Picker’s Pocket Guide Comic Books: How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro

COMICS PACK PUNCH

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.

David Tosh, Mesquite TX, is a comic books expert/cataloguer at Heritage Auctions. He has had articles published in a number of magazines and has also written the introduction for several books on comics.