It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane! It’s the Superhero who started it all!
Today we’ll take a look at who is arguably the most famous superhero of all, Superman. We’ll look at the top Superman comic books for collectors and investors, and let you know where to go to find this comics [...]

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How would you like an avalanche of comic books delivered to your door without paying a penny?
Several years ago a friend let me in on a little secret. I tweaked the “secret formula” for my own purposes and the results were amazing. In the span of a few months I was literally swamped [...]

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If you read or speculate on new comics off the stand, I want to let you know about a great resource for upcoming releases. Take a look at the ComixFan “Crystal Ball” forum and you’ll see the latest solicitations from Marvel and DC, plus discussions about the upcoming issues.
There are several places [...]

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Two of the craziest statements I have heard since I started collecting comic books are:

Only buy comic books you enjoy
Buy comic books in the best condition you can afford

These two ideas are perpetuated by dealers who are living in the past, before the free flow of information provided by the Internet. Let’s pick apart [...]

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If you’re a reader or speculator your goal is to purchase your new comic books for the lowest possible price.  For the speculator this is even more important because a few dimes can make or break you over a purchase of a hundred or so books.  The discount is nice for the reader, but a [...]

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If you really want to score some discounts on comic books and make the most of the hobby you need to decide what kind of fan you really are.  I think there are four basic categories.  You may fit into more than one, but we’ll get into that later.
Which are you?

The Reader – reads new [...]

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Have you ever heard that term before? If you are serious about making a lot of money off your comics or running the perpetual collection program, then you must read and heed the following, starting with the title – “Retail is for Suckers!”
Lets get down to basics:
Profit = Sales price – cost
Now there are a lot [...]

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