1980

1. TASCHEN COMICS shop in Cologne

3. Benedikt Taschen, 1980

4. 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 (4).

2. Invite for the opening