In the world of comic collecting, story takes a back seat to moments, events, and firsts. This may be one of the (many, MANY) reasons comics now seem to focus on that, especially at the big two, who have played to the collectors throughout this part of the 21st century. However, these “key” comics may not have always been as important or as “profitable” as they are today. Writing for Bleeding Fool, Jerry Lucky did a bit of research into history to find out just when so-called key comics first started to really matter more than others.
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