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The Silver Age of DC Comics PDF Book THE SILVER AGE OF DC COMICS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Paul Levitz | 400 pages | 15 Jul 2013 | Taschen GmbH | 9783836535762 | English | Cologne, Germany The Silver Age of DC Comics PDF Book Main article: Bronze Age of Comic Books. Archived from the original on May 24, September 6, Note that all the issue titles were prefixed with "Silver Age," to distinguish them from the monthly series DC produced, even though only Flash and Green Lantern were in print at the time though starring later incarnations of the heroes. The heroes try to help but are ineffective in their new bodies and Batman is captured. Introduction of Earth-Two. With a BFA in Sequential Art, he brings a knowledge base of comics history, technique, and aesthetics to his articles. Archived from the original on February 24, Retrieved August 13, September 13, The universe also features well-known supervillains who oppose the superheroes such as Lex Luthor and the Joker. Hidden categories: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list CS1 maint: extra text: authors list CS1 maint: extra punctuation CS1 maint: others CS1 errors: missing periodical Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles to be expanded from July All articles to be expanded Featured articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Articles needing translation from French Wikipedia All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February Articles with unsourced statements from August Articles with unsourced statements from April Articles with unsourced statements from March Good articles. August 10, The initials "DC" are in reference to Washington, D. No trivia or quizzes yet. To create our Download as PDF Printable version. Archived from the original on January 17, First appearance of the Fantastic Four. June 28, History of DC Comics 6 books. Archived from the original on February 5, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. DC comics has been challenged with incorporating all its characters into a unified universe, and still has many more mystical or mythological based characters. The issue also contained the first essential supporting character and one of the earliest essential female characters in comics with Lois Lane as Superman's first depicted romantic interest. In the Silver Age, it drove a trend that created continuity for a shared universe and set up numerous crossovers between characters. What many people may not realize is that this series was DC's third best-selling title at one point , surpassed only by Superman and Superboy. Spectre : The Wrath of the Spectre. November 25, Archived from the original on April 7, After the Golden Age of comics faded out, many of the characters from DC Comics namely from the Justice Society Of America were re-booted to have a some-what more logical and scientific origin, therefore establishing characters in a science fiction setting. Namespaces Article Talk. October 2, List of publications. Barry Allen on the front cover, Hal Jordan on the back, and lots of Legion of Superheroes and Superboy pages in between -- what a wonderful book! March 26, Following the Golden Age of Comic Books and an interregnum in the early to mids, the Silver Age is considered to cover the period from to circa , and was succeeded by the Bronze and Modern Ages. Lists with This Book. The Lego Batman Movie. October 16, One of the other imprints was Impact Comics from to in which the Archie Comics superheroes were licensed and revamped. The Silver Age of DC Comics Writer The July DC titles featured a new circular logo. March 26, DC licensed pulp characters including Doc Savage and the Spirit which it then used, along with some DC heroes, as part of the First Wave comics line launched in and lasting through fall In contrast to the straitlaced archetypes of superheroes at the time, this ushered in a revolution. List of DC Comics imprints publications. November 3, Error rating book. Leigh Lamb rated it it was amazing Jun 30, After the inception of the CCA, publishers began producing superhero comics again. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. These titles, all with over issues, included Sgt. DC's first logo appeared on the April issues of its titles. Batman by Grant Morrison. DC Comics at Wikipedia's sister projects. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. You read about the writers, editors and artists of the time period and what contributions they made to the continuation of comics. Archived from the original on March 2, Archived from the original on November 12, Archived from the original on July 15, Archived from the original on August 26, Retrieved October 10, Burbank, California, headquarters in July 2, In the United Kingdom, the Marvelman series was published during the interregnum between the Golden and Silver Ages, substituting for the British reprints of the Captain Marvel stories after Fawcett stopped publishing the character's adventures. American comic books such as Action Comics 1 and Detective Comic 27 were essential in introducing two well known superheroes to life: Superman and Batman. Archived from the original on August 7, Too many new directions — especially [the sword-and-sorcery trend begun by the character] Conan and monsters [in the wake of the Comics Code allowing vampires, werewolves and the like] — were on firm ground by this time. Retrieved June 6, The result was a decline in the comics industry. Trivia About The Silver Age of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Showcase 17—19; Mystery in Space 53—, ; Strange Adventures , —, —, , , , —; Hawkman 18— In , DC launched its " All- Star " line evoking the title of the s publication , designed to feature some of the company's best-known characters in stories that eschewed the long and convoluted continuity of the DC Universe. The Silver Age of DC Comics Reviews Immediately after this event, DC's ongoing series jumped forward a full year in their in-story continuity, as DC launched a weekly series, 52 , to gradually fill in the missing time. The Flash vol. March 24, This was a move the company called the "DC Explosion". Archived from the original on May 19, First appearance of Martian Manhunter. In , DC purchased WildStorm Comics, Jim Lee 's imprint under the Image Comics banner, continuing it for many years as a wholly separate imprint — and fictional universe — with its own style and audience. January 8, Archived from the original on February 9, The universe also features well-known supervillains who oppose the superheroes such as Lex Luthor and the Joker. A handful of the most popular superhero-titles, including Action Comics and Detective Comics , the medium's two longest-running titles, continued publication. WildStorm Productions E. Young children and girls were targeted during the Silver Age by certain publishers; in particular, Harvey Comics attracted this group with titles such as Little Dot. The villains escape and are confronted by the Green Lantern Corps in orbit but are able to shut down the minds of the GLC using the combined objects. With a popular ongoing television series, Supergirl has become a fixture of the modern DC Universe, although her popularity predates her televised resurgence. September 4, Not a Dream! The legacy of The Silver Age is still felt in today as Marvel heroes are primarily seen in a science fiction setting. Even better were the truly unexpected nuggets, humorous asides about how sales would spike at DC anytime there was a gorilla on the cover, which caused them to create a rule stating only one comic was allowed to have a gorilla per month. It was a book called The [sic] Justice League of America and it was composed of a team of superheroes", Marvel editor Stan Lee recalled in The Silver Age of DC Comics Read Online The Flash acquired his super-speed from a science experiment that was struck by lightning, Green Lantern and Hawkman were re-imagined as interplanetary police, the Atom became an altogether different character; he had the ability to shrink and his powers were a result of his own scientific knowledge. First appearance of Iron Man Tony Stark. September 19, What many people may not realize is that this series was DC's third best-selling title at one point , surpassed only by Superman and Superboy. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. Journey into Mystery It's only fitting that the Flash tested the ground and with him, a new generation of heroes came running across it. The Flash Chronicles, Volume One. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. It was beautiful, and only made more so by my mother paying for it. Mark Short rated it really liked it Jun 08, Use your keyboard! List of DC Comics imprints publications. DC Entertainment. Cee Jackson rated it really liked it Aug 08, Such a tragedy makes a strong symbolic ending. Magnus, Robot Fighter 1. Archived from the original on May 25, Comic books Comic strips Manga magazines Webcomics. Retrieved February 21, November 24, August 14, Young children and girls were targeted during the Silver Age by certain publishers; in particular, Harvey Comics attracted this group with titles such as Little Dot. March 26, Irwin said he never played golf with Goodman, so the story is untrue. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. Shakes Up Executive Roles". Hard to put down. Robin manages to contact Batman actually the Penguin and is convinced the heroes were lying. In the existing series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and in his own, newly launched series New Gods , Mister Miracle , and The Forever People , Kirby introduced such enduring characters and concepts as archvillain Darkseid and the other-dimensional realm Apokolips.
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