Comic book investing vs the Stock Market
It has been a lousy year for the stock market, but not so for collectible comic books. Those quoted in this article from The Calgary Herald say that prices for rare comics have been going up significantly over the past months. So much so that investors are looking to comic books as an addition to their portfolio.
For investors, the biggest drawback to collecting comic books is the fear that you may have to attend a comic book convention and rub shoulders with middle-aged, pot-bellied delegates dressed in spandex superhero outfits.
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VERY RARE! CHARLTON COMIC BOOK THE JETSONS 1972 XEROX US $9.99 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 19:04:26 PDT Add to watch list |
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Exclusive STARCRAFT 2 Comic Book RARE Launch ISSUE US $0.95 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 19:09:59 PDT Add to watch list |
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Comic Book Collection - Mixed Lot! Rare, #1, and more! US $2.05 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 19:24:00 PDT Add to watch list |
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WORLD'S FINEST, RARE DC COMICS PB, 1978 Tempo Books PB US $9.99 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 20:29:03 PDT Add to watch list |
Marvel Ends Open Submissions Policy
Due to an unprecedented number of unsolicited art and writing submissions, Marvel has altered its open submissions policy effective immediately. Marvel has remained the only major publisher to continue accepting open submissions, however that practice has been halted as we review our strategies for accepting future submissions.
Marvel has a proven track record of attracting new and emerging talent and does not plan on ending those efforts in any way.
“If you look at our track record over the last 18 months, I think you’ll find the names of more new writers and artists in Marvel books than ever before. Maybe more than at any other major comic book publisher, as a matter of fact,” says Marvel Talent Liaison C.B. Cebulski. “We pride ourselves on finding new voices and artistic styles to help us shape the Marvel Universe in original and exciting ways. And while the hunt for new artistic resources to help us ever expand the Marvel mythos will continue, we’ll just be going about it in different ways. We’ve examined all our past practices concerning talent recruitment and it quickly became clear that more ‘reactive’ methods such as open submissions were the least effective ways to open the Marvel door for up-and-comers. So instead we’ll be continuing with the more ‘proactive’ methods of artist and writer discovery that we’ve found so successful of late, including some soon-to-be-announced new outlets.”
An interview with a Hal Foster Prince Valiant collector
Prince Valiant began in full color tabloid sections on Saturday February 13, 1937. The first full page was strip #16, which appeared in the Sunday New Orleans Times Picayune. The internal dating changed from Saturday to Sunday with strip #66 (May 15, 1938). The full page strip continued until 1971 when strip #1788 was not offered in full page format—it was the last strip Hal Foster drew. The strip continues today by other artists in half page format.
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PRINCE VALIANT MONTHLY #7 PIONEER COMICS KING ARTHUR VF US $8.95 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 21:17:47 PDT Add to watch list |
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PRINCE VALIANT (MARVEL) #2 Fine Comics Book US $3.01 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 0:47:29 PDT Add to watch list |
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PRINCE VALIANT #1 FC #719 Very Good Comics Book US $36.43 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 5:26:56 PDT Add to watch list |