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I have all the top 25 bronze comics at the time an overstreet comes out. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Vintage copperbronze 100 lot of comic books superhero marvel dc huge lot h. Both series exemplify the combination of issuedriven plots and comicbook wildness for which the era is known, but. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter of comics was allowed to become a bit darker. This group exists for the discussion of bronze age comics generally considered to be comic books from about 1970 to about 1985. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. These are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. Pages in category bronze age of comic books the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. The incredible hulk 181 first appearance of wolverine publisher. Those vampirellas from last year threw me a little bit. Make offer lot of 12 the lake county newsherald comic books 19791981 early groo comics. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age.
The overstreet comic book price guide is a wealth of knowledge with great analytics. I post a fair bit in similarly titled groups for platinum, gold and. Long time collector and comic book enthusiast looking to share my collecting hobby with like minded. The bronze age comic books refer to the genre of american superhero comics produced during the period between 1970 and 1985. 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. Most comicbook aficionados agree that the bronze age of comics began in 1970, shortly after artist jack kirby.
The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Originally posted by martymann the only double cover comic in my collection. Find comic books and comic book lot from a vast selection of bronze age 197083. Top 50 most valuable comic books from the bronze age. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Buy products related to bronze age comic books and see what customers say about bronze age comic books on. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. This was the era of superheroes who fought crime using football, transport trucks. Browse and buy a vast selection of bronze age comics collections. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity.