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Comic Defense: Keeping mold, mildew and other nasties away from your comics.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(2 of 13)
A number of comics take on significant social problems, including this issue (No. 86, Nov. 1971) where the Green Lantern and Green Arrow address drug abuse. The comic also includes a letter from New York City Mayor John Lindsay that states "your undertaking to impart the horrors of narcotics to our youngsters deserves applause."
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(3 of 13)
Comic collector John Borger with a framed print of an original page from the Justice League of America comic.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(4 of 13)
Women can be superheroes too: Magician Zatanna is one of DC Comics' characters.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(5 of 13)
Icon #11 (March 1994) is part of the "Milestone" line of comics that featured minority superheroes and was created by minority writers and artists.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(6 of 13)
These superheroes are at the ready to protect and serve — your books.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(7 of 13)
One of several oversized comics from the 1970s that paired Superman with other heroes, this issue features a boxing match between Superman and Muhammad Ali in 1978. The comic's cover featured cameos by DC Comics creators and celebrities that included Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Lucille Ball, Sonny and Cher and other celebrities.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(8 of 13)
Once nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster, the Flash was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. The original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940).
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(9 of 13)
Peter Benjamin Parker, aka Spider-Man, made his debut in Aug. 1962. Writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko turned Spider-Man into Marvel Comic's most well-known fictional character, and Spider-Man endures to this day.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(10 of 13)
Issue #21 of the Justice League of America comic book is the first of many annual team-ups of the Silver Age Justice League of America and the Golden Age Justice Society of America.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(11 of 13)
Superman leads the pack when it comes to superhero notoriety and longevity. Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster are credited with creating the superhero genre. Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June 1938 and the "Man of Steel" remains one of the most recognized fictional defenders of justice and protectors of humanity to this day.
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MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(12 of 13)
"The Flashes of Two Worlds" found the Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick crossing a dimensional boundary between parallel worlds to befriend the Silver Age Flash Barry Allen.
MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic.
MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic(13 of 13)
Collector John Borger with the first "double Flash" comic (#123, Sept. 1961). This copy is signed by artist Carmine Infantino.
MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic.
MinnPost photo by Jacob Valento, 612 Authentic
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