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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 11, 2021 11:32:21 GMT -5
I am re-running this poll because my typo in the other 90s DC vs 40s DC poll may have affected the results.
OK, the first round of the Top Big Two Decade Tournament is done. There wasn’t a lot of drama in the first round. DC won 6 of the 8 matchups. Here are the results.
40’s DC defeated 40’s Marvel 18-1.
50’s DC defeated 50’s Marvel 16-1.
60’s Marvel defeated 60’s DC 28-2.
70’s Marvel defeated 70’s DC 23-4.
80’s DC defeated 80’s Marvel 23-9.
90’s DC defeated 90’s Marvel 26-1.
00’s DC defeated 00’s Marvel 13-5.
10’s DC defeated 10’s Marvel 11-1.
Now, onto the quarterfinals!
60’s Marvel vs. 10’ DC
70’s Marvel vs. 00’s DC
80’s DC vs. 50’s DC
90’s DC vs. 40’s DC
I think we’ll need to wait until the semifinals for a truly compelling matchup, though I do think that 90’s DC vs. 40’s DC in this round could be close. It’ll be interesting to see what happens there.
This poll will close Wednesday, 3/17 at 3 PM EST.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 11, 2021 11:35:46 GMT -5
I think this will end up being the closest contest of the bunch for this tier. I chose '40s, but even I'm not convinced.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 11, 2021 11:37:07 GMT -5
This one was a no-brainer for me. 90s DC may be my favorite era. 40s DC, while historically important, is largely unreadable. I'd take the output of Fawcett, Quality, Dell and Eisner's Spirit over DC in the 40s.
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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 11, 2021 11:40:14 GMT -5
I think this will end up being the closest contest of the bunch for this tier. I chose '40s, but even I'm not convinced. I agree. This is the only matchup in this round that I think will be interesting. I voted 90s DC but the 40s has some stuff I like (some of the Batman, Superman, Spectre, and later JSA and Flash stuff) and 90s DC has a lot of garbage to go along with the good stuff, the good stuff being the Flash, the "Archie Legion" plus plenty of Superman, Batman, and Green Lanern stories, plus there's still a bit of the Giffen/DeMatties JLA plus the Grant Morrison 1997 JLA reboot. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 11, 2021 12:18:54 GMT -5
40s DC. By the 90s, there isn't much for me, beyond Starman and some special projects. 40s DC is another story: Wonder Woman was a classic, Superman had terrific stories, Batman was world building, the JSA were having classic battles, stuff like Simon & Kirby's Sandman, Boy Commandos and Manhunter, Sheldon Mayer's Scribbly; good stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 12:21:04 GMT -5
40s DC
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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 11, 2021 12:33:46 GMT -5
Hey, this one is shaping up to be interesting!
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Post by MDG on Mar 11, 2021 12:46:31 GMT -5
Interesting that all of the decade matches were pretty much blowouts.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Mar 11, 2021 13:20:30 GMT -5
I voted 90s DC. But to be fair, most of my Golden Age familiarity doesn't go much further than Batman and Superman for that era.
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 11, 2021 13:26:14 GMT -5
The 40s. The comic book industry as we know it exploded in that decade, with a great deal of the influential material coming from DC. The 90s is in no way comparable to the 40s.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:38:44 GMT -5
While I love me some GA DC, some of my favorite series of all time (Starman, Sandman, Ostrander's Spectre, etc.) and some others I am just discovering and really digging (like Sandman Mystery Theatre), were done in the 90s, so I have to go with DC in the 90s.
-M
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 11, 2021 16:21:56 GMT -5
Too much good stuff in the 90s to override the 'first' factor of the Golden Age.
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Post by chadwilliam on Mar 11, 2021 17:48:48 GMT -5
1940's DC, no contest. Superman, Batman, The Spectre, Green Arrow, Starman, The Sandman, Dr. Fate - most of these stories I can read endlessly; also saw the creation of Wonder Woman, The JSA, Aquaman. In terms of output, I can't think of anything DC did in the 1990's which could compare with World's Finest, Adventure Comics, More Fun, etc, etc, etc. Even the back-up features - Vigilante, Airwave, Roy Raymond (yes, he debuted in 1949, but I'm counting him), Mr. Terrific - shone.
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Post by MDG on Mar 11, 2021 18:53:49 GMT -5
It's a matter of building the sandbox rather than playing in the sandbox.
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Post by brutalis on Mar 11, 2021 19:59:12 GMT -5
Gotta give props to 40's DC. Without that amazing beginning, there would be no 90's DC to enjoy.
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