Why is the artistry in old comic books so horrendously terrible, compared to their modern iterations.

Why is the artistry in old comic books so horrendously terrible, compared to their modern iterations.
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Well what do you expect for $0.15 cents? Now a days you need to spend $$$ for a book, and some of it trickles down to the art department. R.I.P. Stan Lee.
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