born in the SILVER age 2 2

[bob jr]

how many cgc members were born during the silver age of comics besides myself ?

[flashlites]

I was born right smack in the middle of the Silver Age. I did not start buying comics until 1972 or so.

[JohnH19]

I was born in December 1958. A couple of notable books, Flash 105 and Batman 121, came out that month.

[Math Teacher]

December 1956, right at the start of the Silver Age.

[shadroch]

On 8/18/2021 at 1:21 PM, JohnH19 said:

I was born in December 1958. A couple of notable books, Flash 105 and Batman 121, came out that month.

As was I.  I briefly considered buying the comics that came out that month for my spinner rack, but those books changed a lark of a project into an expensive one.

[bob jr]

born July  1961 

Edited August 18, 2021 by bob jr

[bc]

On 8/18/2021 at 2:15 PM, flashlites said:

I was born right smack in the middle of the Silver Age. I did not start buying comics until 1972 or so.

+1   

Same story here

-bc

[JohnH19]

On 8/18/2021 at 5:01 PM, shadroch said:

As was I.  I briefly considered buying the comics that came out that month for my spinner rack, but those books changed a lark of a project into an expensive one.

I bit the bullet and bought both books in the last couple of years. Thankfully, I got relatively good deals on them. I also have Superman 127 and Detective 264 from that month. I would still like to get some of the others.

[Math Teacher]

On 8/18/2021 at 5:01 PM, shadroch said:

As was I.  I briefly considered buying the comics that came out that month for my spinner rack, but those books changed a lark of a project into an expensive one.

I thought about trying to do the same thing, but fortunately, I came to my senses when I realized how many books there were and how much they would cost.

[MattTheDuck]

Yep.  Also under a bad sign.

Edited August 20, 2021 by MattTheDuck

[Silver Age_collector]

Born in 1992 but there is nothing like the Silver Age 

Edited August 19, 2021 by Silver Age_collector

[WEBHEAD]

1952

[hchill25]

October 1961

[namisgr]

Atom-age here.

[alexgross.com]

august  30th, 1968, same month as the cover date of silver surfer 1 and within a couple months of avengers 57, coincidentally two of my favorite characters. also within days of the birth of led zeppelin. their first rehearsal was supposedly september 1968...

Edited August 23, 2021 by alexgross.com

[marvelmaniac]

August 1955

[ThothAmon]

I wasn’t the only thing to debut in Toronto 1967. Canada’s first comic book store did as well. Captain George’s Memory Lane. 
 

[pemart1966]

I feel sorry for those who were not old enough to buy Silver Age books right off the racks.  It was a magical time with great monster models; great gum cards; great Saturday morning cartoons; and of course great comics!

Edited August 25, 2021 by pemart1966

[MattTheDuck]

On 8/24/2021 at 8:39 AM, pemart1966 said:

I feel sorry for those that were not old enough to buy Silver Age books right off the racks.  It was a magical time with great monster models; great gum cards; great Saturday morning cartoons; and of course great comics!

I had the measels in the mid-60s.  Any time my mom or dad left the house, I asked them to bring me a pack of baseball cards.  Loved the gum, and loved, loved, loved those cards.  Somehow all those cards disappeared, I think while I was away at college (familiar story, I know).  I also enjoyed putting together car models, and then blowing them up with firecrackers.

[MR SigS]

On 8/15/2021 at 4:54 PM, bob jr said:

how many cgc members were born during the silver age of comics besides myself ?

I was, last time I was born. I can't exactly recall the previous times.