for years, a very popular comic strip, and popular comic book. A thousand ships tp sep 12, 2018 age of bronze, vol.
First off, paul levitz was very new to the book at this time. With silver age 1956 1969 comic books demanding such high prices, one way of making a shrewd investment is to look for books that fall within the next age of comic books the bronze age 1970 1980. Starting with supermans first appearance in 1938, super hero comics have been going for almost threequarters of a century. The golden age of comic books began in 1938 with the introduction of. There are several events that demarcate the advent of the bronze age, and only one heralding event appears in a comic book. This book was a wonderful read and took me back to those days when i would love get a comic book off the spinning rack at my local 711. If you buy a bronze age comic today bagged and boarded, you can only imagine the value of that book in 20 years when it is 35 to 40 years old. The silver age was a creative and commercial renaissance period for the comics medium. Over the years, comic fans have come up with different ages of comics to reflect how the style and content of comics has changed over the years. Most comic book aficionados agree that the bronze age of comics began in 1970, shortly after artist jack kirby left marvel for dc comics, which promised him a greater degree of artistic freedom since superman editor mort weisinger had just retired. The most important silver age comic book artistwriter you never.
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