When did the Bronze Age Jump the Shark?

[Prince Namor]

A monkey riding a dinosaur? Sounds like Marvel's current corporate structure.

[Jeffro.]

A monkey riding a dinosaur? Sounds like Marvel's current corporate structure.

 

Joey Q, sentinel of continuity.

[40sJohn]

 

I'll vote for it happening when Marvel put the ad, "Win a 10 Speed Bike", on the cover.

[Real Frantic One]

I think what really killed the last traces of the BA was when Marvel took the "Significant Event" approach.

 

In the early 80's, I remember receiving my subscription service order forms, and every issue was being promoted as a must-have with some "earth-shattering event". There is a major problem with this approach; when you emphasize everything, you actually emphasize nothing.

[the blob]

It was definitely at different times for DC and Marvel though.

 

Being able to read in the mid-late 70's I only knew DC for the utter krud. I didn't know until years later that they had actually done some decent books earlier in he decade. (Ok, when Marshals was on Detective I suppose it looked good, but I wasn't paying attention)

 

I dunno about Marvel...spidey might have sagged (having to pump out three titles a month will do that to you), but the Avengers were good around then Perez and Byrne (though dropped off after that), and Byrne starting his monumental FF run and the X-Men being pretty darn good though Byrne, back to Cockrum and onward for a while (Paul smith)

[RockMyAmadeus]

I think what really killed the last traces of the BA was when Marvel took the "Significant Event" approach.

 

In the early 80's, I remember receiving my subscription service order forms, and every issue was being promoted as a must-have with some "earth-shattering event". There is a major problem with this approach; when you emphasize everything, you actually emphasize nothing.

 

[Spider-Variant]

I think what really killed the last traces of the BA was when Marvel took the "Significant Event" approach.

 

In the early 80's, I remember receiving my subscription service order forms, and every issue was being promoted as a must-have with some "earth-shattering event". There is a major problem with this approach; when you emphasize everything, you actually emphasize nothing.

 

 

You sly dog, you got me monologuing!!

 

 

[shadroch]

When comics became half story, half ads but artists still couldn't meet their deadlines. The Avengers had four "fill-in" issues from 136 to 150, and still the artists couldn't make the 150th Anniversary issue. It seemed like Marvel was collecting money for twelve issues a year, but delivering ten.

The Editor-in-Chief was a revolving game of musical chairs, each new hire seemingly a step in the wrong direction.

[seanfingh]

I think what really killed the last traces of the BA was when Marvel took the "Significant Event" approach.

 

In the early 80's, I remember receiving my subscription service order forms, and every issue was being promoted as a must-have with some "earth-shattering event". There is a major problem with this approach; when you emphasize everything, you actually emphasize nothing.

 

 

That came very close to being my avatar.