Archive for the Comic Book Basics Category


Prepping Comic Books for Professional Grading

If you’re thinking of sending your comic books to CGC or PGX, you may want to do a quick check before they go out the door. Contrary to popular belief, there are some flaws that will affect the final grade of your comic books that can be fixed. Patrick over at comicbookcollecting.net has written about […]

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Stock Market Down? Check Out Comic Book Returns

So how are comic books doing in the down economy and on the heels of a huge stock market drop? Well, if this copy of Amazing Spider-man #1 is any indication, quite well. This particular copy sold for over $2,000 more than the previous high price this year. It’s impressive to say the least. Will […]

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Giant Size X-men on the Move? A Surprising Sale

If you’re a Comic Book Secrets Member’s Only free subscriber, you’ve probably taken a look at the auctions and sales prices for Giant Size X-men. If you haven’t, I recommend you use the price watching tools provided for you. I’ve been keeping an eye on some Giant Size X-men #1’s and actually had a low […]

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