From 1990 through 1991, Marvel progressively set the sales record for the most copies of a comic book sold, with Spider-Man #1 (which had multiple colored covers, just like Legends of the Dark Knight) selling 2.5 million copies in 1990, X-Force #1 (which was bagged with one of five different trading cards) selling 5 million copies in the Spring of 1991 and X-Men #1 (which had four different covers by Jim Lee that combined into one massive image) selling over 8 million copies in Summer of 1991. Hot off of the blockbuster Tim Burton film, DC was shocked by how many people "had" to have EACH colored outer cover. In 1989, DC Comics released four different colored outer covers for Legends of the Dark Knight #1. When you coupled this with a notable generation of superstar artists like Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld, this led to some insane sales figures as the demand was exceptionally high. They could use a regular cover on the newsstand and the the foil cover just on the direct market.Īs the 1990s began, specialty stores had grown popular enough that a number of fans started collecting comic books on the speculation that they would be worth more money in the future. The first modern marketed variant was John Byrnes MAN OF STEEL 1 in 1986. This eventually led to comic book companies trying out so-called "gimmick covers." You know, putting a foil cover on the book and charging an extra buck. But to many seasoned comic collectors, the mere mention of the term can. 347, DC Comics Presents 1-4 and 17 and All-New Collectors Edition C-54. 1 Ongoing titles featuring Superman in a starring role. Since the comic book companies now had a greater cost certainty (and thus a greater profit margin on a given book), they were able to spend more money on the comics themselves. This is a list of comic books featuring Superman and related characters. If they fail, everything they've ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness.With this new sales system in place, direct market comic book stores surged in popularity. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. But it's not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., and others An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. 1992 The Death of Superman DC comics Limited Collector's Set Doomsday w/ Poster 17.50 + 9.00 shipping 1992 The Death of Superman DC comic Limited Collector Set Doomsday w/ Poster New + 8.65 shipping Hover to zoom Sell now Shop with confidence eBay Money Back Guarantee Get the item you ordered or get your money back. (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion Two epic tales of multiversal madness in one spider-filled Omnibus! It begins with the Inheritors - a family of killers working their way through the realities, leaving a trail of dead Spider-people in their wake! Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Jessica Drew are joined by Spider-Men, Women and Girls from across the worlds in an interdimensional battle for survival! If any of them get out of this alive, will they be ready for the Spider-Geddon to follow? Iconic heroes and amazing new champions unite as things go from bad?to Spider-Verse! Collecting EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1-5 SPIDER-VERSE (2014) #1-2 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2013) #32-33 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #7-15 SPIDER-MAN 2099 (2014) #5-8 SCARLET SPIDERS #1-3 SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1-4 SPIDERVERSE TEAM-UP #1-3 EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #1-4 SPIDER-GEDDON #0-5 SUPERIOR OCTOPUS #1 SPIDER-FORCE #1-3 SPIDER-GIRLS #1-3 PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2017) #311-313 SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST SPIDER #1-4 VAULT OF SPIDERS #1-2 SPIDER-GEDDON: SPIDE (W) Dan Slott, Various (A) Various, Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli Two epic tales of multiversal madness in one spider-filled Omnibus! It begins with the Inheritors - a family of killers working their way through the realities, leaving a trail of dead Spider-people in their wake! Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Jessica Drew are joined by Spider-Men, Women and Girls from across the worlds in an interdimensional battle for survival! If any of them get out of this alive, will they be ready for the Spider-Geddon to follow? Iconic heroes and amazing new champions unite as things go from bad?to Spider-Verse! Collecting EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1-5 SPIDER-VERSE (2014) #1-2 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2013) #32-33 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #7-15 SPIDER-MAN 2099 (2014) #5-8 SCARLET SPIDERS #1-3 SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1-4 SPIDERVERSE TEAM-UP #1-3 EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #1-4 SPIDER-GEDDON #0-5 SUPERIOR OCTOPUS #1 SPIDER-FORCE #1-3 SPIDER-GIRLS #1-3 PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2017) #311-313 SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST SPIDER #1-4 VAULT OF SPIDERS #1-2 SPIDER-GEDDON: SPIDER-MA (W) Dan Slott, Various (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Various (CA) Olivier Coipel
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