Batman scores $1m knockout against Superman in comic wars
From The Times
Batman, Spiderman, Superman and the X-men are super heroes who once appeared for the first time in an American comic book. During the history, these comics became rare. But when does something become rare? When the price you would have to pay for them increases day by day.
If you are looking for a safe investment, then you’ll have to buy rare comics. These comics are really worth the investment. Today you can compare them with Old Master paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci for example. Remarkable is that girl’s comics are the biggest risers in Britain. From one pound to six today.
Last Monday, the first Superman action comic book from 1938 has been sold for one million dollar on the New York auction website CommicConnect.com. But last Thursday, the comic book from 1939 with the first appearance of the superhero who’s called The Batman was sold at an auction at Dallas for at least 1.075.500 dollar.
The auction has written history. It’s the highest price that was ever bidden for a comic book.
You’ll have to take in account that the first issue of a comic book isn’t profitable to buy. If you want to invest in a comic book, you’ll have to buy the comic with the appearance of a superhero who’s still popular today. For example, Batman only made his arrival for the first time in the detective comics number 27. So, number 27 is invest worthy. Thanks to the recent Batman movies, Batman is still hot.
According to Malcolm Philips, the leading British seller comic Book Auctions Ltd, these comic books are becoming valuable collector items. Which means that only wealthy persons can afford them. He even said that the future for Spiderman looks rosy. Spiderman made his first appearance in the early 1960s. There’s only one obstacle for the “Spiderman investment”, there are still more than hundreds of copies of Spiderman’s first appearance in the comic book “Amazing Fantasy number 15”. Which doesn’t means that their might not be comic books that get no bid, like non-popular comic books.
According to me, comic books are the new generation of investments. On a local scale, we can compare this with the comic strips of Kuifje and Nero who are drawn and written by Belgian graphic novelists. These also became collector items. The value of these comics increases day by day. But on a global scale, there are the American comic books with superheroes who are well known all over the world. Thanks to movies, toys and even more. Everyone knows Batman, Superman, Spiderman or even the X-men, who are the most recent superheros.
The negative side about the high-prices for these comics is that only a few people who can afford these comics have the possibility to read them. So I am convinced if Malcolm Philips brings a remake of the first comics on the market, he will also have done a profitable investment. Because, if he does that, more and more children will have the opportunity to read the comic with the first appearance of their favorite superhero. Not only children, because there are still a lot of other fans who like reading comic books; like me for example. A large target group will get hit. And the profit of the company shall increase.
I can conclude that comic books with the appearance of the well known superheroes are getting more valuable in comparison with the other comic books. So, if you can afford one, just do it. You will have made a profitable investment.
Source:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article7043310.ece
From The Times
Batman, Spiderman, Superman and the X-men are super heroes who once appeared for the first time in an American comic book. During the history, these comics became rare. But when does something become rare? When the price you would have to pay for them increases day by day.
If you are looking for a safe investment, then you’ll have to buy rare comics. These comics are really worth the investment. Today you can compare them with Old Master paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci for example. Remarkable is that girl’s comics are the biggest risers in Britain. From one pound to six today.
Last Monday, the first Superman action comic book from 1938 has been sold for one million dollar on the New York auction website CommicConnect.com. But last Thursday, the comic book from 1939 with the first appearance of the superhero who’s called The Batman was sold at an auction at Dallas for at least 1.075.500 dollar.
The auction has written history. It’s the highest price that was ever bidden for a comic book.
You’ll have to take in account that the first issue of a comic book isn’t profitable to buy. If you want to invest in a comic book, you’ll have to buy the comic with the appearance of a superhero who’s still popular today. For example, Batman only made his arrival for the first time in the detective comics number 27. So, number 27 is invest worthy. Thanks to the recent Batman movies, Batman is still hot.
According to Malcolm Philips, the leading British seller comic Book Auctions Ltd, these comic books are becoming valuable collector items. Which means that only wealthy persons can afford them. He even said that the future for Spiderman looks rosy. Spiderman made his first appearance in the early 1960s. There’s only one obstacle for the “Spiderman investment”, there are still more than hundreds of copies of Spiderman’s first appearance in the comic book “Amazing Fantasy number 15”. Which doesn’t means that their might not be comic books that get no bid, like non-popular comic books.
According to me, comic books are the new generation of investments. On a local scale, we can compare this with the comic strips of Kuifje and Nero who are drawn and written by Belgian graphic novelists. These also became collector items. The value of these comics increases day by day. But on a global scale, there are the American comic books with superheroes who are well known all over the world. Thanks to movies, toys and even more. Everyone knows Batman, Superman, Spiderman or even the X-men, who are the most recent superheros.
The negative side about the high-prices for these comics is that only a few people who can afford these comics have the possibility to read them. So I am convinced if Malcolm Philips brings a remake of the first comics on the market, he will also have done a profitable investment. Because, if he does that, more and more children will have the opportunity to read the comic with the first appearance of their favorite superhero. Not only children, because there are still a lot of other fans who like reading comic books; like me for example. A large target group will get hit. And the profit of the company shall increase.
I can conclude that comic books with the appearance of the well known superheroes are getting more valuable in comparison with the other comic books. So, if you can afford one, just do it. You will have made a profitable investment.
Source:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article7043310.ece
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