Ending soon listings in comic books bronze age 197083 1671 listings found. Pencil ink comic book artists blog 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. May 16, 2018 devoted to comic books from my favorite era of comics. Bronze age superhero comic books products for sale ebay. Explore comic books newly acquired comics original artwork. Feb 19, 2021 in mitchs origin, the bronze age of disco melds with the digital age and modern comic conventions to create something completely unique and ultimately terrifying. Finding a bronze age comic book collection youtube. The blog features recollections of comic books posted around the date of the 50th anniversary of their original publication. It follows the silver age of comic books and is followed by the modern age of comic books. 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. Horror comics, superhero comics, and even fantasy comics have all blown up. The bronze age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 1985. Comic book resolutions 20 revisited hawkman by kubert super sons. Still ongoing, it is published in magazine form by image comics and in graphic novel form by hungry tiger press dreams and visions by the godtouched and regular people alike occur throughout, and one of these dreams kicks the plot off.
Mar 16, 2021 the bronze age has been surging over the last two years. Bronze age of comic books hey kids comics wiki fandom. A early retirement blog that explores new income sources. Bronze age history of american comics research guides at. The term silver age refers to a general time period in which the comic books were originally available.
At bronze age bat cave we can help cater to all your needs and help you find exactly what youre looking for. During the bronze age of comic book history, the superhero theme continued however there was a return of darker plots and storylines relavant to the time period similar to how comic books were written during the golden age. Dec 04, 2017 bronze age 1970 1985 modern age 1985 present since bronze age comic books are over 30 years old, there are only a few that are in good condition and are investmentgrade. After all, if i wasnt going to purchase that comic, at least i could read the hembeck strip and maybe the answer man before the newsstand owner. Oct 02, 2010 top 100 covers of the bronze age 1971 1985 by krakoa october 2, 2010 6 comments the bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money.
Browse products in comic books bronze age 197083 hipcomic. A survey of the arthurian legend in comics, which i hope youll check out some time. Top 200 most valuable comic books from the bronze age 1970s. 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. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics.
They walked away, looking at the common comic book trope of superheroes. I began it in the summer of 2015, around the time of the 50th anniversary of my own first comic book purchase, and i hope to keep it running for as long as i have interesting 50 year old comics books to write about, and. All images are owned and ed by the original creators. Over this time period, the idea of comics as collectibles caught on. This makes wellkept bronze age comics very valuable, especially if they are rare to begin with, making them very lucrative if you ever wanted to sell them for cash. 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. Top 10 bronze age comics the comic book boys know best. These storylines revolved around social issues such as racism, drug use, alcoholism, and urban poverty. It was when i started to really get into trading and collecting comic books. Infinite bronze horror thread page 693 bronze age comic. See more ideas about comic books, comics, vintage comics. Apr 02, 2010 bronze age, comic book, free comic, comic book collecting, comic art, comic book covers, comic book history, comic corner, comic blog, comic book blog. Often they overlook or forget these oncehot comic books. Antman bronze age comics 19701983 iron man bronze age comics 19701983 joker bronze age comics 19701983 aquaman bronze age comics 19701983.
Im hoping to entertain other fans of a certain age i. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly. Journey of the most valuable bronze age comics comic years. Ending soon listings in comic books bronze age 197083. This group exists for the discussion of bronze age comics generally considered to be comic books from about 1970 to about 1985. Content holders, please contact me if a scan is requested to be removed. Ill be posting random comics and artwork from the bronze age which is typically comics from 1970 to 1985 on a weekly basis. New directions for your favorite teams, heroes, and books. I post a fair bit in similarly titled groups for platinum, gold and silver age comics, but there was no obvious place to put bronze stuff. 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 age comics where the distinction exists.
A page dedicated to the bronze age of marvel comics. All the drama of the ancient and thrilling tradition unfolds before your eyes, with all the familiar people and events of the trojan war. The blog features recollections of comic books posted around the date of. Oct 14, 2020 inside its pages, the book recreates the comics luke cage. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. After several clumsy attempts to copy the marvel style, dc finally had a book with the type of characterization and banter that fans at that time. The bronze age comic books refer to the genre of american superhero comics produced during the period between 1970 and 1985. Top 200 most valuable comic books of the bronze age 19701980 top 200 1970s bronze age most valuable comic books.
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. Bronze age comics attack of the 50 year old comic books. The bronze age lasted from 1970 through to the advent of the secret wars by marvel in 1984. An example of one of the first bronze age comics was the april green lantern which added green arrow as a title character. 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. Browse products in comic books bronze age 197083 45232 listings found. The bronze age of comics ran from 1970 through 1983, according to most sources. This blog is the project of yours truly, alan stewart, a retired librarian by profession and a comics geek of long standing, who lives in memphis, tn.
Long time collector and comic book enthusiast looking to share my collecting hobby with like minded. You can click to reach the variant list it came from e. Top 20 bronze age comic runs part 3 flashback universe blog. Sources differ on when the bronze age of comic books started and the silver age ended. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. Open the images in a new page to read them enlarged.
Well, readers dug it, so here we are with reasons to love dc comics in the bronze age. Browse listings in comic books bronze age 197083 hipcomic. Main page silver and bronze age comics comics for all. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. How do people decide when the different ages in comics start an. Aug 20, 2020 the top three bronze age comics for last month are venom focused with a little mean green machine thrown in.
For each of the comic books i include in this blog, i list the current secondary. This genre follows the silver age comics and is followed by the modern age ones. I was buying current marvel comic books at the time, and. These distributors were less than reliable, however, and it was all but impossible for collectors to be assured of finding their favorite books. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Celebrate and enjoy with us and see how marvel evolved, the story lines became. Mar 14, 2019 the journey of the most valuable bronze age comics. Lloyd wright at diversions of the groovy kind is celebrating ten years of bronze age comics blogging. Before the bronze age, comics were largely sold at newsstands and grocery stores through the same distributors that handled magazines. It follows the silver age of comic books and is followed by the modern 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. Leave a comment below and choose 5 of the keys we talked about at the end of the video, and the top 15 will be sent off to cgc. Age of bronze comics homepage the story of the trojan war. Nov 14, 2017 explore glenn walkers board bronze age of comics, followed. Bronze age cartoon character comic books products for sale.
Bronze age comic books cgc graded bronze age comics da. However, investors, collectors, and speculators get flooded by everything else in the marketplace. In this quarter, which books have heated up and which is hot now. Infinite bronze horror thread infinite bronze horror thread 17 17. Both originally ran in 2018 but both more than stand up as do anthonys pieces on the. 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. These storylines revolved around social issues such as.
Age of bronze has been nominated for numerous eisner the comic industrys oscar awards. In 1998, eric shanower started a sevenvolume series that would retell the story of the trojan war with all of the mythical elements removed. I also maintain another comics web site i founded in 2000, camelot in four colors. The bronze age is thought of as the birth era for wolverine and the punisher. 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. The exhibit is centered on the current excavations at troy and features age of bronze in an exhibit devoted to modern interpretations of troy. Bronze age western comic books products for sale ebay. Right now, there are a lot of great key books spiking in the marvel and dc comics worlds.
We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. Age of bronze will be included in a major international exhibition travelling to three german museums in 2002. Vintage wendy the good little witch casper 1970 harvey comic paper party plates. You also find marks writing at comics should be good at comic book resources, and longbox graveyard. Narrowing down more than a decade of publication, here is the list of the 10. 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. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. About this blog attack of the 50 year old comic books. The other day, i reposted anthony dursos reasons to love marvel comics in the bronze age. Join ccf and discover a wealth of knowledge from the nicest comic book fans on the net. Bronze age cartoon character comic books products for sale ebay. The comics code was toothless during this period and became less and less relevant as time went on.
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