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| rdfs:comment | - The Silver Age of comic books is the era approximately between 1956 and 1970.
- The second generation of superheroes, the first of which was Vanguard.
- A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age, the metal silver generally being valuable, but less so than gold.
- A transitional time between the Chaos Age and the Dawn Age.
- Upon my first arrival, I gripped my staff to walk Through forest thick, up hilltop high, past mountains white as chalk For the story it must travel from ear to mouth to ear And in between the settlements the story's mine to bear The first place where I landed was the oldest town of all Its name was Eudaimonia within forests stretching tall Beside a jewel-sparkling river, in midst the Midland plain I lay my staff and listened - for here was a story to gain. —Storyteller
- The Silver Age of comic books was a period from around the mid-50's to the late 60's. Wikipedia describes it as a "period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre" which is definitely smarter sounding than anything we could think of. Marvel Comics really got its start here. Spider-Man. The Fantastic Four. The Avengers. You name it. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko all made names for themselves, except for Steve Ditko.
- The Silver Age of Comics was a historical period in the publication of DC comic books, including those of the Superman franchise. This age is characterized by "campy" storylines, and major expansion of the Superman mythos. Characters such as Supergirl, Krypto, Streaky, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, among others, were added to the Superman mythos during this era.
- The Silver Age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. Following the Golden Age era, DC's Silver Age is largely recognized as beginning with the introduction of the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash in Showcase #4. With the popularity of the Flash's revamp, Julius Schwartz (who had written that character's new appearance) was enlisted to usher in the new era with revamps to other established characters such as Green Lantern, Hawkman, and Atom.
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| HistoryText | - The Silver Age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. Following the Golden Age era, DC's Silver Age is largely recognized as beginning with the introduction of the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash in .
However, there are several other characters commonly associated with the Silver Age that actually predate the Flash. Science-fiction adventurer Captain Comet debuted in 1951 in the pages of Strange Adventures, and the Martian Manhunter made his first appearance in 1955 in . Although the Martian Manhunter is technically the first super-hero exclusive to Silver Age era publishing, comic historians generally give that honor to the Flash.
With the popularity of the Flash's revamp, Julius Schwartz was enlisted to usher in the new era with revamps to other established characters such as Green Lantern, [[W:C:DC:Katar Hol
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| abstract | - The Silver Age of Comics was a historical period in the publication of DC comic books, including those of the Superman franchise. This age is characterized by "campy" storylines, and major expansion of the Superman mythos. Characters such as Supergirl, Krypto, Streaky, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, among others, were added to the Superman mythos during this era. There's no clear beginning of this era, as stories followed continuously after the previous era, the Golden Age. In retrospect, however, the stories were retconned so that all stories from the Golden Age took place in a separate universe from those of the Silver Age. Golden Age stories became Earth-Two and Silver Age stories took place in Earth-One. The silver age did, however, have a clear end: the storyline Crisis on Infinite Earths erased all existing DC continuities and merged elements of them into one consistent universe, called New Earth. This occurred in 1985, and led to the beginning of the Modern Age.
- The Silver Age of comic books is the era approximately between 1956 and 1970.
- The Silver Age of comic books was a period from around the mid-50's to the late 60's. Wikipedia describes it as a "period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre" which is definitely smarter sounding than anything we could think of. Basically, the Silver Age started when everybody realized how tedious the Golden Age was and they needed some new stuff. The Flash got a cooler costume. Green Lantern did as well. All of the heroes were members of the Justice Society of America Justice League of America. Julius Schwartz knew what he was doing. Marvel Comics really got its start here. Spider-Man. The Fantastic Four. The Avengers. You name it. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko all made names for themselves, except for Steve Ditko. Later, problems with the unexpected changes of the Silver Age would be solved by the creation of a Multiverse for times of Crisis. Earth-One, Earth-Two, blablabla. Some parts of the Silver Age were really cool. The plotlines pulled no punches, they weren't afraid to have heroes go places that made no sense, and scientific principles got made up all the time. It was a fun place. But if you try reading too many Silver Age comics in one sitting, trust us, your head will start to hurt.
- The Silver Age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. Following the Golden Age era, DC's Silver Age is largely recognized as beginning with the introduction of the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash in Showcase #4. However, there are several other characters commonly associated with the Silver Age that actually predate the Flash. Science-fiction adventurer Captain Comet debuted in 1951 in the pages of Strange Adventures, and the Martian Manhunter made his first appearance in 1955 (a full year before the Flash) in Detective Comics #225. Although the Martian Manhunter is technically the first super-hero exclusive to Silver Age era publishing, comic historians generally give that honor to the Flash. With the popularity of the Flash's revamp, Julius Schwartz (who had written that character's new appearance) was enlisted to usher in the new era with revamps to other established characters such as Green Lantern, Hawkman, and Atom. DC Comics enthusiasts typically cite that the Silver Age era ended with the 1985-86 crossover maxi-series, Crisis on Infinite Earths. The Crisis signalled not only the end of an era, but also an universe-wide reboot of the internal history of most of DC's major projects. Many characters and events that are germane to the continuity of Earth-One are said to be relegated to the Silver Age.
- The second generation of superheroes, the first of which was Vanguard.
- A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age, the metal silver generally being valuable, but less so than gold.
- A transitional time between the Chaos Age and the Dawn Age.
- Upon my first arrival, I gripped my staff to walk Through forest thick, up hilltop high, past mountains white as chalk For the story it must travel from ear to mouth to ear And in between the settlements the story's mine to bear The first place where I landed was the oldest town of all Its name was Eudaimonia within forests stretching tall Beside a jewel-sparkling river, in midst the Midland plain I lay my staff and listened - for here was a story to gain. —Storyteller
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