Category: Investment Speculation
We all know the heavy hitters in the Marvel Universe: Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, etc. Most fans can even run through some of the lower tiers of heroes like: Adam Warlock, Howard the Duck, Deathlok, Morbius, and the such. Heck...even Rocket Racer was in an Amazing...
We all know the curse of a bad movie on investment comics, and not even Star Wars is immune to this stigma. That's why it's about to be a buyer's market for Star Wars #1. Call it Star Wars fatigue. Call it over saturating the market. You...
Aquaman may be the first King of Atlantis to get his own movie, but the Sub-Mariner is ruling the silver age comic sales, which raises the question, should you be investing in Namor's key issues? To put it simply, yes. Jason Momoa has helped bring Aquaman...
Sometimes I collect a comic because it is rare. Often I will buy a comic because I see value. Every once in a while, as noted in a previous article (here), I just have to have it. Whether for the reasons listed above, or for...
I'm often charting the furious rate of inflation for Hulk 181, but FF 48 has the potential to be the next 181. About once a month, I report on the ridiculousness that is The Incredible Hulk #181. It doesn't matter what shape your...
Holy crap. Have you seen the sales numbers for the first appearance of Carol Danvers? It's blowing up the market with some grades' FMV tripling and even quadrupling since 2016...and we don't even have a teaser trailer for the Captain Marvel movie yet. I'm not surprised...
What do you do when a first appearance is not really a first appearance? A couple of our favorite characters from the Guardians of the Galaxy, Starlord and Rocket Raccoon, share this affliction. These characters were both thrust into Marvel Preview Magazines to show off the...
Smart investors are always on the lookout for a good deal, and you've got a chance to pick up a few keys while they're in a slump, particularly some Black Panther keys, which are in the midst of a 90-day drop. THE AVENGERS #87...
New characters get everyone excited, but will those first appearances hold up in the long run? If they follow in the steps of a few of their fellow fresh faces, then those will prove to be sound investments. Yesterday, I spotlighted three of the newest entries into...
When speculating about a comic book you are trying to maximize value over time. The best way to help boost it's value is to have multiple factors that make a comic desirable. Key issues, first appearances, classic covers, and movies are just some of the many...