Category: Investment Speculation

by Matt Tuck | November 18, 2018

After a brief stay with Norman Osborn, the Carnage symbiote is going back to where it belongs with Cletus Kasady. As we prepare for Carnage Born, lets check on the state of Amazing Spider-Man #361. Spoiler alert: it's booming. Marvel has made its share...

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by Matt Tuck | November 17, 2018

Marvel's movies have the Midas touch when it comes to key issues, right? If that's true, what happened with the first appearance of Hela, and why are so many grades been losing money? Thor: Ragnarok did well at the box office. It was well received by...

by Matt Tuck | November 17, 2018

Amazing Spider-Man #798 is still a popular choice among collectors, but the values are dropping across the board.  Back in the spring, the Red Goblin storyline was all the rage. There were variants galore, and by the time ASM #798 hit shelves, the...

by Matt Tuck | November 16, 2018

Remember the time Dracula fought the Silver Surfer? Or when he met Spider-Man? How about when he bit Lady Sif? There's just nothing like comics from the bronze age. In 1971, Marvel Comics decided to get back into the horror stories with their own vampire series, Tomb...

by ChargingGoat | November 16, 2018

There are certain topics that you should not discuss with friends:  politics, religion, and in the comic book world...comic price variants.  If you go to any message board on the topic, you will inevitably see a comment along the lines of "why would I pay higher...

by Matt Tuck | November 15, 2018

When you look at the top selling silver age comics, it gives you an idea of the scope of what made Stan Lee the most famous name in all of comics, and he always knew how to keep his audience anxiously awaiting the next issue.  Of...

by Matt Tuck | November 12, 2018

As the world mourns the passing of Stan Lee, the market for a key comic signed by the legendary creator will rise to ridiculous levels.  Stan Lee was more than a comics legend; his persona spread into pop culture, and he became the face of comics...

by ChargingGoat | November 8, 2018

I am a big fan of finding the rare stuff.  The lower the census, the better.  However, sometimes you want a comic that may not be as rare as you'd like, for example there might be 2,838 grade 9.8 copies of a comic on the census...wait,...

by ChargingGoat | November 4, 2018

That Captain Marvel is so hot right now!  There is a frenzy among collectors to get their hands on anything Captain Marvel.  Carol Danvers' Ms. Marvel #1 has nearly doubled in price in a year.  Avenging Spider-Man #9 is the hottest modern book, and speculation about...

by ChargingGoat | November 1, 2018

Sometimes perspective is a matter of individual circumstance.  Fandom can happen at many subtle levels.  If you are a DC fan, you may not know or care who Luke Cage is.  Most people probably had no idea who Killmonger was prior to Black Panther being released...