Comic book collecting: What makes a comic book rare? 9 Articles

by William Hamilton

Sometimes it seems like a comic book is either worth a mint or its worth nothing. A comic book's rarity is determined by the amount of the comics that were published and how many have been destroyed since it has been publi...read more

by Adjusted Basis

In determining the comics rarity a number of attributes come to mind. These include: 1) comic's condition 2) the date that it was published 3) the popularity of the comic 4) the amount of published copies that was rel...read more

by Maxwell Payne

There are a few key criteria that make a comic book rare. The first and most useful in determining if that comic book in your storage closet is rare and potentially worth a lot is whether or not that comic book was a li...read more

by Tin Huynh

Several obvious factors makes a comic book rare, how many did the original publisher print in total, how old is the original release date, what condition is the book currently in and how many were archived and maintained v...read more

by Rob Bryant

What makes a comic book rare is the same thing that makes any collectible rare; the fact that there aren't many of them around. But if a particular comic book isn't popular or sought after, rareness isn't enough. The f...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

There are quite a few different determining factors that decide whether or not a comic book is are. However, the difficult part of the process is coming along one of the rare ones in your searches. While there are millio...read more

by Richard Serra

Rare could be considered how few are still available as to the definition of rare, but what makes it valuable is relative to how rare it is. Those that still have a following today, which are those found in the comic stri...read more

by Samuel Southwell

When looking for rarity here are a few rules to go by. 1) How old is it? If it is pre-1940 then it will be worth a lot to somebody, but if it just came out last week then you have to hold on to it for a few more decades...read more

by Joel White

Comic books are rated in a variety of ways, but the truly rare ones have a hierarchy all of their own. With most comics it is all about condition. A fold or chip, or near microscopic tear will take a comic worth hundreds a...read more