Are you considering the "Atomic Age" as a thing? 7 7

[Joseph Ragno]

lol, we can call 1946-1956 the CRASH age

Crime, Romance, Atomic, Superhero, Horror age

Edited September 11 by Joseph Ragno

[ThothAmon]

Ages are so passe.   Doubtful imho that future generations will care about these fanboy fueled distinctions. The “modern “ age will be longer than all the other ages combined in another 15 years or so   To me the only demarcation that matters is pre and post code. 

[Coverdeath]

On 9/10/2024 at 8:11 PM, Joseph Ragno said:

There are a few issues going on with this thread.  It is entitled "Are you considering the 'Atomic Age' as a thing." Whether or not the forum name gets changed is actually a tangent, but a reasonable one to discuss. Peace to all

The only "issue" with this thread is the one who is responsible of his being.

[Coverdeath]

On 9/10/2024 at 9:15 PM, VintageComics said:

One perspective is that nothing that happens on a comic book forum is really that important. It's all just funnybooks.

But also in that same reality, what happens here eventually trickles out there into the rest of the hobby.

This place is the primary hobby influencer. 

And we're here to have discussions, right?

So why say "it's not that important" and why not have the discussion about how to dissect the traditional Golden Age, which parts make it up and why the title was changed?

I mean, why else are we even typing into the reply box if not for some intelligent, open discussion?

Who is getting upset?

How about just some reason and logic, rather than using a dartboard to make decisions?

That's all I want. 

Or are reason and logic extinct qualities now?

If someone doesn't want to discuss something, don't discuss it.

But you can't stop people from wanting to have discussions. As communal creatures, that's pretty much the end of civilization as we know it, if that happens. 

It seems that for a large part of the guys here comics are not just funnybooks... I discovered it when we told me that I was a madman to cut the corner of my books... 

[Robot Man]

On 9/10/2024 at 5:03 PM, Collect Stuff said:

Here's a curve for you 

 

The sound of those pages turning just makes me cringe…

[MB1952]

On 8/31/2024 at 4:23 PM, adamstrange said:

The ages of the modern American newsstand comic:

• Reprint Age of Syndicated Strips
• Golden Age of Superheroes
• Atomic Age of Awesome Everything for Everyone
• Silver Age of Superheroes

[adamstrange]

On 9/11/2024 at 7:37 AM, Joseph Ragno said:

lol, we can call 1946-1956 the CRASH age

1952 was the peak year ever for comics.  The crash was 1955-59.

[Silver Surfer]

Interesting. How about the late 40’s when the Timley superhero titles disappeared and were repackaged around 1949? Seems like that had to be a low point for comics in general. 

[jimjum12]

On 9/11/2024 at 11:59 PM, Silver Surfer said:

Interesting. How about the late 40’s when the Timley superhero titles disappeared and were repackaged around 1949? Seems like that had to be a low point for comics in general. 

Just superheros ... the clientele was growing up. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[BOOT]

Where'd the Atomic Age forum go?

Love the new look with the Platinum Age Comic Books forum!

[Pantodude]

@CGC Mike  Late to the party, but what has become of the proposed addition of a Victorian and Platinum Age section?   The main and compelling reason for having their own section is that the books from that era are unique.  Some of those works had not yet evolved into what most people recognize as typical comic books (indeed, the Victorian era specimens were literally still BOOKS (!) like the Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck referenced a few pages back).  Creating a separate section will encourage folks to post books that most of us have NEVER seen, so it could become a special educational resource. 

But there's an additional compelling reason. Especially, for the Victorian stuff, it would be prudent to document their existence, as some issues literelly only have a handful of surviving copies that may never have been properly/adequately imaged or identified and are otherwise impossible to find, even on the internet.  CGC members might be the ONLY persons in the whole world with accessible examples of some of these books.  Posting images of their covers and ideally interiors of these books would provide a record lest (god forbid) they be lost/destroyed. So, if the V&P Age section is added, I would encourage any uploaded images to be accompanied by the poster's best efforts to identify the publisher, title and author of the work, and perhaps also known census (from Overstreet, Gerber,  CGC, etc.) as some GA threads have done.  I can't stress enough how important it is that we not assume that information concerning such old works, whatever it's current state, will remain available.    

On a separate note, makes you wonder when something belongs in a museum rather than a personal collection, to minimize the risk of a loss-related tragedy!  

Edited Sunday at 08:23 PM by Pantodude

[CGC Mike]

I can create a forum for those ages.  As far as policing if the material is age appropriate, that would have to be self policing by forum members.  Warnings will not be issued by moderation for non appropriate age postings.

[AJD]

On 9/23/2024 at 6:17 AM, Pantodude said:

@CGC Mike  Late to the party, but what has become of the proposed addition of a Victorian and Platinum Age section?   The main and compelling reason for having their own section is that the books from that era are unique.  Some of those works had not yet evolved into what most people recognize as typical comic books (indeed, the Victorian era specimens were literally still BOOKS (!) like the Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck referenced a few pages back).  Creating a separate section will encourage folks to post books that most of us have NEVER seen, so it could become a special educational resource. 

But there's an additional compelling reason. Especially, for the Victorian stuff, it would be prudent to document their existence, as some issues literelly only have a handful of surviving copies that may never have been properly/adequately imaged or identified and are otherwise impossible to find, even on the internet.  CGC members might be the ONLY persons in the whole world with accessible examples of some of these books.  Posting images of their covers and ideally interiors of these books would provide a record lest (god forbid) they be lost/destroyed. So, if the V&P Age section is added, I would encourage any uploaded images to be accompanied by the poster's best efforts to identify the publisher, title and author of the work, and perhaps also known census (from Overstreet, Gerber,  CGC, etc.) as some GA threads have done.  I can't stress enough how important it is that we not assume that information concerning such old works, whatever it's current state, will remain available.    

On a separate note, makes you wonder when something belongs in a museum rather than a personal collection, to minimize the risk of a loss-related tragedy!  

I'd support such a new section, even though I wouldn't have a lot to offer. And your post makes a couple of important points about scarcity and difficulty in documenting rare items. It's just a pity that Rich (aka @Yellow Kid) is no longer with us. He had a wonderful depth of knowledge in that sort of material. We should capture what we can while the folks who know a bit about it can still contribute.

[CGC Mike]

I did start the Victorian and Platinum age forum.  There is a display problem that I am currently unable to correct but, the forum should work just fine.  I did a test post that has been deleted.