An example of one of the first bronzeage comics was the april green lantern which added green arrow as. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Infinite marvel picture frame books page 165 bronze. Epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver. 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. Infinite marvel picture frame books page 167 bronze. 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. Ill be posting random comics and artwork from the bronze age which is typically comics from 1970 to 1985 on a weekly basis. 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. Buy products related to bronze age comic books and see what customers say about bronze age comic books on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The early 1980s were a time of transition for the comics industry.
Why your bronze age comics collection aint worth squat. The bronze age of comic books ran from around 1970 to 1985, and featured darker plots along with relevant realworld issues. Its odd that taschen keeps repackaging the original golden age book without doing the silver or bronze age books. Nov 19, 2012 the best bronze age dc comic runs 19701985. Get the best deals on other bronze age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Join us as we cover the alltime comic books by era for 2018. American comic book nerds this writer included have long lamented. Judgment calls are great, but not necessarily comprehensive. Young children and girls were targeted during the silver age by certain publishers. Comic book haul comic pickups comic monday horror comics bronze age silver age. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books.
Sep 22, 2018 shazam 24 comic, captain marvel book, childrens comics, superhero, cc beck art, bronze age books. A lot of the books grew up a bit and fansturnedpros took over. 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. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. And i loved the concept of nightmare as a villain controlling a villainous dimension. Bronze age comics b alphabetical order rules all comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. Get the best deals on fantastic four bronze age comics. Vintage dc bronze age superhero comic book lot 16 mixed series hi grade. These are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs.
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. Each age omnibus volume is also published as two or three depending on. An example of one of the first bronzeage comics was the april green lantern which added green arrow as a title character. The mighty marvel missteps and bronze age brilliance segments were a blast both done with a love for the source material. Top 50 most valuable comic books from the bronze age. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. If you were to believe the people who wrote entries for certain publications, you would think that the bronze age was a made up era invented by comics retailers. 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 can still bring impressive prices at auction. 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. 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. Join us as we cover the alltime comic books by era for.
Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. The copper age key list below originated on our very fine near mint nostalgia blog. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. 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. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. This list is broken down by copper age year for each year, 1984 through 1991, and then titles are listed alphabetically within.
The best bronze age dc comic runs 19701985 the best bronze age dc comic runs 19701985 nakamachi. The overstreet comic book price guide is a wealth of knowledge with great analytics. So the lead panned out and i ended up buying the collection. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized. This book also features the first full appearance of wolverine. 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. Highest comic bids comic link the online vintage comic book. The suscha news pedigree bronze age marvels are terrific, as a group overall the nicest pf original collection that i know of. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get. Readers no long responded to simplistically rendered, altruistic dogooders as exemplified in the stories of earlier superheroes. Epic comic book collection haul mystery box unboxing key. I love the silver age comics, but ive always been more of a bronze age guy, at least as far as marvel is concerned. Top 10 all time bronze age comic books overstreet 48th.
Fantastic four bronze age comics 19701983 for sale ebay. You can click to reach the variant list it came from e. The bronze age of dc comics by paul levitz, dennis oneil. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. Deadly hands of kung fu 24 features iron fist in his last solo deadly hands comic, and white tiger and the sons of tiger. 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. Bountiful images bring the story lines, characters and creators to life, alongside an original. Comics are improveable with pressing, cleaning, and restoration like a home renovation. Now, superheroes needed a reason to be superheroes, stated tv screenwriter james grant goldin in the 2003 documentary comic book superheroes.
Individual volumes tend to focus on collecting either the works of prolific comic creators, like jack kirby and steve ditko. Dec 18, 2018 the overstreet comic book price guide is a wealth of knowledge with great analytics. Strange back into a regular title in the bronze age with this ish. These were picked based on my personal favorites and the popularity and demand. Gocollect has many hidden treasures, one of its best is the comic book popularity ranking system done on a rolling monthly basis.
All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. An important feature of the period was the development of the character makeup of superheroes. The bronze age of dc comics, the silver age of dc comics by. The casual conversational style of herman and billy reminded me of the discussions i used to have with friends about the comics of our youth. I have all the top 25 bronze comics at the time an overstreet comes out. Parkers records and comics features an extensive inventory of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and collectible comic books that include classic comic book publishers like dell comics, marvel comics, dc comics, archie comics, charleton, gold key and many others. Nov 10, 2017 at barnes and noble today, i saw they had some miniature versions of the golden age of dc comics book. Comics published in the bronze age carry a large price range when it comes to the record sales and minimum values. The top ten batman covers from each era part 3 the bronze age.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. As a commodity, they benefit from yearly inflation, plus comics appreciate, not depreciate. We also see the longterm editor of spiderman, mort weisinger, retire. If you were to believe the people who wrote entries for certain publications, you would think that the bronze age was a made up era invented by comics. Adultoriented underground comics also began during the silver age.
The bronze age is when we see famed artist and writer jack kirby leave marvel comics and ending his creative and successful partnership with stan lee, to join dc comics. This is an incredible book for anyone who lived through the bronze age and saw dc heroes reach maturity, and a must for those who. Join ccf and discover a wealth of knowledge from the nicest comic book fans on the net. Somewhere between 800 to silver age, bronze age and copper age comics. Yes, a handful of the books will skyrocket on the final day, but compared to prices of picture frame comics days before prior auctions closed there are a bunch of books destined to markedly underperform. Dale roberts comics buys and sells comic books from the 1930s current. Shazam 24 comic, captain marvel book, childrens comics. Fantastic four 94 vg 1970 kirby marvel comics 15cent bronze age 1 book lot. 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. In this video i unbox a pile of packages from ebay and a dollar bin haul from a local comic book store. I pick up tons of awesome silver age, bronze age and golden age comic books.
As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Check out my other silver age and bronze age auctions i have listed this week. 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. Your bids are greatly appreciated, and its nice to know that books from my former collection are being distributed to great collections and collectors of the genre. Deadly hands of kung fu vol 1 24 bronze age comic book. 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. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. May 02, 2017 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. I included a picture, but unfortunately i didnt see what the price was. I show you guys the top 10 comics from the bronze age. Comic reflections a podcast dedicated to regular talk. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. Following from the silver age of comics, the term bronzeage was first used by comic fans and then the overstreet price guide to refer to the more mature comics of the early seventies to the mideighties.
These were picked based on my personal favorites and the popularity and demand for the books in. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. Of the 71 currently in the march auction, prices are running right now at 50% of gpa with days to go. There are many other top lists out there covering key bronze age comics, but the ones. Shop for bronze age 1970 1983 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Apr 01, 2020 it was a side of the marvel bronze age with which i was completely unfamiliar. Following from the silver age of comics, the term bronze age was first used by comic fans and then the overstreet price guide to refer to the more mature comics of the early seventies to the mid. Those vampirellas from last year threw me a little bit. Comics arent subject to digital selloffs like stock panics, as the process of grading, listing, shipping, and customer receiving the product can take weeks.
We maintain a wide selection of golden age, silver age, and bronze age comics and collectibles. Epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver age. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic. This month, gocollect has named the top ten comics of the modern bronze age and they are predominately from one publisher, with the exception of spawn from image of course. Im still a little leary of continuing to post full issues of things from the bronze age, having come close to being legally burned a couple of times, and i have actually had thoughts of combining the two blogs in some way great news next week, chums. 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.
It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Dc omnibus is a line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover editions published by dc comics since 2007, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. Sep 24, 2016 epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver age bronze age key issue video. Sources differ on when the bronze age of comic books started and the silver age ended. Infinite marvel picture frame books page 166 bronze.