Most collectors of comic books have a passion for the extraordinary art form represented in the vintage books. You can find a lot of information online about comics, artists, collecting comics, creators and writers, but there is actually no replacement for fully illustrated hands-on comics. Ask any individual who loves comic books and you will discover that having a real, printed source will be profoundly more rewarding than the online counterpart Manga. The Comic Book In America, which an Illustrated History and published by Mike Benton, really does a fantastic job of reviewing important matters in depth and providing a comprehensive look at the advancement of comics as an art form.

Starting in 1934, at the time when the very first comic had been introduced in America until today people in America have had a passion for not just comics, but also the unique artwork within the book and especially the art on the book cover. Over the years, there had been many gifted artists emerged with their unique style and achievements. Some of the finest have earned an Eisner Award just for their creative accomplishment in American comics.

As the stories advanced, new characters were introduced and the styles evolved, comics were now characterized by the era where they had been published. Golden Age comics were created in the first era, which describes comics which released throughout the 30’s and 40’s. After that, at the start the 1950’s advancing perhaps to the 1970’s had been Silver Age comic books, which contributed to the Bronze era from 70’s to 80’s and ultimately finishing with the Modern Era which started in the mid 1980’s to present day.

The Golden Age is most likely most well-known for superheroes such as Superman, Captain America, Batman and Wonder Woman. An additional noteworthy comic that emerged in this era had been Archie and this appeared first in Pep Comics #22 during December, 1941. The Mighty Crusaders had been Archie Comics short introduction of superheroes was released in 1966 and 1967 during the Silver Age.