DC Bronze Age
DC Bronze Age
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The Bronze Age generally runs parallel to the success of non-superhero DC Universe characters (like Swamp Thing) and slightly darker plotlines in mainstream books. The stories introduced more minority characters and dealt, sometimes maturely, with real world issues such as drug use. We also see the the first miniseries released during this period. The era extends from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, ending at Crisis on Infinite Earths and the start of the Modern Age.

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+ The New Teen Titans Archives Vol. 3
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The New Teen Titans 17-20; Tales Of The New Teen Titans 1-4 March – September 1982
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Action Comics 300, 338, 339, DC Comics Presents Annual 02, Superboy 85, Superman 48, 107, 181, 295, 300, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 59, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 86, World’s Finest Comics 166 1947, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1983
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Legion of Super-Heroes 287, 290-294, Annual 03 May – December 1982, Annual 1984
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Legion Of Super-Heroes 284-296, Annual 1
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Tales of the Green Lantern Corps 1-3, Green Lantern (1960) 148, 151-154, 161-162, 164-167 May – July 1981, January 1982 – August 1983
+ The New Teen Titans Archives Vol. 4
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New Teen Titans 21-27; New Teen Titans Annual 1 July 1982 – January 1983
+ Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring The Atomic Knights
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Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth 43-46; Superman 295; The Amazing World of DC Comics 12; Strange Adventures 117, 120, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 144, 147, 150, 153, 156 and 160; DC Comics Presents 57; Hercules Unbound 1-10; Weird War Tales 22, 23, 30, 32, 40, 42-44, 46-49, 51-53, 64, 68, 69, 123; House of Mystery 318; House of Secrets 86, 95, and 97; The Unexpected 215, 221; 1st Issue Special 1 June 1960 – July 1983
+ The New Teen Titans: Terra Incognito
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TNTT 26, 28-34, Annual 2 December 1982, February – August 1983
+ Showcase Presents: Captain Carrot
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Ebay (Search) Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew 1-20; New Teen Titans 16 1982-1983
+ Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1
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Batman (1940) 1, 25, 47, 61, 156, 234, 250, 312; The Brave and the Bold 197; DC Special 15; Detective 31-32, 211, 235, 345, 404, 429, 437, 442, 457, 474, 582, 500; Star Spangled Comics 124; World’s Finest Comics 94; 1940 – 1983
+ The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
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TNTT 39-40; TotTT 41-44, Annual 3 February – July 1984
+ Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 1
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The Saga of the Swamp Thing 20-27 January 1984 – August 1984
+ Swamp Thing: Saga of the Swamp Thing
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The Saga of the Swamp Thing 21-27 February 1984 – August 1984
+ Legion of Super-Heroes: An Eye For An Eye
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Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) 1-6 August 1984 – January 1985
+ The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon
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TNTT v2 1-5 August 1984 – February 1985
+ Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 2
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The Saga of the Swamp Thing 28-34; House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing Annual 2 September 1984 – March 1985
+ Swamp Thing: Love and Death
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The Saga of the Swamp Thing 28-34; House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing Annual 2 September 1984 – March 1985
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Camelot 3000 1-12 December 1982 – April 1985
+ Legion of Super Heroes: The More Things Change
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Legion of Super-Heroes 7-13 February – August 1985
+ The Atom: Sword of The Atom
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Sword Of The Atom 1-4, Special 1-3 September 1983 – 1988
+ Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders
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Batman and the Outsiders Annual 01, Batman and the Outsiders 1 – 19, The Brave and the Bold 200, The New Teen Titans 37 August 1983 – March 1985
+ Green Lantern: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2
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Collects Green Lantern #168, 169, 171-173, 177, 179-183, 185, 187-190 and Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps Annual #1 September 1983 – July 1985
+ Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 3
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The Saga Of The Swamp Thing 35-38; Swamp Thing 39-42 April – November 1985
+ Swamp Thing: The Curse
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The Saga Of The Swamp Thing 35-38; Swamp Thing 39-42 April 1985 – November 1985
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Adventure Comics 253, 267; The Brave And The Bold 53-54, 178; DC Comics Presents 85; The Flash 123; Green Lantern 76; Justice League of America 21-22; Mystery In Space 90; Superman 88, 257; World’s Finest Comics 82 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1985
+ Crisis on Infinite Earths
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Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 – 12 April 1985 – March 1986
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Crisis On Infinite Earths 1-12; The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Cross-Over Index 1; The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index 1 April 1985 – July 1986
+ Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 4
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Swamp Thing 43-50 December 1985 – July 1986
+ Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? (Deluxe Edition)
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Action Comics 583; DC Comics Presents 85; Superman Annual 11; Superman 423 September 1985 – September 1986
+ The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told
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Comic Cavalcade 24; DC Special Series 1; Flash Comics 1, 66, 86; The Flash 107, 113, 119, 124-125; 137; 143; 148; 179; The Flash (1987) 2; Showcase 4 January 1940 – July 1987
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Detective Comics 359, 396, 400, 422, 423, 424; Batman Family 1, 9; Legends Of The DC Universe 10-11; Batman Chronicles 9 January 1967 – December 1998
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Ebay (Search) Batman 321, 348, 384; Batman Special 1; DC Sampler 3; Detective Comics 500, 518-519, 571; The New Titans 55 March 1980 – June 1989
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Ebay (Search) Action Comics 507-508, 554, 595, 600, 644; Adventures of Superman 430; DC Comics Presents 29; Superman 408 May 1980 – August 1989
+ Batman: Scarecrow Tales
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Batman 189, 262, Gotham Knights 23, Detective 503, 571, The Joker 8, Scarecrow 1, World Fall 1941, February 1967, April 1975, August 1978, June 1981, February 1987, February 1998, January 2002
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Ebay (Search) Adventure Comics 257, 304, 312, 354, 355; Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant 2; Legion of Super-Heroes 300, 0; The Legion 3; Superboy 212 April 1958 – February 2002
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Ebay (Search) Batman 1, 197, 210, 392; Batman: Gotham Adventures 4; Catwoman 54; Catwoman Secret Files and Origins 1; Detective Comics 203; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 70-71 Spring 1940 – November 2002
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Ebay (Search) Action Comics 428, 434; Birds of Prey 88; Detective Comics 549-550; Green Arrow (1988) 75, 101; Green Arrow (2001) 4-5, 12, 21; Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters 1; Green Lantern 94-95; The Joker 4; Justice League Of America 75 November 1969 – January 2006
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Showcase 97-99; Secret Origins 11; JSA 32, 39; JSA Classified 1-4 February – April 1978, February 1987, March 2002, October 2002, September – December 2005