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Comic Book Ages Defined
Like other collectibles and antiques, comic books fall into periods known as ages. Just like a Victorian Era chair tells a collector about that piece of furniture, the age that a book was printed during tells you a lot about the industry and environment of the time. The ages discussed in here refer directly to North American comic book publishers, as different worldwide comic book publishing industries experienced different defining eras. The ages are related to comic book grades and their values in that they help determine the relative price based on the period that they represent as well as the age of the book. It is a nostalgic view of history that places the oldest examples of this fragile form of work on a pedestal. It also relates to the increasing scale that collectors are willing to pay for older books. A Good graded Golden Age book will fetch far more at auction than a Mint Silver Age book in most cases. An important factor in determining the value of a comic book is the age of the book itself. Rarity increases the further back in the ages you go. Any currently surviving books distributed prior to World War II are likely to have survived countless War Era paper drives and many a wet basement and musty attic. This makes them exceptionally rare and highly valued. Production quality of these books also ensured that few survive today. High acid pulp paper and low quality inks make the few surviving examples from the Pre-Golden Age worth considerably more than their weight in gold. Always a hot topic of debate amongst comic book collectors, the exact start dates of each period are not firmly set in stone. Some widely accepted dates are sited as that start and end of particular periods.
• 1897 - 1937 Pre-Golden Age (also sometimes called the Platinum Age) • 1938 - 1955 Golden Age
• 1956 - 1972 Silver Age
• 1973 - 1985 Bronze Age
• 1986 - now Modern Age (also called the Plastic Age) |
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This intel was contributed by bizbuzz
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May, 2012
2008
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2009
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2010
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2011
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2012
January, February, March, April, May
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