Popular Post Straw-Man Posted September 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2021 are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? PKJ, silverseeker, tth2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKJ Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 2:52 PM, Straw-Man said: are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? Lol. I counted about 5 but I think OAAW83 is #1 for DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 ok, s’case 4 and this one. looking for 8 more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 2:52 PM, Straw-Man said: are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? Getting mean in your old age KirbyJack and zosocane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 8:21 AM, innocuous said: Tough list. I thought you were also targeting some golden age? I still am, but I'm not as passionate about the Golden Age as I am the Silver Age (at least, not yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) At least 20 of the 2019-2020 Overstreet top 50 SA keys are DC! Come on, folks. Be nice. But I wonder how much that has (or should have) changed by now, at least the rankings if not the members of the top 50. Edited September 24, 2021 by Pantodude Terry E. Gibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpc3qh Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 2:52 PM, Straw-Man said: are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? Lol. I am pretty confident that the books appearing multiple times on this list qualify as keys, at minimum (as well as books like Batman 181, which I had in my list but may not have appeared on others' top 10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tth2 Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 2:52 AM, Straw-Man said: are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? I should have burned these books when I owned them. BCarter27, Ltpink2002, Math Teacher and 10 others 11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLA Brad Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 7:41 PM, tth2 said: I should have burned these books when I owned them. Yes, you would have done everyone a favor, Tim tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 there is no comic era where a starro cover would fail to be a huge key. Terry E. Gibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 If the book had been published in the GA, there'd be a "Show Us Your Starfish Covers" thread in the GA forum. bronze johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Straw-Man Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 "that's a great idea, teaming them up and calling them the jla! who we will have them fight in the first story?" "a starfish." "i'm sorry, i thought you said a 'starfish'." "i did." "we can't put a big starfish on the cover of the first issue!" "but i'm going to draw a little pink target thing in the middle of it." "why didn't you say so!!??" Sweet Lou 14, PKJ, bronze johnny and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 6:19 AM, tth2 said: If the book had been published in the GA, there'd be a "Show Us Your Starfish Covers" thread in the GA forum. heeeheeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bronze johnny Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) DC Silver Age Top 10 keys: Showcase 4 - In most cases, the DC keys are not to be taken by themselves unlike their Marvel counterparts. Showcase 4 is one example that proves this. Showcase 4 is the first appearance of a new Flash and if taken on its own, is a Silver Age key but Flash 105 has a significant role is defining Showcase 4. They are directly connected to one another with Flash 105’s success contributing to Showcase 4’s. The guys that collect books in hope of movies or Disney pushing characters are never going to get this and how significant the history of these comics are and how they are truly defined inside their medium. Showcase 22 - Where would DC be without the Green Lantern? Where would comic books be without the Green Lantern? Green Lantern 1 has the same connection to SC 22 that SC 4 has to Flash 105. Like other books on this list, SC 22 is extremely tough to find in nice condition that also presents very well. Our Army at War 83 - The Action Comics 1 of the War Genre. Rock is both the greatest war and anti war hero in comic book history! This book as the war key is relatively new in the minds of the current generation of collectors. 83 is also the scarcest Silver Age key. This book has no movie hype and continues to hold its own- proving in this case that it’s the collectors who know this hobby deciding what’s a major Silver Age key. Brave and the Bold 28 - It’s not about the Starfish! Bats, Supes and Wonder Woman are the anchor. Golden Age continuity is in one sense, the core of an expanding DC Silver Age. BB 28 is the best representation of building on the best of DC’s Golden Age (Bats, Supes, & Wonder Woman) and this expansion. Adventure Comics 247 - The once most valuable Silver Age key may one day again be at the top. Relative scarcity makes this another tough book to find in nice condition. Action Comics 252 - The first appearance of the greatest female superhero. Showcase 17 - Adam Strange is the center of the Silver Age of Sci-Fi genre. Gil Kane’s classic cover shows comic book readers that the greatest Sci Fi art they saw in Planet Comics and Famous Funnies wasn’t exclusive to the Golden and Atomic Ages. Flash 105 - a major key doesn’t always have to be a first appearance and this book starts the first successful Silver Age auperhero run outside of the Superman-Batman-Wonder Woman titles. Justice League of America 1 - At the time this book hit the stands, DC was playing chess while Atlas (soon to be Marvel) was playing checkers. No disputing how significant this run was to DC and the entire Silver Age along with the decades that followed. BB 28’s success is connected to JLA 1 and what followed. Back then, the true measure of a successful superhero or superhero team was the success of the run that followed. This holds true for true collectors who know the history of this hobby and while watching the speculator hype and attempts to exploit the mere appearance of a character on the latest pair of men’s underwear, avoid falling for the baloney that misinformed and lesser informed people (sadly) do. Fools gold has its place. Showcase 6 - Kirby’s Challies were the first original Silver Age concept and a significant part of the foundation for the Marvel Age that started with the Fantastic Four. A very tough book to find in nice shape that also blends the late 50s Sci-Fi with heroes that Irwin Allen may have taken notice of when he gave us Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Special Mention: My Greatest Adventure 80 - DC’s strangest comic book heroes came out just prior to the X-Men and represent distinct place in the Silver Age. The Doom Patrol is still evolving… House of Secrets 1 - This book would later have its own version of Giant-Size X-Men 1 with issue 81 that along with House of Mystery 174, revamped the horror mystery format during the late Silver Age. This title is noted for House of Secrets 92 that gave us the Swamp Thing. Wrightson, Adams, Kakita, Morrow, Sprarling, Cardy, and Dominguez produced the greatest artwork not seen in the horror genre since the Precode era. The horror-mystery format is still with us today thanks to books like House of Secrets. -john Edited September 25, 2021 by bronze johnny PopKulture, IngelsFan, Sweet Lou 14 and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I would put BB28 higher, like after only SC4. This is DC, who didn't take of their business as well as Marvel vis-a-vis the team phenomenon, but we cannot forget that Marvel's super-successful team-based MCU the past almost 20 years a la Avengers (and soon FF and X-Men, too) is all b/c of DC's BB28 (which Marvel's folks admitted was the impetus for FF, right?). Whether you are a DC or Marvel fan, one cannot deny the historic significance of BB28 for the two leading comic book franchises of all time. BB28 is way, way undervalued today, but be that as it may, it should not also suffer the indignity of a lower ranking in terms of "key" status. And come on. Starro! 'Nuff said. Terry E. Gibbs and JTLarsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 4:23 AM, Straw-Man said: "that's a great idea, teaming them up and calling them the jla! who we will have them fight in the first story?" "a starfish." "i'm sorry, i thought you said a 'starfish'." "i did." "we can't put a big starfish on the cover of the first issue!" "but i'm going to draw a little pink target thing in the middle of it." "why didn't you say so!!??" “But wait,” says Julie, “a starfish would overpower our first of its kind all star team. What should we do?” A loud SNAP is heard echoing the room, “Listen up, cool cats, I have an idea.” tth2 and bronze johnny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 9:12 AM, bronze johnny said: Showcase 6 - Kirby’s Challies were the first original Silver Age concept and a significant part of the foundation for the Marvel Age that started with the Fantastic Four. A very tough book to find in nice shape that also blends the late 50s Sci-Fi with heroes that Irwin Allen may have taken notice of when he gave us Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Showcase 6 is a good honorable mention. Terry E. Gibbs, bronze johnny and WolverineX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MultiSig Mike Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I would put my 121 before my 181, but here is my signed 181. flashlites, Terry E. Gibbs and JohnH19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 11:52 AM, Straw-Man said: are there really 10 silver age d.c. keys? Ah, I see what you're getting at. They dropped a zero. I agree with you. It really should say: top 100 silver age d.c. keys. JJ-4, JTLarsen and Terry E. Gibbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/28/2021 at 12:21 PM, MusterMark said: Ah, I see what you're getting at. They dropped a zero. I agree with you. It really should say: top 100 silver age d.c. keys. Someone with a nice run of Showcase and The Brave and the Bold can make a good dent into that number. MusterMark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
