Until then, the golden age s uncomplicated right and wrong still echoed if just subtly updated to suit the times. Frederic wertham, who has already begun his crusade, believe that comic books are terrible influencesbatman and robin. The early ages of comics are pretty clearly demarcated. The first comicstrip reprint collection, the yellow kid in mcfaddens flats, is published as a 196page hardcover book. Euc star trek dc comic book 53 oct 93 whats wrong with the timeline. These regulations took the form of the comics code authority, and all approved books had a cca approval stamp on their covers. Comic book styles have evolved to match the stories of the heroes. 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. Started in 1933 when jerry siegel and joe shuster created superman and sold the character to dc comics.
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. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book historians. Sure there were newspaper sections, tabloids, digests, and books, that contain a sequential series of cartoon panels that tell a story and are all comic books if the term is taken in a generic fashion.
The ages of comic books explained people do mention the golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age. Little nemo in slumberland, by winsor mccay, begins running in the new. There are many more examples of platinum age comic books like this. The 8 ages of comic books 1897present by alex grand.
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 my. 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 modern ages. The start of the cca in approximately 1955 is considered the start of. Most people begin this in 1938 with supermans debut, but would.
During this tim e, modern com ic books were first published and rapidly increased in popula rity. The magazine format has grown into the general term comic book over the last 60 years. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. It would be nice to see a timeline by year of the increase in the cover price of. Like a victorian era chair, the age that a book was printed in tells you a lot about the industry and environment of the time. These eras include the golden age 19381950, the silver age. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. See american comic books comics are generally divided into ages. Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984. Time magazine report on the book burningmany people, among them dr. Lesserknown facts about dcs omnipotent god, the presence dc comics art, fun.
Starting with supermans first appearance in 1938, super hero comics have been going for almost threequarters of a century. The comicbook time part was confirmed early on, because timmy traveled back thirty years in two different episodes. Watchmen 1986, one of the comics considered to signify the beginning of the modern age. Comic book cover price increases through the years. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book. We have hundreds of high quality cartoons covers for you to choose from and use on your facebook timeline. So lets break down the generally accepted ages of comics before moving on to speculation. The most commonly used of these are golden, silver, and bronze though some people add the terms platinum and iron age. Index status cover scan status 232 covers for 170 issues available.
I believe the perfect breakoff point would be the final issue of crisis on infinite earths, which is coverdated the same date as dark knight returns. This week we are going to break down what we believe to be the best batman covers from each era of comic book history so expect this to be broken into four different parts encompassing. The top ten batman covers from each era part 3 the. The golden age begins in the 1930s and runs until the mid1950s. A brief history of comic books the pioneer 15001828, victorian 18281883 and platinum 18831938 ages please note. Because i like looking at pretty, unique, and sometimes bizarre covers, ive narrowed this down to 40. Books george salters covers giant books gold medal books graphic books greatest book covers greatest novels of all. And thats exactly why the comics of this age caught like wildfire.
The golden age of comic books began in june 1938 with the debut of. Goodreads lists over 2,000 editions of the book, but that would be a post for a scholar. Fans use these ages to categorize the different eras of comic books based on times in history that share concerns, storytellings, techniques. Xfactor marvel comics dated in collectibles, comics, copper age superhero. Superman, batman, wonder woman and most of the dc pantheon. 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. Comic book cover price increases through the years comic book cover price increases through the years. Although most comic book series have been published in 1 of the sizes described above, some comics have been. Home slabbed comics raw comics vintage photos with comics email me. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if. I grew up reading comics in the 1970s so my familiarity with the books of.
Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Classic golden age covers as designated by overstreet. Here, writers threw all of it out the window and showed us that a comic book heros world was just as gritty as the enemies he faced. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. The golden ag e o f comic b ooks describes an era of ame rican comic books from 1938 to 1956. Jun 21, 2012 explore banner69s board silver age comic book covers. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books.
It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. The biggest power rangers event in years is happening with boom. Ages of comic books there are 5 different ages of comic books. Over the years, comic fans have come up with different ages of. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations.
Studios shattered grid, and luckily that also means fans are getting some seriously fantastic covers. In 1837, we have the first recorded graphic novel with sequential art called the adventures of obadiah. In this article, all dates given for various ages are approximate. Evolution of comic books timeline timetoast timelines. Comics historians divide the history of american comic books into ages. Action comics 36, 52, 61, 63, 89, 108 adventure comics 37, 67, 79 air. Im only interested seeing a timeline of the increase in cover prices, not values.
The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Comic book covers are often beautiful works of art. Like antiques, comic books fall into periods known as ages. These eras include the golden age 19381950, the silver age 19561970, the bronze age 19701985, and the. The amazing stylistic history of comic books 99designs. See more ideas about silver age comics, comic book covers and silver age. With comics now established as a lucrative medium, cover images relied less on cheap. Comic book cover price increases through the years 1 1. Note that some comic books have been published in magazine format. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. The five ages of comics introduction pointless ephemera. The golden age of comic books introduced the archetype of the superhero. Unlike the actual dark ages, this era was where comic books achieved enlightenment.
An overview of the 8 ages of comic books from 1897present day which includes key events in american history that helped shape the timeline. Comicase is a reusable, resealable, rigid casing system designed for archival storage and display of your comic collection. As far as comic book history, comic books have been aroundfor a very long time. See more ideas about classic comics, comic book covers and comic covers. For sale silver age marvel comics fantastic four 50 silver surfer cover first wyatt wingfoot galactus. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books. Comicase a revolutionary new comic case system youtube. This may not be the first book to fall into this new movement of quality art and incentivized variants, but it is relatively early enough in the timeline with a shelf date of december 2006. Each gallerys images are by their artist or comics publisher. Rom comic books 1979 series also called rom spaceknight show covers only. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman.