Is there a top 100 Bronze Comics list?

[oakman29]

What about the Amazing Adventure #11? First app of the Beast as we know him today.

That's in the initial list.

[MisterX]

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.

 

Dates be damned! I think your gut is correct -- these are BA books. Any BA war or horror collector would go after these books.

 

Same with B&B 85.

 

[Brian48]

Captain Canuck #1 ?

[oakman29]

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)

85.Giant Size Invaders #1

86.Nova #1

87.Demon #1

88.Fear #10 1st Man Thing in comics

89.Dracula Lives #1

90.Astonishing Tales #25 1st Deathlock

[Brian48]

Captain Marvel #25. Well, it SHOULD be anyways.

[Prince Namor]

Captain Marvel #25. Well, it SHOULD be anyways.

 

I agree.

[oakman29]

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)

85.Giant Size Invaders #1

86.Nova #1

87.Demon #1

88.Fear #10 1st Man Thing in comics

89.Dracula Lives #1

90.Astonishing Tales #25 1st Deathlock

91. Captain Marvel #25

[Prince Namor]

Some others for consideration as we get closer to 100:

 

Adventure Comics #431 - Bronze Age Spectre run starts.

Avengers #112 - 1st Mantis. Laugh now, people are hoarding high grade copies of this book...

Detective Comics #437 - 1st modern Manhunter.

Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #197 - Legion incorporated into the title, modernization of the team, and one tough book to find in 9.8.

Red Sonja #1 - a 9.8 just sold for $228 on eBay.

[Brian48]

I agree with Adventure Comics #431

 

Is Thor #337 BA or Copper?

[steveinthecity]

If magazines are being included wouldn't Marvel Comics Super Special #'s 1 & 5 (KISS) be worthy of consideration? I'm sure these sell at over $200 in top grade, plus there's the appeal to collectors of pop culture, music, etc.

 

Thor # 337 is from 1983, and I'm not sure where the stop date for inclusion on the list was set. Is this notable simply for the cover or was there an important story element?

[Sandflea]

Would these qualify?

 

DC Special #29 - The Untold Origin of the Justice Society

 

Iron Man #129 - Tony Stark deals with (and conquers) his alcoholism

 

[steveinthecity]

Would these qualify?

 

DC Special #29 - The Untold Origin of the Justice Society

 

Iron Man #129 - Tony Stark deals with (and conquers) his alcoholism

 

Did you mean Iron Man #128? I'd agree that's an important BA story for a top tier character.

 

[Crimebuster]

Thor # 337 is from 1983, and I'm not sure where the stop date for inclusion on the list was set. Is this notable simply for the cover or was there an important story element?

 

Oh yeah, Thor #337 is the first Walt Simonson issue. Introduced Beta Ray Bill, began the Ragnarok epic and pretty much revamped the series with the start of the best run in Thor history.

 

It's a book that absolutely should be a key, but it's not worth any more now than it was in 1984. I don't think at present it measures up to most of our other suggestions, even though it may be one of the best stories on the list.

[Sandflea]

Would these qualify?

 

DC Special #29 - The Untold Origin of the Justice Society

 

Iron Man #129 - Tony Stark deals with (and conquers) his alcoholism

 

Did you mean Iron Man #128? I'd agree that's an important BA story for a top tier character.

 

Whoops...yes #128; thanx for the correction... (thumbs u

 

Oh yeah, Thor #337 is the first Walt Simonson issue. Introduced Beta Ray Bill, began the Ragnarok epic and pretty much revamped the series with the start of the best run in Thor history.

 

It's a book that absolutely should be a key, but it's not worth any more now than it was in 1984. I don't think at present it measures up to most of our other suggestions, even though it may be one of the best stories on the list.

 

+1

[Brian48]

Creatures on the loose #10 (1st Kull by Wrightson)?

 

A shameless plug as I'll probably be sending this 9.2 TC pedigree off to CL in a few weeks.

 

Also, what about this one? An old favorite of mine.

 

 

OK. Not sure when Chamber of Darkness came out, but I double checked my copy of Creatures on the Loose #10. It came out in '71 so this would make it an early BA book.

 

[Jeffreykli]

I'd add:

 

DC Super-Stars #17 to the list. (1st Huntress)

Detective #411 (1st Talia)

Conan #24 (1st Full Red Sonya)

Uncanny X-Men #120 (1st Alpha Flight)

 

And to expand out of the US, I'd include 1st appearances of V for Vendetta, Captain Britain, Miracleman, and Judge Dredd from the British mags.

[dgarthwaite-migration]

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.

 

I thought the list related to significance of the content, not necessarily resale value.

Heck, I bought both for 20¢ each (plus tax).

 

DG

[Crimebuster]

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I thought the list related to significance of the content, not necessarily resale value.

Heck, I bought both for 20¢ each (plus tax).

 

DG

 

 

I'm not quite sure what the parameters of the list are, but my attempt was taking value, demand and collectability into consideration.

 

If we were going on content, on the other hand, I definitely would have had Night Nurse #1 above Hulk #181 just for starters. Wolverine is boring, but Night Nurse is a seriously excellent and underrated soap opera. (thumbs u

[vane]

Adventure Comics #462

 

The Death of Earth Two Batman.

 

 

Anyone?

 

[PeterPark]

Value demand and collectibility all bring the focus back to price variants. The only bronze age comics to have significant gains during the recession...