PopKulture's photos with the keyword: Silver age

This is almost too psychedelic for me to wrap my brain around. Scooter was the preferred mode of transportation and hence the nickname for the title character, a young British musician, in this hybrid "Archie meets the Beatles" teen humor comic. Swing With Scooter - Issue No. 4, January 1967.

Bertram "Binky" Biggs dates all the way back to 1948, but Binky got a hip new makeover for the short-lived Binky's Buddies series. Binky's Buddies - Issue No. 1, January-February 1969.

Aquaman tracks down a missing girl and tangles with the mob in this issue, providing the backstory for a poignantly rendered cover by Nick Cardy. Aquaman - Issue No. 45, June 1969.

After decades of service, will marriage finally spell the end of the vaunted Blackhawk squadron? Blackhawk - Issue No. 155, December 1960. Cover art by Dick Dillin.

In this issue, the Atom teams with Hawkman to fend off the perilous attack of none other than, errrr... Toyboy, who wreaks havoc at the local department store by using his formidable psychic abilities to animate a host of toys. Hey, not every villain can be as compelling as the Joker! The Atom - Issue No. 31, July 1967. Cover art by Gil Kane.

Aquatic adventure was a popular genre in the 1960's, with television shows like "Sea Hunt" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," in addition to a host of sea-faring comic heroes like Tower Comics' Undersea Agent, Davy Jones. The "Undersea" acronym seemed a bit forced - United Nations Department of Experiment and Research Systems Established at Atlantis - but in a decade of rampant acronyms - SPECTRE, UNCLE, THRUSH, SHIELD, AIM, THUNDER, SPIDER, SWORD, WASP, etc. - I'm sure nobody cared. ;-) Undersea Agent - Issue No. 3, June 1966.

As a member of the Thunder Agents, the elderly Dr. Anthony Dunn can shift his consciousness into any number of super-powered android bodies scattered throughout the globe. A cloak of invisibility completes his powers, further lending credence to his alias - NoMan!! NoMan - Issue No. 1, November 1966. Cover art by Wally Wood - pure pen-and-ink perfection.

Dynamo, No-Man, Lightning and Kitten of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are imperiled by and over-sized arachnid on this wonderfully rendered cover by former E.C. artist Wally Wood. Thunder Agents - Issue No. 13, June 1967. Cover art by Wally Wood.

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent Leonard Brown is the keeper of the Thunder Belt, which grants its wearer super strength and invulnerability for short periods; hence, the codename, Dynamo. This cover is a perfect example of artist Wally Wood's uncanny ability to render fantasy tableau that is grounded in reality but infused with a sense of heightened drama. His figures look heroic and accessible, but anatomically sensible, unlike many of the grossly-muscled and overly-ripped counterparts of today. Dynamo - Issue No. 4, June 1967. Did I mention the Wally Wood cover art?

And this is years before the "PopeMobile" made the scene! Superman's Girlfriend - Lois Lane - Issue No. 25, May 1961.