SA Adventure Comics Collectors Thread 7 7

[markseifert]

My guess is that this was a result of changing demographics. In 1953 the first of the baby-boomers was seven. By 1959, however, there were teenaged boomers. DC was likely just trying to appeal to this changing audience.

 

Interesting analysis! For some reason I've never considered boomer age as one of the driving forces of Silver Age development.

[tth2]

When did the Silver Age begin specific to Adventure Comics?

 

I personally am of the belief that each series had its own unique entry into the Silver Age. For me, Adventure seemed to be focused on Superboy as a a kid (like 11-13) up until the mid-to-late 50's, then it really changed its focus to Superboy as a teen-ager. It might be coincidence, but this change seemed to me to occur about the same time as Showcase #4.

 

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The change wasn't a sharply defined one. In the late 40's and early 50's he was almost exclusively a boy, in the mid 50's he seemed to shift back-and-forth from boy to teenager, but by the late 50's/early 60's he was exclusively a teenager.

 

My guess is that this was a result of changing demographics. In 1953 the first of the baby-boomers was seven. By 1959, however, there were teenaged boomers. DC was likely just trying to appeal to this changing audience.

 

Another guess is that Adventure Comics focus on a teen-ager had more of an impact on Marvel Comics than most other DC titles.

 

Anyway, I just wanted to start off a discussion in addition to the eye-candy covers that I cannot compete with.

 

-John

I don't disagree with your analysis, but to me the DC SA was more about revamping and introducing a new generation of super heroes. So while I think you make good points about the change of Superboy's character, to me the first clearly, indisputably SA issue is #247, which of course isn't until 1959, and even then arguably the new characters of the Legion weren't really truly introduced until #267.

[Silver]

247 is 1958 and I do not necessariliy agree with the boy/teenager thing.

 

Look at these Superboy covers, which are precode:

 

 

 

these look like teenagers to me (30 looks like Superman), and I could get more examples, I have a few other Superboys

 

I generally think they drew him however they wanted until the late 50's when he was established as being in high school. In fact, I dont recall any other school ever mentioned except Smallville High.

 

So basically, I dont think it was something planned, it was artrist intepretation.

[RedFury]

I just picked up this Adventure 247. It's a nice upgrade from my old G/VG copy.

 

[peewee22]

I just picked up this Adventure 247. It's a nice upgrade from my old G/VG copy.

 

 

Sweet.

[showcase22gr1959]

I just picked up this Adventure 247. It's a nice upgrade from my old G/VG copy.

 

 

Sweet.

 

Indeed!

[tth2]

I just picked up this Adventure 247. It's a nice upgrade from my old G/VG copy.

Congrats!

[peewee22]

(Forgive me as this probably belongs in the GA thread but I'm a SA nut)

 

I love this book. Finally agreed upon a price (still too high) but I forgive and forget easily.

Old label FN 6.0 OW/W. Looks much better in person as you will see. IMO, one of the most influential comic books ever published. Fantastic PQ and, of course, very rare.

 

 

 

[showcase22gr1959]

(Forgive me as this probably belongs in the GA thread but I'm a SA nut)

 

I love this book. Finally agreed upon a price (still too high) but I forgive and forget easily.

Old label FN 6.0 OW/W. Looks much better in person as you will see. IMO, one of the most influential comic books ever published. Fantastic PQ and, of course, very rare.

 

 

 

 

Dang! "Your cracked that puppy open". Nice grade/PQ and I see you are loving it.

Edited August 27, 2010 by showcase22gr1959

[Silver]

Grats! A grail for me as well, love the PQ!

[Gopher John]

Praise from an Adventure Comics collector!

 

I like watching the changes in Krypto over his first 5-10 covers.

[peewee22]

Praise from an Adventure Comics collector!

 

I like watching the changes in Krypto over his first 5-10 covers.

 

Same here. #220 is a classic cover....and rare as Arkansas hen's teeth !!

[Flash105]

I have always wanted a 220. You have balls of steel to be a cracker. Nice Work.

[tth2]

I have always wanted a 220. You have balls of steel to be a cracker. Nice Work.

He cracks all of the keys that he's shown on these boards.

[peewee22]

I have always wanted a 220. You have balls of steel to be a cracker. Nice Work.

 

[peewee22]

I have always wanted a 220. You have balls of steel to be a cracker. Nice Work.

He cracks all of the keys that he's shown on these boards.

 

Yep, it's just plastic, mylar, and boron....and a paper label.

[Silver]

You guys are making a big deal out of him crackin a book, that's what comics collectors do.....he collects comics, not plastic slabs!

 

I have over 200 CGC graded comics, about three are still in slabs.

 

 

[tth2]

You guys are making a big deal out of him crackin a book, that's what comics collectors do

[Galactus]

I have to agree, there is nothing like cracking open a book and smelling, touching and looking through an old comic.

[steelcity]

(Forgive me as this probably belongs in the GA thread but I'm a SA nut)

 

I love this book. Finally agreed upon a price (still too high) but I forgive and forget easily.

Old label FN 6.0 OW/W. Looks much better in person as you will see. IMO, one of the most influential comic books ever published. Fantastic PQ and, of course, very rare.

 

 

 

 

Always pleasing to see a nice #210!

Not absolutely sure, but I think this is the copy PCE had on their site around 2001, along with the Mohawk Valley copy.