Courtesy of Heritage Galleries Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. A Brief History of Comics Comics historians have split the history of comics into several different ages. The first, the Victorian Age, spans almost...
The internet -more specifically, eBay- has drastically changed the comic book buyers’ market. It’s now easier than ever-before for collectors and casual readers to find even the scarcest comic books. The...
This guide might be useful to all comic collectors as a quick reference to hunting down the First Appearance of their favorite Hero or Villain. I won't be able to update any further due to reaching maximum...
From the time I was 5, I couldn't pass a comic book rack without flipping through to see what was there. When I was 15, I opened my first shop. At 20, I opened a second. I've sold at Flea Markets, trade shows,...
This is info on "3M's" and how they were used in the comic book industry You may know already that not all the colors on a printed comic book page are solid colors--some are Light (faces, light blue skies,...
It's easy to get confused about all the different graded comics out there, so I'm writing this guide to help out anyone who is as confused as I was when I first started collecting comic books. To start with,...
Overstreet Grading Scale The Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide is known in the comic book industry as the source for grading comic books. The Overstreet Grading Scale has become the industry standard used...
We're currently sitting in the Modern age of comic books. Just as a prelude, there are five universally accepted comic book ages: Platinum (1897-1937) Golden (1938-1955) Silver (1956-1969) Bronze...
Comic books have always been a popular medium, but they are increasing in popularity nowadays due to the re-emergence of superhero movies. The comic book community can be an insular one, and it can be...
Proper comic book grading 101 This is ment to act as a guide on how to properly grade your comic books for sale on ebay. This is only a guide, Actual grading is not able to be broken down to a set of...