Silver Age Comic Book Trivia Contest. (5 of 6)

This is part 5 of a 6 part series that we found on Youtube.

Here is what the filmmaker, Matthew Hawes of www.TheHappyShow.net had to say.

This is the PRO-FAN SILVER-AGE TRIVIA CONTEST at WizardWorld Chicago in 2006. The panel was hosted by COMICS BUYER’S GUIDE columnist, Craig Shutt (Mr. Silver-Age). The representative for the comics pros was Mark Waid, who answered questions via cell-phone, as he couldn’t make it to Chicago. A panel of comics fans competed against Waid on comics trivia from the Silver-Age of comic books. This is part five of six. Nearly the entire contest was filmed by me, but my camera ran out of juice before the final outcome. SPOILER! Mark Waid won. But, see if you get the answers correct, yourself. Filmed by Matthew Hawes www.TheHappyShow.net

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This is part two of six videos filmed in Chicago at Wizard World 2006.   It is a trivia contest run by Craig Shutt focusing on the Silver Age of Comic Books.   Mark Waid Wins.  (Just a warning.  You don’t get to see the end because the guy who was filming ran out of juice in his camera).    By the way, Mark Waid is best known for his 8 year run on DC’s flash comic.

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Silver Age Avengers comics on video

Here is a video of Silver Age Avengers – issues #1 – #10. Also shown is issue #503 – the last issue in this collector’s collection.  Avengers include Captain America, Thor, Wasp, Iron Man etc.   Early issues were written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby.

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Showing off Silver Age Green Lanterns.

The following fan has been collecting for over 25 years.  This is him showing off his Green Lantern collection.  (At least his Silver Age Green Lanterns).  Does anybody else out there have a cool collection to show off?   Email us at info@silveragecomicbooks.org with a link to a youtube video and we might showcase your collection on our blog.

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Who the heck is the character on the left of Wolverine in “Character Faces” T-shirt?

A reader of the blog asked us to figure out which character is on the “Marvel Comics Character T-shirt”.  Basically, he was trying to figure out who was to the left of Wolverine.  His friends have been looking at their old comics.  He had done an internet search.  But they couldn’t identify which marvel character was on the T-shirt.

Drum Roll Please …..  The Answer is …… Namor – The Submariner.

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A fan receives Silver Age Comic Books in the mail part 2

A fan filmed a video of himself opening the mail and receiving some Silver Age Comics.   It includes some key Marvel Books including Strange Tales #169 – Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense – Iron-Man, and his third copy of X-Men #1.

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What’s the difference between the Golden Age of Comic Books and the Silver Age? What are the time periods?

The Golden Age of Comic Books starts from the 1930s when the first Superhero comic books were published (Action Comic spawned Superman;  Detective comics birthed Batman, etc.) until after World War 2 when  Superhero comic books slowly dwindled in sales.  (The public was more interested in crime, romance, and other types of comics).  The Silver Age of Comic Books started in the late 1950s when there was a renaissance in superhero comic books.  This period lasted until around 1970 when it morphed into what we call the Bronze Age of Comics.

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Who came up with the term – the Silver Age of Comic Books?

There is no clear answer to this question.  However, many point to the Justice League of America #42, published in 1966, as the first time that “silver age” was mentioned with regards to comics.  In the letters column – a reader named Scott Taylor from Connecticut wrote “If you guys keep bringing back the heroes from the [1930s-1940s] Golden Age, people 20 years from now will be calling this decade the Silver Sixties!”  Although Mr. Taylor didn’t specifically say “Silver Age”, the seed had been planted and prtty soon fans started differentiating ages of comics as Golden Age, Silver Age, and Bronze Age.

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