Picker's Pocket Guide - Comic Books: How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro |
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| Authors: | Tosh, David |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | ANT012000, CGN015000, ANT038000 |
| ISBN: | 9781440245145, Related ISBNs: 1440244987, 1440245142, 9781440244988, 9781440245145 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 208, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: 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 beyond
• Where to find hidden treasures
• Practical strategies for buying and selling comic books
• How to flip comics for profit and fun
• Common reprints and facsimiles
• Restoration and repair
Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.
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 beyond
• Where to find hidden treasures
• Practical strategies for buying and selling comic books
• How to flip comics for profit and fun
• Common reprints and facsimiles
• Restoration and repair
Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.
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