Archive for the Advanced Comic Book Topics Category


A Sleeper Awakes – Iron Man 55 Finally Hits it Big!

Iron Man 55, first Thanos, has long been called a “sleeper” issue ready to rise further into the stratospheric heights of key comics, but although a key and more expensive than surrounding issues, this comic hasn’t really hit the big time – until now. !!!!Potential Spoiler Alert!!!! The rumor patrol says the upcoming Avengers movie […]

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Iron Man 55 Value and Investment Survey

Iron Man #55 is the first appearance of Thanos, one of the more interesting villains in the Marvel Universe. The excellent video below give his in-depth storyline. Iron Man #55 has always been a key Iron Man issue standing out from the crowd and the issue has enjoyed “sleeper” status. As of 2011 he was […]

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Amazing Adventures #11 Value and Investment Survey

Amazing Adventures #11 is the first “new” Beast. In this issue he turns blue and there is a flashback to his origin. Because of the importance of the Beast in the X-men universe and difficulty of finding this edition in high grade with it’s black cover, it remains a sought after Bronze Age comic. Amazing […]

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