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Just our luck the article in CBM #108, focuses on the end of the Silver Age! I believe the point could be made for phasing in the S.A. for each comic book title, just the as the article does for the end of the S.A. title by title.

What was the dividing event? I can't see any noteworthy change from one cover to the next. The dividing line is arbitrary, as the G.A ends as of September 1956, and the S.A begins as of October 1956. The Silver Age of comics begins with the publication of Showcase #4 in October 56, when the new Flash premiered. In my opinion a better place to start, just for the Superman title would be #117 "The Man with the Zero Eyes", the first cover by Swan, or perhaps #121, "The Bride of Futureman" (this cover has the S.A. look) (thumbs u If your interested I have the back issue of Comic Book Markeplace, where there is an article titled something like, "Carbon Dating the Silver Age of Comics". This might be only for DC books, if I recall correctly. I could check for their analysis on the Superman title.

Nice. (thumbs u If I recall I only have #138 from the 130's. I like the cover from #139, but do not yet own a copy.

A search on E-bay this morning confirms the white cover on issue 167 is indeed a tough find. I would say the Superman books from around #132 to about 170 are my favorites of the S.A. In the 130's there is a cross over period where both Swan and Boring are doing the artwork, along with Al Plastino. Swan seems to have taken over the cover art from around issue 117. See #138 in GCD for the details on Titano the Super Ape & #139 for The new life of Super-Merman for prime examples. The cover for 132 is also awesome. What would Superman's other life have been if Krypton had not exploded? (thumbs u

This is my earliest Detective comic to date. It never ceases to amaze me how often the phrase "Great Scott" was used on the DC covers.

BangZoom, I was marvelling at the quality of your book, and recalled I had one. I checked and found out, well uh not really, as I have the Grosset and Dunlap edition. I then went way way back and read pages 1 to 77 of this thread and found out about the collection of a thousand or so rare high grade COMIC books you purchased back in 1973. Now I just have to read about 1400 more pages to completely catch up. Thanks for sharing. (thumbs u

Awesome Action 242. The Brainaic covers of this era are SWEET. (thumbs u Late last year I ran into road construction on the way home from work. The next thing I new, I was going by a nearby LCS. I stopped in and found Superman #108. The next week I bid on and won #109 on E-Bay. These two books, as many know, are the dividing line between G.A. and S.A. for the Superman title. Even in this ragged condition, I was very surprised to find Superman 108 in a LCS.

Don't know if you're into original art, but pages from that book definitely come up for sale now and again No, can't say that I am into original art. I can just imagine my wifes reaction, were I to expand the collection in yet another direction Flash #116 November 1960 - another cover by Infantino.

#131 - Art by Carmine Infantino - scripts by John Broome This book is one of my personal favorites.

Scrooge, Amazing run of Four Color comics. (thumbs u Uncle Scrooge was my favorite comic as a kid. I don't have any Scrooge in FC though. # 397 May 1952

In another ten years or so you might have some feelings of nostalgia for the #146 then! The Trickster is another very bad man. Let me offer you these scans as evidence: Hepcat, You have hit upon an interesting point. I read a lot of comics in the 60's, but did not buy very many. I know I read many of the DC titles like, Superman, Batman, Flash, Atom, and Hawkman & even a few Marvel titles. It was for the most part like starting completely over in the 90's, since I could not recall specific issues and covers after so many years.

Excellent run of Rip Hunter's appearances in Showcase. Alex Toth art in this book.

This cover predates Jurassic Park by quite a few years. Feb 1964

Awesome book (thumbs u Tales to Astonish # 34 Aug 62 (Kirby & Ayers) It's hard to imagine being threatend by a "Green Thumb", unless its drawn by Kirby. Waves in scan due to comic in bag while scanned.

Hepcat, That's a great mini run with Flash #105! I recall that Flash 146 was my first Flash purchase, once I began actively collecting in the late 1990's.

I have always admired the cover for Superman 132, with the purple and yellow lettering of "SUPERMAN" and the black background. That's a true classic cover. (thumbs u I found Superman #147 in the back storage room of a drug store that also sold comic books several years ago. There were two long boxes that evidently had not been searched for a while.

Heres a book that " screams " for an alternate title. I left this one in the bag while scanning, hence the wavy lines in the middle. "We fought the ants and the ants won" Seriously though, I like this book, but only have a couple of issues of this title. ... so far.

Hepcat, Awesome books. (thumbs u I recall seeing #309 at a LCS a few years back. It was really low grade however, so I never did pick it up. I picked this book up at a LCS in the early 2000's, they had it hanging on the wall and priced very reasonably. June 65

Hep Cat, excellent choices. (thumbs u If I had to narrow it down, and just to book's I own, my favorite 3 would be 134, 121 & 142. Note; the passenger in the truck is glancing up at the action scene.

Hepcat, You have many of the S.A. Flash keys. Can you name your favorite 3 or 4 issues, key or not?

Speaking of low grade books. This cover literally "rocks". This book has a terrific 3-D effect, but mainly for the floating street chunks. Cover by Kirby, story artwork by Ditko.

Heres a great Kirby cover and story from 1961. Tales to Astonish #23 September 61. If only Moomba had been a yoga instructor, instead of being intent on world domination.

Flash #134 My favorite Flash issue with Captain Cold on the cover I just mention the villians boot and slippers, but neither are visible in this cover.

Billc I groove on those Atomic Knights. I will have to keep an eye out for more, only having a few of those issues in my collection. Flash #140 November 1963 This comic reminds me of my home state, with the extremes in weather, that is. Anyone notice the flash villians normally seem to have either boots or slippers on?

Flash #132 November 1962 I seem to recall a few covers where the flash has a weight problem