Frequently Asked Questions

about the DC Archive Program

 

 

 

1. What are DC Archives?

        When did they start?

        Who makes them?

        How are they made?

        Do they destroy old comics to make Archives?

        Who decides what gets Archived?

        How is this decision made?

 

2. Will I like Archives?

        Who buys them?

        Are they a set or can I buy individual copies?

        How can I "sample" the material?

       

3. Why are the Archives expensive?

        What goes into the cost of an Archive?

        Are there discount programs available to get them cheap?

        Why doesn't DC make Essentials like Marvel does?

 

4. Archival Minutae

        I heard some of the Archives were defective. How can I avoid those?

        I see some differences between my Golden Age comics and the Archives. What's wrong?

        Why did they make an Archive of New Teen Titans?

        Why do they make so many Spirit Archives?

        And why don't the Spirit Archives look like the others?

        Who are you to perform the Archives Survey? Does DC care?

 

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