anyboy have list of BRONZE age keys ?

[AGGIEZ]

I trimmed down the list above to the books I consider true BA keys...

 

 

Green Lantern 76 DC Apr-70

Detective Comics 400 DC Jun-70

Conan 1 Marvel Oct-70

Batman 232 DC Jun-71

Fantastic Four 112 Marvel Jul-71

House of Secrets 92 DC Jul-71

Batman 234 DC Aug-71

Marvel Feature 1 Marvel Dec-71

All Star Western 10 DC Mar-72

Hero For Hire 1 Marvel Jun-72

Marvel Spotlight 5 Marvel Aug-72

Iron Man 55 Marvel Feb-73

Amazing Spider-man 121 Marvel Jun-73

Amazing Spider-man 122 Marvel Jul-73

Tomb of Dracula 10 Marvel

Amazing Spider-man 129 Marvel Feb-74

Marvel Premiere 15 Marvel

Incredible Hulk, The 181 Marvel Nov-74

Werewolf by Night 32 Marvel Aug-75

X-Men, Giant Size 1 Marvel

Star Wars 1 Marvel Jul-77

Iron Fist 14 Marvel Aug-77

Cerebus 1 Aardvark Dec-77

Amazing Spider-man 194 Marvel Jul-79

[Maccai3]

Daredevil 181 is Bronze Age? What a controversy!

My opinion is that the Bronze age ends with Frank Millers Wolverine mini in 1982.

 

Yeah list depends on when you think the Bronze age begins and ends. I tend to take the entire year where a lot of people go with a specific book. It's all open for tons of debate which most of us around here love to argue just to raise our post cost.

 

 

Golden Age (1938-1955)

Is discussion required here? Superman appears in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Done deal. Of course, books released prior to this book are considered Platinum Age books. The size and format of Action Comics #1 is based on comic books from earlier in the 1930s, but this first appearance of Superman is an obvious watershed moment.

 

Silver Age (1956-1969)

So here we have a little wrangling, but Showcase #4 is generally regarded as the first Silver Age book, and we agree. Of course, this book features the first appearance of a new Flash (the "Silver Age Flash" – so if 1956 isn't part of the Silver Age, then what do we call Barry Allen in costume, the second Golden Age Flash?). Marvel fans want the Silver Age launching as of 1961 with the appearance of the Fantastic Four. In truth, the emergence of Marvel's brand of storytelling in the 1960s is what defines the Silver Age, but DC's Showcase receives the nod here despite DC stories of this period retaining much more of a Golden Age touch. Don't worry – Marvel gets its due when it comes to bringing old characters to new life as DC did with the Flash.

 

Bronze Age (1970-1985)

But for now Marvel fans must continue to wait, because DC ushered in the Bronze Age as well. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams did so with Green Lantern #76 in 1970. Their brief but seminal run on this series saw DC finally shedding the skin of the Golden Age and practically leaping through the Silver Age to the Bronze Age. It's tempting to give Marvel the nod here too with Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-man issues #96-98 in 1971 featuring drug stories that were not approved by the Comics Code Authority, but since later issues featuring O'Neil's Green Lantern stories also dealt with drug issues in 1971, it's impossible to ignore GL #76, the beginning of the run, as the beginning of the Age.

 

Copper Age (1986-1999)

Most breakdowns of comic book eras want to end the Bronze Age earlier in the 1980s, and we don't understand why. Maybe it's Marvel's launch of creator-owned titles under the Epic Comics imprint in 1982? To be sure, that was an important moment, but nothing in a span of a decade on either side of the true start date matches the conflux of events in 1986, which simply must be acknowledged as the beginning of a Copper Age. And surprise... it's mainly DC in action again. Both Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen launch in 1986, and comic books would never be the same. Among independent comic publishers, Dark Horse Publishing opens its doors. Marvel marks the year as well, with the end of its last long-running Bronze Age series. Tomb of Dracula staked 1979 as its demise, Master of Kung Fu persisted until 1983, but Power Man and Iron Fist made it to 1986.

 

Modern Age (2000-present)

Marvel Comics made comics relevant and modern in 1961 with Fantastic Four and soon after with such titles as Amazing Spider-Man. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and the rest of the Marvel Bullpen redefined comics in that era, but Marvel ultimately delivered on this promise in the year 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man by Bendis and Bagley (who began a Marvel-record 111 issues as a creative tandem, dethroning even Stan and Jack's streak on FF). Kind of a lark at the start of its run, the Ultimate books were lightning in a bottle, and the line expanded to a number of excellent titles. Of course, DC had its own 'ultimate' vision in the way of Elseworlds titles as far back as 1989, but Marvel's re-engineering of its entire universe (while keeping the original too, of course) in what's now the Ultimate Marvel imprint harkens back to DC's reinvention of the Flash in 1956.

 

Post-Modern Age?

And after the Modern Age? Well, we suppose it will be the Post-Modern Age. If Deadpool continues to break the 4th wall (and yes, we know he's not the first, but he'll be doing it in film soon too, and he's now a major character, so we give the nod to him), then maybe we'll have to flag him somehow for the start of the Age. But we can't backtrack all the way to his first appearance in 1991! What's the point of a Copper Age that's only 1986-1991? However, it would be just like jumbled comic book continuity if the Post-Modern Age actually occurred before the Modern Age!

 

from.... http://getslabbed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:the-comic-books-ages&catid=29:the-cms&Itemid=62

 

i'd say copper is before then