
Groo the Wanderer
#54 · 1989
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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.

Groo the Wanderer
#54 · 1989

Groo the Wanderer
#52 · 1989

Groo the Wanderer
#58 · 1989

Captain Atom
#8 · 1987

Groo the Wanderer
#67 · 1990

Groo the Wanderer
#4 · 1985

Groo the Wanderer
#40 · 1988

Groo the Wanderer
#30 · 1988

Black Orchid
#2 · 1989

Groo the Wanderer
#51 · 1989

Black Orchid
#3 · 1989

Groo the Wanderer
#31 · 1987

Blackhawk
#1 · 1989

Black Canary
#2 · 1991

Detective Comics
#550 · 1985

Detective Comics
#581 · 1987

Presents
#89 · 1986

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#10 · 1986

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#11 · 1986

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#12 · 1986

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#7 · 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#5 · 1985

Cosmic Odyssey
#4 · 1988

Checkmate
#28 · 1990

Crisis on Infinite Earths
#4 · 1985

Cosmic Odyssey
#2 · 1988

The Flash
#55 · 1991

The Flash
#51 · 1991

The Flash
#52 · 1991

Challengers of the Unknown
#8 · 1991

The Flash
#5 · 1987

The Flash
#21 · 1988

Firestorm, the Nuclear Man
#79 · 1988

The Flash
#50 · 1991

The Flash
#33 · 1989

Enemy Ace Special (1990) Enemy Ace
nn · 1990
DC Comics · Copper Age
Raw · Not graded

Doctor Fate
#1 · 1988

Detective Comics
#614 · 1990

Detective Comics
#615 · 1990

Green Lantern
#11 · 1991

Green Lantern
#19 · 1991

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
#3 · 1987

Victor Moscoso Autograph 1990's-bumper Sticker-window Stickons-personal Stamp-FN
nn · 1990
Copper Age
Raw · FN

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
#18 · 1986
DC Comics · Copper Age
Raw · Not graded

Tales of the Teenage Mutatant Ninja Turtles TMNT
#6 · 1988
Archie Comics · Copper Age
Raw · VF

Jubal Sackett June 1988-Louis L'amour-Uncorrected Proofs-Vf
nn · 1988

Mephisto vs 1-4 Complete Set Run! ~ Near Mint NM ~ 1987 Marvel Comics
nn · 1987
Marvel Comics · Copper Age
Raw · NM

The Gargoyle 1-4 Complete Set Run! ~ Near Mint NM ~ 1985 Marvel Comics
nn · 1985
Marvel Comics · Copper Age
Raw · NM
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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.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
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.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
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.
Updated Oct 10, 2026
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.