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When did the Copper Age begin and the Bronze Age end. A Flee/Mica tale

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mica

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When did the Bronze age end and when did the Copper Age begin?

 

This has been the question asked for the last 25 years give or take. Throughout the hallowed halls of comic book fandom, bulletin boards, comic shops,

and outside Nicolas Cage's powder room, comes the faint question that is on the lips of many... "Should I care"?

 

What do the movers and shakers of the industry think? Did the direct market approach have any bearing? What is greggy?

 

These are tough questions. So tough, we at Flee-Mica Incorporated aren't even going to acknowledge them.

What we are going to do is cloud the issue further.

 

So without further ado.... Let the Strawberry Goodness Ooze Forth.

 

Although DC comics claims to have started the Copper Age back in the early 1970's with the heavy hitting series Heart Throbs, many in the Marvel camp have said, NAY.

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Strawberry Heart Throbs 132 © DC Comics

 

Despite it's shocking message of giving hickeys for fun instead of childbearing, Heart Throbs as the catalyst for the Copper Age seems forced upon us like the strange man we feel staring at us while we browse through a quarter box.

 

Heart Throbs 139 introduces the great talents of Sam Bony but this also must be rejected outright by 4 out of 5 blindfolded applicants at the Empty Jug Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Strawberry Heart Throbs 139 © DC Comics

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When did the Bronze age end and when did the Copper Age begin?

 

This has been the question asked for the last 25 years give or take. Throughout the hallowed halls of comic book fandom, bulletin boards, comic shops,

and outside Nicolas Cage's powder room, comes the faint question that is on the lips of many... "Should I care"?

 

What do the movers and shakers of the industry think? Did the direct market approach have any bearing? What is greggy?

 

These are tough questions. So tough, we at Flee-Mica Incorporated aren't even going to acknowledge them.

What we are going to do is cloud the issue further.

 

So without further ado.... Let the Strawberry Goodness Ooze Forth.

 

Although DC comics claims to have started the Copper Age back in the early 1970's with the heavy hitting series Heart Throbs, many in the Marvel camp have said, NAY.

strawberryHT132.jpg

Strawberry Heart Throbs 132 © DC Comics

 

Despite it's shocking message of giving hickeys for fun instead of childbearing, Heart Throbs as the catalyst for the Copper Age seems forced upon us like the strange man we feel staring at us while we browse through a quarter box.

 

Heart Throbs 139 introduces the great talents of Sam Bony but this also must be rejected outright by 4 out of 5 blindfolded applicants at the Empty Jug Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles.

strawberryHT139.jpg

Strawberry Heart Throbs 139 © DC Comics

 

:roflmao:

 

 

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:gossip: The two guys , guy couple , if you will in the 1st book appear more disturbing than anything. Take another gander. lol

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February, 1986 was a pivotal time in comic fandom with the release of a ground-breaking title.

I believe the copper age began with the gritty realism of Strawberry Shortcake #1 and her influence could

be seen across all genres. It is a definite demarcation that effectively ended the Bronze-Age.

Tired titles on their way out latched onto the shortcake bandwagon, but they paled in comparison to the original.

 

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mica

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Some in the Marvel camp point to the year 1979 (which is not easy to do when you think about it)

 

Their best suggested evidence for this is Daredevil 158.

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The reasoning behind this is, it's a real cool looking book.

 

Admittedly it's hard to argue against such a stronghold of opinion, but one must not forget Daredevil 187

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Although quite frankly we forgot why this one is even mentioned in the discussion.

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mica

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1979 was also the year that ROM SHORTCAKE hit the stands.

The stands were never quite the same after that.

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A book about a toy that eats shortcake??? Impossible said the critics. But this was no longer the middle of the Bronze Age anti-hero.

 

This was the birth of Copper. :cool:

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1979 was also the year that ROM SHORTCAKE hit the stands.

The stands were never quite the same after that.

strawberryrom1.jpg

A book about a toy that eats shortcake??? Impossible said the critics. But this was no longer the middle of the Bronze Age anti-hero. This was the birth of Copper. :cool:

I can't but laugh lol
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Having Strawberry Shortcake join the X-men was bound to have a dramatic increase in sales for Marvel. In the end, who could blame them.

With her mysterious Canadian past and quick Strawberry healing mutant abilities the money started rolling in.

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Having Strawberry Shortcake join the X-men was bound to have a dramatic increase in sales for Marvel. In the end, who could blame them.

With her mysterious Canadian past and quick Strawberry healing mutant abilities the money started rolling in.

strawberryxmen133.jpg

 

lol

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Having Strawberry Shortcake join the X-men was bound to have a dramatic increase in sales for Marvel. In the end, who could blame them.

With her mysterious Canadian past and quick Strawberry healing mutant abilities the money started rolling in.

strawberryxmen133.jpg

 

lol

lol lol
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The DC crowd countered with their mid 1970's argument once again.

Compelling is their case using The Witching Hour as evidence.

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Witching Hour # 30 © DC Comics

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Witching Hour # 43 © DC Comics

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Yes we at Flee-Mica Incorporated feel that Strawberry Shortcake was indeed the driving force of the Copper Age.

 

It also saw a huge speculation surge as fanboys rushed to get any and all relevant back issues of earlier glimpses of Strawberry Shortcake.

 

Almost over night books like Avengers 27 saw huge price increases simply because of an early cameo.

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Some retro history revisionists were made to look silly however.

Especially Stan Lee's claim that Mary Jane Watson's red hair was a pre-incarnate appearance of Strawberry Shortcake.

 

Although Lee doesn't comment about that anymore, and has stuck to his excuse of a faulty memory. Still others remain skeptical.

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Yes we at Flee-Mica Incorporated feel that Strawberry Shortcake was indeed the driving force of the Copper Age.

 

It also saw a huge speculation surge as fanboys rushed to get any and all relevant back issues of earlier glimpses of Strawberry Shortcake.

 

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