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Collector's Guide

Vision: the first appearance of a new version of an existing character

No creation, no return, no change of costume: a pattern that the market names precisely, and which costs around fifteen dollars.

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Collector's Guide

Ultron: “4th series”, or why a French number 1 is not a first number

Out of 183 announcements noted on August 30, 2026, 143 declared a series generation. Without it, the series + number pair no longer designates a unique copy.

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Collector's Guide

Ultron: the return of an antagonist is almost worthless

$12.95 median compared to $134.95 for the original appearance, measured on the same day: the return is not paid like the arrival.

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Collector's Guide

Ultron: when the first appearance sought is not that of a character

Four out of five advertisements name a fictional metal before the characters: a reason that an inventory by character cannot record.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1990s: the highest amounts actually requested

Three ads from the same number at the same note, asking for $1,195, $895 and $835: on an abundant item, the amount requested remains an opinion.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1980s: the highest amounts actually requested

The peak of the decade is under a thousand dollars when the previous ones exceed thirty thousand: over this period, the state once again becomes the dominant variable.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1970s: the highest amounts actually requested

Two ads with identical wording, same note, same signature, ten thousand dollars apart: what a requested amount is worth until it is compared.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1960s: the highest amounts actually requested

A restored copy rated 8.0 fetched $20,000 compared to $33,000 for an intact copy rated 6.5: the rating can never be read alone.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics from the 1950s: the highest amounts actually requested

Two copies of the same number with the same note, claimed $24,995 and $10,975: a measured classification of the amounts requested, never the sales concluded.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics of the 2020s: the decade where the rankings collapsed

A peak one hundred and fifty times lower than that of the 1960s, and a ranking composed solely of variants: what a recent “top” really measures.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics of the 2010s: the highest amounts actually requested

Five out of six ads share the same rating: when the entire top of the market is 9.8, it is the cover and the circulation that make the difference.

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Valuation

Top 10 comics of the 2000s: the highest amounts actually requested

Two tenths of a state point more than doubles the amount requested: on recent fascicles, only perfection stands out.

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