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Only one crossover matters, and it doesn't feature her: the 1980s overhaul that removes her world. Twenty years later, a second gives it back to him.
Read article →Mutant Massacre (1986) which he sponsored before existing, Inferno (1988-1989) which delivers the answers, and 2019 where he ceases to be a participant to become a play.
Read article →An entourage borrowed from a pre-existing mythological background: its figures have no origin to tell. The market pays for invention, not staging.
Read article →Spider-Man Unlimited (1999) vs Thor #134 (1967): Counter-Earth of the High Evolutionary, and what we lose by moving a character defined by an address.
Read article →Investing in the first appearances of comic book teams: why a roster has the potential for adaptation, which key numbers to aim for and how to avoid
Read article →Cosmic segment carried by adaptations: which first appearances to target, the pitfalls of B&W magazines, grading and volatility. Method and re
Read article →Tier S, A, B, C and D. The most systemic discrepancy in the corpus: an entire category, the original rewritings, escapes the indexes and is not paid for anything.
Read article →Avengers Annual #10, Uncanny What to aim for according to your budget.
Read article →Comic grading: CGC scale, labels, census, pressing, and the PSA/CBCS upheaval of 2026, clearly explained before submitting a comic.
Read article →Gang War (1987), Acts of Vengeance, Shadowland, Devil's Reign (2021): the Kingpin participates in events as a negotiator. Its tie-ins are under-identified, therefore accessible.
Read article →Present in almost every event since 1963, and that's the problem: the value of an appearance is inversely proportional to its frequency. Only three count.
Read article →Maximum Carnage (1993): fourteen episodes over five series. Taken in isolation, none of them are worth anything, combined they form a sought-after whole: the value is in the completeness.
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