1980

1. TASCHEN COMICS shop in Cologne

3. Benedikt Taschen, 1980

4. Sally Forth, the first TASCHEN COMICS publication

Comic beginnings...

...for young Benedikt Taschen: 18 years old + 25 square meters = TASCHEN COMICS shop in Cologne, Germany (1, 3). After years of collecting, Benedikt settles down in his own shop, selling a huge selection of new and rare collectors' comics.

Invite for the opening of the shop (2). The very first TASCHEN COMICS publication, Sally Forth by Wallace Wood (4).

2. Invite for the opening