Flash forward. DC Comics, The Silver Age

18/05/2013. The super hero in the Space Age. TASCHEN
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With Super Heroes nearly extinct at the start of the 1950s, DC Comics reignited the fire that would make them central to modern popular culture by infusing them with science fiction elements.

Our Army at War No. 196. Cover art, Joe Kubert. August 1968. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

Batman No. 205. Cover art, Irv Novak. September 1968. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

Falling in Love No. 99. Cover art, Rick Estrada. Mai 1968. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

Teen Titans No. 16. Cover art, Nick Cardy. July-August 1968. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

Mike Sekowsky sketches Joyce Miller (as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman) in Carmine Infantino's office, 1969. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

Covers of all upcoming DC Comics titles: Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Dark Age & Modern Age. DC Comics characters and all related elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. (s13). TASCHEN.

Strange Adventures No. 207. Cover art, Neal Adams. TM & © DC Comics. All rights reserved. (s13). TASCHEN.

To circumvent the limitations of the self-censoring Comics Code Authority, DC Comics’ writers and editors spun ever-more fantastic tales, bringing Super Heroes and Bob Hope alike into the realm of sci-fi. The results were transformative, delivering the first-ever “reboot” of Golden Age greats with the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman as well as the hit TV show Batman. The Silver Age of DC Comics chronicles it all, right down to the wacky shenanigans of television’s Batman, which made him the embodiment of the camp sensibility of the ’60s and further immortalized the Dark Knight as a pop culture icon for generations to come. Plus a new exclusive interview with Green Lantern/Batman artist Neal Adams!

About the series.- TASCHEN’s series on DC Comics explores the origins of comics’ most enduring legends and the behind-the-scenes stories of the men and women who created them, era by era. Expanded from the Eisner Award-winning XL book, 75 Years of DC Comics, this new series hits the shelf at a reader-friendly size with essays updated by author Paul Levitz and more than 1,000 new images across five volumes. Thousands of covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectables have been reproduced to bring the storylines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life, making this an invaluable reference for comics fans.

The author.-

Paul Levitz is a comic book fan who has worked as editor/publisher of The Comic Reader, editor of the Batman titles and others, writer of more than 300 stories—including an acclaimed run on Legion of Super-Heroes—and a DC Comics executive, finishing his 38-year stint with the company as President and Publisher. He returned to writing in 2010 with a new series of Legion stories and other projects.

Cover.- Hardcover, 23.8 x 32.4 cm, 396 pages
Language.- English