bronze age Archives

If you've ever wanted a convention-style experience that was just about vintage paper, Collectors Summit sounds like the event for you.  Their upcoming event will be held at Heritage Auction headquarters in Dallas on November 4-5, 2023, and it's geared towards serious collectors of Golden Age to Bronze Age comic books, pulp magazines, original artwork,[...]

The now-legendary material from X-Men #94-96 was published for the Spanish market in 1978 by Ediciones Vértice with a different cover.

While Tigra's Marvel Chillers series didn't last long, the character subsequently became a regular guest in Fantastic Four and beyond.

The 1972 Marvel comic book features the origin and first appearance of popular character Luke Cage in a story written by Archie Goodwin and drawn by George Tuska and John Romita, with inks by Billy Graham.  The cover of the issue is by Romita.  The auction result is a huge level-up for sales of this[...]

Carol Danvers got an upgraded origin, a new backstory and a new costume towards the end of the first Ms. Marvel title.

Marvel's The Cat debuted in the same month as Night Nurse and Shanna the She-Devil, and the character would become Tigra two years later.

Jose Gonzalez's painting of Vampi initially used for cover of Vampirella #19 went on to become one of the most iconic images of the character.

The first Marvel Comics issue of Godzilla form the 70's is taking bids on a CGC copy today at Heritage Auctions.

When Hank McCoy, The Beast, was introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in X-Men #1, he was a big white guy with larger hands and feet than one might have

Giant-Size Invaders #1 was Marvel's attempt at fitting its Golden Age adventures into its Marvel Universe continuity.

Mystique's true form and her ability to mimic the form of other people was revealed in Ms. Marvel #18 in 1978.

Satana was created by Roy Thomas and John Romita Sr. and first appeared in Vampire Tales #2 (Marvel, 1973).

The introduction of the god Khonshu in the debut of Moon Knight's first series in 1980 became the catalyst of the character's origin moment.

Ms. Marvel #16 by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and Jim Mooney introduced the mysterious Mutant character Mystique.

Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 from 1974 is another 1970s Marvel horror classic that sees Morbius vs Man-Thing vs Spider-Man all in one issue.

Jose Gonzalez's painting of Vampi initially used for cover of Vampirella #19 went on to become one of the most iconic images of the character.

The Beast's solo stint in Marvel's Amazing Adventures series is an underappreciated moment in Marvel Mutant history.

Is there a subtle little Killraven Easter Egg in Eternals? The character got his start from Marvel building on HG Wells' War of the Worlds.

Barbara Morse was an unnamed background character in her debut in Astonishing Tales #6, but she was destined to become Mockingbird.

The character Machine Man was the result of a confluence of a number of events at Marvel during the later 1970s.  The company was launching a number of high-profile science fiction projects based on movies, it had acquired the license for Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and comic book industry legend Jack Kirby had just[...]

There are many complaints from comic booksellers regarding eBay, but it does reach markets that nowhere else does, so for many, it is a necessary evil.

Concluding their Marvel Ages trilogy from The Folio Society, Marvel: The Bronze Age 1970–1980 curated by Roy Thomas, with an introduction by Chris Claremont includes landmark tales of Spider-Man, Hulk, Luke Cage, Captain America, X-Men, Iron Man and The Eternals  Ian Jepson provides a yellow cover design ravaged by Wolverine's claws, while a mosaic of[...]

We've told you that DC Comics seems to believe that adding the words Bronze Age to a title sees its numbers drop We haven't had official confirmation, but we have seen a few projects change names of the words 'Bronze Age', lose their prominence on the covers, or lose a unified look. The latest to be[...]

  DC Comics has been publishing a number of Bronze Age Omnibus collections, collecting comics work from the seventies and early eighties, in a similar manner as they have Golden Age and Silver Age collections And they have a similar house style… Bleeding Cool previously reported how retailer orders for Justice League Of America: The Bronze Age Vol 1[...]