Picker's Pocket Guide – Comic Books
Krause Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4402-4498-8 (ISBN)
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Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books. Discover for yourself what insiders have long known with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking comic books.
You'll uncover:
The best comics to hunt, from the 1930s-1980s and beyond
Where to find hidden treasures
Practical strategies for buying and selling comic books
How to flip comics for profit and fun
Common reprints and facsimiles
Restoration and repair
Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.
A staff writer and collectibles specialist for Heritage Auctions since 2003, David has had articles published in a number of magazines over the past 10 years, including Goldmine and Intelligent Collector, and was recently quoted by CNN concerning Action Comics #1 $3.2 Million Superman and also by the Wall Street Journal and others over the past few years. He has appeared as a voice-over on American Pickers, Season 1 Episode 10 (he's the one Mike calls about a group of "Harold Gray" drawings), recently wrote introductions for two books on comics published by PS Artbooks in the UK: Black Cat Mystery Vol. 4, and Adventures Into the Unknown Vol. 6 (both 2014), and he edited and wrote the introduction for the Fantagraphics book Henry Speaks For Himself (2014). He is also the publisher/writer of the fanzine Mumbo beginning in 1999, with 10 issues plus several specials released. Besides comic books, David's other specialties are comic art, animation art, and 1960s rock posters.
| Zusatzinfo | 300 Illustrations, color |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 102 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4402-4498-7 / 1440244987 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4402-4498-8 / 9781440244988 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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