Practical guides, expert advice and resources to manage, value and grow your comic book collection.
Tier S, A, B, C and D of the Kingpin's key numbers. Valuation anomalies, underidentified sleepers, and the three catalysts to watch between now and 2030.
Read article →Infamous Iron Man #1 (2016) by Bendis and Maleev: Doctor Doom dons the Iron Man armor in search of redemption. Link to the casting of Robert Downey Jr.
Read article →Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969) for the original team, the 2008 Abnett and Lanning relaunch for the modern one: the key issues to own and where to start reading.
Read article →Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964): Doctor Doom's origin story, Latveria, magical heritage, rivalry with Reed Richards. Essential collection key.
Read article →Fake CGC comics: how to spot a fake slab, check a CGC certificate and avoid reholding scams before buying a graded comic.
Read article →His first appearance and the issues that made him interesting are separated by twenty years. Retro-continuity as a value mechanism, and the numbers where it is on the right side.
Read article →Two audiences that do not overlap: the silver age and the readership that came via the screen. An adaptation only values what it allows us to find.
Read article →Its founding key dates from 1940: in the golden age, authenticity counts more than condition. Restoration, trimming, cut coupons: check before estimating.
Read article →Build a Kingpin collection without an unreasonable budget: the two titles, the four-step order of acquisition, the gradation, and the minimum list of eight issues.
Read article →Budget under €500: which pieces to aim for above the low budget, how to arbitrate grade, raw vs slab and distribution. Investor method.
Read article →The story of Gamora in comics: created by Jim Starlin (Strange Tales #180, 1975), last of the Zen-Whoberi, weapon then rebel of Thanos, figure of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Read article →Fantastic Four #6 (1962): the first Doctor Doom: Namor alliance, Marvel's first villain team-up. Key to the Silver Age, value and importance.
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