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How the Year 1986 Changed Comic Books Forever
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Each medium has experienced its seminal year in which everything came together in a perfect storm. Film had 1939. For pop music, scholars often cite 1969 and 1984. And for comic books, especially superhero comics, the year that changed everything: 1986. In many ways, 1986 ranks as important a year to the medium as 1938 the year that launched Superman in
Action Comics.
Not only did the comics of 35 years ago change the game, they currently serve as inspiration for much of the comics-based media we all currently love. This single year transformed an entire industry. Here are just ten examples of how 1986 changed things for comic books forever. We’ll start with that year’s two biggest megaton bombs both from DC Comics.
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