I still have a few boxes of comics. None are worth much, because I’ve read the heck out of ’em. I do have Cerebus #50 autographed, though. And the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 with the awful two-color cover/BW interior art. Anybody want to buy ’em? Got kids to put through college someday. Twenty bucks ought to buy ’em a pack of pencils by then.
Before they became “graphic novels” with the higher prices to match, comic books were a very economical way to amuse oneself. For under $2 you had a story that not only fueled you imagination each time you read and reread it, you could share and trade it with your friends instead of plopping down $20 for a one-time viewing in a fairly dirty, dark room.
I carried a paper route when I was 9 years old. The routes were for the Chicago American and The Sun-Times, and were administered by a news agency that was operated in conjunction with a book store. On Saturday, when we paid our bills, they had a rack of unsold comics (minus covers) and we could take all we wanted. I made about 10 bucks a week (in 1962) and got 25-30 comics free a week. I was on top of the world.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
And loved every minute of it…
Ken Otwell almost 11 years ago
And only 12 cents each when I first started reading them.
ajr58 almost 11 years ago
If I had kept the comics that my mom made me throw away, I’d be rich!
The Legend of Brandon Sawyer almost 11 years ago
kid you have no clue do you
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Quiet Toby.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Sure, but no movie screen is as expansive as the imagination of Jack Kirby.
gregcartoon Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I still have a few boxes of comics. None are worth much, because I’ve read the heck out of ’em. I do have Cerebus #50 autographed, though. And the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 with the awful two-color cover/BW interior art. Anybody want to buy ’em? Got kids to put through college someday. Twenty bucks ought to buy ’em a pack of pencils by then.
kaecispopX almost 11 years ago
Before they became “graphic novels” with the higher prices to match, comic books were a very economical way to amuse oneself. For under $2 you had a story that not only fueled you imagination each time you read and reread it, you could share and trade it with your friends instead of plopping down $20 for a one-time viewing in a fairly dirty, dark room.
Davepostmp almost 11 years ago
I carried a paper route when I was 9 years old. The routes were for the Chicago American and The Sun-Times, and were administered by a news agency that was operated in conjunction with a book store. On Saturday, when we paid our bills, they had a rack of unsold comics (minus covers) and we could take all we wanted. I made about 10 bucks a week (in 1962) and got 25-30 comics free a week. I was on top of the world.