| Description |
1 online resource |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A childhood comic book fan turned comic book retailer. This book is his tutorial on how to collect wisely and reduce risks. Drawing on skills learned from 20 years with the San Diego Police Department and as a Comic-Con attendee since 1970, he covers the history and culture of collecting comic books"-- Provided by publisher |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 21, 2018). |
| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword by Michelle Nolan; Preface; Introduction: A Collecting Culture; 1. Forensic Comicology; 2. A Brief History of Comic Collecting; 3. A Learning Curve; 4. Deconstructing Comics (Part 1); 5. Deconstructing Comics (Part 2); 6. Demand; 7. Fast Forward; 8. Pedigree Comics; 9. Eras and Genres: Platinum Age, 1897-1938; 10. Eras and Genres: Golden Age, 1938-1956; 11. Eras and Genres: Golden Age Part 2: The Atomic Age!; 12. Collecting Gold; 13. Silver Age: Last of the Ten-Centers; 14. Silver and Bronze Ages: Marvel Rules in the Age of Fandom |
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15. Bronze Age: Marvel, Large and in Charge16. Generation Termination (or, Changing of the Guard); 17. Third-Party Grading; 18. Pricing; Bibliography; Index |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Collectors and collecting.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
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Comic-book stores.
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ART -- Techniques -- Drawing.
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Comic-book stores. (OCoLC)fst01983521
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst00869145
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Collectors and collecting.
(OCoLC)fst00869154
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Nolan, Michelle, 1948- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781476631226 (electronic book) |
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1476631220 (electronic book) |
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