silver age comic books silver age comic books period artistic advancement commercial success mainstream american comic books predominantly superhero genre following golden age comic books early mid-1950s considered cover period circa succeeded bronze modern ages number important comics writers artists contributed early era including writers artists end silver age new generation talent entered field including writers artists popularity circulation comic books declined following world war comic books horror crime romance took larger shares market controversy arose alleged links comic books juvenile focusing particular crime horror titles publishers implemented regulate comic content wake changes publishers began introducing superhero stories change began introduction new version flash showcase response strong demand began publishing superhero titles including prompted follow suit beginning fantastic silver age comics copy debut selling million origin term comics historian movie producer traces origin silver age term letters column went sale december letter writer connecticut wrote guys bringing heroes golden age people years calling decade silver according natural hierarchy gold silver bronze olympic medals took hold fans immediately directly silver age version golden age soon vernacular replacing expressions second heroic age comics modern age comics wasn long dealers golden age comic sale silver age comic sale history background spanning world war american comics provided cheap entertainment read discarded troops golden age comic books covered late 1930s late 1940s number major created period including superman batman captain marvel subsequent years comics blamed rise juvenile crime statistics rise shown direct proportion population growth juvenile offenders admitted reading comics seized common notable critic author book innocent attempted shift blame juvenile parents children comic books read result decline comics industry address public concerns created regulate curb violence comics marking start new era comics silver age began publication showcase introduced modern version flash time superman batman published titles according comics writer superman available great quantity little quality batman better comics lackluster comparison earlier atmospheric adventures 1940s having lost original writer artist longer interesting describes arrival showcase begging bought cover featured film strip depicting flash running fast escaped frame editor writer artist people flash wrote stories revived flash writer earliest stories success showcase 1940s reworked tenure including artists responsible included characters names remained costumes identities altered imaginative scientific explanations generally took place magic stories lifelong science fiction fan inspiration imagined golden age character railroad engineer possessed ring powered magical replacement test pilot ring powered alien battery created police force mid-1960s established characters appearing comics published prior silver age lived parallel earth company dubbed earth characters introduced silver age onward lived earth established realities separated field crossed storyline involve different worlds teaming flash generally regarded superhero introduction detective comics showcase year historian considers character silver age superhero comics historian author guide column ask silver age noting debuted detective alien abilities solve crimes quirky detective vein contemporaneous characters detectives indian detectives supernatural detectives animal detectives feels superhero received secret identity superhero saying flash come doubt led charge backup position detective new super hero age unsuccessful attempts revive superhero popularity include captain debuted june revival title jet created captain america team captain flash feature year revival phantom lady published nature boy introduced march revival blue beetle previous year short lived beginning cartoon animal super heroes longer lived published continuously titles end golden age beginning silver age given title lasting years later named published england series published golden silver ages british captain marvel stories stopped publishing character adventures marvel comics sparked superhero revival publications marvel comics capitalized revived interest superhero storytelling sophisticated stories characterization contrast previous eras characters flawed self added momentum introduction team consisting company popular superhero characters publishing trend follower 1950s line note time called mentioned noticed titles published selling better book called sic composed team marvel editor recalled directed lee likewise produce superhero team book resulting fantastic guidance writer editor artists marvel began rise prominence innovation changed comic book industry fantastic initiated style human fears inner demons worried likes rent money contrast time revolution dynamic artwork lee colorful catchy prose new style popular college students identify angst nature characters men hulk time period social rise youth comic book readers silver age scientifically inclined previous generations comic books silver age explained superhero origins science opposed golden age commonly relied magic comics historian compares 1960s large hollywood studio argues having superhero decade suffering creative drought audience comics longer children sees 1960s marvel comic equivalent french new wave developing new methods storytelling drew retained readers teens older influencing comics writers artists future publishers american comics publishers discontinued horror comics comics code implemented sought new target audience harvey focus shifted children years age especially girls characters friendly ghost little dot company comics featured young girls defied stereotypes sent message acceptance different characters inspired number nostalgic movies ranges merchandise harvey comics period sought collectors market marvel titles publishers publishers comic books avoid signatories comics code found ways continue publishing horror themed comics addition types extensive line adapted literary classics likes alongside reprinted comic book versions children classics late 1950s 1960s published comics offered licensed series comic books numerous titles successor founded started label packaging content business partner continued licensed series movie adaptations comics starring characters comic strip properties popularity batman television publishers specialized forms began adding superhero titles lines new publishers sprang creative talent golden age harvey comics imprint released starring new characters bee man magic master published superhero versions gold key licensed versions live action animated superhero television shows continued adventures character gave established character secret superhero identity introduced characters nemesis magic man iconic teens acquired superhero identities comedic titles captain hero launched adventure line subsequently titled included fly jaguar golden age hero shield addition individual titles teamed group series mighty joined join characters titles stories blended typical superhero fare 1960s camp straightforward silver age publishers marvel offered short lived superhero line characters included captain question mercury man members superhero espionage group agents doctor solar man underground according new_york_times traditional comic book historians feel golden age deserves study noteworthy aspect advent underground comics commentator suggested reasons underground comics come considered legitimate art fact work artists truly embodies public believes true newspaper strips written drawn signed single person large number mainstream comics professionals wrote drew material silver age start american comic books work distinct historian describes raw paper published black white glossy color cover distributed head shops underground comics targeted adults reflected movement time end aftermath silver age comic books followed clearly defined number possibilities suggests ended april man started handed starring revived heroes era new guard team response reduced sales connects end silver age observes character embodied optimism era world weary days gone gone forever days confident certain young sure couldn mistake young changed older maybe lot happy writes silver age went comics scholar places end silver age june girlfriend killed story arc later dubbed night gwen died saying era innocence ended snap heard round comic book world startling snap bone heralded death gwen silver age historian disputes saying gwen death shocked readers tragedy makes strong symbolic ending theory gained adherents miniseries ended gwen death buying late new directions especially sword trend begun character conan monsters wake comics code allowing vampires like firm ground time dismisses end cent comic book went cents industry standard early noting cents cents bearing regard line comes fantastic regular run issue artist left join combines superman editor retiring according historian neo silver movement began superman happened man tomorrow backlash return silver age principles opinion comics generation rebels previous movement response crisis infinite attack silver age neo silver comics creators comics recognized sophisticated aspects legacy silver age marked decline prominence american comics genres horror romance teen animal humor popular superhero adventures late 1940s mid-1950s fans genres decline earlier era important feature period development character makeup young children girls targeted silver age certain publishers particular attracted group titles adult oriented underground comics began silver age critics historians argue characteristic science fiction aliens replaced magic gods argue magic important element golden age silver age characters golden age writers artists science fiction fans professional science fiction writers incorporated elements comic book stories science common explanation origin heroes silver age silver age coincided rise pop art artistic movement popular cultural artifacts advertising packaging source material fine gallery exhibited art best known pop art painters specifically chose individual panels comic books images modifying extent process including painting word thought balloons enlarged scale color dots imitating coloring process comic books exhibition comic strip art held books soon published contained discussions art comics nature medium january live action batman television debuted high ratings like pop art took comic book envisioned context different medium narration episode articulated words comic book fight scenes sound effects like appear visual effects screen spelled large cartoon letters circulation comic books general batman merchandise particular masked appeared television screen american winter appeared consist little live action animated cartoon comic book heroes living colour existing comic book publishers began creating superhero titles new publishers end 1960s faded best selling comic book united_states superhero series teen humor book artists author singles flash embodiment design era streamlined fins detroit sporting models notable artists era include artists changed comics industry dramatically late 1960s considered country greatest artists expressed cinematic approach times occasionally altered conventional panel based format commonplace decades adams breakthrough based layout rendering best known returning batman somber roots success batman television depictions anatomy faces gestures changed comics style way sees reflected modern graphic novels writer artists time use cinematic style storytelling credits marvel strongest creative forces late 1960s art owing large debt started details artwork agent beginning charge writing drawing fury adventures exaggerated spy stories introducing vortex beam lifts objects bomb explodes miniature 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