Category: Comic Collecting 101

by chubellcomics | March 8, 2023

Ultimate Fallout #4 changed the game when it introduced the world to Miles Morales. If you're a fan, then you have to keep reading. What you have here is a collecting guide, and not just any collecting guide. It's a completionist collecting guide -...

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by Don | February 28, 2023

Although I first began collecting comic books when I was in middle school, many years passed before I began buying and selling comics as an adult. Here are four things I wish I had known back in late 2020 when I started collecting again that would've saved...

by Joseph Overaitis | February 23, 2023

Every comic book hobbyist knows the basic supplies needed to collect comic books. Bags, boards, comic dividers, boxes, and crates fill collector/investor shelves.  Those are the most common tools of the trade, but other gadgets exist that should be on your list.  These items will make you...

by Joseph Overaitis | February 16, 2023

A wise person once said that "wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it". Comic book collectors and investors could learn something from Albert Einstein.  Studying the comic book marketplace allows one to avoid pitfalls while exploiting opportunities. The key...

by Joseph Overaitis | January 26, 2023

A person who fishes rarely reveals a honey hole; as soon as word gets out, everyone will be there dropping their line. I have kept a secret that has given me an advantage as a comic book hobbyist. This secret was given to me decades ago and...

by Joseph Overaitis | January 15, 2023

The economy and overall status of the comic book market are not doing well. Disposable income is drying up and as a result, comic book prices are falling. People are still buying but the prices people are willing to pay are way down.  The data is there...

by Joseph Overaitis | January 3, 2023

It is that time of year for new beginnings. The new year is when people make resolutions to improve their lives.  Comic book collectors and investors should do the same.  No matter how successful you are, there is always room for improvement.  Here are a few resolutions...

by Don | December 30, 2022

You may hear a lot of comic book investors saying we're in a "buyer's market." Personally, I think most major Silver Age keys still have further to fall. For example, in most grades, issues such as Amazing Spider-Man #129 and Marvel...

by Don | December 29, 2022

As we turn the page on 2022 and look towards 2023, what will 2023 have in store for the comic book investing market? Any experienced stock investor will tell you to never time the market. Instead, if you have the money, keep investing during this buyer's market...

by Joseph Overaitis | December 23, 2022

I have waited for this holiday season for the whole year.  I have been preparing my list and now I am ready for an article that needed to be written.  Here it is, in the spirit of the season... Bring out that aluminum pole, because I am...