I use to collect baseball cards as a kid in the 80s and I can remember I would see comics at card shows.
I had seen football cards take off in value and really wanted to get into comic collecting. What I remember is the big comic books were just slightly outside the price range of a 10 year old cutting the lawn. Unlike baseball cards that cost thousands for HOF rookie cards.
I don't know how accurate it is but chatGPT gives prices that sound about right from what I remember looking at comic price guides in the 80s.
X-Men #1 $60–$150
The Incredible Hulk #1 $60–$120
Avengers #1 $80–$180
I never got to start my collection then I remember as a teenager thinking what a stupid idea it was anyway. Who the hell is ever going to be that into comic book characters?
I had seen football cards take off in value and really wanted to get into comic collecting. What I remember is the big comic books were just slightly outside the price range of a 10 year old cutting the lawn. Unlike baseball cards that cost thousands for HOF rookie cards.
I don't know how accurate it is but chatGPT gives prices that sound about right from what I remember looking at comic price guides in the 80s.
X-Men #1 $60–$150
The Incredible Hulk #1 $60–$120
Avengers #1 $80–$180
I never got to start my collection then I remember as a teenager thinking what a stupid idea it was anyway. Who the hell is ever going to be that into comic book characters?