What are the most expensive and sought out Silver Age Comic Books?

One of the best books about comic books is the Overstreet Comic Book Guide.  Besides having interesting articles, it lists current prices for the majority of American Comic Books printed.  If you don’t have a copy, you should buy one.  According to the 2008 edition, these are the most popular Silver Age Comic Books.

Amazing Fantasy	15	Marvel	First appearance of Spider-Man
Showcase	4	DC Comics	First appearance of Barry Allen as the Flash
Fantastic Four	1	Marvel	First appearance of the Fantastic Four
Amazing Spiderman	1	Marvel	Spider-Man gets his own series
Incredible Hulk	1	Marvel	First appearance of the Hulk
X-Men	1	Marvel	First appearance of X-Men
Showcase	8	DC Comics	Second Silver Age appearance of the Flash
Journey Into Mystery	83	Marvel	First appearance of Thor
Showcase	9	DC Comics	Lois Lane stars in her own adventure
The Flash	105	DC Comics	First Flash comic book since Flash Comics was cancelled with issue #104
Tales of Suspense	39	Marvel	First appearance of Iron Man
Brave and the bold	28	DC Comics	First appearance of the Justice League of America
Adventure Comics	247	DC Comics	Superboy meets the Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League of America	1	DC Comics	First Issue
Showcase	22	DC Comics	First appearance of Silver Age Green Lantern
Fantastic Four	5	Marvel	First appearance of Dr. Doom
Tales to Astonish	27	Marvel	First appearance of Hank Pym
Fantastic Four	2	Marvel	Second appearance of the Fantastic Four, first appearance of the Skrulls
Green Lantern	1	DC Comics	First issue
Amazing Spider-Man	2	Marvel	First appearance of the Vulture
Action Comics	252	DC Comics	First appearance of Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El

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What was the first Silver Age Comic Book published?

Some Historians point to Detective Comics #225 – the first appearance of Martian Manhunter – as the first Silver Age Comic book.  Others point to Strange Adventures #9, the first appearance of Captain Comet.  However, these comic book historians are in the minority.

Most historians point to Showcase #4 published in October 1956 that brought out a new version of the Flash.   The cover had a film strip on it and had the flash running extremely fast.  It was written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino.

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Who were writers and artists of the Silver Age of Comic Books?

There were a lot of different creaters that were involved.  For a complete list of the creators of silver age of comic books, check wikipedia. Here is an abbreviated list – the most popular. Writers:

• Gardner Fox
• Robert Kanigher
• Archie Goodwin
• Dennis O’Neil
• Roy Thomas
• John Broome
• Stan Lee

Pencillers

• Neal Adams
• Murphy Anderson
• John buscema
• Steve Ditko
• Gil Kane
• Jack Kirby
• Joe Kubert
• John Romita, Sr.
• Jim Steranko
• Wally Wood

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