Silver Age Quality Runs

[TODD TAMANEND CLARK]

Here are my favorite silver age runs in terms of
quality presented in chronological order:

Turok
Publisher: Dell
Begins: Four Color # 596 (December 1954)
Ends: Turok, Son Of Stone # 29 (November 1962)
Defining Item: Painted covers & Rex Maxon artwork

The Superman-Batman Team
Publisher: DC
Begins: World's Finest Comics # 78 (October 1955)
Ends: World's Finest Comics # 119 (August 1961)
Defining Item: Dick Sprang artwork

The Flash
Publisher: DC
Begins: Showcase # 4 (October 1956)
Ends: The Flash # 174 (November 1967)
Defining Item: Carmine Infantino artwork

The Challengers Of The Unknown
Publisher: DC
Begins: Showcase # 6 (February 1957)
Ends: Challengers Of The Unknown # 8 (July 1959)
Defining Item: Jack Kirby artwork

Green Arrow
Publisher: DC
Begins: Adventure Comics # 250 (July 1958)
Ends: World's Finest Comics # 99 (February 1959)
Defining Item: Jack Kirby artwork

Adam Strange
Publisher: DC
Begins: Mystery In Space # 53 (August 1959)
Ends: Mystery In Space # 91 (May 1964)
Defining Item: Carmine Infantino artwork

The Challengers Of The Unknown
Publisher: DC
Begins: Challengers Of The Unknown # 9 (September 1959)
Ends: Challengers Of The Unknown # 42 (March 1965)
Defining Item: Purple uniforms

The Rawhide Kid
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Rawhide Kid # 17 (August 1960)
Ends: Rawhide Kid # 32 (February 1963)
Defining Item: Jack Kirby artwork

The Sea Devils
Publisher: DC
Begins: Showcase # 27 (August 1960)
Ends: Sea Devils # 10 (April 1963)
Defining Item: Russ Heath artwork

Johnny Cloud
Publisher: DC
Begins: All American Men Of War # 82 (December 1960)
Ends: All American Men Of War # 117 (October 1966)
Defining Item: Native warrior legends

The Fly
Publisher: Archie
Begins: Adventures Of The Fly # 11 (March 1961)
Ends: Adventures Of The Fly # 28 (October 1963)
Defining Item: John Rosenberger artwork

The Jaguar
Publisher: Archie
Begins: Adventures Of The Jaguar # 1 (September 1961)
Ends: Adventures Of The Jaguar # 15 (November 1963)
Defining Item: John Rosenberger artwork

The Fantastic Four
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: The Fantastic Four # 1 (November 1961)
Ends: The Fantastic Four # 102 (September 1970)
Defining Items: Jack Kirby artwork & Stan Lee scripts

The Metal Men
Publisher: DC
Begins: Showcase # 37 (April 1962)
Ends: Metal Men # 12 (March 1965)
Defining Item: Surrealistic consciousness

The Hulk
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: The Incredible Hulk # 1 (May 1962)
Ends: The Incredible Hulk # 6 (March 1963)
Defining Items: Jack Kirby artwork & Stan Lee scripts

Spider-Man
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Amazing Fantasy # 15 (August 1962)
Ends: The Amazing Spider-Man # 36 (July 1966)
Defining Items: Steve Ditko artwork & Stan Lee scripts

Ant-Man
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Tales To Astonish # 35 (September 1962)
Ends: Tales To Astonish # 40 (February 1963)
Defining Item: Jack Kirby artwork

Turok
Publisher: Gold Key
Begins: Turok, Son Of Stone # 30 (December 1962)
Ends: Turok, Son Of Stone # 85 (July 1973)
Defining Item: Painted covers

The Doom Patrol
Publisher: DC
Begins: My Greatest Adventure # 80 (June 1963)
Ends: The Doom Patrol # 89 (August 1964)
Defining Item: Green uniforms

Doctor Strange
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Strange Tales # 110 (July 1963)
Ends: Strange Tales # 146 (July 1966)
Defining Items: Steve Ditko artwork & Stan Lee scripts

The Avengers
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: The Avengers # 1 (September 1963)
Ends: The Avengers # 16 (May 1965)
Defining Items: Jack Kirby artwork & Stan Lee scripts

The X-Men
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: The X-Men # 1 (September 1963)
Ends: The X-Men # 11 (May 1965)
Defining Items: Jack Kirby artwork & Stan Lee scripts

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
Publisher: Tower
Begins: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents # 1 (November 1965)
Ends: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents # 16 (October 1967)
Defining Item: Wally Wood artwork

Iron Man
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Tales Of Suspense # 73 (January 1966)
Ends: Iron Man # 1 (May 1968)
Defining Item: Gene Colan artwork

Daredevil
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Daredevil # 20 (September 1966)
Ends: Daredevil # 98 (April 1973)
Defining Item: Gene Colan artwork

Nick Fury
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Strange Tales # 151 (December 1966)
Ends: Nick Fury, Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. # 5 (October 1968)
Defining Item: Jim Steranko artwork

Deadman
Publisher: DC
Begins: Strange Adventures # 206 (November 1967)
Ends: Strange Adventures # 216 (February 1969)
Defining Item: Neal Adams artwork

The Batman
Publisher: DC
Begins: The Brave And The Bold # 79 (September 1968)
Ends: The Brave And The Bold # 86 (November 1969)
Defining Item: Neal Adams artwork

Doctor Strange
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: Doctor Strange # 172 (September 1968)
Ends: Doctor Strange # 183 (November 1969)
Defining Item: Gene Colan & Tom Palmer art team

The X-Men
Publisher: Marvel
Begins: The X-Men # 56 (May 1969)
Ends: The X-Men # 65 (February 1970)
Defining Item: Neal Adams artwork

Green Lantern/Green Arrow
Publisher: DC
Begins: Green Lantern # 76 (April 1970)
Ends: The Flash # 219 (January 1973)
Defining Items: Neal Adams artwork & Dennis O'Neil scripts

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TODD TAMANEND CLARK
Poet/Composer/Multi-Instrument­­alist/Cultural Historian

Owls In Obsidian (CD: Instrumental, 2000)
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Staff, Mask, Rattle (2-CD: Instrumental, 2002)
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Monongahela Riverrun (CD: Instrumental, 2004)
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Nova Psychedelia (2-CD: Vocal, 2005)
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