1986 was a prolific year for pop-culture: The Oprah Winfrey show aired on national tv, Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns hit the newsstands, and Denmark launched the most futuristic kit in the world.

1986 was a peculiarly prolific year for pop-culture: The Oprah Winfrey show aired on national tv, Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns hit the newstands, Pet Shop Boys’ Let’s Make Lots of Money made platinum, Tupac Shakur played Mouse King in The Nutcracker, Studio Ghibli’s Luputa: Castle in the Sky revolutionised anime, G.I. Joe put the articulation back into action figures; and the World Cup in Mexico was about to debut the Mexican wave and some of the most outrageously optimistic sportswear in history.
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