Investing in Comic Books
You Can Make Big Money if You Know What to Buy
Who would have ever thought that a ten cent comic book from our childhood could be worth a half million dollars today? Don’t you wish you would have saved the comics from your childhood?
The stock market is somewhat unpredictable, with some of the major stocks becoming unsettled due to mismanagement. As a result, some people are starting to look towards more stable investments like collecting comic books.
In the 2007 Collectors Guide Hot Spots, Missy Sullivan stated: “Faster than a speeding bullet. That's been the price velocity for comic books and the original art drawn for their covers, splash pages and inside panels.”
In order to start a comic book collection, you should do some research to get a feel for classification, popular titles and prices. Here are some basics on comic collecting:
Comic Book Age Divisions
In the comic book collecting field there are four divisions of ages or eras: Golden Age, Bronze Age, Silver Age and Comics to Date. Researching what age to collect, or what comic books are valuable within any of the four age divisions is important.
What Makes Comic Book Valuable
Big dollars are to be found in Golden Age where nearly all comic books start at a thousand dollars and can go up to half a million dollars. For example: action comics issue # 1 published by DC Comics, with the first appearance of Superman, in near mint condition is going at half a million dollars to one million dollars. Action comics numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to 15 are priced in around eight thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. Not bad for a dime!
Older first additions seem to be always worth more money. Then again sometimes when a new character is introduced into a comic series, you can find a big jump in price also.
When a movie is made of a comic book character, it will also bring the price rising. Look at Spiderman comics. There has been a fair increase in price since the introduction of the first movie.
There have been a few comics published in the last ten years that are now looking at fantastic rises in prices, some up to five hundred dollars. One example is “The Death of Spiderman”. It just shows that even today’s comics can be a good investment if they are put away for a few years.
Comic Book Resources
If you decide to buy comic books as an investment, there are many web sites that explain comics in great detail. These sites provide information on storage and backing your comic books to help protect their condition. They also tell you prices based on the condition of your books and how to rate your collection. There is a company that gives you certified conditions on your comics. Some websites offer ideas as to where to pick up old comics at great prices.
Comic Price Guide is one of the best sites for finding prices.
CGC is the number one comic grading company.
Emerald city Comics and Collectables Inc is one of the better places to see what’s hot and what’s not.
The key to collecting comics is research. Just as one would research a stock, you should do the same with comics. Don’t barrel ahead and buy everything you can. Be selective. Watch, learn and listen to the market.
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