Friday, April 26, 2024
Sunny with Clear Skies
13° C / 55.4 ° F
Another Large Auction of Silver
and Bronze Age Comics
When I wrote to Mr.Wylie Strivers about 2-3 weeks ago, I asked for his
permission to write several posts about his Internet auctions. I first was
interested in his company website, because he sold lots of trains. He gave me permission, and for today, I'm writing about comic books.
I like the first sentence of his introduction to this auction:
"Toytrainsandotheroldstuff presents another large auction of silver and bronze
age comics from the long island hoard that we have been selling from the past 3 years, plus a few editions. There are many key issues, CGC graded books, minor keys, small and medium sized groups for the collector and dealer alike.
We always have something for everyone on these auctions".
Of course, having been a comic book reader in my pre-teens, a sentence like that
automatically brings you back in time, and lets your imagine go rampant!
I can just sea mountains of comic books neatly arranged by the palate, 5 palates high, and as far as the eye can see, carefully packaged in boxes with plastic wrap to keep dust out!
OK, sorry, that's what comic books do - let your imagine run amok!
So back to comics.
I had to check up on Wylie's terms "Silver and Bronze Age Comics"
(With help from Wikipedia)
"The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archtype. Following the
Golden Age of Comic Books, the Silver Age is considered to cover the period
from 1956 to 1970, and was succeeded by the Bronze Age."
In easier to see terms:
Victorian Age: 1828-1882*
Platinum Age: 1882-1938*
Golden Age of Comic Books: 1938-1956
Silver Age of Comic Books: 1956-1970
Bronze Age of Comic Books: 1970-1985
* " In A Complete History of American Comic Books, Shirrel Rhoades
cites Steve Geppi (the publisher of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)
who, taking into account comic strips, divides the history of comics
in ages"
Below are just a "sampling" of some of the comic books
to be found on Mr. Wylie Striver's website.
As it turns out, I was born in 1948. I lived in one part of Montreal,
and we moved to another part in 1961 or 1962. My mother (bless her soul)
was very neat and organized. When we finally moved to the
newer part of Montreal (I was 15) and got organized, all my comic books and
toys were not to be found. I asked my mother what happened,
and she said that she didn't want to have all the clutter in the new house.
What could I say?
Sometimes life is strange, but you move on. Hopefully she gave the toys
to some charity like The Salvation Army.
My yoyo disappeared, my 6-shooter Lone Ranger pistol
with caps disappeared, my Meccano sets disappeared,
and my Lionel train set - gone.
Of course my comic books, and another type called "Classics"
were also "gone".
Classics were in comic book format, but the content
was based on famous books, like "The Count of Monty Cristo".
They were easier and faster to read that a 400 page book.
I was "allowed"to bring my carpentry set with us. Surprisingly,
we actually used it sometimes, before I started buying adult
carpentry tools to work with.
This could have been a great episode script for the TV Wonder Years!
Of course, by then I was in high school, and there were other leisure
activities to keep me busy.
Thanks for dropping by, and as always,
have a great part of the day wherever you may be.
My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,
and I can always be reached at:
toysearcher@ gmail.com
