He also cocreated such features as aquaman, green arrow, and johnny quick, served as story editor for the adventures of superman television series, and compiled the. An intriguing story of boston brand, a murdered trapeze artist, who continues. Many editors, writers, pencillers and inkers participated in this revival. Also there are some silver age comics that have been collected such as. Silver age comic books those published between about 1956 and 1970 are skyrocketing in popularity and rising in value among collectors. Doug wildey is known to a generation of fans as the man who designed johnny quest for television, but his comic book accomplishments are as a western artist par excellence. Check out our 60s comic books selection for the very best in unique or custom.
Back in the postec days of the midtolate 1950s and early 60s, there was really only one place to go for your sf fix when youd exhausted dcs output for that month. Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the pictures, panels, and text that brought. The silver age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. From golden age classics to silver age stalwarts and on to some modern day surprises, we have it all even an artist who never. Ive been collecting comic books for over 20 years and i wanted to be able to. After hulk weekly, he did excellent work on the nick fury strip. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Murphy anderson helped define the look of the silver.
When all star comics returned during the bronze age, it returned with a bang. His personal style isnt for everyonehis angular, jutting. The history of silver age comic books cosmic comics. Silver age of comic books academic dictionaries and. 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. At this young age, he drew the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Of the many great titles produced by marvel during the 60s, which deserves to be top of the rankings. 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. Superheroes were passe, except for the man of steel, a media star thanks to the adventures of superman 195357, a syndicated program appearing on the medium that had robbed comics of much of its audience. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic book s, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. Comic books have had a number of female artists from the beginning. 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. Silver age of comic books hey kids comics wiki fandom.
Seller of bronze and silver age marvel dc comics batman comic books. Carmine infantino carmine infantino is one of the less celebrated artists of comics silver age, but its hard to figure out why. This coffee table book is filled with meticulously researched factoids and kaleidoscopic images that celebrate some of the greatest comic book artists of the 1960s. Comic book art from a cultural phenomenon to collectable. 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. Tony welcome to my gallery of classic golden age comic covers. Following mounting criticism regarding the negative influence comics, which gravitated towards other genres such as romance and horror following the end of wwii, supposedly had on violence in kids, the comic code authority was created.
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. One golden age publisher in particular, fiction house, used many. 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. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Historically speaking, the roots of comic book art can be traced centuries, even millennia back, all the way to the drawings and. The silver age of comics is marked with a returned focus towards superhero comics. The result was lees creation, along with artist jack kirby, of marvels premier. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and classic comics. Yet, while dc was responsible for this first sign of new life in the comic book industry, marvel comics was able to capitalize even more from this trend as the 60s. How carmine infantino designed dcs silver age sequart.
Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. If the human figure is the foundation of comic book drawingindeed, of all drawingthen its epiphany is found in the distinctive, dynamic style of gil kane 19262000. Hence each comic is considered to be silver age if it is dated from. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly in the superhero genre, that lasted roughly from 1956 to the late 1960searly 1970s.
Cover art by jack kirby penciller and unconfirmed inker. The problem with the label is it comes first and then fans try to squeeze every comic from that period into the label. Schumer apart from traditional comic book historians, who prefer to champion the socalled golden age the period from the late. The silver age of comic book art public group facebook. See more ideas about comics, robert crumb and alternative comics. He got his first professional work at the age of 16. Unfortunately, marvels silver age doesnt hold many surprises.
By the mid1950s, the comicbook industry was imperiled. Another hidden dc treasure is the mike sekowsky metal men in all its quirkinessthough i consider it more a first trump of the bronze age than a silver age comic. After comparing five or six of the penciled pages to the finished versions, it became clear how much comic book production has come in the past 20 years. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. In short, if you have any interest in comic book art and the artists that drew them, this is the book for you.
Superboy vol 1 160 old comic books, comic book artists, comic book covers. A lot of artists might have simply just plopped the two figures onto a blue sky or a. Two artists that changed the comics industry dramatically in the late 1960s were neal adams, considered one of his countrys greatest. The current list of the most valuable silver age comics. An unusual book for dc, even an time when comics were full of romance, war.
History of women in comic books women in comics wiki. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. For longterm storage that brings the percomic cost of mylar. The silver age of comic book art highlights the careers of. Comics from the 60s growing in popularity, value news daily. Hello and welcome to the largest original art website in the world devoted to the sale, trading, and purchasing of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and current era comic book art from. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Back in the postec days of the midtolate 1950s and early 60s, charlton was doing some darned good comics, thanks to exec artists but most especially to steve ditko, before he made the.
Weisinger was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to 1960s, in the silver age of comic books. Most sources point to 1956 as the beginning of the silver age of comics. The silver age lasted from 1956 note to about 1972 although some people count everything up until 1985 as part of it, folding in the the bronze age of comic books. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre. Vincent bernard the silver age of comic book art is a beautiful, brilliant work of love and true passion. Dc comics sparked the superhero revival with its publications from 1955 to 1960. A tribute to comic book back cover advertisements panjo. A descriptive listing and ranking of the 20 greatest american comic book inkers. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics. The silver age 19561970 was one of the most popular and influential eras in comic book history for creators and readers alike. But with a single comic carmine infantino not only revived the superhero genre after a long period of stagnation in the early 1950s, he also kicked off the silver age of comics. A look at some of the best comic book back cover ads of the silver age of comic books. It has been made into a poster, a vinyl placemat, a jigsaw puzzle, graphics for a batman board game, and it has even.
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. Telling a kid who obsessively reads comic books in the 60s that they can be. It was created by the silverage comic book artist carmine infantino. If you are a fan of the silver age of comics, and you probably are if you belong to this group, and you have not had the opportunity to read arlen schumers book, the silver age of comic book art, drop everything, go to arlens site and place your order.