Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956), generally considered the first appearance of a Silver Age superhero. Art by Carmine Infantino & Joe Kubert.Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), the debut of one of the Silver Age's most significant superheroes. Art by Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko.The Silver Age gets named in a letters column: Justice League of America #42 (Feb. 1966}; art by Mike Sekowsky (penciler), Murphy Anderson & Bernard Sachs (inkers)Typical Marvel Silver Age cover: silent action and floating heads. Iron Man #18 (Oct. 1969), art by George Tuska.The groundbreaking Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961). Cover art by Jack Kirby (penciller) & Dick Ayers (inker; unconfirmed).Eastern mysticism meets American sideshow: Deadman in Strange Adventures #207 (Dec. 1967). Art by Neal Adams.Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7 (Dec. 1968): signature surrealism by Jim Steranko.
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The Silver Age of Comic Books is an informal name for the period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly in the superhero genre, that lasted roughly from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. It followed the Golden Age of Comic Books. more...

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During the Silver Age, the character make-up of superheroes evolved. Writers injected science fiction concepts into the origins and adventures of superheroes. More importantly, superheroes became more human and troubled, and as a result of the Silver Age, character development and personal conflict are almost as important to a superhero's mythos as super powers and epic adventures.

Events leading to the Silver Age

Following World War II, superheroes faced a steady decline in popularity. Their development was complicated by the rise of gritty horror and crime comic books, as well as by national parental concerns ignited by Dr. Fredric Wertham's influential book Seduction of the Innocent, and fanned by U.S. Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency. In response, the comic book industry implemented the Comics Code, which forbade gore, sexual suggestiveness, and disrespect of authorities, among other tenets. This made certain genres more difficult to publish, though comic books, like the similarly constrained media of film and television, of necessity, developed new means of storytelling and new types of stories.

History

The beginning (as well as the end) of the Silver Age is cause for debate, but it is generally agreed that the period began with DC Comics’ Showcase #4 in 1956, which introduced the modern version of the Flash. Under editor Julius Schwartz, the Flash was the first of many old characters revised as streamlined, science fiction-influenced models. Others included Green Lantern, the Atom and Hawkman. DC also introduced The Justice League of America, an all-star group consisting of its most popular characters.

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