>I listen to quite a bit of NPR and often fall asleep to the sounds of the BBC news while I do some reading at night. Most times, it’s just pleasant background noise, and sometimes it provides for some interesting stories. When I heard mention of big news in the world of comics, my ears perked up. Not too surprisingly, a copy of Action comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, sold for $1,000,000.00. That’s right, a million bucks.

I’m not a big Superman fan, but I certainly understand the significance of Action #1. Without it, or Superman, comics may not be what they have evolved into. I’m also not a big fan of comic book speculation either, I’m of the opinion that comics were meant to be read and enjoyed and not hoarded and hidden away. Although if I had something like an issue of Action #1, I would not hesitate to sell that bad boy to the highest bidder. One nagging reoccurring question we get at the store is “do you buy comics.” which thankfully we don’t. Even the kind of stores that do aren’t particularly interested in your collection of X-Men comics from the 90’s. E-bay seems to have cornered that market. Unless you have some prime comics from the early 60’s or earlier in good condition, you’re not holding on to a particularly valuable investment. C’mon, you know you have all 5 copies of the X-Men second series, the X-Force #1 in its bag with the trading card, and the Death of Superman issue with the black bag, bleeding S-shield and black armband in it. You’ll be lucky to get the cover price from the early 90’s for it. Sadly, I find these issues in the quarter bins all the time.

I’m sure if you had told someone in 1939 that they should hold on to that silly comic magazine featuring the guy in tights and a cape that they bought for a dime, because one day it would fetch you a million bucks, they’d say you were crazy.

-Jim

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