The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. The goal was identifying golden age comic books 19371949 with the most impressive covers. Heros brought from the 1940s golden age to 1960s marvel age by alex grand duration. Black and white golden age reprints of phantom lady, miss victory, rulah, black cat and miss masque, plus the history of the black cat, pt. The golden age is a 1993 fourissue elseworlds comic book miniseries by writer james robinson and artist paul smith. Golden age experts of the collectors society participated in the heritage auctionscertified guaranty company poll, conducted by society members benjamin j. Even comic books have their own golden age, when the art. Thrills comic book covers of the golden age, 19331945 by. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books. The golden age of comics this is my comic book blog. Representations of american culture from the great depression to the cold war before beginning a historical study of comic books, it is necessary to shed our modern perception of the medium. Golden age comics public domain comic books collectible. With the exception of the beginning of the golden age and the beginning of the silver age, little consensus exists on startingending dates.
This timeline presents milestones, trends, and pivotal events that defined the comics medium during each of these eras. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. What happens when downey ages out of playing tony stark. Labonog, keston fulcher, robert cat conrad, and matt nelson. The 1920s and 1930s were a golden age for hollywood and the american film industry. If a book had a print run of 500,000 or less with a smaller company, it is onesixth of the run of the new donald duck.
Apr 03, 2017 the golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956. Featuring a gold foil logo on the cover of each issue, the golden age is a 4issue elseworlds miniseries set during the start of one of the darkest periods of u. Also, while comic books consistently kept a height of 10 12 inches 26. In past years, ive done hierarchy lists ranking the top golden age comic books. These eras include the golden age 19381950, the silver age 19561970, the bronze age 19701985, and the modern age 1985present. Wonderful site on characters and history of comic books, comic strips and animation. This thick book is a 365 day introduction to the golden age of dc comics roughly the late 1930s to the middle 1950s. Some date the start to earlier events in the 1930s. But supermans first appearance in action comics in june 1938 ushered in. So the disney stuff tends to be some of the least rare of the golden age books.
The first recorded use of the term golden age was by richard a. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. The golden age of comic book movies can you believe that. While the golden age of comic books was from the 1930s to 1950s, it has become evident that the early 21 st century has become the golden age of comic book movies. A brief history of comic books the pioneer 15001828, victorian 18281883 and platinum 18831938 ages please note. The following is a list of marvel comics golden age characters and teams that first appeared in marvel comics during the golden age of comic books late 1930s and c. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Mar 03, 2015 in past years, ive done hierarchy lists ranking the top golden age comic books. But supermans first appearance in action comics in june 1938 ushered in a new age of super hero and. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. Collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale ebay. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. Were golden age comics mainly based on superheroes. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home.
Modern cultural logic regards comic books as a childrens medium, a decidedly minor facet of american popular culture. The silver age of comic book art, a coffee table comic book art history book written and designed by comic book historian and illustrator arlen schumer. By creating a comic book history book that reads like a comic book, schumer succeeds spectacularly in making you see, as if for the first time, the comics youve been reading your whole life. This category collects materials related to the golden age of comic books, circa 19381955. Reference to lesser known comics in the golden age prompts me to communicate recent august 25th. Nov 20, 2010 the earliest comic books, published in the u. The golden age in comic books is the era where comics became widespread and popular when many of the icons made their debut, from the 1930s1950s. List of marvel comics golden age characters wikipedia.
View thousands of scanned comic books in the feature gallery, or search metropolis entire comic inventory with their advanced search. Fox is known as the cocreator of dc comics heroes the flash, hawkman, doctor fate and the original sandman, and was the writer who first teamed those and other heroes as gardner francis cooper fox was an american writer known best for. The golden age of comics was golden because it is old. Featuring a gold foil logo on the cover of each issue, the golden age is a 4issue elseworlds miniseries set during the start of one of the darkest. A site dedicated to the marvel family, has entries and images to several of the later villains. Each set of facing pages contains a snippet from a golden age comic on one page, and some information about whats pictured on the other. Apple airpods stiker, marvel comics art, comics print, comics books vintage, comics golden. There would never again be the heyday of the golden age but the now well underway silver age was allowing more and more comics to be published. 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.
The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. The silver age of comic books is the time when superheros were produced again, and it began in the 1950s and ended around 1970. View thousands of scanned comic books in the feature gallery, or search metropolis entire comic inventory with. Drawn and illustrated by ben thompson and based on the character created by untraced pseudonym bob byrd, david rand is a threeyear old boy en route to cairo with his parents john and constance rand when their plane goes. Lupoff in an article, rebirth, published in issue one of the fanzine comic art in april 1960 history. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. The golden age of superhero movies has yet to face its. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Fu manchu give and take the song of death block buster boat race of doom the. Collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale. They were the greatest heroes of their age, an age of gold and virgin wonder. Subcategories this category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total. Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were in fact different people.
If use ebays category listings as a functional example, the golden of age of comics ranges from 1938 to 1955. Goldenage comicbook villains goldenage superhero and. That means onesixth of the copies will continue to exist. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. It was in the golden age of comics that many of the most recognizable comic book characters were first published, including batman, superman, captain america, wonder. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comicbook series, featuring several different heroes. The 1960s was a time of significant growth in the comics industry. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid1950s. Comic book dealers recommendations metropolis comics.
Are we talking historical significance, modern day relevance, scarcity, fair market value, coolness, storytelling, artwork, per. And, reading grant morrisons half history of superhero comicshalfautobiography, supergods, i was sold on the original siegel and shuster golden age superman comics. The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Mar 02, 2016 here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Looking for a good book hi there, im new to the forums and was just hoping people could recommend a good book or blog on the history of golden age comic bookscomic book companiesartists etc. The overstreet comic book price guides regular publication the golden age quarterly lists comic books from 1933. Color covers, squarebound, 84pages including covers. In this article, all dates given for various ages are approximate. Life back then was much simpler, except for the world wars and the racism and the genocide and communism and the bomb and sexism and labor uprisings and organized crime and the tea pot dome scandal. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comic book series, featuring several different heroes. In adapting the neverending universes of comic books, movies and tv shows will eventually face the challenges of the human factor.
The golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956. Supermans creation made comic books into a major industry. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. This is the facebook page for bill jourdains golden age of comic books blog and podcast. Naturally, lists of this nature are subjective and will vary depending on ones criteria. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Comic book historians estimate that he wrote more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for dc comics. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home facebook. It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. A new book chronicling the history of dc comics is going way back to see where batman and other heroes really began, and the hollywood reporter has a look inside the golden age of dc comics. 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 golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. They fully live up to the hype morrison put on them. Golden age 1938 1956 the golden age of comic books is recognized as being kicked off. The 60s saw the first major comic book conventions start up and gain popularity.
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