UP, UP AND AWAY
Comic books’ popularity only growing in Digital Age
By Corbin Crable
The box office success of James Gunn’s new film “Superman,” which soared into theaters last month, has once again thrust comic books and comic book characters into the spotlight of public consciousness.
One might think this highly collectible form of ephemera is on the downswing, but recent studies have revealed otherwise. A June 2025 article from Fortune Business Insights shows that the market’s value is projected to reach 17 billion by the end of the year and reach 26 billion within the next seven years…
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Features
Mid-America News
Books for Collectors
Vintage Discoveries
Feature Articles
A Message From Our Editor
Midcentury study blamed comic books for society’s ills
by Corbin Crable
In this issue of Discover Vintage America, we examine the history and popularity of comic books, that highly entertaining form of ephemera that also has become highly collectible.
As we prepare to bid farewell to summer, our minds might travel back in time to those carefree afternoons when we felt the warmth of sunshine on our faces as we…
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