BRONZE AGE
1970–1983
The art stays recognisably Silver Age while the writing changes: drug storylines, social subjects, and characters allowed to lose. The Comics Code loosens, horror returns, and the direct market begins shifting sales from newsstands to comic shops, which changes what gets printed and what survives in high grade.
947
SERIES
15,831
ISSUES
879
KEY ISSUES
PUBLISHERS OF THE ERA
KEY ISSUES FROM THE BRONZE AGE
Giant-Size X-Men #1
First appearances of Storm, Colossus, and Nightcrawler. Earliest catalogued appearances of Magik, Thunderbird (John Proudstar), and Krakoa.
The Savage She-Hulk #1
Earliest catalogued appearance of She-Hulk.
DC Comics Presents #26
First appearances of Starfire and Raven. Earliest catalogued appearances of Cyborg and Silas Stone.
Hero for Hire #1
First appearance of Luke Cage. Earliest catalogued appearances of Doctor Noah Burnstein, Willis Stryker, Billy Bob Rackham, and 2 more.
The New Mutants #98
First appearance of Deadpool. Earliest catalogued appearances of Domino and Gideon.
The Uncanny X-Men #266
First appearance of Gambit.
Conan the Barbarian #1
Earliest catalogued appearance of Conan.
All-Star Comics #58
Earliest catalogued appearances of Power Girl and Dick Grayson (Earth 2).
Marvel Premiere #15
First appearance of Iron Fist. Earliest catalogued appearances of Yu-Ti, Wendell Rand, Heather Rand, and 1 more.
The New Mutants #87
First appearance of Cable. Infant Nathan Summers appears earlier.
Marvel Graphic Novel #4
Earliest catalogued appearances of Cannonball, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, and 2 more.
Iron Fist #14
First appearance of Sabretooth.
LONGEST RUNS STARTED IN THIS ERA
Doctor Who Magazine
1979 · 624 issues
The Uncanny X-Men
1981 · 405 issues
The Mighty World of Marvel
1972 · 329 issues
The Comics Journal
1977 · 280 issues
Conan the Barbarian
1970 · 275 issues
Archie Comics Digest
1973 · 267 issues
The Savage Sword of Conan
1974 · 235 issues
Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine
1983 · 208 issues
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine
1983 · 204 issues
Amazing Heroes
1981 · 203 issues
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine
1974 · 200 issues
Jughead with Archie Digest
1974 · 198 issues
Series are placed by the year they began, so a long run appears in the age it started rather than every age it ran through. Where an age begins and ends is a matter of convention, and the edges are argued over. All ages.