Edmond Hamilton came to comics from science fiction pulp magazines, for which he was the creator of grand space operas such as "The Star Kings" and classic short stories like the introspective "What's It Like Out There? With the popularity of the Batman television show in 1966, publishers that had specialized in other forms began adding campy superhero titles to their lines. DC Omnibus is a line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover editions published by DC Comics since 2007, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. However, controversy arose over alleged links between comic books and juvenile delinquency, focusing in particular on crime, horror, and superheroes. By the 50's, the stories had become weird and ventured into sci-fi, fantasy and the paranormal a lot more - but it was still more or less the same version of the character who was thrust into, shall we say, more Superman-inspired stories.

Only moans would be, I wish they would give details about the restoration, details about the source material used, as well as I would love to see an essay or two and perhaps some bonus pages of original art pages and perhaps the adverts that were originally included or used to advertise the Batman / detective comics. Then Barry was Dead and Wally was Flash, Hal grew the white temples, Superman was rebooted with Man of Steel.Generally speaking, "Silver Age" is supposed to mean every comic (no matter the genre or publisher) that came out roughly between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s or early 1970s. I actually stopped collecting the Batman Golden Age Omnibus’ because they got to the period of stories that were at best silly fun and at worst boring, childish fodder. I had always thought that the Silver Age for Batman finished with the arrival of the Dennis O'Neil/Neal Adams team around 1970, but years before that the campy style of the Silver Age had been abandoned. Some of these Age Omnibus volumes are also published as two or three (depending on page count) trade paperbacks. Gone were the camp trappings of comics’ Silver Age and the television show, as these comics creators produced gothic, atmospheric masterpieces that rehabilitated the character.

He was subsequently featured in various one-man art shows at galleries and museums nationwide and released a number of limited-edition lithographs. I think it’s fair to say that DC has done a tremendous job reprinting Batman’s Golden Age adventures and a serviceable job on the Bronze Age. The Silver Age coincided with the rise of pop art, an artistic movement that used popular cultural artifacts, such as advertising and packaging, as source material for fine, or gallery-exhibited, art. In subsequent years comics were blamed for a rise in juvenile crime statistics, although this rise was shown to be in direct proportion to population growth.Like I said they had time Travel since the mid 40s, and Brane Taylor (the Batman from the year 3051) also appeared the frist time in 1951. Compare existing silver/bronze age books with new ones like Wonder Woman or Batman, or House of Mystery/Secrets – don’t they realize that these are bought by collectors and not random people? Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism (University of Chicago Press, 2021) on 1940s and recent media impact. The "New Look" (starting in 1964) is when Jack Schiff was taken off the Batman titles, with Julius Schwartz taking over DETECTIVE COMICS and BATMAN, while Mort Weisinger took over WORLD'S FINEST COMICS. Some of what Schwartz was trying to do was interupted by the success of the campy BATMAN television series (which was more in the spirit of the "Old Look") and there were some silly stories (though never as silly as the TV show and not as many as some would think) and a heavier focus on costumed crooks.

The first real attempt to 'reinvent' Batman only came as late as 1964, by which point the Silver Age as we know it had already been in full-swing for nearly a decade. Featuring an all-star cast of characters including Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Batgirl, Two Face, Scarecrow, Superman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and more! Notably absent are most of the villains that made Batman famous: there's one Joker story and one that features a bust of Two Face, but that's it. The show earned four Emmy Awards and exerted a profound influence on later depictions of Gotham City and its inhabitants.Gilberton's extensive Classics Illustrated line adapted literary classics, with the likes of Frankenstein alongside Don Quixote and Oliver Twist; Classics Illustrated Junior reprinted comic book versions of children's classics such as The Wizard of Oz, Rapunzel, and Pinocchio. In 2013, DC began collecting the earliest stories of some its most enduring series and characters in matching trade dress volumes, titled Golden Age Omnibus, Silver Age Omnibus and Bronze Age Omnibus, replacing the earlier lines Showcase Presents, DC Archive Editions and DC Chronicles.