When did the silver age end?

[jeff2004]

I don't have enough money to buy any high grade silver age so I am looking towards buying some of the lower grade stuff. My question is when did the silver age officially end?

[Zonker]

Ah... the collorary to the What Book Began the Bronze Age? meta-question! My answer is the Silver Age officially ended with the final (consecutive) Jack Kirby Fantastic Four, #102, in September 1970.

 

But for the record, I still say the Bronze Age slightly overlapped the end of the Silver Age, beginning January 1970 with the first O'Neil/Adams issue of Detective Comics, #395!

 

Cheers,

Z.

[minutekev@50]

I think the dividing point would be the Stan Lee-Gil Kane drug issues on Spidey (no code, drug use, etc.)

[shadroch]

Kirbys leaving the FF, maybe 102 or 110 when he completely left. His arrival at DC ends their silver age.This is strictly my opionion and can be debated endlessly.

[FlyingDonut]

Wednesday, March 11, 1970 at 6:23 PM eastern time.

[supapimp]

Wednesday, March 11, 1970 at 6:23 PM eastern time.

 

[Rival61-migration]

I normally assume the end was when Marvel put out the double sized 25 cent issues right between "Still only 15 cents" and the 20 cent issues. So many things changed within a few months in either direction of that I figure it is as good a divider as any.

 

-Rival

[supapimp]

I normally assume the end was when Marvel put out the double sized 25 cent issues right between "Still only 15 cents" and the 20 cent issues. So many things changed within a few months in either direction of that I figure it is as good a divider as any.

 

-Rival

 

don't say that too loudly, there are many on here that will live and die by the sword of saying conan #1 was the start of the bronze age. with your theroy, the .25 cent giant size issue for the conan run i believe was conan #10.

[shadroch]

Wednesday, March 11, 1970 at 6:23 PM eastern time.

 

 

If this was the day before Conan 1 was released,you have hit it right on the nose.

[jeff2004]

So 1970 is pretty much the year that changed it from the Silver Age to Bronze Age.

[blowout]

So 1970 is pretty much the year that changed it from the Silver Age to Bronze Age.

 

Yep.

 

Hows that for a concise argument.

[Kevin Boyd]

Uh-huh. No arguments there - Bronze age started in October 1970 with Conan 1, GL/GA 76 and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson 133.

 

Silver may overlap slightly, but it really ended with Kirby leaving Marvel and Schwartz handing over Green Lantern to Denny O'Neil.

 

Kev

[Elvis]

I always heard Conan #1 so that is what i judge to be it but i am open to other arguments. I used to believe that FF #1 started the silver age but i have since changed my mind. I believe now that Showcase # 4 started it. Just like the Golden age, DC started the silver age. But also like the golden age, Marvel perfected it!