Kudos to you for making this video. Over the comic book medium's 80 plus year history, narrowing this list down to 50 books is daunting considering thousands upon thousands of books have been published since then. These are great selections! My fav on your list has to be Avengers #1 though. Love that cover!
The most culturally significant comics for sure. You easily could have added another 50 books to this list, but I enjoyed your view on what are the most iconic books. Love that CrimeSuspenstories book lol
lmao I literally laughed out loud when you said that that CrimeSuspenstories book is Fredrick Wertham's fav. Have you ever seen the video of the senate sub committee with Bill Gaines? lol he was definitely on something that day
I really enjoy this podcast format and the fact that you have the podcast version available. These detailed discussions really give great insight into the history of these books. PS I love that your cat's name is Loki lol
Here's my top 20 iconic comic book covers 1. Action Comics #1 2. Detective Comics #27 3. Amazing Fantasy #15 4. The X-Men #1 5. Captain America Comics #1 6. The Fantastic Four #1 7. Journey Into Mystery #83 8. The Amazing Spider-Man #129 9. The New Mutants #98 10. Showcase #4 11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 12. Strange Tales #110 13. Tales Of Suspense #39 14. Saga Of The Swamp Thing #37 15. Conan The Barbarian #1 16. Showcase #22 17. House Of Secrets #92 18. The New Teen Titans #2 19. The Incredible Hulk #181 20. Spawn #1
Hey what's up? Dante that flash of the first flash comic you showed. He does exist nowadays and he actually does still wear the same costume lol. It's Jay Garrick from the Justice society of America and he still wears the same uniform. I didn't know if you followed the JSA much. I'm a big JSA fan that's why I knew it was him but
@@Dante19883 The Alan Scott Green lantern also still wears that same costume and it's one of the more dated ones lol. Maybe they should turn it into a costume similar to safe space lol because he is gay now, Allen Scott. Apparently he hid it it for 80 years somehow lol has two children in Jade and obsidian but somehow he was gay the whole time. That's what it says now. Go figure why not. I think they should just reveal that Batman and Superman have been lovers the whole time. See how their sales numbers go then lol if they think people love this stuff so much
This is the Alan Scott Green lantern first appearance. The guy they recently turned into a homosexual even though his continuity goes all the way back to this character who was like a manly world war II type man, but now he's gay in DC continuity, but that's who this is Dante this isn't hal Jordan or anybody like that
An all-time debate starter, Dante. I sure enjoyed the video, and your thoughts. Many of your picks are hard to dispute. I was pleased to see ol' Archie Andrews get some well-deserved credit. Just for kicks, here are a few that deserve some attention, regarding their impact on other comic creators/companies/trends... *Walt Disney Comics & Stories issue 1 from Dell, published 1940 -- Inaugurated a very long run of high-quality new tales starring a plethora of DIsney characters but leading off with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; was one comic book that few parents would find objectionable. *Whiz Comics issue 2 from Fawcett Publications in 1940 -- Debut of the original Captain Marvel, known today as SHAZAM!. In the '40s the Captain Marvel titles outsold Superman, supposedly. Then DC sued for trademark infringement. *Red Ryder Comics issue 1 from Dell in 1940 -- I'm not knowledgeable enough about Western comics to say this was the most influential title, but it certainly was an early entry in the field, using an already-popular character. *Crime Does Not Pay issue 1 from Lev Gleason, published 1942 -- This was a highly popular crime comic and drew criticism from parents and educators, helped set the stage for EC Comics and organized efforts to ban comics. *Young Romance issue 1 from Mainline, published 1947 -- A Simon & Kirby endeavor, this title helped establish the romance genre. *Dell Four-Color Comics issue 178, published by Dell in 1947 -- First appearance of Uncle Scrooge, arguably the character closest to the heart of creator Carl Barks. *MAD issue 4, published by EC Comics in 1953 -- The issue where MAD focused on the task of parodying current cultural fare and yielded a classic story -- "Superduperman!" by Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood -- that is considered a turning point in the title's history. *Dennis the Menace issue 1 from Standard Comics in 1953 -- The U.S. version of Dennis the Menace (there's a separate UK version) spawned numerous comic book titles that were enormously popular with American grade-school kids from the mid-'50s through at least the mid-70s; this is the starting point. *IMPACT issue 1 from EC Comics in 1955 -- Contains one of the most singularly influential pieces of comic art from the 1950s, that being the thriller "Master Race," tightly and effectively scripted by Al Feldstein and brilliantly interpreted and illustrated by Bernard Krigstein. *Fantastic Four issues 48-50 aka "The Galactus Trilogy" from Marvel in 1966. The most obvious event to point at and say "this is where super-hero comics start to grow up." Thought-provoking plot and masterfully rendered artwork, with recently arrived inker Joe Sinnott doing justice to Kirby's pencils throughout. *Conan the Barbarian issue 1, from Marvel in 1970 -- A big, big selling character in the 1970s, and the title paved the way for greater use of adult content in four-color comics, with Conan stealing, slaying, drinking and wenching his way around the global continent of Hyboria during the long-ago Hyborian Age. Also helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's film career. *Swamp Thing issue 1 from DC in 1972 -- As with Marvel and Conan, here was proof that offbeat new characters could succeed. *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 1, from Mirage Studios in 1984 -- Inspired not only dozens of direct imitations, but an entire wave of independent comics. Thanks again!
Great selections my friend! I especially enjoy those non superhero related ones. I should do a video containing some of those sometime but I never knew much about any other genre except for superhero and a little bit of horror and sword and sorcery
The beginging of the Bronze age was actually in late 1969 when Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams began working on Batman. On a personal note, I felt no impact of Gwen Stacy's death in the 616 comics because I honestly think every version of Gwen Stacy that followed her 616 counterpart is far superior to her 616 counterpart. 616 Gwen to me was just such a horrible character, she hated superheroes and was suporting someone who hated superheroes. Even when he was caught and arrested we never see her say "I should've known he was a horrible person" so I think it's fair to assume she still likes him. I genuinley don't see how anyone could have liked her back then. I am glad other versions of Gwen were far better.
Golden age stories. Bland but beautiful. And charming. And just terrific. And I love them. But you are right some (but not all ) can be bland compared to other eras.
Like the list. But how huge was Deadpool before the movie? Sure he was a well known character but most collectors didn't care about that book unless they were die hard fans, and he wasn't a Wolverine level character. It's a FOMO book that doesn't belong on a list of books that are important to the medium. I mean, on a list next to The Dark Knight and Action #1? No.
The Dark Knight Returns being the birth of the Batman know him is incredibly untrue. It started really with Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams run. To be honest The Dark Knight Returns didn't even give us the Batman we know him now it just showed fans who didn't know Batman, beyond the Adam West show that Batman is dark. The idea of The Dark Knight Returns being the birth of The Batman we know is a terrible misconception that really needs to stop being spread, this misconneption pises me off because I hate The Dark Knight Returns with a passion. Frank Miller really dosen't deserve the respect and admiration he somehow got.
Kudos to you for making this video. Over the comic book medium's 80 plus year history, narrowing this list down to 50 books is daunting considering thousands upon thousands of books have been published since then. These are great selections! My fav on your list has to be Avengers #1 though. Love that cover!
The most culturally significant comics for sure. You easily could have added another 50 books to this list, but I enjoyed your view on what are the most iconic books. Love that CrimeSuspenstories book lol
lmao I literally laughed out loud when you said that that CrimeSuspenstories book is Fredrick Wertham's fav. Have you ever seen the video of the senate sub committee with Bill Gaines? lol he was definitely on something that day
Great picks! How about ASM #129? I think that book is super important
I really enjoy this podcast format and the fact that you have the podcast version available. These detailed discussions really give great insight into the history of these books. PS I love that your cat's name is Loki lol
Here's my top 20 iconic comic book covers
1. Action Comics #1
2. Detective Comics #27
3. Amazing Fantasy #15
4. The X-Men #1
5. Captain America Comics #1
6. The Fantastic Four #1
7. Journey Into Mystery #83
8. The Amazing Spider-Man #129
9. The New Mutants #98
10. Showcase #4
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
12. Strange Tales #110
13. Tales Of Suspense #39
14. Saga Of The Swamp Thing #37
15. Conan The Barbarian #1
16. Showcase #22
17. House Of Secrets #92
18. The New Teen Titans #2
19. The Incredible Hulk #181
20. Spawn #1
Excellent List! Love the addition of Conan and Swamp thing as well as TMNt. I was strongly considering those as well!
Let Loki in!!!!! Poor kitty. I bet he got lots of love later. I saw the Bill Fingwr video. Still remember it. Excellent!!!
Lol I will let him in next time and show him to you all lol and glad you remember the bill finger video. I really enjoyed making that one!
Hey what's up? Dante that flash of the first flash comic you showed. He does exist nowadays and he actually does still wear the same costume lol. It's Jay Garrick from the Justice society of America and he still wears the same uniform. I didn't know if you followed the JSA much. I'm a big JSA fan that's why I knew it was him but
Hey Biggs! I actually didn’t know that! Things for the info. I though that was left behind in the golden age. Good to see it still getting some love
@@Dante19883 The Alan Scott Green lantern also still wears that same costume and it's one of the more dated ones lol. Maybe they should turn it into a costume similar to safe space lol because he is gay now, Allen Scott. Apparently he hid it it for 80 years somehow lol has two children in Jade and obsidian but somehow he was gay the whole time. That's what it says now. Go figure why not. I think they should just reveal that Batman and Superman have been lovers the whole time. See how their sales numbers go then lol if they think people love this stuff so much
Great list, Dante, and a poignant look at so many iconic books. Great video!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed! Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend!
This is the Alan Scott Green lantern first appearance. The guy they recently turned into a homosexual even though his continuity goes all the way back to this character who was like a manly world war II type man, but now he's gay in DC continuity, but that's who this is Dante this isn't hal Jordan or anybody like that
Lol gotta love those retcons ha ha
I got tales of suspense #39 the reprint one. 😀👍
I got Amazing Fantasy #15 the reprint one. 😀👍
I wonder if that stunning cover of that all American comics has a lot to do with the value.
Probably! I’m not a huge green lantern fan and even I love it!
An all-time debate starter, Dante. I sure enjoyed the video, and your thoughts. Many of your picks are hard to dispute. I was pleased to see ol' Archie Andrews get some well-deserved credit.
Just for kicks, here are a few that deserve some attention, regarding their impact on other comic creators/companies/trends...
*Walt Disney Comics & Stories issue 1 from Dell, published 1940 -- Inaugurated a very long run of high-quality new tales starring a plethora of DIsney characters but leading off with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; was one comic book that few parents would find objectionable.
*Whiz Comics issue 2 from Fawcett Publications in 1940 -- Debut of the original Captain Marvel, known today as SHAZAM!. In the '40s the Captain Marvel titles outsold Superman, supposedly. Then DC sued for trademark infringement.
*Red Ryder Comics issue 1 from Dell in 1940 -- I'm not knowledgeable enough about Western comics to say this was the most influential title, but it certainly was an early entry in the field, using an already-popular character.
*Crime Does Not Pay issue 1 from Lev Gleason, published 1942 -- This was a highly popular crime comic and drew criticism from parents and educators, helped set the stage for EC Comics and organized efforts to ban comics.
*Young Romance issue 1 from Mainline, published 1947 -- A Simon & Kirby endeavor, this title helped establish the romance genre.
*Dell Four-Color Comics issue 178, published by Dell in 1947 -- First appearance of Uncle Scrooge, arguably the character closest to the heart of creator Carl Barks.
*MAD issue 4, published by EC Comics in 1953 -- The issue where MAD focused on the task of parodying current cultural fare and yielded a classic story -- "Superduperman!" by Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood -- that is considered a turning point in the title's history.
*Dennis the Menace issue 1 from Standard Comics in 1953 -- The U.S. version of Dennis the Menace (there's a separate UK version) spawned numerous comic book titles that were enormously popular with American grade-school kids from the mid-'50s through at least the mid-70s; this is the starting point.
*IMPACT issue 1 from EC Comics in 1955 -- Contains one of the most singularly influential pieces of comic art from the 1950s, that being the thriller "Master Race," tightly and effectively scripted by Al Feldstein and brilliantly interpreted and illustrated by Bernard Krigstein.
*Fantastic Four issues 48-50 aka "The Galactus Trilogy" from Marvel in 1966. The most obvious event to point at and say "this is where super-hero comics start to grow up." Thought-provoking plot and masterfully rendered artwork, with recently arrived inker Joe Sinnott doing justice to Kirby's pencils throughout.
*Conan the Barbarian issue 1, from Marvel in 1970 -- A big, big selling character in the 1970s, and the title paved the way for greater use of adult content in four-color comics, with Conan stealing, slaying, drinking and wenching his way around the global continent of Hyboria during the long-ago Hyborian Age. Also helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's film career.
*Swamp Thing issue 1 from DC in 1972 -- As with Marvel and Conan, here was proof that offbeat new characters could succeed.
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 1, from Mirage Studios in 1984 -- Inspired not only dozens of direct imitations, but an entire wave of independent comics.
Thanks again!
Great selections my friend! I especially enjoy those non superhero related ones. I should do a video containing some of those sometime but I never knew much about any other genre except for superhero and a little bit of horror and sword and sorcery
I got the new mutants #98 deadpool first appearance. 😀👍
I got the incredible hulk #181 the reprint one. 😀👍
The beginging of the Bronze age was actually in late 1969 when Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams began working on Batman. On a personal note, I felt no impact of Gwen Stacy's death in the 616 comics because I honestly think every version of Gwen Stacy that followed her 616 counterpart is far superior to her 616 counterpart. 616 Gwen to me was just such a horrible character, she hated superheroes and was suporting someone who hated superheroes. Even when he was caught and arrested we never see her say "I should've known he was a horrible person" so I think it's fair to assume she still likes him. I genuinley don't see how anyone could have liked her back then. I am glad other versions of Gwen were far better.
I got giant-size x-men #1 the reprint one. 😀👍
Meow translation:
Loki the cat wanted to say your doing a great job!
Ha ha thanks!! He’s my furry buddy
Golden age stories. Bland but beautiful. And charming. And just terrific. And I love them. But you are right some (but not all ) can be bland compared to other eras.
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I got captain America #1 the reprint one. 😀👍
I think Brave And The Bold #28 and Justice Leauge Of America #1 should've been here.
I got superman #72.😀👍
The hulk became green starting with Incredible Hulk #2.
Like the list. But how huge was Deadpool before the movie? Sure he was a well known character but most collectors didn't care about that book unless they were die hard fans, and he wasn't a Wolverine level character. It's a FOMO book that doesn't belong on a list of books that are important to the medium. I mean, on a list next to The Dark Knight and Action #1? No.
For sure, I can give that one to you. I didn’t think of it, but you’re right. It was the movie that really did a lot for his popularity
Hulk 1
I got x-men #1 1991.😀👍
I got batman #428.😀👍
I hate the RUclips algorithm...it didn't inform me on this video!!!!!!!!!
Ah man! I’m glad you saw it eventually though
Captain america 100 was resumed from tales of suspense 1 thru 99
The 40s books only lasted 78 issues
The Dark Knight Returns being the birth of the Batman know him is incredibly untrue. It started really with Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams run. To be honest The Dark Knight Returns didn't even give us the Batman we know him now it just showed fans who didn't know Batman, beyond the Adam West show that Batman is dark. The idea of The Dark Knight Returns being the birth of The Batman we know is a terrible misconception that really needs to stop being spread, this misconneption pises me off because I hate The Dark Knight Returns with a passion. Frank Miller really dosen't deserve the respect and admiration he somehow got.
I got batman #497.😀👍