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I have a b&w photo of my (considerably) older brother, from the early 1960s, reading a pile of comic books a foot high. The only cover visible is Spiderman #4.
by johngossman 11mo ago
I have a b&w photo of my (considerably) older brother, from the early 1960s, reading a pile of comic books a foot high. The only cover visible is Spiderman #4. When I was a kid I used to stare at that picture and dream.
Needless to say, I kept all my old comics.
- technothrasher 11mo agoI had a British edition of Star Wars #1 at my parent's house that an English friend gave me when we were kids back in the early 80's. I always wondered what it was worth, as I could only find price guides for the US edition. But when I finally got around to go get it a couple years ago, it was nowhere to be found. So the question became only academic.
- snowwrestler 11mo agoI kept all my old comics too, and check the value occasionally on eBay. Most valuable one has yet to top $40. Turns out a lot of 80s kids had the same idea!
- Libidinalecon 11mo agoI use to collect baseball cards as a kid in the 80s and I can remember I would see comics at card shows. I had seen football cards take off in value and really wanted to get into comic collecting. What I remember is the big comic books were just slightly outside the price range of a 10 year old cutting the lawn. Unlike baseball cards that cost thousands for HOF rookie cards. I don't know how accurate it is but chatGPT gives prices that sound about right from what I remember looking at comic price guides in the 80s. X-Men #1 $60–$150 The Incredible Hulk #1 $60–$120 Avengers #1 $80–$180 I never got to start my collection then I remember as a teenager thinking what a stupid idea it was anyway. Who the hell is ever going to be that into comic book characters?