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Golden age of American comics
The first official superhero was Superman, who appeared inAction
Comics #1, 1938. by Siegel and Shuster
With the beginning of WWII, he becomes a symbol of the USA
Marvel Comics predecessor creates its own Superman Captain
America, who was a mere propaganda mannequinn
Other famous heroes include Batman, Wonder Woman,Aquaman, The
Flash, Green Arrow by the DC comicspredecessor, and Human Torch and
the Sub-mariner by theMarvel Comics predecessor
By the end of WWII, many of the titles are cancelled
The main comic company becomes EC Comics, in the periodbetween
1945. 1954.
In 1954. Frederic Wertham accuses comics of being bad
forchildren
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Silver age of American comics
Begins with the appearance of Flashin 1956.
A lot of superheroes were revived by the DC comics, but
Marvel
starts to create their marvellousuniverse
In 1961. the Marvel Comics start their Fantastic Fourseries
Soon, they create the Avengers, the X-men, and basically, all
thesuperheroes we read today
However, the invincibility of the superheroes soon becomes
boring, and they become confronted with real-life problems,
such as drugs, racism and death of their loved-ones.
This occurs around 1970., and it presents a transition to
theBronze age
Introduction of such cult names as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby,
Steve
Ditko
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Bronze age of American comics
Rise of the X-men franchise, which was cancelled in the
meantime
Marvel uses such trends as kung-fu and blaxploitation movies,
thus
creating first afro-american and oriental superheroes
Well-known for their cruelty shown cartoonish, having in mind
that
computer colourization was still not developed
Brings to life sword and sorcerygenre, also revives western and
horror
Ends once the superheroes are even more put into real-life
situations
Comics Code Authority, created after Werthamsprotest, was losing
its
role of the almighty censorer
Comics were now sold at specialized shops, due to the huge
number of
titles, and their entrance into the lifestyle of the age
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Modern age of American comcis
Comics are no longer kids stuff they become adult, with
graphic violence, social criticism and parody
Influenced with DCs Watchmen, by Alan Moore, the same
publisher continues publishing their comics mainly in such
form, while Marvel focuses on huge storylines in their two
main
universes (616 and 1610)
A graphic novel, Maus, by Art Spiegelman, wins a Pulitzer
prize
in 1992.
Superheroes are now a part of everyday society they are no
longer just idols, their status is being questioned, especially
inBatman franchise
Unlike the first 3 ages (~15 years each), Modern age lasts
from
1986. til now almost 30 years
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Conclusion
For about 80 years of their existence,
comics have become, from a 12c
paperback recyclable entertainment, a
true form of art
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