Justice League Action Figures

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Justice League action figures! At first glance it may seem that these are intended as children’s toys but when we take a closer look at the demographics of who buys there action figures (and comic books) we see that a very significant number of purchasers are actually adults. Justice League action figures in particular seem to draw a more mature fan base. Why is this? Well collections in general tend to be about creating value in things, particularly where we have memories associated. Therefore, the Justice League action figures make sense as the heyday for those particular figures was in the 70s and 80s which means that the children who were brought up with those action figures and comic books and now in a demographic that has significant disposable income.

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The Justice League comic book series came to light in the 1950s (it was known as the Justice Society) in 1960 the newly appointed series writer (Gardiner Fox) changed the name to the Justice League (he was a huge fan of the NFL and American baseball leagues) effectively creating the franchise that still exists today. The original team consisted of seven characters that have become iconic creations in today’s pop culture (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Aqua Man)

The premise of the Justice league is that a team of superheroes band together to stand against enemies so large in scope that they have the potential to cause global catastrophe. Each individual member of the Justice league has insufficient power to challenge his enemy and only by banding together, can they succeed and continue to protect the Earth. As with any good superhero series Justice league is headquartered in a secret base, actually over the years they have had a variety of secret bases including a secret cave in Rhode Island, a moon base, an orbiting satellite base and infamously (in 1984) a secret base in Detroit, Michigan.

The move to Michigan was an attempt on the part of DC comics to revive the series that was flagging. Unfortunately, the move failed, as all of the characters were replaced by newer, supposedly, more dynamic characters, this ultimately meant the series lost most of its original charm. In 1996, a spin-off was launched, entitled Justice League America, which has proven to be the single most popular incarnation of the franchise. JLA ran for almost for almost 10 years before it was finally ended with a storyline called infinite crisis. The story is far too good for me to reveal here please go check it out you will not be disappointed.

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