Agreed. There's even a trope[1] named after the phenomenon, though I'm sure the trope itself was around before it was widely applied to comic books in said 80s.

Agreed. There's even a trope[1] named after the phenomenon, though I'm sure the trope itself was around before it was widely applied to comic books in said 80s. [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkerAndEdgier https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkerAndEdgier