Comic Book Adds for the Hattie Collection

As some of you may know, I've been collecting comic books again over the past three years. I collected comics when I was young, read them over and over, and then realized some 25 years later that had I taken better care of them, they'd have some real USD value today. 100-500 X, even.

Books like the Amazing Spider-Man 300 (first full Venom appearance and directly above) and 361 (first full Carnage appearance) have real value today to collectors. I know it's not Bitcoin, gold, or even Tesla with respect to the possibility of price appreciation, but it's fun; the art is amazing, some of the stories are well written, and there is always the chance that a new character's first appearance sticks to what some might call the creation of modern-day mythology. And with some (hopefully) wise purchases, some of the books should hold value over time due to scarcity, key appearance demand, and possible artist collector interest. My hope is to pick up books that hold value for my daughter's future collection. Let's call it diversification, I guess.

So what I guess I'm saying here is that comic book collecting is (maybe sort of) like art collecting. It's an asset that has a possibility to appreciate in value against the US Dollar based on various conditions.

Each week I like to share items that I pick up and provide some commentary on why I made the purchase. Good, bad, or ugly, I like to share it. Sure, I bought my first Bitcoin at $220 USD, but I also bought 21 Litecoin at +$300 USD. Don't remind me of my Pillar purchase, either.

My first one this week is Image Comics Big Girls 1. This one features a 300-foot tall female monster killer and was described as a cross between Godzilla, John Wick, and HBO's Girls. My thought when reading this was it likely would be picked up for streaming content on one of the many services out there.

This set is by my personal favorite artist, Peach Momoko; the color version is limited to 750 copies all in, and the black and white sketch is limited to 500 copies. I like the low print runs, and thought this was a good bet to have value long term due to a) being picked up for television or film, and b) having a very low print run.

My next arrival this week is Star Wars Adventures: Clone Wars 4. This was a store exclusive featuring the art of Mel Melvin (his first cover art, I believe) and was limited to 750 copies. For $20 USD, I thought it was worth the gamble...who doesn't like Star Wars and a Yoda vs Darth Maul cover long term?

Next up we have Captain Marvel 18, the second print 1:25 ratio. The cover art is by Jorge Molina, and I find it fantastic. I paid around ratio for this one, with my thought being that a 1:25 ratio on a 2nd print comic book should be fairly low in run size. This issue also features the first appearance of Lauri-Ell, the half-sister of Carol Danvers. I have no idea if that will matter long term, but it is Captain Marvel, and she does have a strong fanbase.

Well, last, but not least, we get to Batman 92. This is the Retail Appreciation, one per store variant. I probably overspent on this one at over $200; my thought was a) it must be limited in quantity as there is only one comic book issued per comic book store and b) it features a first cover appearance of Punchline. As many of you may know, Punchline is (more or less) a new Harley Quinn type in the DC Universe; she's heavy into the Batman mythos, already, and my thought was long term, this one should have some solid appreciation. I'm probably wrong, but it's my rationale anyway (and it is related to Batman...I don't believe Batman is going anywhere in pop culture).

That's it for this week. As always, let me know what you think! And thank you so much for reading!