Silver Age of Comic Books

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.

Style/convention

Certain styles and conventions were generally common to titles during the Silver Age.

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Comic book covers

The comic book covers of the Silver Age are notable for the abundance of speech bubbles on the cover. While this was seen in some Golden Age titles, the practice became quite commonplace, in a bid to hook the reader into purchasing the book. This tactic lost currency, though, as the extreme scenes and dialogue presented on the covers would differ greatly from the actual events transpiring in the book itself. This style fell out of favor, and is rarely seen today, except as homage or parody.

Related Topics:
Speech bubbles - Homage - Parody

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