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Build a Storm collection without paying for four characters: cut into the Claremont river run, aim for 1983-1986, and recognize a nice example from the 1980s.
Read article →His first series had an unusual format and price: a larger, more expensive and less printed issue cannot be kept like the others, and cannot be judged like the others.
Read article →Almost all of his key numbers are expensive because of other characters. The only segment that belongs to it, the limited series of 1982 and 1985, is also the least expensive.
Read article →Collecting a plot rather than a character: 20 issues, from 1981 to 1990. The trap of the annual format, the Gambit question, and why this collection is ending.
Read article →An entourage made up of people to whom he owes a debt or a fault. His indirect keys predate his own first appearance by four years.
Read article →Super-Villain Team-Up (1975): the rare series where Doctor Doom and Namor are protagonists. Key to the Bronze Age, singular status of the character.
Read article →The 1998 series vs Fantastic Four #48 (1966): the character added by Kirby outside the script, the successful graphic bet, and the end at the 13th episode. Key numbers.
Read article →Sabrina (1996) vs Archie's Mad House #22 (1962): seven seasons without darkening, and proof that darkness is not a condition for success. Key numbers.
Read article →Newsstand or Direct Edition? Find out why the kiosk version is often worth more, how to identify it by barcode and evaluate it before buying.
Read article →Distinguish between newsstand and direct edition: barcode, price box, differences by era, high grade rarity, false attributions and real premium.
Read article →Complete guide to vintage French VF comics (1955-2005): current prices from €10 to €2,000, how to spot original editions, conservation tips, and run completion budgets for Lug, Semic, Arédit and Marvel France.
Read article →Its founding numbers are physically the same as those of its sister: two files, a single set of booklets. And an adaptation request divided between two studios.
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