Characters by era community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. 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. Sandman saga, and ended with the 198586 crossover maxiseries, crisis on infinite earths. Read age of bronze comic online free and high quality. Golden age of comic books image comics database fandom. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa 1970, and was succeeded by the bronze and. Colloquially used to refer to comics from 19701979.
The words next issue on sale on or about august 25th were, at first, difficult for a child to discern sans punctuation. 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. 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. John byrne has been a penciller, inker and writer for almost every major u. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. 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.
But when compared to all of the great rogues who followed the tinkerer in. A great poster of fritz the cat the hippest cat in underground comix. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. Comics traded in surrealism and experimentation for photorealistic depictions of the urban landscape. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Definitive list of bronze age marvel keys bronze age. Readers no long responded to simplistically rendered, altruistic dogooders as exemplified in the stories of earlier superheroes. But upon asking mom or dad, we found that this meant that some time around august 25th. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american. 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.
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. These covers are in no particular order so dont freak out and think they are somehow ranked. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. The bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money. Bronze age of comic books hey kids comics wiki fandom. Unique page identifier upi all registered art pages are assigned a unique page identifier upi which is a unique number to identify individual pieces. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread. 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. The overstreet comic book price guide is a wealth of knowledge with great analytics. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Bob montana was archies creator, back in the 40s at mlj comics. The comic art database can be used by individuals to record and track their collections or wish lists for their own use and records. 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.
It follows the silver age of comic books the bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles remaining the mainstay of the industry. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. The early 1980s were a time of transition for the comics industry. Bronze age comics dont feature their own size because they fell in between the silver and current ages. However, a return of darker plot elements and more socially. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. This size accommodates comics published after 1965, including the late silver age and bronze age comics of the 1970s to mid1980s. 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. For most fans, his most notable works include his run on the uncanny xmen with chris claremont and terry austin, his amazing run on the fantastic four and his relaunch of superman in 1986. These are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs.
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The modern age of comics is classified into 4 subcategories, golden age, silver age, bronze age, and current. Bronze age comics have become very collectable as being more affordable than key. The cover to the first bronze age book by one of comics greatest ever artists is. Bronze age cartoon character comic books products for sale. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Group lot of 8 original dc comics bronze age 35 cent comics reader shape old stock fun 1970s80s popculturemania 4. Business is booming for dracula, the new mutants, and even heman and the masters of the universe as they lead the pack for the bronze ages hottest comics. This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue.
The thing is, the comic book world was filled with little green men playing the role as villains during the silver age. Whos the cool kid with books in the next comicconnect auction this guy. During this glorious and underrated period, many classic masters were winding down and many budding new talents were coming in. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. 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. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue. Bronze age readers knew exactly when their comics were out, because we had constant reminders. Cerebus the aardvark or simply cerebus is an independent comic book series that was. Age of bronze comic read age of bronze comic online in. All material published after the crisis is referred to as the. February 15, 2017 key bronze age comics special note. The amazing stylistic history of comic books 99designs.
We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. Earths mightiest show has a quick explainer of the bossest era of marvel comics in the video above and now has the reading guide to go with it the 1970s were a big decade for big introductions so many of marvels most popular characters made their first appearances during this time. Bronze age comic books definitive list of bronze age marvel keys definitive list of bronze age marvel keys 11 11. 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 signaled a more realistic style within comic books as a younger generation of artists, including neal adams, john byrne, george perez, frank miller, and others, replaced aging artists who had helped to create the superhero comic books of the 1930s and 1940s. They are ranked by number of positions changed according to the gocollect hottest comics index. Comprehensive database of first appearances and other keys. 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. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. Search key collector comics you can view over 7,000 key issues with price guidance, catalog what you own and build a wish list of. 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. 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. Zatanna and the house of secrets gn 2020 dc kids 11st. Now, superheroes needed a reason to be superheroes, stated tv screenwriter james grant goldin in the 2003 documentary comic book superheroes.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The bronze age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. The bronze age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 1985. So theres probably some gray area there too and i am open to your thoughts. A number of important comics writers and artists contributed to the early part of the era, including writers stan lee. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. The period following which, is informally known as the copperage. Sources differ on when the bronze age of comic books started and the silver age ended. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Join us as we cover the alltime comic books by era for 2018.
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