After all, they are still being felt 30 years later.
The American public has always had an odd and evolving relationship with comics.
By the mid-1980s, comics began making inroads into the mainstreamthanks to works such asWatchmenandMaus.
These seminal works in the ’80s revolutionized comics, attracting unprecedented attention and talent to the industry.
Of course, this move set up the explosive growth Marvel experienced a decade later.
The ad also featured new andinstantly iconic art by Jim Lee.
By the timeX-Men#1 was published, Chris Claremont had been on the title for nearly 16 years.
Then, Marvel divided the image into four separate covers, with a fifth edition featuring the whole piece.
And yes, collectors bought them all in droves.
Comics had not seen anything likeX-Men#1 before.
