
X-Men 2099
#17 · 1995
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Modern Age comics from 1992 onward: Image founders, variant covers and the first appearances that have become blue-chip 9.8s.

X-Men 2099
#17 · 1995

X-Men
#25 · 1993

Thor
#600 · 2009

New Mutants
#6 · 2009

Presents
#100 · 1992

The Avengers
#360 · 1993

The Uncanny X-Men
#423 · 2003

Moon Knight
#2 · 2021

Wolverine: Origins
#5 · 2006

Wolverine: Origins
#17 · 2007

The Uncanny X-Men
#339 · 1996

Punisher: War Zone
#5 · 2009

The Uncanny X-Men
#420 · 2003

Ultimate X-Men
#11 · 2001

X-Men Unlimited
#46 · 2003

Fantastic Four
#402 · 1995

Thunderbolts
#101 · 2006

X-Men
#196 · 2007

Star Wars Heir to the Empire
#1 · 1995
Dark Horse Comics · Modern Age
CGC 9.4 · Universal Blue

The Incredible Hulk
#427 · 1995

Batman-Shadow of the Bat
#22 · 1993

X-Men Unlimited
#4 · 1994

Ultimate X-Men
#61 · 2005

Gambit
#13 · 2000

Thor
#602 · 2009

Ultimate X-Men
#63 · 2005

Fantastic Four
#567 · 2009

Avengers
#17 · 2019

X-Men
#67 · 1997

X-Men
#1 · 1999

Guardians of the Galaxy
#8 · 2019

Grimm Fairy Tales
#46 · 2010

Ultimate X-Men
#78 · 2007

Wolverine: Origins
#3 · 2006

The Uncanny X-Men
#402 · 2002

Iron Man
#278 · 1992

Moon Knight
#1 · 2021

X-Factor
#103 · 1994

The Uncanny X-Men
#353 · 1998

New X-Men
#153 · 2004

X-Men Unlimited
#45 · 2003

Iron Man
#68 · 2003

Guardians of the Galaxy
#10 · 2019

Spider-Girl
#18 · 2000

Fantastic Four
#534 · 2006

X-Men: Blue
#10 · 2017

Deadpool
#4 · 2018

The Uncanny X-Men
#395 · 2001
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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
A variant cover is an alternative cover printed for the same issue, usually in smaller numbers than the regular cover: retailer incentive variants distributed in ratios such as 1:25 or 1:100, convention exclusives, store exclusives, sketch (black-and-white) covers, and second printings with new covers. Variants are a Modern Age phenomenon and their value depends on the print ratio, the artist and the demand for the issue itself.
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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
Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98, cover-dated February 1991, created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, as a mercenary hired to kill Cable. The same issue introduced Gideon and Domino (revealed later to be the impostor Copycat). It is the most valuable comic of the early 1990s and the standard example of a Modern Age key.
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The Modern Age starts with the Image founders in 1992 and continues today. It is the most liquid part of the market: first appearances that are later adapted to film and television move quickly, and variant covers with tiny print ratios can outperform books forty years older.
Modern books are collected almost exclusively in 9.8, so grade is everything. A 9.6 of the same issue often trades at a fraction of the 9.8 price. Every modern slab we list is a recent, unaltered holder with a verified certification number, and we flag newsstand editions and low-ratio variants separately.
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 Modern Age books of your own to grade or sell? Start a grading submission or request an appraisal.