Golden Age was just that....the golden age...the start of it all. For the person that talked about sales...no age outsold the Golden Age. Titles like The Adventures of Captain Marvel, Crime Does Not Pay, Superman, Batman, Daredevil, etc. sold more in one month than most titles sell in a year now. The whole idea of superheroes was born, and there was plenty of other comic book genres as well.
Silver Age was a rebirth, and a re-working of the super hero genre especially in titles produced by Marvel.
Modern Age was a maturing....prices went up meaning the stories and characters had to be focused more towards the people with the money to buy them....adults.
Each age has something to offer....but if you look at modern comics...most of the best selling characters came out of the silver age...either being created then...or modernized then. Even the characters who didn't come from the silver age, the majority either came from the extension of it, the "Bronze Age"...or spun off of silver age titles.
With that in mind...my vote would be for the Silver Age....because it's effects are still being felt, and that will most likely never stop. Honestly the same could be said for the Golden Age, except for the fact that it was completely rebooted...with only Superman, Batman & Wonder Woman really coming through with very little changes due to their titles being continuous. So I'd still go with the Silver Age.
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