All About the Silver Age of Comics
The Golden Age of comics was over, and it was the middle of the Atom Age, where instead of superheroes, comics were mostly horror and western. But, in October 1956, it all changed. Showcase #4 featured the reappearance of the Flash, this time as Barry Alllen, and kicked off the Silver Age of comics!
The Flash wasn't the only one to be revived. Green Lantern came back, also different this time. There were some people who came back, but were the exact same people, albeit with a few differences, such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. (She had actually never disappeared.)
The artwork was different too. Instead of the kind of crude drawing in the Golden Age, Silver Age artwork was somehow pretty realistic, yet pretty cartoony at the same time. Here's a sample of Silver Age DC Comics art:
DC wasn't the only comic publisher that took part in the Silver Age. Marvel also got into it by creating the Fantastic Four, Thor, the Hulk, Captain America, Spider-Man, and much, much, more. Also, Stan Lee teamed up with Jack Kirby, forming what is arguably the best team in comics history, second only to the most important one, Jerry Seigel and Joe Schuster, and they created one hundred and one Fantastic Four comicbooks and the cover of Fantastic Four # 102 STRAIGHT. To quote Comic Books 101 by Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton, “DC's flash may have kicked of the Silver Age, but Marvel owned it.”
Here's a sample of Silver age Marvel art:
Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton were right.
But, all good things had to come to an end. The thing is, no wide agreement on when it ended has been made. There are a few different theories, but I think it happened with Amazing Spider-Man # 121 in 1973, also known as the DEATH of Gwen Stacy. A lot of people agree with me.
Well, now you know all about the Silver Age of comics! Now, on to section two of my 25th post, recommended reading!
25 Comicbooks on MY Recommended Reading List
(Not necessarily in this order.)
1.Comic Books 101
2.Showcase Presents Superman, Volumes 1-3
3.The DC Encyclopedia
4.Marvel Encyclopedia 2009
5.Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection
6.Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four, Volume 6
7.The Best of Foxtrot
8.Big Nate Strikes Again
9.DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories
10.DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Featuring Batman and Robin
11.Garfield: 25 Years and Still Kicking!
12.The Greatest Batman stories Ever Told
13.The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Collection
14.Showcase Presents Dial “H” for Hero
15.Essential Fantastic Four, Volume 3
16.Tales to Astonish No. 13 tied with
17.The Kid who Collects Spider-Man
18.Amazing Adult Fantasy No. 10
19.All Star Comics No.3
20.Superman No. 141
21.Amazing Spider-Man No. 30-33
22.Avengers No. 4 (1998)
23.Fantastic Four No. 52
24.Adventure Comics No. 357
25.Superman No. 162!
Yes, I know numbers one, three, four, and eight aren't technically comicbooks, but they're close enough. NEXT up is an infomercial for my favorite blog of all time!
Do you like comics but don't know much about them?
Do you like the idea of blogs, but don't like them to be too much about the author?
Then you would love the (discontinued) blog...
COMICS COVERAGE!
Created by Mark Engblom, Comics Coverage is a blog almost all about comics with three YEARS worth of posts under its belt! Though it isn't active anymore, it's still great! Use your computer today to visit the blog... Comics Coverage!
And that's my 25th post! Adios!
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