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Old comic books, commonly referred to as back issues, are a staple here at Rainbow Sportscards & Collectibles . We stock literally thousands of different titles of old comic books, and have tens of thousands of unique issues in stock. Old comic books are a collector driven market, with the collector striving to fill in a full run of a particular title, either all the issues made or all the issues of a certain storyline or creative team. A certain issue can gain sudden popularity if a character in the book is revitalized in the current issues, or if a character or story makes its way into another media like a movie. Old comic books are key when building a collection.
Old comic books started in the 1930's in what is now referred to as the Golden Age. Comics were affordable entertainment that could be reread again and again during the Great Depression. Superman was the first breakout character from the era. Action Comics #1 was the characters first appearance. DC Comics had another winner with Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman. Those two characters have endured to this day, and both titles are still going strong.
The Silver Age of Old Comic Books
The next era of old comic books began in the early 1960's, when Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15 and the Fantastic Four in Fantastic Four #1. Marvel followed those books with success after success, with characters like the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Daredevil, and the silver age of old comic books is really dominated by Marvel. The silver age lasted until Marvel ushered in the Modern Age of comics with Giant-Size X-Men #1 and X-Men #94.
The Modern Age of Old Comic Books
The current era of old comic books began in the late 1970's and bloomed in the 1980's with the black and white explosion. This is when smaller publishers began putting out small print run titles, the most famous of which is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Old comic books from this era do not have the same values as from previous times, as there were a lot of comic book stores like Rainbow Sportscards to keep them available.
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