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Super-Villain Team-Up (1975): the rare series where Doctor Doom and Namor are protagonists. Key to the Bronze Age, singular status of the character.
Read article →The 1998 series vs Fantastic Four #48 (1966): the character added by Kirby outside the script, the successful graphic bet, and the end at the 13th episode. Key numbers.
Read article →Sabrina (1996) vs Archie's Mad House #22 (1962): seven seasons without darkening, and proof that darkness is not a condition for success. Key numbers.
Read article →Newsstand or Direct Edition? Find out why the kiosk version is often worth more, how to identify it by barcode and evaluate it before buying.
Read article →Distinguish between newsstand and direct edition: barcode, price box, differences by era, high grade rarity, false attributions and real premium.
Read article →Complete guide to vintage French VF comics (1955–2005): current prices from €10 to €2,000, how to spot original editions, conservation tips, and run completion budgets for Lug, Semic, Arédit and Marvel France.
Read article →Its founding numbers are physically the same as those of its sister: two files, a single set of booklets. And an adaptation request divided between two studios.
Read article →Check the vintage on All Star Comics #58, aim for the rewrite issues that no one indexes, and completely complete the two solo series for a paltry budget.
Read article →The most finished project of this corpus: beginning of 2008, end of written 2019, fifty issues. Just one is expensive, and its price is based on a title premium — not a faithful adaptation.
Read article →An entirely inherited entourage: the character has not built anything, he occupies the place of another. Its indirect keys therefore belong to the Venom folder.
Read article →Secret Wars #1 (1984) by Shooter and Zeck: the first major Marvel crossover, Doom on Battleworld. Key to the Bronze Age, value and importance.
Read article →Part of what she does happens under the guise of someone else: these numbers are not referenced anywhere. Don't look for where it appears, look for where it acts.
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