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Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1980s

The most valuable comic books of the 1980s were published in the middle of two crucial ages for comic books. Those would be the second half of the Bronze Age and the dawn of the Modern Age.

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 11, 2025

Silver Age Icons: The Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1960s

Some of the most valuable comic books of the 1960s were the inspirations for the billion-dollar comic book movies we all love now. This was the Silver Age of comic books. Comic book characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers made their debut during this era.

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 11, 2025

Preserve Every Page: 7 Best Comic Book Sleeves for Your Collection

Comic books require constant protection. They fade and disintegrate when exposed to sunlight. If you throw raw comic books into a long box, they will fade and disintegrate over time naturally. That is why products like the best comic book sleeves and boards were created.

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 11, 2025

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4 Best Home Safes to Protect Valuable Comic Books

If you own valuable comic books worth hundreds, thousands, or more, then you should consider buying the best home safes for comic books. Protective insurance is the price you must pay to own valuable, collectible, and materialistic items.

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 11, 2025

A Comic Worth Slabbing is Worth Locking: 7 Best Large Safes to Protect Comics

In October 2023, a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, inherited a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15. This rare 1962 comic book marks the first appearance of Spider-Man. With a CGC grade of 4.0, it could fetch around $35,000. In contrast, a near-pristine copy of the same issue sold for a staggering…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

From Chaos to Collector’s Paradise: The 5 Best Comic Book Storage Boxes and Bins

When I was a kid, a house-wide flood once soaked cardboard storage boxes full of my favorite comic books. It’s an incident that I still remember today. It was a hard life lesson. That incident taught me to take better care of my comic books and to organize them properly.…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Tablets to Read Comic Books (Updated For 2026)

I grew up in an era where comic books were supposed to be held in your hands, placed on a flat surface, and enthusiastically read. Comic books were created to be aesthetically appreciated. But that is probably an outdated way of thinking now. Modern comic book fans are more likely…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

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7 More Comic Book Sleeves You Should Use

When I was a kid, protecting comic books was the furthest thing from my mind. It is a self-defeating mindset to have if you love comic books. Comic books depreciate in physical and potential investment value due to exposure to the elements. You should be aware of every option available…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

12 Must-Read Batman Comic Books for Every Fan

We just got our new Superman film, but it may be a while before we get a new Batman film. Still, Batman is one of the most popular comic book characters ever created. Batman comic books usually sell more than Superman comics. With all due respect to the Man of…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

My Thunderbolts Review: A Bad Sign for the MCU’s Future

As of this posting, the Thunderbolts* have barely made $381 million globally. Jump in the thread and tell me that is a success, please; then, also admit that Captain America: Brave New World is also a hit, since it made $415 million. Since the MCU retitled the film New Avengers,…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 10, 2025

The Overlooked Brilliance of Blue Marvel

2023’s The Marvels was a bad film. However, there was one rumor at the time that made me desperately hope for an unannounced supporting superhero role in the film. Online fans at the time said Blue Marvel might appear. That did not happen. Blue Marvel is one of the most…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 9, 2025

The 8 Most Legendary Black Panther Stories

The success of MCU Black Panther is a lot like that of MCU Iron Man, if you think about it. People have short memory spans, but no one knew who Iron Man was before 2008. Most filmgoers had no idea who Black Panther was before his 2016 introduction in Captain…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 7, 2025

10 Reasons Why Black Comic Characters Are Rising To The Top

In 2025, the world is craving representation, and not for its own sake. For almost a century, the template for a superhero was a white male or a white person in general. That was not a happy accident; that template was the result of race politics. (More on that later.)…

Personal Finance Advice · Jul 3, 2025

8 Strangest Avengers Comic Book Storylines

Edgar Allan Poe once said, “There is no beauty without some strangeness.” I disagree. Sometimes, strange is just downright strange. The first Avengers comic book came out in 1963. These characters are now globally ubiquitous thanks to the billion-dollar MCU machine. However, some comic book fans, like myself, will tell…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 30, 2025

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Personal Finance Advice · Jun 26, 2025

The 10 Most Controversial and Polarizing Comic Books Stories Ever

Controversial comic book stories are nothing new when it comes to the comics industry. Controversy sells. However, some controversies only create a lot of bad press and angry comic book fans. At that point, the controversy is sometimes not worth the press it generates, but it is too late. It…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 23, 2025

Forgotten Comic Book Epics: The Immortal Iron Fist

Most of you may know Iron Fist from the late 2010s Netflix shows featuring Finn Jones as the character. My apologies if you do. What you should know is that Iron Fist is an incredible character and has better stories in the comic books. I think it is insane that…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 19, 2025

8 Comic Book Characters Who are Total Superman Ripoffs

Did you know that Superman was technically not the first flying Superhero? Superman only leapt tall heights in a single bound back in 1938. The character did not start, “flying,” until 1943 or so. Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Namor, the Sub-Mariner made his debut…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 16, 2025

7 All-Time Best Blade Comic Books

Blade comic books basically have horror themes. Even though Marvel is known for superhero comics, Blade is a horror character. He is half vampire, half human, and must control his thirst for human blood. Meanwhile, he is on a quest to rid the world of vampires to save humanity. He…

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Personal Finance Advice · Jun 16, 2025

8 Most Action-Packed Thunderbolts Stories

As of this post, Thunderbolts*, also known as New Avengers, is a financial flop. Don’t shoot the messenger, it’s the truth. The film has barely made $380 million globally. Even though most critics and fans seem to love it, people are not going to see it. While it’s debatable that…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 9, 2025

The 7 Most Important Venom Hosts

Venom is now a very popular character due to the Tom Hardy-starring Sony films. Almost everyone knows that Eddie Brock and the symbiote are known collectively as Venom. However, if you don’t read comic books, then you may not know that there have been numerous Venom hosts. Eddie Brock was…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 6, 2025

Black Panther’s White Son Breaks the Internet – Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1

The internet broke in half yesterday with Marvel Comics revealing that Black Panther’s white son, a new character known as Ketema, might take over Wakanda. A meme of Ryan Gosling as Black Panther has been circulating on social media for years. The meme was a reaction to the social media…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 5, 2025

9 Tragic Comic Book Characters With Horror Themes

Comedian Richard Pryor once said, “We all carry around our own monsters.” Fans of horror, like myself, enjoy horror for many reasons. We get a thrill from experiencing creative, visual, and narrative horror in controlled settings. Still, the best horror films and stories are also tragedies. They contain narratives that…

Personal Finance Advice · Jun 2, 2025

10 Most Popular Gender Bent Female Superheroes

Gender bent female superheroes are not a new thing in comic books. She-Hulk goes back to 1979. You may remember that Dr. Jane Foster became the new MCU Thor in 2022; however, she became Thor in the comics in 2014. The CW’s Batwoman made her debut in the comic books…

Personal Finance Advice · May 30, 2025

9 Best Martial Arts Superheroes and Storylines

Ever think the best heroes need flight or super strength? Some truly iconic martial arts superheroes in comics actually skip the superpowers altogether. No, we’re not talking about brave reporters or steadfast butlers who support the main acts; they’re heroes in their own right, of course. We mean dedicated fighters,…

Personal Finance Advice · May 27, 2025

The 8 Best Comic Book Boards for Preserving Your Comic Books

Comic book collecting is an expensive hobby. It also requires a lot of time and physical activity on your part. Comic sleeves and the best comic book boards need to be swapped out every few years. Even archival-quality comic sleeves and backing boards, which can last a lifetime, require regular…

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