[MarkL]

An interesting article. I collected comics starting in the 1970s, but got serious about it in the mid 1980s. When I saw the name "Mile High Comics," I had to smile. I subscribed to a number of books through them, including Iron Man, X-Men, Spiderman, and Thor. My subscription was 2 copies of each book, every month: 1 to read, and 1 right into the archives. Their subscription even included free mylar bags for long term storage.

I noticed prices rising, and gave it up around 1991 or so. Plus I noticed the quality of the art and stories falling.

Personally, I've always thought the best books ever were the X-Men by John Byrne (artist) and Chris Claremont (story.)

Mark

[MrEdd]

Nah.
The best books ever were Jim Starlin’s epic Adam Warlock series, which also elevated Thanos to the upper tiers of Marvel’s cosmic supervillain pantheon.