Bronze Age 1970-1984 Appreciation Thread

[Kubert]

Discuss your favorite,

Stories
Writers
Quotes / Jokes / Word baloons
Art (post pictures too)
Artists
Comic Cons 1970-1984
Topics (Vietnam, Disco, etc.)
Memories
Etcetera!

[Electricmastro]

1973:



1976:



1977:

[Electricmastro]

1977:



1983:



1983:

[jb681131]

1. 1959-85 - Flash: The Silver Age - The Flash by Carmine Infantino - 4 vol. followed by 2 omnibus (ongoing)
2. 1963-82 - Crisis On Multiple Earths - The JSA and JLA through the ages - 6 vol. + 2 team-ups vol.
3. 1966-82 - The Steve Ditko Omnibus - Charleston Comics by Steve Ditko: Shade, Hawk & Dove, Legion of Superheroes, Starman, The Outsiders, Specter, Desaad, ... - 2 omnibus
4. 1970-73 - The Fourth World by Jack Kirby - Massive Saga with The New Gods, Mister Miracle, The Forever People and Jimmy Olsen - Introduces Darkseid, Big Barda and Orion as well - 4 omnibus
5. 1970-72 - Green Lantern/Green Arrow - A very funny duo that commes back regularly in the comics - 1 omnibus
6. 1972-76 - Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus - The original Swamp Thing saga by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson (and then others) - 1 omnibus
7. 1982 - The Great Darkness Saga - The return of the great Darkseid - 1 omnibus
8. 1980-96 - The New Teen Titans - The Saga by Marv Wolfman and George Perez - 11 vol. (ongoing) or 3 omnibus
9. 1984-86 - Saga of the Swamp Thing - When Alan Moore takes over Swamp Thing (1st American Comics from Alan Moore) - 6 vol. or 1 omnibus

[Air Wave]

1970

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 9.24.16 AM.jpg

[Air Wave]

1971

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 9.26.40 AM.jpg

[Air Wave]

1972

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 9.29.34 AM.jpg

[Air Wave]

1973

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 9.31.07 AM.jpg

[Air Wave]

1974

Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 9.33.16 AM.jpg

[K7P5V]

My all-time favorite from this era would be...

The Phantom Zone

[WallyWestFlash]

Some of my favorite series.

1982
5111908.jpg

1976
751679.jpg

[Factor]

When is it considered the transition from Silver to Bronze?

[DrNewGod]

When is it considered the transition from Silver to Bronze?

There's a bit of debate about where the Silver-Bronze boundary lies. Some have suggested events like the deaths of Aquaman's son or Gwen Stacy over at Marvel. I've heard others suggest that it was in the early 1970s, when Schwartz at DC was editing more innovative and character-driven takes on Batman (including O'Neal and Adams run) and Superman, while at the same time Thomas became EiC at Marvel and brought his passion for continuity to the entire line.

[Lee Stone]

There's a bit of debate about where the Silver-Bronze boundary lies. Some have suggested events like the deaths of Aquaman's son or Gwen Stacy over at Marvel. I've heard others suggest that it was in the early 1970s, when Schwartz at DC was editing more innovative and character-driven takes on Batman (including O'Neal and Adams run) and Superman, while at the same time Thomas became EiC at Marvel and brought his passion for continuity to the entire line.

I personally link it with the writer purge of 1968 where all the Silver Age writers were pushed out. It definitely contributed to the creative shift in storytelling at DC.

[Lee Stone]