Copper Age (1984-1991)

The “Copper Age of Comics” (immediately preceded by the “Bronze Age of Comics”) spans from 1984 to 1991, bookended by Marvel’s twelve issue Secret Wars limited series through the launch of the Jim Lee penciled adjectiveless X-Men ongoing series. Soon thereafter – in 1992 – a group of high profile Marvel artists (including Jim Lee) defected to form the creator-owned Image Comics, which marked the commencement of the “Modern Age of Comics,” that stretches until today.

The Copper Age was a very exciting time for both collectors and the comic book industry in general. Now – roughly twenty-five years later – teenagers of the 1980s are in their thirties and forties, and Copper Age nostalgia is really starting to hit…similarly to how comics from the Silver Age became fiercely sought after in the ’80s, by (former) teens of the ’60s.