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Superheroes were passe, except for the man of steel, a media star thanks to the adventures of superman 195357, a syndicated program appearing on the medium that had robbed comics of much of its audience. While the form originated in 1933, american comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of action comics, which included the debut of the superhero superman. Comic book dealers recommendations metropolis comics. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Like publishers of magazines and newspapers, comic book companies didnt regulate artists working preferences. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. The silver age of comic book art highlights the careers of eight acknowledged hall of fame artists who drew definitive versions of the industrys greatest characters, while often setting trends in the look of comic book art itself. Vincent bernard the silver age of comic book art is a beautiful, brilliant work of love and true passion. The silver age lasted from 1956 note to about 1972 although some people count everything up until 1985 as part of it, folding in the the bronze age of comic books. By the mid1950s, the comicbook industry was imperiled.
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