What is the Silver Age?

The period beginning with DC's 1956 revival of the Flash in Showcase #4, when superheroes returned after the Code-era shift into other genres. Most 1960s series fall inside it.

Why do some 1960s runs start at a high issue number?

Publishers often kept the numbering of the book a title replaced rather than starting over. A series can debut its new direction at issue 39 because the anthology it took over had already run that long.

1960s Comic Book Series

Comic series that began publishing between 1960 and 1969. Marvel built most of its line inside a few years of this decade, starting with Fantastic Four in 1961 and adding Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, and the Avengers, while DC continued the Silver Age revivals it had begun with the Flash in 1956. Comics were still sold mainly on newsstands and spinner racks. Browse every 1960s series in the catalog with its issue list, creator credits, covers, and release dates.

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Top publishers for 1960s

2,552 series catalogued, published between 1960 and 1969.

Western Publishing 302 series
Dell 231 series
Charlton 108 series
Marvel Comics 86 series
DC Comics 56 series
Harvey 50 series

Longest runs for 1960s

Commando: War Stories in Pictures (1961) 2,690 issues
Anteojito (1964) 1,924 issues
Buster (1960) 1,564 issues
Victor (1961) 1,511 issues
Battle Picture Library (1961) 1,399 issues
Zé Carioca (1961) 1,332 issues

Browse other decades

2020s Modern Age 23,325 series 2010s Modern Age 49,415 series 2000s Modern Age 20,267 series 1990s Modern Age 14,689 series 1980s Bronze Age 6,999 series 1970s Bronze Age 4,335 series 1950s Golden Age 3,220 series 1940s Golden Age 1,750 series

Browse by medium

Manga Japanese comics: One Piece, Berserk 20,104 series Bande Dessinée French & Belgian comics: Tintin, Asterix 4,679 series

Browse by publication type

Collected Edition 9,801 series One-Shot 9,214 series Limited Series 8,935 series Regular Series 7,158 series Graphic Novel 1,821 series Special 1,369 series

Browse by book format

Trade Paperback 7,123 series Hardcover 2,585 series Omnibus 992 series

1960s FAQ

Why do so many Marvel titles start in the 1960s?: Marvel built its shared universe in this window, beginning with Fantastic Four in 1961 and adding Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, and the Avengers over the following three years.
What is the Silver Age?: The period beginning with DC's 1956 revival of the Flash in Showcase #4, when superheroes returned after the Code-era shift into other genres. Most 1960s series fall inside it.
Why do some 1960s runs start at a high issue number?: Publishers often kept the numbering of the book a title replaced rather than starting over. A series can debut its new direction at issue 39 because the anthology it took over had already run that long.