Copper Age comics

Copper Age comics, 1985 to 1991: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns and the rise of Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee. Crisis rebuilt the DC Universe in 1985, and in 1986 The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen changed what readers expected from a superhero comic. Comic shops took over from newsstands as the main place to buy, so many issues exist in both newsstand and direct editions. Late in the era a new wave of artists drew some of the best-selling books ever made, and X-Men #1 in 1991 sold millions of copies. It is also the era many of today's collectors grew up reading, which is why its keys stay in demand. Our Copper Age stock is mostly Marvel and DC: Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, Batman, West Coast Avengers and Marvel Comics Presents, with first appearances from the crossover years. Newsstand copies and Canadian price variants are marked, and every listing is photographed copy by copy. Filter by publisher, grade wording or price, or sort by issue number to work through a series in order.