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Ten Million Comic Books - Half Price

Howdy!

As you are probably already aware, I have been absent from work at Mile High Comics for most of the past 90 days. My own difficulties began in the first week of March, when my shoelace caught in the stump of a small tree behind Jason St., and I fell quite hard on to a concrete pad covered in rocks. I cracked at least one rib that day, but that was the least of my problems, as brain imaging revealed that I also suffered a severe "whiplash" concussion, where my head did not actually hit the ground, but my brain began bleeding, anyway. There was some concern that day among my doctors that I might suffer an immediate stroke, or worse, so they kept me in the hospital overnight for the proverbial "observation."

Chuck in the Hospital in March

The good news is that my bleeding in my brain stopped of it's own accord, and that ten weeks later, I am doing (mostly) fine. My relatively speedy recovery from my own grievous injury turned out to be especially important, as just four weeks after my own injury, my beloved wife, Nanette, tripped over an obscured hazard in our basement at Jay Hill Farm, and broke her right wrist, and simultaneously cracked her right kneecap. In that shockingly fast moment our roles became instantly reversed, as I went from being a convalescent in Nanette's care, to being her critically-important caregiver. Yow!

Anyhoo, yesterday was the "big day" for Nanette, as her orthopedic surgeons finally (finally!) removed her cast on her wrist. Her hand is still swollen all to heck, but through the careful stretching exercises that she has been undertaking, she has now regained partial mobility of her fingers. I will still have to drive her in to work at Mile High Comics, but I can already see that great progress has been made.

Nanette with her cast two months ago

All of the previous having been said, my own return to working at Mile High Comics on a regular basis is imminent. Since I can now leave Nanette on her own without worrying constantly about her safety, I will commence my summertime schedule this afternoon, which typically consists of me working at Jay Hill Farm from dawn until noon, and then working at our Jason St. Mega-Store until dusk. There is a mountain of long boxes filled with unsorted back issue comics awaiting me from all of the collection purchases that Will and Pam have made during my three months at home, so I will definitely not run out of things to do.

Before I close today's relatively brief newsletter, I would like to share with you what I think is an interesting side note about our business. As most collectors are already aware, we have for the past twelve years run a simultaneous program that lists all of our back issue comic books, magazines, trade paperbacks, and hardbacks on eBay at the same (net of codeword) prices as they are offered via our website. We engage in this dual listing because it oftentimes allows us to attract entirely new buyers, and also because it frequently alerts long-ago clients (many of whom have returned to collecting after drifting away) that we are still here.

Chuck in front of our Back Issue racks

While our eBay revenues are but a small fraction of our overall online sales, they do sometimes allow for some interesting statistical analysis. In this instance, a review of our results from October through April revealed a steady upward trend in both our revenues, and our number of units sold. This steady growth (30%+) seems to exactly parallel our incremental gains of our past fall and winter effort to broaden our website offerings by "intentionally downgrading" higher grade comics into far less costly lower grades whenever we are blessed to come across extra copies. It seems fair to say that the eBay comics world has taken notice of all of our hard work, and is now responding quite favorably.

This very positive news from eBay is especially heartening to me this morning, as I intend to reignite my comics sorting efforts today, with a special emphasis on locating even more great back issues for Will and Pam to intentionally downgrade. I am quite pragmatic about my odds of success, however, as I fully realize that I am now seeking to infill even more lower grades after approximately 50,000 previously-existing voids in our online inventory have already been filled through our previous downgrading efforts. Nonetheless, I shall persevere, and try to locate even more comics to downgrade today. Wish me luck!

ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #4 UNBAGGED

I will leave you with a reminder that right now is a great time to shop for comics with us, as we still have our 50% off BARGAINS! codeword in effect for you. This systemwide half price sale applies to all ten million-plus back issue comics and magazines that we offer via our website, excepting only newer issues, a few variants and restored comics, and our professionally-graded items. That having been said, fairness dictates that I let you know well in advance that our very generous half price discount opportunity may not remain in effect for all that much longer, as our recent surge in online orders (and record-setting revenues in Jason St.) has spurred an internal debate about possibly returning our discounting to our more-traditional 40% off. No discount changes are imminent, but I did want you to know that our dialog has definitely begun. 'Nuff said.

Happy collecting!

Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages,
President - Mile High Comics, Inc.
June 2, 2023

MARVEL

A PLUS X (AVENGERS & X-MEN) (A+X) (2012) #14

A PLUS X (AVENGERS & X-MEN) (A+X) (2012) #14 Very Good
A PLUS X (AVENGERS & X-MEN) (A+X) (2012) #15 Very Good
A PLUS X (AVENGERS & X-MEN) (A+X) (2012) #16 Fine
A PLUS X (AVENGERS & X-MEN) (A+X) (2012) #18 Near Mint/Mint

ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER (2014) #1 HASTINGS Very Fine
ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER (2014) #2 Very Fine
ALL-NEW GHOST RIDER (2014) #3 Near Mint/Mint

ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW: POINT ONE (2013) #1 Fine

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (AVX) (2012) #12 HASTINGS Very Fine

BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER (2017) #15 Very Fine

BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #2

BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #2 Near Mint/Mint
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #4 NEWSSTAND Near Mint/Mint
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #8 Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #14 Very Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #15 Very Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #16 Very Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #17 Very Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #18 Good
BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #18 Very Good

CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES - LAST STAND (2013) #2 Fine
CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES - LAST STAND (2013) #3 Near Mint/Mint
CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES - LAST STAND (2013) #4 Fine

EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #120

EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #120 Fine
EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #121 Fine
EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #122 Near Mint/Mint
EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #123 Near Mint/Mint
EXCALIBUR (1988) (#1-125) (MARVEL) #124 Near Mint/Mint

EXCALIBUR SPECIAL (1988) #1 Near Mint/Mint

FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2005) (#1-24) #6 Fair
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2005) (#1-24) #16 Very Good
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2005) (#1-24) #23 Very Good

GALACTUS THE DEVOURER (1999) #6 Very Good

GAMBIT (1997) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #4 Fine

GAMBIT (1999) (#1-25) (MARVEL) #17 Very Fine

GAMBIT & THE X-TERNALS (1995) #3 Very Good

GAMORA (MARVEL NOW) (2016) #3 Very Fine
GAMORA (MARVEL NOW) (2016) #4 HANS Very Fine

IDENTITY DISC (2004) #1 Very Fine

IMMORTAL IRON FIST (2006) #6 Fine

IMMORTALIS (1993) #1 Very Fine

IMMORTALIS (1993) #3

IMMORTALIS (1993) #3 Very Fine

MAGNETO (2014) (#1-21) (MARVEL) #1 HASTINGS Fine

MARVEL NOW: POINT ONE (2012) #1 Fine

MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2014) #2 Fine

NEW MUTANTS (2009) (#1-50) (MARVEL) #1 KUBERT Good
NEW MUTANTS (2009) (#1-50) (MARVEL) #2 Very Fine
NEW MUTANTS (2009) (#1-50) (MARVEL) #3 Near Mint/Mint
NEW MUTANTS (2009) (#1-50) (MARVEL) #12 Near Mint/Mint

NOVA (2007) (#1-36) (RICHARD RIDER) (MARVEL) #36

NOVA (2007) (#1-36) (RICHARD RIDER) (MARVEL) #36 Fine

SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #269 Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #301 2ND PRINT Very Good
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #320 Very Good
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #322 Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #359 NEWSSTAND Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #359 NEWSSTAND Fine
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #359 NEWSSTAND Very Good
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #359 NEWSSTAND Good

SPIDER-MAN (1990) (#1-74, PETER PARKER SPIDEY #75-98) #57 DELUXE Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (1990) (#1-74, PETER PARKER SPIDEY #75-98) #67 Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN (1990) (#1-74, PETER PARKER SPIDEY #75-98) #68 Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (1990) (#1-74, PETER PARKER SPIDEY #75-98) #70 Very Fine

SPIDER-MAN (MARVEL KNIGHTS) (2004) #4 Very Fine

SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) (#1-28) (MARVEL) #25 NEWSSTAND Good
SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) (#1-28) (MARVEL) #27 NEWSSTAND Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN VS. THE PUNISHER (2000) #1 Near Mint/Mint

THANOS RISING (2013) #2 Very Fine

THANOS: FINAL THREAT (2012) #1 Fine

THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #213 Fine

ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN (ALL-NEW) (2011) #200 MARQUEZ

ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN (ALL-NEW) (2011) #200 MARQUEZ Near Mint/Mint

ULTIMATE COMICS: ULTIMATES (2011) #13 Fine
ULTIMATE COMICS: ULTIMATES (2011) #15 Fine
ULTIMATE COMICS: ULTIMATES (2011) #16 Fine
ULTIMATE COMICS: ULTIMATES (2011) #17 Fine

ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #1 DJURDJEVIC Near Mint/Mint
ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #2 DJURDJEVIC Fine
ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #4 UNBAGGED Fine

WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK (2009) #1 Very Fine
WAR OF KINGS: DARKHAWK (2009) #2 Fine

DC

BATMAN INCORPORATED: LEVIATHAN STRIKES (2011) #1

BATMAN INCORPORATED: LEVIATHAN STRIKES (2011) #1 Very Fine

BLACK ORCHID (1988) (#1-3) (DC) (PRESTIGE) #2 Very Good

BLACKEST NIGHT (2009) #4 Near Mint/Mint
BLACKEST NIGHT (2009) #4 Very Good

BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN (2009) #2 Very Good

BLACKEST NIGHT: SUPERMAN (2009) #1 Fine

BLACKHAWK (1957) (#108-273) (DC) #153 Fair
BLACKHAWK (1957) (#108-273) (DC) #165 Fair
BLACKHAWK (1957) (#108-273) (DC) #165 Very Good
BLACKHAWK (1957) (#108-273) (DC) #214 Fair

DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) (#0-881) (DC) #588

DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) (#0-881) (DC) #797

FABLES (2002) #3 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Good

FOREVER PEOPLE (1971) #5 Fair

FOX AND THE CROW (1951) #78

FOX AND THE CROW (1951) #78 Very Good

FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #0 Good
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #0 Very Good
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #0 Very Fine
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #2 Very Fine
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #5 Fine
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE (2011) #6 Near Mint/Mint

FREEDOM FIGHTERS (1976) (#1-15) (DC) #6 Very Good

TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS (1982) #1 NEWSSTAND Fair
TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS (1982) #3 NEWSSTAND Good

DARK HORSE COMICS

TARZAN: LOST ADVENTURE (1995) #3 Very Fine
TARZAN: LOST ADVENTURE (1995) #4 Very Fine

IMAGE COMICS

DESPERATE TIMES (1998) #1 Very Fine
DESPERATE TIMES (1998) #4 Fine

EXTREMITY (2017) #10 Near Mint/Mint
EXTREMITY (2017) #11 Near Mint/Mint

I HATE FAIRYLAND (2015) #2 VARIANT Fine

INDEPENDENTS

BLACK DIAMOND (1982) (#1-5) (AMERICOMICS) #4

BLACK DIAMOND (1982) (#1-5) (AMERICOMICS) #4 (Americomics) Good
BLACK DIAMOND (1982) (#1-5) (AMERICOMICS) #5 (Americomics) Fine

DESPERATE TIMES VOL. 2 (AAAARGH!COMICS) (2000) #2 (Aaaargh! Comics) Near Mint/Mint
DESPERATE TIMES VOL. 2 (AAAARGH!COMICS) (2000) #3 (Aaaargh! Comics) Near Mint/Mint
DESPERATE TIMES VOL. 2 (AAAARGH!COMICS) (2000) #4 (Aaaargh! Comics) Near Mint/Mint

FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE (2012) #3 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

FROGMEN, THE (1962) #3 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
FROGMEN, THE (1962) #4 (Dell Publishing) Good
FROGMEN, THE (1962) #8 (Dell Publishing) Fair

FUN-IN (1970) #3 (Gold Key) Good
FUN-IN (1970) #9 (Gold Key) Very Good

GI JOE (IDW Publishing) (2008) #2 VIRGIN CVR (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

NIGHTMARE (1953) (#10-13) (ST. JOHN) #11 (St. John Publ. Co.) Very Good

Past eMail NewsLetters:

June 2, 2023 - Ten Million Comic Books - Half Price
May 31, 2023 - Will Moulton Buys Star Wars Light Sabers
May 29, 2023 - Happy Memorial Day!
May 26, 2023 - Chuck's Heading For Utah
May 24, 2023 - All Graphic Novels Discounted - This Weekend Only
May 22, 2023 - Chuck's Grandson Graduates
May 19, 2023 - Great New Collection - Many #1's
May 17, 2023 - Long "Blog" Post From Chuck
May 15, 2023 - Why We Don't Want To Move Out Of Jason St.
May 12, 2023 - New Construction Planned Around Jason St.
May 11, 2023 - More Half Price Comics
May 8, 2023 - Free Comic Book Day News
May 5, 2023 - Half Price Back Issue Comic Books
May 4, 2023 - Local News - FREE COMIC BOOK DAY this Saturday!
May 3, 2023 - 50% BARGAINS Codeword Begins
May 1, 2023 - Free Comic Book Day This Saturday
April 28, 2023 - 20% Off CGC's and Graphic Novels
April 28, 2023 - Local News - Mile High Comics 20% Off Storewide Sale This Weekend Only
April 26, 2023 - Order Your Free Comic Book Day Variants
April 24, 2023 - Free Comic Book Day Update
April 21, 2023 - More X-rays For Nanette Today
April 19, 2023 - Chuck's Wife Breaks Her Wrist
April 17, 2023 - Comic Books And Peach Trees
April 14, 2023 - New Signs Facing Interstate-70
April 12, 2023 - Free Comic Book Day News
April 10, 2023 - Interview With Chuck In The Comics Journal
April 7, 2023 - Will Moulton Buys More Silver Age Comics
April 5, 2023 - More Silver Age, Modern Variants, Intentional Downgrades
April 3, 2023 - Chuck And Nanette Celebrate 45 Years
March 31, 2023 - Chuck's Comic Book Investing Strategy
March 30, 2023 - Chuck Finds "Lost" Silver and Gold
March 28, 2023 - Chuck's Back After Another Brain Scan
March 24, 2023 - Will and Pam Buy Even More Collections
March 22, 2023 - More Silver and Bronze Age Comics Plus Chuck's Health Update
March 20, 2023 - Chuck's Health Update Plus New Collections
March 17, 2023 - New Collections Arrive
March 15, 2023 - 2,500 Comic Book Fans In One Day
March 13, 2023 - Thousands More Comics Steep Discounted
March 10, 2023 - Chuck's Recovering - Maybe
March 8, 2023 - Chuck Suffers Bleeding In His Brain
March 6, 2023 - Record-Setting Weekend At Mile High Comics
March 3, 2023 - Chuck's Back In Town With New Treasures
March 2, 2023 - Chuck Delayed from Blizzard
February 27, 2023 - Downgraded Comics At Bargain Prices
February 24, 2023 - Thousands More Comics Downgraded
February 22, 2023 - Rocket Raccoon and snowstorms, oh my!
February 20, 2023 - Chuck's Leaving For San Francisco
February 17, 2023 - Big Price Changes Equal Awesome Sales
February 16, 2023 - Local News - Two Signings this Saturday at our Mega Store!
February 15, 2023 - Chuck Finds Even More Treasures
February 13, 2023 - Photos Of Newly Arrived Toys And Comics
February 10, 2023 - 32,736 Comic Book Prices Slashed
February 10, 2023 - Local News - Signing this Saturday at our Mega Store!
February 8, 2023 - Thousands of Comics Reduced To $2-$5
February 6, 2023 - 53rd Anniversary Today!
February 3, 2023 - 1,000 Silver Age And Bronze Age Comics
February 1, 2023 - Comic Book Robberies and Break-Ins, Oh My!

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