- A golden age is period in a field of endeavour where great tasks were accomplished.
- The Golden Age of Comic Books was the earliest era of the American comic book industry, lasting from 1938 (the debut of Superman) to 1951 (the decline of superheroes in popularity).
- The Golden Age is a comic book mini-series by James Robinson and Paul Smith, published by DC Comics. It concerns the 1940s superheroes of the DC Universe dealing with the onset of the 1950s and McCarthyism.
- The Golden Age is a science fiction novel by John C. Wright.