The bronze age is considered to be between 19701985. Edited to include corrections and additions hi everyone, having assembled complete bronze age and almostcomplete silver age runs of most of the prominent marvel titles, im in the process of having my collection graded and figuring out which of my books have the most value not to mention which of my copies arent up to snuff and need to be replaced with better copies. Astounding atrocities like dinosaurs, dragons, barbarians, space wizards, vampires, werewolves, aliens, big apes, jungle girls, renegade robots, psycho superheroes, and nazi zombies. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Feb 26, 2018 the bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of mainstream american comic books usually said to run from.
February 15, 2017 key bronze age comics special note. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as. 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. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. 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. The bronze age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 1985. Compared to the 50 years previous in the comics industry, the decade that followed 1981 1991 would be a vastly turbulent one which would include some of the greatest. Read age of bronze comic online free and high quality. Definitive list of bronze age marvel keys bronze age. Bountiful images bring the story lines, characters and creators to life, alongside an original interview. Pendulum press illustrated classics now age books pendulum press illustrated classics now age books 0. The trojan war starts herea new version of the worlds greatest epic. The decade beginning with the late 1930s is known as the golden age of comic books.
Note many of these govt comics can be found as pdf versions on. The bronze age for ks1 and ks2 children bronze age. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. 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 is great to see some of the old covers and inserts of these classic books, the artwork is first rate and the notes and text interesting. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. The beaker people may have introduced beer drinking into britain. Age of bronze comic read age of bronze comic online in. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. Alphabetical order rules all comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name.
The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Batgirl the bronze age omnibus throughout the 1970s, barbara gordon, a. Established in 1992, four color comics has a great selection of vintage comic books, movie posters, trading cards, memorabilia, pulps, original comic art, toys, games and more. Like the beginning, the exact date is uncertain, and not every single comic book may be said to have exited the bronze age at exactly the same date. Heres the second video in our series explaining the different ages in comic. Britains 2000 ad, a weekly scifi anthology debuted in 1977. I was sadden a bit by the bronze age because i could see that comics were on the verge of growing up. 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. No matter how slow it may have been, it was still in the air. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs.
Therefore one of the key characteristics of the bronze age was the introduction of other media in comics content film, music, pulp novels. 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, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of europe, asia, and the middle east, following the paleolithic and neolithic periods old stone age and new stone age, respectively. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. Customer testimonials mailing list join our mailing list for news and sales. Bronze age comics starting with a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. 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. Download pdf swamp thing the bronze age omnibus vol 1. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized. Other bronze age comics, bronze age 197083, comics, collectibles. Ending around 1979 or 1980 or 1981 segues into the next considered age and compresses the bronze age comics and creators into a singular, rather focused period of change.
Look through the gallery and see if you can spot the following. 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. Group lot of 8 original dc comics bronze age 35 cent comics reader shape old stock fun 1970s80s popculturemania 4. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. As a consequence people who dislike bronze age mindset truly are bugmen of course they wouldnt appreciate, for instance, the humour in baps existential catchphrase socrates was a nr which itself is a cryptic reference to kantbots esoteric epic tren warriors. The further adventures of indiana jones by marvel issue 1. The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used. Now, the adventures of gotham citys greatest heroine are collected in an oversize omnibus collection, batgirl. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american. One commonly used ending point for the bronze age is the 19851986 time frame. Troilus doesnt dare reveal his secret romance with cressida. This collection features twelve comics and includes the incredible hulk annual issue 1984. Swans pencils dominated superman in this era, like no other penciller before had ever done.
Bronze age hotties has good girls and bad girls from the gritty era of comics. The bronze age in britain lasted approximately 1,700 years. How do people decide when the different ages in comics start and end. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. Eds bronze age golden nuggets for sale some setsruns. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. 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. All the drama of the ancient and thrilling tradition unfolds before your eyes, with all the familiar people and events of the trojan war. Featuring bodacious bounty hunters, postapocalyptic pretties, jumping jungle girls, sexy superheroines, barbarian babes, planet princesses, groovy goddesses, and saucy sorceresses. Bronze age horrors unlocks the undead comics of the 1970s. Of all the classic ages of dc comics the bronze age is by far my favourite with the work done on batman and the teen titans particular highlights. Age of bronze comics homepage the story of the trojan war. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books.
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. Curt swan 192096 the history of superman in the bronze age 197086 is primarily the history of curt swan. The bronze age is often remembered for its ungainly sociopolitical commentary, but the best mainstream comics of the 70s and early 80s leaned more toward breezy genreplay. This could easily be considered the last bronze age story, and a eulogy for the silver age as embodied in superman. Aquaman by aparo i picked up the death of the price trade but havent had a chance to read it yet. Many of the superheroes from todays blockbuster franchises, including batman, superman, and captain america, emerged during this period, and the industry grew into a commercial powerhouse. Why your bronze age comics collection aint worth squat the beat. Really in the 40s 50s or 60s did we really care how these heroes could get their powers in the real world. 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. Download pdf swamp thing the bronze age omnibus vol 1 free epubmobiebooks. 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. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. 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.
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