During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. Apr 03, 2017 the golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956. The golden age is a 1993 fourissue elseworlds comic book miniseries by writer james robinson and artist paul smith. Dc formerly national and marvel formerly timely rose but were second to captain marvel and fawcett. My pal christopher irving, the great comic book historian, dropped me a line about this one a couple of months back. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. This is the facebook page for bill jourdains golden age of comic. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Published on apr 30, 2020 showing some early golden age coverless comics. The bcw comic book frame is an attractive black frame with a clear glass front. Ga comic book collecting in the financial crisis of 2020. Among the top 30 most actively sold books 20 of them are superhero titles.
My particular instructional discipline is founded in traditional illustration and from the platinum and goldenage of comic book illustration. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like. We will be listing the collection over the course of the next month, so check out the new arrivals. But, he adds, i do think you can say its a golden age of canadian comicbook creators. 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. Explore comic books newly acquired comics original artwork shop by age golden age. You may have heard terms like the golden age of comics. The history of green arrow from golden age to arrow for 70 years, dc comics oliver queen aka green arrow has delighted readers. The highest point of saturation for comic titles in the golden age was 1952. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Marvel comics more publishers shop by character batman.
The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. Ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 19381947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. Creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. In the world of comic books americana is defined by archie andrews and riverdale. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. However, did you know what there was a golden age hero who also had basically the same gadget. These are a whole new way of viewing all the books in our site. Some argue that the later years of the bronze age overlap with the very early years of the modern age.
So for those who have heard of comic book ages, but dont know what. Comic books saw a tremendous surge the past ten years, thanks to a perfect storm of the. Check out a list of the top comics and choose those suitable to your interests. Marvel charlton dell and gold key other bronzeage to present dc marvel other big little books fanzines comic art comic book art comic strip art comic hardbacks, paperbacks, etc. Find the value of the dc comic golden age miniseries.
Select the range of golden age comic books by choosing a view above. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. The modern age, which began in the mid1980s and continued to present day, is identified by a number of trends. Letterwriter scott taylor of westport, connecticut, wrote, if you guys keep bringing back the heroes from the 1930s1940s golden age, people 20 years from. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comicbook series, featuring several different heroes. A number of superhero titles are cancelled as publishers focus on genre comics science fiction, horror, western, romance. Buying comics golden age silver age bronze age modern. The peaking could be further evidenced by the page size drop inflation expressed in a manner other than price increase that occurs 18 months later.
Nov 07, 2014 in the art world, when you hear the word americana you think of grandma moses and norman rockwell. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast facebook. Enjoy free downloads of as many issues as you like straight to your computer. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. So, now at long last you can find all the major genres, such as horror, western or sciencefiction. Dec 30, 2016 so this is not about first appearances, or a big dollar book, or even necessarily max circulation wise but a glory day for the golden age comic across all publishers, like johnny manziel when still in college the point after which the shark was slowly jumped you know before batman and robin appeared with santa or on a bicycle, or superman. If use ebays category listings as a functional example, the golden of age of comics ranges from 1938 to 1955. While the golden age of comic books has many different genres such as superheroes, science fiction, westerns, romance and precode horror, i am going to cover a bit of everything. 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. We started our comic book business more than 20 years ago. A group of top comic collectors has chosen detective comics no. Golden age superhero stories, including ajax the sun man by otto binder.
I need to try to find a single golden age bag and board because thats all that i assume will work. Picture ive been collecting for 9 months and picked up my first golden. Jan 30, 2011 creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. 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. Ive actually begun to get more interested in golden age comics as time goes by. This quintessential story from the golden age of comic books has been spinning fanciful, charming stories and characters for nearly threequarters of a century. If you need a comic reader app for your pc, i suggest cdisplay. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. 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. Confession, the cover story, has lost none of its impact in 60 years. Nov 17, 2017 but, he adds, i do think you can say its a golden age of canadian comicbook creators. Mar 02, 2016 the modern age, which began in the mid1980s and continued to present day, is identified by a number of trends.
My particular instructional discipline is founded in traditional illustration and from the platinum and golden age of comic book illustration. We then placed them into the various categories, that you see beneath. The golden age of comic books was a period of time when comic books were at there finest. It is unknown how long this golden age of comics lasted, but some say that it started in the late 30s and ended in the late 40s, while others think that the golden age of comics ended in the early. These men were true heroes of the decade and 4 months after the 1961. It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. The 1960s was a time of significant growth in the comics industry. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. 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. Dec 08, 2008 creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. This is actually keeping in line with a long standing trend in the golden age comic book market. The comic books that we purchase come from a variety of publishers. Goldenage 11792 archie and mlj classics illustrated and related crime dell four color funny animals horror and sciencefiction.
So this is not about first appearances, or a big dollar book, or even necessarily max circulation wise but a glory day for the golden age comic across all publishers, like johnny manziel when still in college the point after which the shark was slowly jumped you know before batman and robin appeared with santa or on a bicycle, or superman. The peak of golden age comic book saturation gocollect. The history of green arrow from golden age to arrow cbr. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder. 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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Platinum age 18971937, golden age 19381947, atomic age. Comic book collecting can be incredibly lucrative if you know what to look for, and the golden age of comic books is a good start. Welcome to comicsall and receive a great opportunity to be aware about the newest and the most popular comics immediately. I gently attempted to put this in what i thought was a silver age bag and it was a nogo. Following more fun comics change in focus the previous month, the displaced. Comics serve as a cheap source of entertainment during world war ii. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes.
An overview of the 8 ages of comic books from 1897present day which includes key events in american history that helped shape the timeline. The golden age was the period when comic books rapidly gained in popularity and first started to attract regular readers, some of whom later became collectors. During the golden age, most of the stuff was pure power fantasy. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home. A quick glance at the most actively sold golden age comics at the moment makes it obvious that the hottest genre by far is the superhero comic. Reprints of classic comic books and strips of yesteryear, alongside articles about comics history. Many nonkey issues from this era can be difficult to obtain because they dont show up for sale often. Ive been collecting for 9 months and picked up my first. A place to trade stories, post scans and remember the golden age of comics in all its glory. Golden age comic books cgc graded golden age comics da.
Best of the golden age batman, captain america, alex schomburg get nods as collectors select their favorite covers of the era. Please browse by publishers or series names and check out all the great covers. A book i would recommend for the artwork alone, the text is short but revealing. Welcome to superworld comics golden age comics browsing page. Today on variant, special guests comic tom and jeff the golden age guru highlight the dawn of superhero comics with the history of the. The debut of the new superhero the flash in 1956 is generally considered the beginning of the silver age of comic books. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. That year, major malcolm wheelernicholson founded the company as national allied. Get the best deals on other golden age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. They were the greatest heroes of their age, an age of gold and virgin wonder. We have such a wide selection that the comics are broken out by letters. If youre at all interested in golden age comics, then this post is for you. Investing in golden age dc comics on a budget cbsi comics. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939.
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. We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. All affordable, not difficult to find and no key issues in this run, making it a bit more desirable to the collector that really just wants a dc golden age book. I track most the heros via howard keltners golden age comic books index 19351955 an awesome index of superhero appearances you really should download. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Mar 01, 2020 all the books i picked up in the last few months. Given the feedback here, i think its reasonable to move our imaginary peak golden age date back 14 months from oct 1940 indeed a good year and month to december 1941. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956.
An extremely fast and loose definition of comic book ages greater. I had this book when i was a kid and remembered the photos of the old comic book covers superman, batman, wonder woman, the spectre, daredevil, blue beetle, green giant, captain marvel, green lantern and other golden age heroes from the world war ii era. Dime comics website is a database of 8214 golden age comic books. The golden ages archie andrews and the riverdale gang chart. The original 75 years book covered the origins and golden age of dc in 239. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. Issues 5 flash, green lantern and wonder woman headline this title. Some of the comics that we like to purchase feature super heroes, cartoon characters and science fiction. 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.
Maryvilles only stop for all of your comic book, collectible, and gaming needs. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. My goal was to gather priceless, instructional information from the past that created timeless illustrators and painters such as n. Of the golden age american comic book publishers on this list, only ten continued to publish comic books after 1960, and only three of them are still currently in business. This starts at the platinum age through golden, silver. 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. Spidermans webshooters are one of the coolest superhero gadgets going. Many late nights were spent analyzing all the titles we hold. Leyendecker, dean cornwell, lou fine, reed crandall. The golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956. Calling it a golden age implies that its a thing of the past. During the golden age, it is not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies.
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