Bronze age comic books cgc comic book collectors chat boards. 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. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free appraisals. Rarity increases the further back in the ages you go. Oct 12, 2015 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. Special, published in 1999, provides backstory, telling of the curse on atreus and his sons, agamemnon and menelaus. Following the silver age era, dcs bronze age is largely recognized as beginning with the 1970s when dc published jack kirbys fourth world and superman. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. While there were still plenty of hack jobs, fillins, and oneoffs, the era also saw the rise of more complex storytelling, better characterization and welldeveloped supporting casts. Featuring allnew art from jason fabok and brad anderson on a 10 oz. A thousand ships new edition by eric shanower sep 25, 2018. Bronze age comic books buy sell and trade has 1,129 members.
Most comicbook 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. Its fun to take a trip down memory lane and reexperience the ramshackle. Take a virtual tour of a beachfront escape in makena, hawaii. Best earth2 stories of the bronze agecopper age bronze. Are bronze age comics starting to become more in demand since high grade silver age comics are becoming way to expensive for the average collector. T here is no one single event that can be said to spark the beginning of the dcs bronze age.
Having grown up in this era, i prefer it to silver age. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Throughout the history of comic books, publishers have made comics is different sizes learn more. Nov 17, 2008 because we need a place to post our ba books here we go to kick off the thread. Im still a little leary of continuing to post full issues of things from the bronze age, having come close to being legally burned a couple of times, and i have actually had thoughts of combining the two blogs in some way great news next week, chums. Sequential reaction melds comic books and american history. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up.
Last month dc comics finally took the lead with the number one ranked bronze age comic in april. Jan 29, 2003 a good graded golden age book will fetch far more at auction than a mint silver age book in most cases. Sothebys how dc ignited the golden age of comic books blog. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. The bronze age is a historical period that was characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas protowriting, and other early features of urban civilization. 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. The bronze age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 1985. With early bronze age titles like batman, detective comics, swamp thing, tomb of dracula, house of secrets, house of mystery, amazing spiderman, daredevil and a boat load of others being scouped up by eager collectors, bronze age comics are certainly not worth squat. 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. The period following which, is informally known as the copperage. This group exists for the discussion of bronze age comics generally considered to be comic books from about 1970 to about 1985.
It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Most popular comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. 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. According to cool and collecteds definition of the bronze age, it spanned the years from 1970 to 1984 using the overstreet comic book price guide as its reference.
Another assortment of awesome art and appreciation. Jan 11, 2012 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. February 15, 2017 key bronze age comics special note. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. To be honest, most people encountered the term in the overstreet comic book price guide, but its origins lie with the collector community. 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. That year, major malcolm wheelernicholson founded the company as national allied publications. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. Daredevil comic book collection marvel comics silver age. Why your bronze age comics collection aint worth squat. Bountiful images bring the story lines, characters and creators to life, alongside an original interview. 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.
Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. We have comic books to share from the 60s 70s 80s 90s and beyond. Paul levitz is a comic book fan who has worked as editorpublisher of the comic reader, editor of the batman titles and others, writer of more than 300 stories. 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. 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. Make offer the mighty thor 250, 284, 285, 286, 289, 299, 300, 301 marvel 19781979 lot. Behind the scenes, published in 2002, gives an insight into shanowers research and working methods. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs.
It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. It is the end of 20 and we are happy to report that we have purchased four collections of late silver age to late bronze age marvel and dc comics in high grade this fall. Most sources point to 1956 as the beginning of the silver age of comics. The bronzeage is colloquially used to refer to comics from 19701979. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. The bronze age of comic books ran from around 1970 to 1985, and featured darker plots along with relevant realworld issues. Sothebys how dc ignited the golden age of comic books. Segmented into the different ages of comics gold, silver, bronze and modern, sequential reaction not only showcases the history of the.
Although the majority of books from the period are worth relatively little these days, there are a handful of key titles featuring the debut of important characters, or famous story arcs that can still bring impressive prices at auction. Get the best deals on bronze age batman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. More specifically, the later era after the silver age. During april it was the third most popular bronze age comic. In that year, dc swept away the vestiges of the silver bronze ages with crisis on infinite earths, frank miller redefined batman with the dark knight returns, and alan moore and dave gibbons did watchmen. May 10, 2017 best earth2 stories of the bronze age greetings, ive decided that i want to focus a bit on dcs earth 2 stories. Sources differ on when the bronze age of comic books started and the silver age ended. In general, it is said that the bronze age started in the early 1970s and ended in the middle of the 1980s. Groovy kind is celebrating ten years of bronzeage comics blogging with nearly. So has anyone noticed the modern comics page of a similar name. I imagine most people say this age runs until 1986, a watershed year in comics.
Posts about comic book blogs written by mars will send no more. This a place were you can buy, sell, and trade your bronze age comic books. An important factor in determining the value of a comic book is the age of the book itself. The bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles. Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. See more ideas about comics, silver age comics and silver age. Created by the team of gerry conway script with gil kane and ross andru pencils. This list is broken down by copper age year for each year, 1984 through 1991, and then titles are listed alphabetically within. Cline, the epic of gilgamesh by anonymous, the horse, the wheel, and l.
Sandman saga, and ended with the 198586 crossover maxiseries, crisis on infinite earths. Read this hub to learn the truth, and see my top picks of bronze age marvel investment comics to get in 2012. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. Apr 16, 2020 t he complex origin story of dc comics, inc.
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. For the purpose of bag and board sizes, bcw has simplified the sizes into three groups, or ages. Still ongoing, it is published in magazine form by image comics and in graphic novel form by hungry. A thousand ships 2001, isbn 1582402000 collects issues 1 to 9, in which helen, wife of the king of sparta, is abducted by the trojan prince paris, and the greeks gather their armies for war in response sacrifice 2004, isbn 1582403600 collects issues. For the past three months we have been processing these books as fast as we can but are not even half way through the collections. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. Pencil ink comic book artists blog 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. Pure silver coin the bronze age of dc comics mintage.
Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. The bronze age encompasses every comic from 1970 to 1984. For the sake of convenience, the dcdp attributes the bronzeage era to include everything published from 1970 up until the conclusion of the 198586 maxiseries, crisis on infinite earths. In 1998, eric shanower started a sevenvolume series that would retell the story of the trojan war with all of the mythical elements removed. The bronze age roughly 1970 to 1985 was another classic period for comic book writers. Oct 02, 2010 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. This week in your bronze age collection cgc comic book. All material published after the crisis is referred. What size of bags and boards do i need to protect my comic. Timeline of bronze age comics there is a lot of debate about when the bronze age of comic books started and when it ended. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Purepecha style, an indigenous identity stitched with pride haute culture textile tours aztec empire. Yet, while dc was responsible for this first sign of new life in the comic book industry, marvel comics was able to capitalize even more from this trend as the 60s came around.
If you were to believe the people who wrote entries for certain publications, you would think that the bronze age was a made up era invented by comics retailers. The bronze age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. The character was created towards the end of kirbys contract with the publisher, following the cancellation of his new gods series and was reportedly developed strictly due to kirby needing to fill his contractual quota of 15 pages a week. A lot of the books grew up a bit and fansturnedpros took over. It is an age that is just beginning to catch on with all collectors, young and old alike.
The most inclusive definition is that it started in 1970, when jack kirby left marvel to work for dc, bringing with him the characterizationbased style that had become marvels trademark, and created his ambitious, if shortlived, fourth world titles. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The bronze age for years has been dominated by marvel. There are several events that demarcate the advent of the bronze age, and only one heralding event appears in a comic book. Me neither, but with the revivial of bronze age stories in todays various. 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. Ive loved what dc did to some of the heroes of that era, robin growing up, the hunt. See more ideas about comics, marvel comic books and marvel comics. Want to take a trip down memory lane, lets take a look at some great.
If you are not already intheknow about the difference between newsstand and direct edition comics see the following as this distinction is critical information any collector must know when approaching the bronze age and key bronze. All the drama of the ancient and thrilling tradition unfolds before your eyes, with all the familiar people and events of the trojan war. I post a fair bit in similarly titled groups for platinum, gold and. Omac buddy blank was created in 1974 by jack kirby and published by dc comics. The top ten batman covers from each era part 3 the bronze age. It had a major motion picture event, a bronze age key not seen since the golden age, and an atlassized number of sales for the era. May 02, 2017 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. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Does that mean comics bronze age should be celebrating comicbook goodness published from 1970 to 1985. Mar 02, 2016 as you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today.
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