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Is there a top 100 Bronze Comics list?

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Spidey 96, 97, 98, 100, 136

 

Also, I think you meant Bats #227 (not Tec). Don't see why that wouldn't be included in the Top 100.

 

What is key about it? SIgnficant character introduced/dies? Character joins/forms a team for the 1st time?

 

ASM 96-98 - "Drug Books", No Comics code

ASM 100 - 100th issue of Marvel flagship title

ASM 136 -1st Harry as Goblin

 

Bats 227 - not really sure, but people love it

 

Yes, thanks...I was referring to Bats 227 & what is key abou this book...nothing seems to be the correct answer.

 

 

There isn't anything key about Bats 227, but the cover itself is arguably the best looking cover of the entire bronze age.

 

Yep. 'Classic Cover' is the answer.

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Okay, here's my stab at a list. I ended up with 69 "key" issues, though i have a feeling I am still missing some important ones. I was using 1970 as the start date for the Bronze Age. I also tried to rank them.

 

1. Incredible Hulk #181 1st Wolverine

2. ASM #129 1st Punisher

3. Giant Sized X-Men #1 1st New X-men

4. GL/GA #76 Restart of GL title

5. X-Men #94 1st new X-men in own title

6. House of Secrets #92 1st Swamp Thing

7. Marvel Spotlight #5 1st Ghost Rider

8. All Star Western #10 1st Jonah Hex

9. Conan The Barbarian #1 1st Conan

10. Batman #232 1st Ras Au Ghoul

11. Iron Man #55 1st Thanos

12. Werewolf by Night #32 1st Moon Knight

13. Tomb of Dracula #10 1st Blade

14. Batman #227 Iconic Cover

15. Cerebus #1 first Cerebus

16. Tomb of Dracula #1 1st Dracula

17. Super DC Giant #21 Love 1971

18. ASM #121 Iconic Fight (Spidey vs Goblin)

19. ASM #122 Death of Gwen Stacey Iconic Death (Gwen Stacy)

20. Hero for Hire #1 1st Luke Cage

21. Daredevil #158 1st Frank Miller

22. Savage Tales #1 - 1st SSoC,1st Man Thing

23. Marvel Team-Up #1

24. X-Men #101 1st Phoenix

25. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

26. Green Lantern #87 1st John Stewart

27. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #5 - Love Stories special

28. Marvel Super Action #1 - Punisher origin

29. ASM #100

30. Weird War Tales #1

31. American Splendor #1

32. Batman #234 1st modern Two Face

33. ASM #101 1st Moebuis

34. New Gods #1 - 1st Fourth World

35. Marvel Premiere #1 1st Defenders

36. Iron Fist #14 1st Sabertooth

37. Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1

38. Marvel Spotlight #2 1st Werewolf

39. Marvel Premiere #15 1st Iron Fist

40. Daredevil #131 1st Bullseye

41. Star Spangled War Stories #151 1st issue of Unknown Soldier

41. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 1st Darkseid

42. Fantastic Four #112 Iconic Thing vs Hulk fight cover

43. Savage Sword of Conan #1

44. Night Nurse #1

43. Sinister House of Secret Love #1

45. Ghost Rider #1

46. Defenders #1

47. X-Men #100 classic cover/anniversary issue

48. X-Men #129 1st Kitty, Emma, Sebastian Shaw

49. All-Star #58 1st Power Girl

50. Marvel Special Edition #15 1st Shang-Chi

51. Star Wars #1 1st Star Wars

52. Fantasy Quarterly #1 1st Elfquest

53. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 Iconic Adams cover

54. ASM #96 - Unapproved drug story

55. Kamandi #1 - 1st Kamandi

56. Amazing Adventures #11 1st Furry Beast

57. New Teen Titans #2 1st Deathstroke

58. ASM #194 1st Black Cat

59. Fear #19 1st Howard the Duck

60. Avengers Annual #10 1st Rogue

61. Marvel Spotlight #32 1st Spider Woman

62. Heavy Metal #1

63. First Issue Special #8 1st Warlord

6. Werewolf By Night #1

65. PPSSM #1

66. Daredevil #168 1st Electra

67. Ghosts #1

68. Our Fighting Forces #123 1st issue of The Losers

69. Avengers Annual #7 Classic Thanos/Avengers story

70. Defenders #10

71. ASM 136 1st Harry Osborne as Green Goblin

72.Detective 400 1st Man Bat

73.Swamp Thing #1 1st ongoing

74.The Shadow #1

75.Batman #251

76. Incredible Hulk #180 first cameo of Wolverine.

77. Batman #227

78.Batman #237

79.Invaders #1

Gotta be more,but I'm tapped.

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Spidey 96, 97, 98, 100, 136

 

Also, I think you meant Bats #227 (not Tec). Don't see why that wouldn't be included in the Top 100.

 

What is key about it? SIgnficant character introduced/dies? Character joins/forms a team for the 1st time?

 

ASM 96-98 - "Drug Books", No Comics code

ASM 100 - 100th issue of Marvel flagship title

ASM 136 -1st Harry as Goblin

 

Bats 227 - not really sure, but people love it

 

Yes, thanks...I was referring to Bats 227 & what is key abou this book...nothing seems to be the correct answer.

 

 

There isn't anything key about Bats 227, but the cover itself is arguably the best looking cover of the entire bronze age.

 

I couldn't understand it either, but since returning to the hobby after a hiatus of several years, this is what I've found about Batman 227. Unlike Green Lantern, there is really is no definitive point between the SA and BA where Batman dropped the camp and became the Batman that we all know today. It was a slow evolution that spanned a few years. The cover for issue 227 has been reproduced in numerous magazines, books, documentaries, etc.. and has garnered a lot of attention, to the point where I think many collectors (even non-Batman fans) have accepted this issue to represent this period of transition. It is about as Gothic as Batman can get.

 

To a lesser degree, I think the advent of slabbing has shifted the emphasis a bit more towards great covers versus interior art. Either way, I've come to really love book and it sure as heck displays very well.

 

Detective 395 -- first O'Neil/ Adams collaboration. Not campy.

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Okay, here's my stab at a list. I ended up with 69 "key" issues, though i have a feeling I am still missing some important ones. I was using 1970 as the start date for the Bronze Age. I also tried to rank them.

 

1. Incredible Hulk #181 1st Wolverine

2. ASM #129 1st Punisher

3. Giant Sized X-Men #1 1st New X-men

4. GL/GA #76 Restart of GL title

5. X-Men #94 1st new X-men in own title

6. House of Secrets #92 1st Swamp Thing

7. Marvel Spotlight #5 1st Ghost Rider

8. All Star Western #10 1st Jonah Hex

9. Conan The Barbarian #1 1st Conan

10. Batman #232 1st Ras Au Ghoul

11. Iron Man #55 1st Thanos

12. Werewolf by Night #32 1st Moon Knight

13. Tomb of Dracula #10 1st Blade

14. Batman #227 Iconic Cover

15. Cerebus #1 first Cerebus

16. Tomb of Dracula #1 1st Dracula

17. Super DC Giant #21 Love 1971

18. ASM #121 Iconic Fight (Spidey vs Goblin)

19. ASM #122 Death of Gwen Stacey Iconic Death (Gwen Stacy)

20. Hero for Hire #1 1st Luke Cage

21. Daredevil #158 1st Frank Miller

22. Savage Tales #1 - 1st SSoC,1st Man Thing

23. Marvel Team-Up #1

24. X-Men #101 1st Phoenix

25. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

26. Green Lantern #87 1st John Stewart

27. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #5 - Love Stories special

28. Marvel Super Action #1 - Punisher origin

29. ASM #100

30. Weird War Tales #1

31. American Splendor #1

32. Batman #234 1st modern Two Face

33. ASM #101 1st Moebuis

34. New Gods #1 - 1st Fourth World

35. Marvel Premiere #1 1st Defenders

36. Iron Fist #14 1st Sabertooth

37. Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1

38. Marvel Spotlight #2 1st Werewolf

39. Marvel Premiere #15 1st Iron Fist

40. Daredevil #131 1st Bullseye

41. Star Spangled War Stories #151 1st issue of Unknown Soldier

41. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 1st Darkseid

42. Fantastic Four #112 Iconic Thing vs Hulk fight cover

43. Savage Sword of Conan #1

44. Night Nurse #1

43. Sinister House of Secret Love #1

45. Ghost Rider #1

46. Defenders #1

47. X-Men #100 classic cover/anniversary issue

48. X-Men #129 1st Kitty, Emma, Sebastian Shaw

49. All-Star #58 1st Power Girl

50. Marvel Special Edition #15 1st Shang-Chi

51. Star Wars #1 1st Star Wars

52. Fantasy Quarterly #1 1st Elfquest

53. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 Iconic Adams cover

54. ASM #96 - Unapproved drug story

55. Kamandi #1 - 1st Kamandi

56. Amazing Adventures #11 1st Furry Beast

57. New Teen Titans #2 1st Deathstroke

58. ASM #194 1st Black Cat

59. Fear #19 1st Howard the Duck

60. Avengers Annual #10 1st Rogue

61. Marvel Spotlight #32 1st Spider Woman

62. Heavy Metal #1

63. First Issue Special #8 1st Warlord

6. Werewolf By Night #1

65. PPSSM #1

66. Daredevil #168 1st Electra

67. Ghosts #1

68. Our Fighting Forces #123 1st issue of The Losers

69. Avengers Annual #7 Classic Thanos/Avengers story

70. Defenders #10

71. ASM 136 1st Harry Osborne as Green Goblin

72.Detective 400 1st Man Bat

73.Swamp Thing #1 1st ongoing

74.The Shadow #1

75.Batman #251

76. Incredible Hulk #180 first cameo of Wolverine.

77. Batman #227

78.Batman #237

79.Invaders #1

Gotta be more,but I'm tapped.

 

Say, Oakman, how about Giant-Size Invaders 1, since it technically came out before Invaders 1?

 

80. G.I. Combat 138 1st appearance of the Losers

81. Witching Hour 1 (Fun fact: the evil witches later show up in Gaiman's Sandman)

82. House of Mystery 174 changes from superhero back to horror format

83. House of Mystery 175 1st Cain (who also shows up in Gaiman's Sandman)

84. House of Secrets 81 changes from superhero back to horror format (1st Abel? I can't remember)

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Okay, here's my stab at a list. I ended up with 69 "key" issues, though i have a feeling I am still missing some important ones. I was using 1970 as the start date for the Bronze Age. I also tried to rank them.

 

1. Incredible Hulk #181 1st Wolverine

2. ASM #129 1st Punisher

3. Giant Sized X-Men #1 1st New X-men

4. GL/GA #76 Restart of GL title

5. X-Men #94 1st new X-men in own title

6. House of Secrets #92 1st Swamp Thing

7. Marvel Spotlight #5 1st Ghost Rider

8. All Star Western #10 1st Jonah Hex

9. Conan The Barbarian #1 1st Conan

10. Batman #232 1st Ras Au Ghoul

11. Iron Man #55 1st Thanos

12. Werewolf by Night #32 1st Moon Knight

13. Tomb of Dracula #10 1st Blade

14. Batman #227 Iconic Cover

15. Cerebus #1 first Cerebus

16. Tomb of Dracula #1 1st Dracula

17. Super DC Giant #21 Love 1971

18. ASM #121 Iconic Fight (Spidey vs Goblin)

19. ASM #122 Death of Gwen Stacey Iconic Death (Gwen Stacy)

20. Hero for Hire #1 1st Luke Cage

21. Daredevil #158 1st Frank Miller

22. Savage Tales #1 - 1st SSoC,1st Man Thing

23. Marvel Team-Up #1

24. X-Men #101 1st Phoenix

25. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

26. Green Lantern #87 1st John Stewart

27. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #5 - Love Stories special

28. Marvel Super Action #1 - Punisher origin

29. ASM #100

30. Weird War Tales #1

31. American Splendor #1

32. Batman #234 1st modern Two Face

33. ASM #101 1st Moebuis

34. New Gods #1 - 1st Fourth World

35. Marvel Premiere #1 1st Defenders

36. Iron Fist #14 1st Sabertooth

37. Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1

38. Marvel Spotlight #2 1st Werewolf

39. Marvel Premiere #15 1st Iron Fist

40. Daredevil #131 1st Bullseye

41. Star Spangled War Stories #151 1st issue of Unknown Soldier

41. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 1st Darkseid

42. Fantastic Four #112 Iconic Thing vs Hulk fight cover

43. Savage Sword of Conan #1

44. Night Nurse #1

43. Sinister House of Secret Love #1

45. Ghost Rider #1

46. Defenders #1

47. X-Men #100 classic cover/anniversary issue

48. X-Men #129 1st Kitty, Emma, Sebastian Shaw

49. All-Star #58 1st Power Girl

50. Marvel Special Edition #15 1st Shang-Chi

51. Star Wars #1 1st Star Wars

52. Fantasy Quarterly #1 1st Elfquest

53. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 Iconic Adams cover

54. ASM #96 - Unapproved drug story

55. Kamandi #1 - 1st Kamandi

56. Amazing Adventures #11 1st Furry Beast

57. New Teen Titans #2 1st Deathstroke

58. ASM #194 1st Black Cat

59. Fear #19 1st Howard the Duck

60. Avengers Annual #10 1st Rogue

61. Marvel Spotlight #32 1st Spider Woman

62. Heavy Metal #1

63. First Issue Special #8 1st Warlord

6. Werewolf By Night #1

65. PPSSM #1

66. Daredevil #168 1st Electra

67. Ghosts #1

68. Our Fighting Forces #123 1st issue of The Losers

69. Avengers Annual #7 Classic Thanos/Avengers story

70. Defenders #10

71. ASM 136 1st Harry Osborne as Green Goblin

72.Detective 400 1st Man Bat

73.Swamp Thing #1 1st ongoing

74.The Shadow #1

75.Batman #251

76. Incredible Hulk #180 first cameo of Wolverine.

77. Batman #227

78.Batman #237

79.Invaders #1

Gotta be more,but I'm tapped.

 

Say, Oakman, how about Giant-Size Invaders 1, since it technically came out before Invaders 1?

 

80. G.I. Combat 138 1st appearance of the Losers

81. Witching Hour 1 (Fun fact: the evil witches later show up in Gaiman's Sandman)

82. House of Mystery 174 changes from superhero back to horror format

83. House of Mystery 175 1st Cain (who also shows up in Gaiman's Sandman)

84. House of Secrets 81 changes from superhero back to horror format (1st Abel? I can't remember)

:applause:

85.Giant Size Invaders #1

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Okay, here's my stab at a list. I ended up with 69 "key" issues, though i have a feeling I am still missing some important ones. I was using 1970 as the start date for the Bronze Age. I also tried to rank them.

 

1. Incredible Hulk #181 1st Wolverine

2. ASM #129 1st Punisher

3. Giant Sized X-Men #1 1st New X-men

4. GL/GA #76 Restart of GL title

5. X-Men #94 1st new X-men in own title

6. House of Secrets #92 1st Swamp Thing

7. Marvel Spotlight #5 1st Ghost Rider

8. All Star Western #10 1st Jonah Hex

9. Conan The Barbarian #1 1st Conan

10. Batman #232 1st Ras Au Ghoul

11. Iron Man #55 1st Thanos

12. Werewolf by Night #32 1st Moon Knight

13. Tomb of Dracula #10 1st Blade

14. Batman #227 Iconic Cover

15. Cerebus #1 first Cerebus

16. Tomb of Dracula #1 1st Dracula

17. Super DC Giant #21 Love 1971

18. ASM #121 Iconic Fight (Spidey vs Goblin)

19. ASM #122 Death of Gwen Stacey Iconic Death (Gwen Stacy)

20. Hero for Hire #1 1st Luke Cage

21. Daredevil #158 1st Frank Miller

22. Savage Tales #1 - 1st SSoC,1st Man Thing

23. Marvel Team-Up #1

24. X-Men #101 1st Phoenix

25. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

26. Green Lantern #87 1st John Stewart

27. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #5 - Love Stories special

28. Marvel Super Action #1 - Punisher origin

29. ASM #100

30. Weird War Tales #1

31. American Splendor #1

32. Batman #234 1st modern Two Face

33. ASM #101 1st Moebuis

34. New Gods #1 - 1st Fourth World

35. Marvel Premiere #1 1st Defenders

36. Iron Fist #14 1st Sabertooth

37. Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1

38. Marvel Spotlight #2 1st Werewolf

39. Marvel Premiere #15 1st Iron Fist

40. Daredevil #131 1st Bullseye

41. Star Spangled War Stories #151 1st issue of Unknown Soldier

41. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 1st Darkseid

42. Fantastic Four #112 Iconic Thing vs Hulk fight cover

43. Savage Sword of Conan #1

44. Night Nurse #1

43. Sinister House of Secret Love #1

45. Ghost Rider #1

46. Defenders #1

47. X-Men #100 classic cover/anniversary issue

48. X-Men #129 1st Kitty, Emma, Sebastian Shaw

49. All-Star #58 1st Power Girl

50. Marvel Special Edition #15 1st Shang-Chi

51. Star Wars #1 1st Star Wars

52. Fantasy Quarterly #1 1st Elfquest

53. DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 Iconic Adams cover

54. ASM #96 - Unapproved drug story

55. Kamandi #1 - 1st Kamandi

56. Amazing Adventures #11 1st Furry Beast

57. New Teen Titans #2 1st Deathstroke

58. ASM #194 1st Black Cat

59. Fear #19 1st Howard the Duck

60. Avengers Annual #10 1st Rogue

61. Marvel Spotlight #32 1st Spider Woman

62. Heavy Metal #1

63. First Issue Special #8 1st Warlord

6. Werewolf By Night #1

65. PPSSM #1

66. Daredevil #168 1st Electra

67. Ghosts #1

68. Our Fighting Forces #123 1st issue of The Losers

69. Avengers Annual #7 Classic Thanos/Avengers story

70. Defenders #10

71. ASM 136 1st Harry Osborne as Green Goblin

72.Detective 400 1st Man Bat

73.Swamp Thing #1 1st ongoing

74.The Shadow #1

75.Batman #251

76. Incredible Hulk #180 first cameo of Wolverine.

77. Batman #227

78.Batman #237

79.Invaders #1

Gotta be more,but I'm tapped.

 

Say, Oakman, how about Giant-Size Invaders 1, since it technically came out before Invaders 1?

 

80. G.I. Combat 138 1st appearance of the Losers

81. Witching Hour 1 (Fun fact: the evil witches later show up in Gaiman's Sandman)

82. House of Mystery 174 changes from superhero back to horror format

83. House of Mystery 175 1st Cain (who also shows up in Gaiman's Sandman)

84. House of Secrets 81 changes from superhero back to horror format (1st Abel? I can't remember)

:applause:

85.Giant Size Invaders #1

86.Nova #1

87.Demon #1

88.Fear #10 1st Man Thing in comics

89.Dracula Lives #1

 

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Night Nurse? That's grasping at straws.

 

Giant-Size Creatures #1

The Cat #1

 

At least Greer Nelson and Hellcat stayed around longer.

 

DG

 

 

Actually, yeah, GS Creatures 1 and Cat 1 should be on the list. Tigra's still around, right?

 

I'd argue that Night Nurse 1 deserves to be on the list for a number of reasons --

 

1) It's an uncommon book, tough to find in grade, and 9.0+ examples sell for big bucks.

 

2) It appeals to a number of different "category collectors" -- Romance, Marvel Picture-Frame, and Bronze Age first issues

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What about Vampirella?

 

Vampirella 1 came out in late 1969, so, I know she's on the cusp, but I always think of her as a BA character.

 

How about the Phantom Stanger? Again, Showcase 80 came out in 1969, but he's another cusp character who's actual run was in the Bronze Age. And he's still kicking, right? He's got a new series out now.

 

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Night Nurse? That's grasping at straws.

 

Giant-Size Creatures #1

The Cat #1

 

At least Greer Nelson and Hellcat stayed around longer.

 

DG

 

 

 

It's all a matter of opinion, of course, but my feeling is that there is more interest out there in Night Nurse #1 than The Cat #1. The Cat you can still get in dollar boxes. Night Nurse on the other hand can be a pain to track down in any condition. The Cat #1 might be harder to get in ultra high grade because of the black cover, but my guess (and I don't have access to any historical sales figures to back this up) is that Night Nurse #1 will outperform The Cat #1 in every grade below 8.5.

 

I know it's not a mainstream book, so it's harder to judge against superhero stuff, but I think there's enough of an interest from romance collectors to call this a Bronze Age key.

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80. G.I. Combat 138 1st appearance of the Losers

81. Witching Hour 1 (Fun fact: the evil witches later show up in Gaiman's Sandman)

82. House of Mystery 174 changes from superhero back to horror format

83. House of Mystery 175 1st Cain (who also shows up in Gaiman's Sandman)

84. House of Secrets 81 changes from superhero back to horror format (1st Abel? I can't remember)

 

I left these off my list only because they came out before 1970 and I was using that as my start date. Personally, though, I consider the Bronze Age to have started earlier -- late '68 or '69 -- and would consider all of these to be Bronze Age books, as well as some of the others I left off like Brave and the Bold #85.

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