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These days, surrounded as we are by a vast array of media channels such as movies, television and the Internet, it's hard to imagine how important the first comic books were to teenagers. Comic books were a mirror of the current concerns of society and the often tumultuous events of the world. Superheroes were often the characters in these books that fascinated teenagers the most, drawing them into the fantastic world within. Marvel comic books were there at the very beginning, and they have remained at the forefront of comic publishing ever since. In fact, Marvel is by far largest publisher of comic books.

In October of 1939, Martin Goodman hired Lloyd Jacquet's company to publish the very first Marvel comic book. It's not a coincidence this original was called Marvel Comics #1. This initial issue sold more that 80,000 copies. In 1941, after a boost of confidence via the popularity of their first superhero Human Torch, Marvel released their second superhero, Captain America.

World War II marked the end of what became known as the "Golden Age" of comic books. Marvel Comics responded to a precipitous decline in the popularity of superhero books, featuring characters such as Captain America, by introducing a new range of humorous books based around characters such as Super Rabbit.

But, when the Vietnam War began this brought back an interest in comic superheroes. This influenced Marvel comic books to create a team of four new superheroes known as "The Fantastic Four". After this, Marvel comics produced other figures including X-Men, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk and the famous Spider-Man. These characters are remembered by generations of teenagers and are the inspiration for several Hollywood movies.

Marvel comics were more than just for entertainment. For those who look closely enough, you can tell how Marvel comic books have incorporate relevant social issues like drug use into their pages. Because of this, many in education were encouraging people to read these comic books.

Collectors will dish out large amounts for old comic books, especially for those really rare issues that are excellent condition, these can fetch millions of dollars. Talk to your parents or grandparents to find out if they just might be holding a fortune somewhere in a drawer full of items from their childhood. Today, even the government is recognizing the influence of superhero comics on society, as evidenced by the fact that commemorative stamps were released in 2007 featuring comic book characters.

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