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Here are some Punisher Key Comics that contains first appearances of his ‘family’ members. These are characters who are inspired by or modeled after the original Punisher. They are not really a family like Batman and his Bat family. Most of these characters were introduced during the 90s when Punisher was popular enough to hold […]
In my article on how to invest in low grade mega keys, I mention about market ebbs and flows. What might be correctly valued years ago can become undervalued if the overall market moves up even further If you want to make money off blue chip keys (rather than speculative issues), then you need to […]
Here are the modern keys to invest in if you want to find the next Ultimate Fallout #4. I have refined the PSM tool introduced here to identify the next gems you should have in your portfolio. The books discussed here are the regular versions. The analysis do not apply to variants, which by definition […]
In my previous Comic Speculation Sunday article on Children of the Vault, I talked about investing in concepts, rather than characters. In this week’s article, I am going to apply this to Marvel’s supernatural genre. I stumbled upon this concept when I was looking for supernatural characters that are still currently used in Marvel comics, […]
Here are more Marvel supernatural comics to speculate on. This will be my third entry into this series. Check out my earlier articles on marvel supernatural comics here and here. The books I purchased from these previous two entries turned out to be pretty good comic investments. Hopefully, it can be third time lucky. Unlike […]
Here are the hot comics for 2020 as well as what will be hot for 2021 and beyond. The data comes from a combination of: Ebay sales Hot comics list from different sites CGC forum threads on what is selling It is not a ranking list and might not be exhaustive. Based on these hot […]
This guide attempts to develop a framework to evaluate the investment potential of 2nd print comics. On average, most 2nd print comics are not worth anything. However, in cases where the 2nd print contain first appearances of characters, they can be worth something. In some, 2nd print can be more expensive than 1st prints. I […]
This article provides a list of Batman Beyond Key Issues with first appearances of important characters in the series. Batman Beyond #1 has become one of the hot comics for 2020. Raw copies have been selling well over $150-200 while 9.8 is now at the $850-900 range. A rising tide raises all boats. We can […]
Here is a list of the best spider man comics to invest in. Issue Year Sales Figure Character No of Appearances Price Amazing Spiderman #83 1970 373,000 Richard Fisk 72 $40* Amazing Spiderman #113 1972 288,000 Hammer Head 155 $40 Amazing Spiderman #253 1984 281,000 Rose 72 $7 Amazing Spiderman #265 1985 281,000 Silver Sable […]
This article looks at the seven printings of Edge of Spiderverse #2 and their value. The current value of a raw, first printing edition of Edge of Spiderverse #2 is around $300. A 9.8 condition of the same book is valued at $550. In addition, the variant for Edge of Spiderverse #2 is valued at […]
