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Collector's Guide

Winter Soldier: two markets that only diverge at the top

148 American and 42 French announcements on August 30, 2026. Neighboring medians, but a maximum of 42 times the median on one side and 7 times on the other.

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Collector's Guide

Wasp: “VF”, two incompatible meanings in the same ad

Out of 550 advertisements noted on August 30, 2026, “VF” appears 202 times: sometimes for the language, sometimes for the state. Three visible clues allow us to decide.

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Collector's Guide

The Wasp: one booklet, three ways to write its title

The title printed on the cover and the reference title do not coincide: a search on a single form misses part of the offer.

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Collector's Guide

The Wasp: the marriage of two characters is a collectible motif

The 2018 reissue in good condition costs $7.95, the 1968 original in 0.5 condition costs 7.15: two audiences, two objects, two prices.

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Collector's Guide

Vision: the “complete story”, a French format designed to stand on its own

112 ads, three to five euros for the entire story: each booklet has its own title, a key more stable than its number.

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Vision: the first appearance of a new version of an existing character

No creation, no return, no change of costume: a pattern that the market names precisely, and which costs around fifteen dollars.

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Ultron: “4th series”, or why a French number 1 is not a first number

Out of 183 announcements noted on August 30, 2026, 143 declared a series generation. Without it, the series + number pair no longer designates a unique copy.

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Collector's Guide

Ultron: the return of an antagonist is almost worthless

$12.95 median compared to $134.95 for the original appearance, measured on the same day: the return is not paid like the arrival.

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Ultron: when the first appearance sought is not that of a character

Four out of five advertisements name a fictional metal before the characters: a reason that an inventory by character cannot record.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1990s: the highest amounts actually requested

Three ads from the same number at the same note, asking for $1,195, $895 and $835: on an abundant item, the amount requested remains an opinion.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1980s: the highest amounts actually requested

The peak of the decade is under a thousand dollars when the previous ones exceed thirty thousand: over this period, the state once again becomes the dominant variable.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1970s: the highest amounts actually requested

Two ads with identical wording, same note, same signature, ten thousand dollars apart: what a requested amount is worth until it is compared.

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