Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books|With certain vintage comic books soaring in value in the past 10 years, including several that sold for more than $1 million, comic books aren't just for kids anymore. These days, savvy investors have been eyeing the comic book market like never before, and while the stock market endured drastic dips during the recession years of 2008-2010, blue-chip comics have continued to climb in value. Even though more people than ever are hot on their trail, amazing collections of 1930s-60s comics keep getting discovered, as well as single issues, such as the pristine copy of Action Comics No. 1, containing the origin story of Superman, that sold on eBay for more than $3.2 million in August. Although this specific copy is the most that anyone has ever paid for a comic, author of this book, David Tosh, believes there's another copy out there somewhere that will turn up someday and blow all other comics out of the water.
This guide will show pickers where to pick the good, better, and best comic books for their own collection ? no matter what their collecting level ? as well as show how they can sell comics for the best money possible. Despite the availability of comic books, condition, composition, message, and era all play a factor in their collectability and value. All of these factors can be highly nuanced and this book aims to show pickers how to understand what collectors look for. It will also touch on the history of comic books, look at common reprints and facsimiles, and give pickers a working vocabulary to speak and think intelligently about this exciting and varied collecting field.
The book also features Top 10 lists of comics in each category, ?picker's tips? boxes, and 250-300 photos.|COMICS PACK PUNCH!Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books. Discover for yourself what insiders have long known with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking comic books.You'll uncover:The best comics to hunt, from the 1930s-1980s and beyondWhere to find hidden treasuresPractical strategies for buying and selling comic booksHow to flip comics for profit and funCommon reprints and facsimilesRestoration and repairWhether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.
