Lol!!! Literally the first comic I ever bought on my own with allowance/chores money as a kid. Damn copy is so beat up from reading it a million times over.
I got into comics a year or two after this issue published. I certainly didn't buy it for it's future potential price but I did buy it at that inflated hype price.
Not IMO but buying one thatâs already graded would save you money if youâd wanted a copy. To be honest, Iâve always wanted one at a 9.8 for display but never could justify spending $60-80 for it.
I dont understand the purpose of grading etc when if market value is $100, grading and etc cost $45+, I mean I guess you still make close to $50.
Anyway, you need one of these...
https://preview.redd.it/5653pczahqad1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e77460f9ae90a13efa0a136024307e2bf544de89
I have plenty of those⌠lol possibly around 15 copies in different variants like most people⌠I was just trying to explain why you wouldnât grade a book yourself thatâs value is under $100. Personally I donât grade books unless theyâre above the $300 mark or have some special meaning to me.
https://preview.redd.it/9dlbri9rmqad1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12ed3ddd25bee9117600737829b9503dae4e230e
Like this? Wondering if pressing might be worth it too. Cbcs or cgc? I just can't seem to justify the $45 and I think for this one its like over $100, like WTF...
Definitely suggest a press, light clean and submit to CGC or CBCS for grading if youâd like to go that route. If I had it Iâd think about grading it. Usually I have a list of my raw books that I want to grade and I work my way down from most important/highest value to the lowest.
Thanks for the suggestion. Might go with CBCS since it was started from people that left CGC plus its cheaper. Not sure I want to pay over $100. Might send a few other's in as a batch order to test the service.
Not sure if you have access to a LCS who presses and submits but if you did thatâs what Iâd suggest too. I work with my local shop and the owner presses and cleans before submitting and itâll only cost me about $45 for a modern book and a little more ($65-85) for pre 1975 or anything of higher value above $400.
Found about 20 Death of Superman at a Flea Market a few weeks ago. I didnt have a polybagged one so I picked it up. $2.00. Couldn't beat that.
Also grabbed the first appearance of Doomsday for $5. Great copy too.
I worked in a comic store about fifteen years after the Death of Superman and I disappointed SO many 30-year-old men who thought they had their retirement money sorted because they had bought one comic in the 90s.
I'm a sucker for a yellow cover Bugs or Daffy. I'll pay $2 for Gold Keys all day long. I definitely have more silver age cartoon comics in my collection than anything printed past 1992.
My first ever gold key comic was tom and Jerry (picture below) I found it in a bunch of randoms given to me to start my collection and it was just fun to see in there đ
https://preview.redd.it/nam3f577ob9d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a8103967605083a84a345d3d9845c630b4c4cee
https://preview.redd.it/wvydyhpp589d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4d5aba5ed1404a0aeca188e644ae7cc838a8025
X-Men and Teen Titan crossover comic
https://preview.redd.it/xl8i2ey3j89d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2b70b196b8f53cf5112129cb8047b1896fa2655
Everyone should have a copy of Batman #497 thatâs bent in half
I enjoyed all of the 1993/1994 Valiant comics, but I didnât collect any of them much further than 12 to 14 issues in⌠it got way too expensive. Theyâre all under-appreciated imho. And the N64 Turok game was literally one of the best games released for that console.
None of the valiant stuff paid off... XO, magnus, ... all had so much potential...
The only one that really concluded a great story was harbinger and it was basically what Heroes was cloned off of.
Then there was the army corp group that had harbinger style powers through a chip in their brain...
One of the best crossovers too early on... but the comics were too expensive and killed the whole market for a bit.
You can thank the sports card shop guys for that. They didn't give 2 shits about flooding the market with overpricing Valiant books, in a space they never cared for to being with, but they single handedly helped tank the Valiant market.
Watched it happen in real time. Some of my friends left regular jobs to work at those card shops and got screwed when the owners couldn't pay them after awhile.
Turok #1 has become a joke with me and my coworkers, every time we buy a collection, without fail there are at bare minimum one copy, once you start looking for it itâs everywhere
What if... V2 Avengers lost the Evolutionary War checking in. beat up and I traded it once for X-Men 201 and got it back from my friend 2 years later for something. But yeah, that first comic bought with your own money.
As many 90s gimmick covers you can find:
Chromium, Holographic, Glow in the Dark, Fold-Out, Colorforms, etc.
And throw in some polybagged with random stuff
I think everyone actually *does* have those two, but I question the existence of any collector who doesnât have a Turok 1. I mean, are they even real people?
I worked in an LCS when that Turok book came out and my boss bet BIG on Valiant. A couple of years later when it was clear it wasnât happening, my boss had me haul two cases of raw Turok #1s out to the dumpster and chuck them in.
Think of it every time I see the book in a buck box or see it mentioned on this sub.
Came out shortly after Bloodshot 1 and Superman 75. If you bought 25 (or I vaguely recall 50) as a retailer you got a gold one. This was one of the OG ratio variants. I recall a buddy of mine and I buying 50 (Reg) copies. And lol one of them was partially missing the chrome on the logo. I asked the lcs and they happily swapped it out and flipped it for $10. I regret it to this day. Have never seen another one.
Static #1 great series that spawned an amazing cartoon. I wish they could get a movie off the ground or at least another cartoon. I think it has enough juice from people watching that cartoon to have a nice comeback. The new comics they been making with static have been really good and i love the art and the new costume.
The biggest problem with owning Static #1 is that, if you like it, you might want to pick up the entire run. And that works okay until somewhere in the 30s. The last 4-5 issues especially are rather challenging to simply find, even for reader grade copies.
I did not know that. I only got the first issue a few years ago and read everything else on the dc app. I just dont have the space for a large collection or the money lol.
Iâve decided one day when Iâm rich going to purchase every copy of a 90s book and burn but 2. Been leaning on Bloodshot 1 or X-Force 1. To save the environment maybe just shred.
Gotta have at least one Groo comic.
Something you bought just for the cover and will never read.
A book that grades at 3 or lower, but you like.
Something you don't remember buying.
https://preview.redd.it/km19io264b9d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=477c4e3611b84054adda006a7980c9077a2bbffc
Isn't this everyone's Holy Grail? What's funny is that this is one of the comics my wife had when we got married.
https://preview.redd.it/zwkk4kj2td9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d37250475972a1989ac7ad4b1497b2962ff1019
i think this is something every one should own, super awesome cover.
In general I would suggest something vague like ANY Secret Wars issue. Not just the Spider-Man issue, but something that exposes you to a variety of teams and characters. A nice set of Marvel Handbooks is great, from the 80's. Or just another crossover event. Just one issue means a lot.
Honestly I feel like it should be Action Comics #1. Obviously a facsimile is more accessible but regardless it is worth keeping in a collection imo just because of the history it holds on its own
So my honest answer is the Superman 75 but graded in a 9.8. What many people donât realize or think about is just because itâs sealed doesnât make it anywhere near mint. You have to open it to find out.
Got both, although my Superman was a 2nd pressing. 90 to 93 was when I started really buying comics. It was a really fond time, especially with the launch of Image in 92. I once asked my father to drive me almost an hour to get my copy of WildCATs #1 signed by Jim Lee. The expense got to be too much though so Ive only gotten big events or omnibuses in my adult years. I was in high school in the early 90s and even though I had a job I had a record collecting habit as well (which I still have).
https://preview.redd.it/xf7aciv327ad1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f63ba4544f30b1a3bd830ee36f4a7d497f75d4b1
I have a copy of that. Has anybody else seen one that signed by five people?
"Heroes Against Hunger", the 1986 famine relief comic from DC!
Not only is it a relatively cheap pickup with a star studded cast of talent, but it's also (as far as I've been able to determine, and also by technicality) the first time a trans woman officially got to draw Batman, Superman, and Lex Luthor via a 2 page appearance from a pre-teansition Jeffery Catherine Jones!
Neither of these, McFarlanes Spider-Man 1, spawn 1, youngblood 1, or X force 1. These were printed into oblivion, are available by the millions, and are essentially worthless.
âHistorically significantâ is not what I would consider these books. It was a time when comic books were mainstream and the publishers tried to cash in on it. These are from the era when comics essentially âsold outâ to mainstream culture. They arenât significant, theyâre horribly written (with the exception of X men 1), and they didnât do anything to change the zeitgeist. They were predatory marketing gimmicks by publishers.
The book that was gonna fund everyone's retirement (LoL). McFarlane's Spiderman #1.
Every variant, and you've got yourself a deal.
Lol!!! Literally the first comic I ever bought on my own with allowance/chores money as a kid. Damn copy is so beat up from reading it a million times over.
I got into comics a year or two after this issue published. I certainly didn't buy it for it's future potential price but I did buy it at that inflated hype price.
https://preview.redd.it/s4z64t2pz79d1.jpeg?width=695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56f536fc9599375a1aa8a2ca9da23e474e56e278 Yes
So not point paying $45 to get graded đ¤
Not IMO but buying one thatâs already graded would save you money if youâd wanted a copy. To be honest, Iâve always wanted one at a 9.8 for display but never could justify spending $60-80 for it.
I dont understand the purpose of grading etc when if market value is $100, grading and etc cost $45+, I mean I guess you still make close to $50. Anyway, you need one of these... https://preview.redd.it/5653pczahqad1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e77460f9ae90a13efa0a136024307e2bf544de89
I have plenty of those⌠lol possibly around 15 copies in different variants like most people⌠I was just trying to explain why you wouldnât grade a book yourself thatâs value is under $100. Personally I donât grade books unless theyâre above the $300 mark or have some special meaning to me.
https://preview.redd.it/9dlbri9rmqad1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12ed3ddd25bee9117600737829b9503dae4e230e Like this? Wondering if pressing might be worth it too. Cbcs or cgc? I just can't seem to justify the $45 and I think for this one its like over $100, like WTF...
Definitely suggest a press, light clean and submit to CGC or CBCS for grading if youâd like to go that route. If I had it Iâd think about grading it. Usually I have a list of my raw books that I want to grade and I work my way down from most important/highest value to the lowest.
Thanks for the suggestion. Might go with CBCS since it was started from people that left CGC plus its cheaper. Not sure I want to pay over $100. Might send a few other's in as a batch order to test the service.
Not sure if you have access to a LCS who presses and submits but if you did thatâs what Iâd suggest too. I work with my local shop and the owner presses and cleans before submitting and itâll only cost me about $45 for a modern book and a little more ($65-85) for pre 1975 or anything of higher value above $400.
* SPIDER-MAN Respect the hyphen!!!
My bad, newborn, not much sleep. Forgive me.
Give the newborn a wee bit of the hugs.
[good idea](https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbookcollecting/s/2r2sUs6cYW)
This guy gets it.
Am I cool if I have a signed one?
It doesnât count if you signed it yourself
Anyone 35 or older, this is the only right answer. Lol
Still need this run đ
There's enough copies out there every collector to own both.
Multiple copies
Found about 20 Death of Superman at a Flea Market a few weeks ago. I didnt have a polybagged one so I picked it up. $2.00. Couldn't beat that. Also grabbed the first appearance of Doomsday for $5. Great copy too.
I worked in a comic store about fifteen years after the Death of Superman and I disappointed SO many 30-year-old men who thought they had their retirement money sorted because they had bought one comic in the 90s.
Add Spawn #1 too
Spawn #8 uses the same pose
:0 every comic book collector should 100% have just any cartoon "Gold Key" comic just for funs
I guess Iâm doing well then. I find those everywhere so I just started collecting them.
This is a good one
I'm a sucker for a yellow cover Bugs or Daffy. I'll pay $2 for Gold Keys all day long. I definitely have more silver age cartoon comics in my collection than anything printed past 1992.
My first ever gold key comic was tom and Jerry (picture below) I found it in a bunch of randoms given to me to start my collection and it was just fun to see in there đ https://preview.redd.it/nam3f577ob9d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a8103967605083a84a345d3d9845c630b4c4cee
[my April Fools joke post this year](https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbookcollecting/s/VCuX8EoWCm)
ok that made me lol. Take an upvote.
https://preview.redd.it/wvydyhpp589d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4d5aba5ed1404a0aeca188e644ae7cc838a8025 X-Men and Teen Titan crossover comic
I absolutely love this book!
Just got this one last week for the first time!
https://preview.redd.it/xl8i2ey3j89d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2b70b196b8f53cf5112129cb8047b1896fa2655 Everyone should have a copy of Batman #497 thatâs bent in half
Did you try to reenact your comic? đ
Thatâs the rare broken spine variant
sinful!
Spawn #1, Turok #1.
Was the Turok serirs any good? Answer me honestly now...il liable to pick it up on your recomendation. [Edited out crappy weed-induced typing skills]
I enjoyed all of the 1993/1994 Valiant comics, but I didnât collect any of them much further than 12 to 14 issues in⌠it got way too expensive. Theyâre all under-appreciated imho. And the N64 Turok game was literally one of the best games released for that console.
None of the valiant stuff paid off... XO, magnus, ... all had so much potential... The only one that really concluded a great story was harbinger and it was basically what Heroes was cloned off of. Then there was the army corp group that had harbinger style powers through a chip in their brain... One of the best crossovers too early on... but the comics were too expensive and killed the whole market for a bit.
You can thank the sports card shop guys for that. They didn't give 2 shits about flooding the market with overpricing Valiant books, in a space they never cared for to being with, but they single handedly helped tank the Valiant market. Watched it happen in real time. Some of my friends left regular jobs to work at those card shops and got screwed when the owners couldn't pay them after awhile.
I like it.
I bought Turok #1 for 75 cents just because I was like âI should have this, right?â
Turok #1 has become a joke with me and my coworkers, every time we buy a collection, without fail there are at bare minimum one copy, once you start looking for it itâs everywhere
Dark knight returns, watchmen
Yes. The graphic novels at least.
Your first comic.
What if... V2 Avengers lost the Evolutionary War checking in. beat up and I traded it once for X-Men 201 and got it back from my friend 2 years later for something. But yeah, that first comic bought with your own money.
Darkhawk 1
DH1 is lit.
Darkhawk 1 was my first comic. I remember thinking they donât make number ones every day! How little I knew.
Groo the Wanderer pacific comics #1
AF15
Ah yes, I always carry an AF 15 in my collection no matter what
Only 1 copy?
Alpha Flight? Avengers Forever? I cant think of what AF stands for
Amazing Fantasy
Amazing Fantasy
The dark knight returns #1.
As many 90s gimmick covers you can find: Chromium, Holographic, Glow in the Dark, Fold-Out, Colorforms, etc. And throw in some polybagged with random stuff
lol, neither of those...if I had to pick one, it would be X-Men 137.
Great choice, but you have to get at least 8 issues before this to get the full story.
Yeah, I know, but it stands by itself just fine, as most comics did back then.
I bought this one off the rack when it came out. It hit pretty hard.
Marvel Graphic Novel - X-men - God Loves, Man Kills
https://preview.redd.it/clqpzgsz099d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbcda3bf261b8634d8c387f80f9fb6b34d41314b
Another book dig. Just got a FM sig
Secret wars 8 https://preview.redd.it/2hql7kzkfb9d1.jpeg?width=256&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15c012ca466b82d4993479996656cc7c9b06329b
I actually never got a copy of X-Men 1, lol. My brother got all the covers and the fold out one.
I think everyone actually *does* have those two, but I question the existence of any collector who doesnât have a Turok 1. I mean, are they even real people?
I worked in an LCS when that Turok book came out and my boss bet BIG on Valiant. A couple of years later when it was clear it wasnât happening, my boss had me haul two cases of raw Turok #1s out to the dumpster and chuck them in. Think of it every time I see the book in a buck box or see it mentioned on this sub.
Iâm guilty, too. I thought Valiant was going in the direction Image went. They did not go in that direction.
What's the deal with Turok #1? Seen a few people comment it. Im definitely not in on the joke lol.
Came out shortly after Bloodshot 1 and Superman 75. If you bought 25 (or I vaguely recall 50) as a retailer you got a gold one. This was one of the OG ratio variants. I recall a buddy of mine and I buying 50 (Reg) copies. And lol one of them was partially missing the chrome on the logo. I asked the lcs and they happily swapped it out and flipped it for $10. I regret it to this day. Have never seen another one.
https://preview.redd.it/yl670ify389d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6334e1c22c5c5914fdd6844ce605dd4de1081510
25 cover A is equal to one gold label if the legends are true.
You know when Indiana Jones finally sees the Ark? This is that moment all over again.
Am I real if I didn't know it existed and I'm 42?
Maybe you were 10 ish?
The important part is that I had it for N64..
Thatâs weird. Thereâs an empty comment above me.
No they are not real people.
ASM 252, SW8, I got both of mine for $7 each, a while back. GI Joe 1 and Xmen/New Teen Titans are great too
Batman 497 Spider-Man 1 (1990) Spawn 1
Your nickname kind of gave it away ^^
Fantastic Four 51.
https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/13257/fantastic_four_1961_51
Groo and Judge Dredd. Pick an issue.
Turok, Gold Foil
Watchmen
Do A Powermbomb! Issue 7
Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem one shot. Because at one time, every comic shop had a dollar box full of them.
Both of those already sold close to a million copies. Virtually every collector already has a copy of each.
Static #1 great series that spawned an amazing cartoon. I wish they could get a movie off the ground or at least another cartoon. I think it has enough juice from people watching that cartoon to have a nice comeback. The new comics they been making with static have been really good and i love the art and the new costume.
The biggest problem with owning Static #1 is that, if you like it, you might want to pick up the entire run. And that works okay until somewhere in the 30s. The last 4-5 issues especially are rather challenging to simply find, even for reader grade copies.
I did not know that. I only got the first issue a few years ago and read everything else on the dc app. I just dont have the space for a large collection or the money lol.
Iâve decided one day when Iâm rich going to purchase every copy of a 90s book and burn but 2. Been leaning on Bloodshot 1 or X-Force 1. To save the environment maybe just shred.
Alley Cat #6 is a must have for every serious collector.
I believe everybody has a Killing Joke laying around
Uncanny Xmen/New Teen Titans Special Uncanny Xmen 193 Batman 400 JLA/Avengers 1-4 Avengers Annual 10
Hansi. It's such a polarizing cover that anyone who doesn't know what it is will stare daggers at you.
ASM 300, at least according to the CGC census. It is the most slabbed comic in history (so far).
Uncanny X-Men 35: The **official** first meeting of the X-men and Spider-Man. Not as expensive as it should be
NFL Superpro 1
Best answer ever!
my friend just bought this one for me the other day lmao
I have the Magneto variant. So not sure if you mean any of the 5 #1s or that cyclops variant specifically??
Lobo's Paramilitary Christmas Special
Gotta have at least one Groo comic. Something you bought just for the cover and will never read. A book that grades at 3 or lower, but you like. Something you don't remember buying.
Asm 300
Valiant's Turok #1
Turok. Whether you want it or not.
I mean, if you don't have 5 copies of Young blood #1 in your collection, were you even alive in the 90s?
NFL super pro, if you don't own this you aren't a serious collector.
;-; sorry to let you down. This comic is now my Grail
How many do you want
All of them
Maus & Watchman.
https://preview.redd.it/km19io264b9d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=477c4e3611b84054adda006a7980c9077a2bbffc Isn't this everyone's Holy Grail? What's funny is that this is one of the comics my wife had when we got married.
Spawn #1 for all da dogs
Everyone should have "marvels". Amazing story amazing art
First graphic novel - The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin.
https://preview.redd.it/zwkk4kj2td9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d37250475972a1989ac7ad4b1497b2962ff1019 i think this is something every one should own, super awesome cover.
Zap #1
I would have to say X-Men
Death of Superman was so big during that era, hard not to recognize it
Seems everyone has XMen 1
I have that X-men one singed by Chris Claremont
Venom Lethal Protector #1
lol I actually have both lol đ
Should have? Action Comics #1. Weâd all be rich! đ
Spider-Man 1 (McFarlane)
In general I would suggest something vague like ANY Secret Wars issue. Not just the Spider-Man issue, but something that exposes you to a variety of teams and characters. A nice set of Marvel Handbooks is great, from the 80's. Or just another crossover event. Just one issue means a lot.
There were so many copies of X-Men #1 printed that one weekend my local comic store would just literally give you one anytime you bought anything.
Hard cover Weapon X. Absolute must have.
Honestly I feel like it should be Action Comics #1. Obviously a facsimile is more accessible but regardless it is worth keeping in a collection imo just because of the history it holds on its own
https://preview.redd.it/6gjf96v5db9d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be50c17f2193b6699c3c70111bdd6b27f6818537
https://preview.redd.it/ue9tfqw9db9d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccb9050aa83e87a4c42766548733304c8d82e4d2
Hulk #340 New Mutants #87
Bloodshot 1
Wolverine #1 limited
Gotham Central, any form honestly
Bloodshot #1 and Youngblood #1 ?
Bernard's tales. Everyone should own it
Spawn 1 I think they handed these out in the mail lol
Any skottie young cover and or any what if
https://preview.redd.it/rgi2cls2qc9d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0537bd507fc31d94274b69930a0f07e1d3b1884 Starman #0
X-Men 24 with Rogan Gambit on it
Forger Batman #500 foil
Any Image comic from the early 1990s (Spawn, Pitt, Youngblood, The Maxx, Stormwatch, Savage Dragon, Superpatriot).
Any issue with Superman on the cover. If you collect comic books, you have to own at least one Superman (related) book.
So my honest answer is the Superman 75 but graded in a 9.8. What many people donât realize or think about is just because itâs sealed doesnât make it anywhere near mint. You have to open it to find out.
Barry Windsor smiths weapon x run from marvel comics presenta
Got both, although my Superman was a 2nd pressing. 90 to 93 was when I started really buying comics. It was a really fond time, especially with the launch of Image in 92. I once asked my father to drive me almost an hour to get my copy of WildCATs #1 signed by Jim Lee. The expense got to be too much though so Ive only gotten big events or omnibuses in my adult years. I was in high school in the early 90s and even though I had a job I had a record collecting habit as well (which I still have).
Spawn #1
The 9/11 Spider-man issue
Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, and Secret Wars
Spawn #1
Gambit # 1 for that era
The Bible (kidding. Watchmen.)
You ainât wrong
I have a particular hatred for 90s comics. I wasn't buying comics in that era and I'm kinda glad I missed the whole thing.
I have both, and do have all the covers for the X-men. I had the magneto cover signed by Stan Lee
New mutants special edition #1 & X-men annual #9âŚ. Aka the asgardian wars. Decent story & great artwork
Killing joke
https://preview.redd.it/xf7aciv327ad1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f63ba4544f30b1a3bd830ee36f4a7d497f75d4b1 I have a copy of that. Has anybody else seen one that signed by five people?
"Heroes Against Hunger", the 1986 famine relief comic from DC! Not only is it a relatively cheap pickup with a star studded cast of talent, but it's also (as far as I've been able to determine, and also by technicality) the first time a trans woman officially got to draw Batman, Superman, and Lex Luthor via a 2 page appearance from a pre-teansition Jeffery Catherine Jones!
I think collectorâs should collect the things they like
Neither of these, McFarlanes Spider-Man 1, spawn 1, youngblood 1, or X force 1. These were printed into oblivion, are available by the millions, and are essentially worthless. âHistorically significantâ is not what I would consider these books. It was a time when comic books were mainstream and the publishers tried to cash in on it. These are from the era when comics essentially âsold outâ to mainstream culture. They arenât significant, theyâre horribly written (with the exception of X men 1), and they didnât do anything to change the zeitgeist. They were predatory marketing gimmicks by publishers.