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The Long Boxers - Hero - Not All High Grade Books Part 1
Comic Investing: Not All High Grade Books Are Created Equal – Part 1 of 4
Comic Investing: Not All High Grade Books Are Created Equal – Part 1 of 4 1024 585 Craig Coffman

Comic Investing: Not All High Grade Books Are Created Equal – Part 1 of 4 A Does Not Equal B (Learning how to assess which comic books to invest in) Math? Eww. No one told me there would be math. Relax. There is some later, but it is pretty straight forward and not painful. Now…

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The Long Boxers - Blog - Variant Collecting - The Vision 1
Comic Investing: Variant Covers—The Wild Wild West of Comics
Comic Investing: Variant Covers—The Wild Wild West of Comics 1024 585 Craig Coffman

Comic Investing: Variant Covers—The Wild Wild West of Comics Variant covers are a somewhat new way to market comics. The idea, as you would guess, is that you get the same book but with a different cover. If only it stopped at that statement! There are also different ratio variants. Obviously, some of these will…

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The LongBoxers - Blog Hero - Elsa Bloodstone
Marvel Comics Elsa Bloodstone – Bloodstone Issue 1
Marvel Comics Elsa Bloodstone – Bloodstone Issue 1 1024 585 Craig Coffman

Elsa Bloodstone is a lovely, and deadly, monster hunter. Bloodstone #1 a modern book which might be worth locating. While I am pretty skeptical about modern books holding much value, this book has many things going for it. Despite the obvious visual connection to the Tomb Raider franchise, Elsa Bloodstone has shed that skin and…

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TLB Investment Strategy Comparison
Comic Investing: High Grade CGC—v— Every Week Raw
Comic Investing: High Grade CGC—v— Every Week Raw 1024 585 Craig Coffman

Investing in comics is super fun and potentially lucrative, but you need to figure out your persona. Pay up for a CGC book or uncover your own raw gem? A common dilemma for collectors and investors: CGC or raw? Do you like to hold or turn and burn? Or a mix of the two? Both…

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DC Comics Timothy Hunter Books of Magic
DC Comics Timothy Hunter – Books of Magic Issue 1
DC Comics Timothy Hunter – Books of Magic Issue 1 1024 585 Craig Coffman

Let us talk about Timothy Hunter – Books of Magic #1 Prestige-Format and why you might be interested. And Now, Timothy Hunter 1990, before Harry Potter, DC unleashed the young boy Timothy Hunter to be the most powerful magician in their universe. A young British boy with messy hair, bespectacled, oh, and an owl…sound familiar?…our…

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Marvel Devil Dinosar Issue 1
Marvel Comics Devil Dinosaur Issue 1
Marvel Comics Devil Dinosaur Issue 1 1024 560 Craig Coffman

A little bit about Devil Dinosaur #1 and why you might want to pay attention to it. Built by Kirby Jack Kirby has created some of the more interesting, and strange, stories and characters in comics. His works from the Bronze Age of comics have been actively sought out by collectors and readers for the…

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