The definitive guide to the most valuable, influential, and culturally significant comics of the 1970s and early 1980s. Welcome to the Bronze Age Archive Between […]
70th Anniversary Border Checklist
At first glance, the 70th Anniversary frame looks like a direct descendant of Marvel’s iconic 1986 25th Anniversary border. The visual language is similar enough […]
Neal Adams’ Artistic Journey – Silver Age to Bronze Age
In 1967, when Neal Adams began producing cover art for DC, he was assigned to titles like Adventures of Bob Hope and Adventures of Jerry […]
Saturday Morning Cartoons in Bronze Age Comics
Updated for current market trends (January 2026). Saturday morning cartoons were as much a part of my childhood as playing in the streets with the […]
50 Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1970s: The Patterns Behind the Prices
Updated for current market trends (January 2026). A value-ranked Top 50 list doesn’t just show what’s expensive—it shows what the Bronze Age became: outsiders, art-driven […]
Most Valuable Comic Books of 1979 (Key Issues and First Appearances)
Updated for current market trends (December 2025). 1979 was a year defined by unease, as crisis after crisis battered American confidence. On March 28, a […]
Most Valuable Comics Books of 1978 (Key Issues & First Appearances)
Updated for current market trends (December 2025). When Olivia Newton-John dressed in black leather purred, “You better shape up, ’cause I need a man”, America […]
Most Valuable Comic Books of 1977 (Key Issues & 1st Appearances)
Updated for current market trends (December 2025). “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” With the opening scroll of Star Wars, 1977 […]
Mike Ploog – Bronze Age Storyteller and Artist
One of the great storytellers of the Bronze Age wasn’t a writer at all — it was an artist.Mike Ploog had the rare ability to […]
Most Valuable Comic Books of 1976 (Key Issues & First Appearances)
Updated for current market trends (December 2025). America spent most of 1976 celebrating the Bicentennial with hometown parades, fireworks, and a flood of red, white, […]
Most Valuable Comic Books of 1975 (Key Issues & First Appearances)
Updated for current market trends (December 2025). What had once been a struggling title on the brink of cancellation suddenly became the centerpiece of Marvel’s […]
Most Valuable Bernie Wrightson Covers (Top 25 Key Issues)
Bernie Wrightson was one of the defining artistic voices of the Bronze Age, blending Gothic horror, expressive linework, and a uniquely eerie sensibility that reshaped […]