
Crossfire
#12 · 1985
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Copper Age comics from 1985 to 1991: Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, the independent boom and the last keys before the speculator crash.

Crossfire
#12 · 1985

Marc Spector- Moon Knight
#6 · 1989

Crossfire
#20 · 1987

Crossfire
#19 · 1987

Crossfire
#18 · 1987

Crossfire
#17 · 1986

Crossfire
#16 · 1986

Nightveil's Cauldron of Horror
#3 · 1991

Star Brand
#1 · 1986

Superman: The Secret Years (1985) #1-4 VF+ Complete Set
nn · 1985

Batman (1988) #417-420 FN+ Complete 'Ten Nights of the Beast' Set of 4 Books
nn · 1988
DC Comics · Copper Age
Raw · FN+

Black Orchid (1988) #1-3 Complete Set Reader Lot DC
nn · 1988
DC Comics · Copper Age
Raw · Not graded

Cherry Poptart
#2 · 1985

Cherry Poptart
#3 · 1986

Cherry Poptart
#4 · 1987

Cherry Poptart
#5 · 1987

Cherry Poptart
#6 · 1988

Cherry Poptart
#7 · 1988

From the Darkness
#1 · 1990

Fantastic Four
#289 · 1986

From the Darkness
#2 · 1990

From the Darkness
#3 · 1990

From the Darkness
#4 · 1991

Fantastic Four
#293 · 1986

Superboy 2nd Series
#14 · 1991

Fallen Angels
#8 · 1987

Superboy 2nd Series
#12 · 1991

Dynamo Joe
#1 · 1986

Doctor Fate 2nd Series
#33 · 1991

Baby, You're Really Something! (1990) Frank Frazetta Vf-Nm 8 SU1
nn · 1990
Copper Age
Raw · NM

Jonny Quest
#4 · 1986

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
#104 · 1990

Strange Tales 2nd Series
#13 · 1988

Jonny Quest
#2 · 1986

Mr. Monster
#5 · 1986

13 Assassin
#5 · 1990

Power Pack
#43 · 1989

Six from Sirius II
#2 · 1986

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
#41 · 1991

The New Mutants Annual
#4 · 1988

Dune
#2 · 1985

Green Lantern
#14 · 1991

Mickey Mouse
#221 · 1986

Marvel Age
#67 · 1988

Marvel Age
#66 · 1988

Miracleman
#3 · 1985

The Elsewhere Prince
#1 · 1990

Marvel Age
#65 · 1988
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Collecting
Collectors divide American comics into eras: the Golden Age (1938 to the mid-1950s), the Silver Age (1956 to about 1970), the Bronze Age (about 1970 to 1985), the Copper Age (about 1985 to 1991) and the Modern Age (1991 to today). The boundaries are conventions rather than official dates, but each era has its own print runs, survival rates, paper and pricing, which is why listings and price guides always state one.
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Collecting
From the late 1970s to around 2013, most Marvel and DC comics were printed in two editions: newsstand copies sold on returnable terms through news outlets, and direct editions sold non-returnable to comic shops. They share the same interior; the difference is on the cover, where newsstand copies carry a UPC barcode and direct editions show a logo, a blank box or a different barcode. Newsstand copies from the 1990s onward are scarcer in high grade and often sell at a premium.
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Characters
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, cover-dated May 1984, self-published by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as Mirage Studios in Dover, New Hampshire. The first printing was a black-and-white, magazine-sized comic of about 3,000 copies. Later printings from 1984 and 1985 look similar but are clearly marked, and only the first printing carries the high value.
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Characters
John Constantine's first full appearance is The Saga of the Swamp Thing #37, cover-dated June 1985, by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and John Totleben, who modelled his look on the musician Sting. He can be glimpsed in background cameos in Saga of the Swamp Thing #25 (June 1984). Constantine's own series, Hellblazer, began in January 1988 and ran 300 issues.
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The Copper Age is the bridge between newsstand comics and the direct market. Prestige formats, creator-owned independents and mature-readers lines changed what a comic could be, and books such as Watchmen #1, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 and the early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issues remain the era's headline keys.
Copper Age books were printed on better paper and bought by collectors from day one, so the market is concentrated in high grade. We focus on 9.6 and 9.8 copies with white pages and on the early independents, where small print runs make even mid-grade copies genuinely hard to find.
Every book ships double-boxed, signature-required and insured to full value, and you have 14 days from delivery to inspect it. Undisclosed restoration is refundable with no time limit under our authenticity guarantee. Have Copper Age books of your own to grade or sell? Start a grading submission or request an appraisal.