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Posted By: Richard

I think that the comic market draws a closer parallel to the card market.

1) The over production of modern during the late 80's and all through the 90's
2) Huge inflow of collectors and speculators during the same period
3) The crash of the "hot" new comic which featured such things as a Spiderman hologram, the death of Superman, rare parallel cover only offered if you bought 50 copies of Stormwatch #1, etc.
4) The investor money leaving the industry in the late 90's - collectors who actually read the books that they buy are left
5) CGC grading becomes popular and high end vintage comics are being slabbed and sent to auction.
6) Strong movement towards vintage silver age and golden age items, high grade and spiking prices.
7) Investors return