joe_collector

You're not wrong, just misinformed, as virtually no one adhered to the more-recent OS change when the dealers moved up the BA date to 1984 (Secret Wars??? ), wanting to turn "worthless early-Copper" into "valuable high-grade late-Bronze" - that was *before* Copper took off and I bet they regret that stupidity now. I would estimate the majority of informed, longtime collectors would select 1979-81 as the End of the Bronze Age and 1981-82 as the Start of the Copper Age. There are just too many seminal books (Warrior Magazine, Love & Rockets, Marvel Graphic Novels, Pacific, etc.), events (New EiCs at Marvel/DC, creator royalties/ownership), changes (no more cartoon books, horror comics/reprint titles all cancelled, Warren/Spire/Harvey shuts down, Contest of Champions starts mini-series wave), etc. for Bronze to go too far out of 1981.

No, I think that entire "New" Supergirl series is considered Copper, and definitely by issue 8 though.

You do the math. This picture raises so many questions, all with assuredly hilarious answers. That chair must be made out of adamantium But even so, check out the buckling on the arm rest.

You do the math.

I think we're talking about Wizard: The Guide to Comics as the first issue.

Slowass.

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Paul D’Amato

With a time machine, 1980's Mel Gibson, especially as he was perfect as Riggs, the "best at what he does, and what he does is kill people" ode to Wolverine. Also see Braveheart. Short, wild hair, feral, hirsute, prone to fits of rage, very animal-like in his body type, movement and mannerisms, but still the era's sex symbol. When did Wolverine become a "sex symbol" You're kidding right? He's got more tail than Nightcrawler - just ask Jean Grey.

With a time machine, 1980's Mel Gibson, especially as he was perfect as Riggs, the "best at what he does, and what he does is kill people" ode to Wolverine. Also see Braveheart. Short, wild hair, feral, hirsute, prone to fits of rage, very animal-like in his body type, movement and mannerisms, but still the era's sex symbol.

Come on, he's way, way, way too tall.

I would literally give $50 to anyone who could excise that horrible song from my memory banks.

Seriously, get over yourself.. quick. Seeing "July 1991" listed on Wiki, in various comic articles, other reputable sites, etc. is NOT an assumption based on nothing, it is based on multiple attributions from relevant sources. What relevant source attributions do you have that discount July 1991 as a publication date for the first Wizard book?

I've seen July 1991 mentioned on multiple sites, so I just assumed it was confirmed long ago by people/dealers who actually bought/sold it off the shelves.

That's why I put forward Tinfoil as a potential name for the 1990's. Tin + Shiny + Common + Worthless.

It's because they gave Carbo a TV Show. I'd sell all my stock after finding that out! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/contv-launches-original-series-comic-100000789.html So Mike finally got an actual show? Some jokster on here was quite prescient.

Quit refusing to go to school and learn about the concepts of time and space. Curses! Foiled again!! Hey, how about the "Wizard Age" as a potential name? First issue July 1991 Final issue March 2011

Quit refusing to go to school and learn about the concepts of time and space.

Nah, the Death of Superman is more like ASM 121, the "culmination" of the era, but making it the end point totally ignores the major trends of the Foil/Chromium Age, like mass speculation (Spider-man #1, 1990), Image (1992), Valiant (1990), Wizard (1991), etc. And BTW, the first Wizard mag was July 1991, and might actually be a great benchmark for a definite point where the MA could not go past. After all, it was created by many of the very trends listed above.

The problem with this is that it's a misnomer. Most speculator covers of the early-90's-on were actually "foil enhanced" and not "chromium", so really, Foil would be the most accurate term. Then we could make a cartoon about stupid 90's specs looking through their collections and screaming "Foiled Again!".

I guess we'll keep the Mods busy moving posts then. If you have a problem, then petition CGC to create a new forum for these mysterious books you believe to be "not-Modern", because until then, Modern is where it goes.

Guys, there is a MODERN forum for all this , ya know. Just in case no one owns a calender or understand the concept of time, Spectre 54 was released in June 1997.

My first CM was #32 and after missing CM #33, it wasn't long after that I scoured my Marvels for Canadian dealers, then mailed Robert Crestohl for his catalog. I had Avengers 125 and thought it and CM 32 was the beginning of a major cosmic storyline, not the ending, and #34 was like a knife in the gut. The non-Starlin Alcala art in #35 was like a punch ontop of the knife.

I loved that book as a kid. I found it depressing - I bought CM 32, missed 33, then bought 34 and it was the end of the cosmic era for me - I think the next issue was a reprint and then it CM just dropped off a cliff.

Because newbie specs can't read and need us to point them in the direction of their latest lemming buys?