Learning to identify"key" issues.9677
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bama1955 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Leaning on your experience again,lol. I've been researching how to identify"key" issues in my collection. I looked at online sources and plan to purchase the comic book price guide everyone have recommended. Based on what I've researched so far, I've chosen these as possible"key" issues. Am I getting close, lol. Be brutally honest with me. It's the only way I'm going to learn. This is the list. Thanks guys. 1992/1993 X Men - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 25, 28, and 30. 1992/1993 - Iron Man - 281, 282, 283, 1992/1993 - ASM - 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, and 370. | ||
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Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I highly recommend Key Collector Comics. It's an iOS app that makes identifying key incredibly simple. I went through 70 or so long boxes last month with the app and separated my key books for possible grading. | ||
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X51 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| You are on the right track. First appearances of a character would be more important than a wedding issue even though both are important events. You have to look at how important or significant a character is second. The first appearance of Carnage is more important than the first appearance of Omega Red. Carnage appears more often and is more memorable even though neither are bad issues to own. The down side to that list is that they were all produced at a time when comics were overproduced. The supply of those issues outweighs the demand so you really want to focus on flawless copies if you want to get them graded. |
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CatCovers private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Broker1 Had somehow never heard of that app. Thanks! Going to check it out. | ||
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KYoung_1974 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Broker1. It's also available on Android. @CatCovers There is freed and paid content. The free content is very good for identifying key issues. You can search by either character or title. |
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Paulbg2000 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Comic Book Realm and Marvel Wiki / DC Wiki are both decent sources that can at times be incorrect, but give you a ground work. People often recommend Key Collector Comics, which is great...but it's also missing a lot of information. (Example - They have The Boys 1, 2, 3, 7, 24 listed, but are missing #9 (1st Mallory) and #19 (1st Lamplighter)...so while they do have a lot of information, it's not a complete picture of keys in a run at times. |
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JLS_Comics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Pick up a copy of Overstreet | ||
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the420bandito private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Google is your friend https://www.sellmycomicbooks.com/comic-books-key-issue.html | ||
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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xkonk private msg quote post Address this user | |
| There's what would be key to a fan of the series and there's what would be key to any collector in general. Like @X51 said, the Jean/Cyclops wedding issue is sort of a key, in the X-Men fan sense, but first appearance of Omega Red is a minor key for anybody. Even then it has to be in really good condition to be worth slabbing or selling. First War Machine is probably on par or a bit higher then Omega Red since he's a good guy and more popular character. First Carnage is a modern key for anyone. If you want another free way to figure out which books are keys, see what they sell for on mycomicshop.com or some other online store. If you can buy it for $2 it isn't a key. |
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NightRelic private msg quote post Address this user | |
| One thing I don't think anyone covered is what is a key issue for you. If you're just looking at slabbing and selling, this doesn't enter in. But if you're a reader first a key for you might be the one issue of a story line you don't have. Or if you're a completist, the few issues of a run you don't have yet. | ||
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shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @bama1955 The KCapp is good for identifying key books, but beware... the values are way off, and the app will crank your phone with alerts to so-called “key” modern books as they hit the shelves. Kill the notifications. For what you are doing, it would be a good resource. |
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Along with the guide, one thing you’ll find very valuable is recognizing the covers of key issues. This, like all things, will take time. But it really speeds up the process of going through a box of comics. I’d suggest by starting with asking yourself “who is my favorite character”? Then Google “first appearance of . . . “. Then do the same for another character that interests you. Eventually, you’ll have quite the visual database in your head. Don’t be surprised you get to the point where you recognize a book as a key issue, but you can’t remember why it’s a key. |
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VaComicsGuy private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by 00slim I hate when that happens. |
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