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67. Oh brudda, the mid-1990s.

I managed a sci-fi/comic shop from 1990-1995.

Companies were popping out of the ground like mushrooms. That was the heyday of the "instant collector's item" limited edition covers and huge events to artificially pop sales. Remember The Death of Superman?"

When a new X-Men title came out - with SIX cover variants - preorders were in the 5 million range. I kept telling the owner of the store that the ludicrous print-run numbers represented a gigantic bubble fueled by speculators, and that it was going to pop. He and the assistant manager told me I was nuts and that the boom would go on for years. It popped a few months later and damn near took the industry down with it.

But somehow Rob Liefeld still finds work. Someone explain that to me. An ape with a Rapidograph could draw better comics.