More Intentional Downgrades Added Everyday!

Hi,

Will with Mile High Comics here again. Chuck is at home fighting pneumonia and bronchitis, he is feeling better but isn't out of the woods. He also mentioned that his family is fighting one form or another or the flu or something else right now also. We wish them all the best!


Will going through some of the boxes from previous collections

As for things here in Denver, they have slowed down a bit. Nowhere near the craziness of Monday. Pam and I only had like 10 collections walk into our Jason Street Mega-Store. Which for us is slow. We will have to see how today ends up but so far all is good.

As I was adding comics to our website inventory yesterday I was reminded that I might want to mention our "intentional downgrades" and our rationalization behind it:


Pam with one mini pallet of comics

For these "intentional downgrades" we are positively inundated with thousands of long boxes filled with great comics right now, surplus issues that are originating from the vast spectrum of collections that we are buying daily in our Jason St. Mega-Store. Simply put, we asked why are we sitting on this vast overabundance when we know that a great many fans are operating on limited budgets? To our way of thinking it is far better to get comics back into the hands of people who want to read them, even if that means selling them for little (or no) actual profit.


CIVIL WAR II (2016) #3

Long story a bit shorter, Pam and I have been downgrading thousands of comics for you each month since our program began October 2023. Our best estimate is that they have now downgraded somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000-500,000 individual issues, starting with the highest missing grade, and then gradually filling in all of the voids down to "Fair." I realize that it is impossible for you to compare our website listings of October 2023 to today's, but trust me when I say that almost all of the modern issues where we once only offered the NM option have now been supplemented with at least some lower grades, oftentimes to the point of our offering you all six of our grade options.


TEEN TITANS ANNUAL (1982) #3

Before I create any confusion, please note that there are occasions when an issue of a comic book that we list in "Fair" actually is just a reading copy, and might suffer from a wide plethora of flaws. Ordering lower grades from us might actually result in your receiving exactly what you ordered. As time has progressed, however, Pam and I's efforts have made shopping our lower grade options a very enticing proposition for many astute fans. Yes, there are occasional clunkers in the lower grades, but there are also a lot of VF/NM issues that we are offering for a mere pittance just to keep them moving. That is what makes ordering our lower grades so much fun!


SENTRY (2000) (#1-5) (MARVEL KNIGHTS) #2

The only other news I have for today is our 60% off WINTER! codeword is in effect right now. Giving you 60% off all ten million+ back issue comics and magazines that we offer via our website, excluding only new issues, a few variants and restored comics, and our professionally-graded items. Please enjoy our WINTER! codeword.

Have a great Wednesday!

William Moulton,
Operations Manager - Mile High Comics, Inc.
January 14, 2026

MARVEL


ALL-NEW X-MEN (2012) (#1-41) #3

ALL-NEW X-MEN (2012) (#1-41) #3 Good

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #53 DELL OTTO Near Mint/Mint
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #54 DELL OTTO Near Mint/Mint
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #56 Near Mint/Mint
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #57 DISNEY Very Fine
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #58 ROMERO Near Mint/Mint

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (2018) #1 MILE HIGH Fine

AVENGERS (2016) (#1-11) (MARVEL NOW) #2 Very Fine

CABLE (2024) #1 Near Mint/Mint
CABLE (2024) #3 Very Fine
CABLE (2024) #4 Near Mint/Mint

CARNAGE REIGNS: ALPHA (2023) #1 CLARKE Near Mint/Mint

CARNAGE REIGNS: OMEGA (2023) #1 CLARKE Near Mint/Mint

CIVIL WAR II (2016) #3 Fine

DAZZLER (2024) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #2 Near Mint/Mint
DAZZLER (2024) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #4 Near Mint/Mint

DEADLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN (2022) #1 BENGAL Very Fine

DEADPOOL (2024) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 Near Mint/Mint

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII (2024) #1 Near Mint/Mint


DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN (2017) #1

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN (2017) #1 Very Fine
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN (2017) #2 Very Fine

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME (2025) #2 Near Mint/Mint
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME (2025) #5 Near Mint/Mint

EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2022) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #1 BENGAL Near Mint/Mint

EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2023) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #1 2ND LIM Near Mint/Mint

EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2024) (#1-UP) #1 CHEW Very Fine

EXTREME VENOMVERSE (2023) #3 MOMOKO Near Mint/Mint
EXTREME VENOMVERSE (2023) #4 LASHLEY Near Mint/Mint

GOLD GOBLIN (2022) #1 BENGAL Very Fine

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (2018) #1 2ND PRINT Near Mint/Mint

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2019) (#1-42) (MARVEL) #32 ANKA Near Mint/Mint

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 BENGAL Near Mint/Mint
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #6 CLARKE Very Fine
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #7 CLARKE Near Mint/Mint
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #9 MANHANINI Very Fine
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #18 GARCIN Near Mint/Mint
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2023) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #18 INSIGNIA Near Mint/Mint

NEW MUTANTS (1983) (#1-100) (MARVEL) #14 Very Fine


PETER PARKER (1976) (#1-263) (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) #98

PETER PARKER (1976) (#1-263) (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) #98 Near Mint/Mint
PETER PARKER (1976) (#1-263) (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) #99 Near Mint/Mint
PETER PARKER (1976) (#1-263) (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) #101 Near Mint/Mint
PETER PARKER (1976) (#1-263) (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) #107 Fine

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS (2010) #1 Very Fine
PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS (2010) #3 Very Fine
PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS (2010) #5 Fine

PUNISHER (2009) (#1-21) (MARVEL) (FRANKEN-CASTLE) #21 Very Fine

RED GOBLIN (2023) #5 CLARKE Near Mint/Mint

SENTRY (2000) (#1-5) (MARVEL KNIGHTS) #2 Good

SILK (2023) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #1 NAKAYAMA Near Mint/Mint

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN (2024) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #3 GARBETT Near Mint/Mint
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN (2024) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #4 MOBILI Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER (2018) #2 VILLALOBOS Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER (2018) #5 LEE Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES (2023) #5 LAND Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #122 2023FACSIM Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #252 FACSIMFOIL Near Mint/Mint


SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-11) (MARVEL) #1 BENGAL

SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-11) (MARVEL) #1 BENGAL Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (2022) (#1-11) (MARVEL) #2 SHAVRIN Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) (#1-21) (MARVEL) (2016) #3 Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) (#1-21) (MARVEL) (2016) #11 Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) (#1-21) (MARVEL) (2016) #13 Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) (#1-21) (MARVEL) (2016) #14 Very Fine

SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #1 LASHLEY Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #1 REIS Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #2 LASHLEY Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #2 REIS Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #3 LASHLEY Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #3 REIS Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #4 LASHLEY Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN 2099: DARK GENESIS (2023) #4 REIS Very Fine

SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (2023) (PETER PARKER) #1 DELL OTTO Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN: BLACK SUIT & BLOOD (2024) #1 GARCIN Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN: BLACK SUIT & BLOOD (2024) #1 YOUNG BABY Near Mint/Mint
SPIDER-MAN: BLACK SUIT & BLOOD (2024) #2 MITSUHIRO Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN: BLACK SUIT & BLOOD (2024) #3 MEYERS Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN: LOST HUNT (2022) #4 Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-WOMAN (2020) (#1-21) (JESSICA DREW) #15 Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #30 Near Mint/Mint
STAR WARS (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #30 WIJNGAARD Near Mint/Mint
STAR WARS (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #31 Near Mint/Mint


STAR WARS ADVENTURES ANNUAL (2021) #1

STAR WARS ADVENTURES ANNUAL (2021) #1 Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS (2020) #29 Near Mint/Mint
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS (2020) #31 Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #16 SPROUSE Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE (2022) #2 CUMMINGS Very Fine

STAR WARS: REVELATIONS (2023) #1 Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (2021) #5 CASSADAY Near Mint/Mint
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (2021) #5 MCNIVEN Near Mint/Mint
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (2021) #5 PAGULAYAN Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS - BOUSHH (2021) #1 NOTO Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS - IG-88 (2021) #1 Near Mint/Mint

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (2009) (#1-12) (MARVEL) #5 DEADPOOL Near Mint/Mint

WEB OF VENOM: GOOD SON (2020) #1 Very Fine

WOLVERINE (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #29 Near Mint/Mint
WOLVERINE (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #29 WOLF Near Mint/Mint

X-MEN (2021) (#1-35) (MARVEL) #19 CAMUNCOLI Near Mint/Mint
X-MEN (2021) (#1-35) (MARVEL) #19 DODSON Near Mint/Mint

X-TREME X-MEN (2022) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #1 LARROCA Near Mint/Mint
X-TREME X-MEN (2022) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #1 ZULLO Near Mint/Mint

DC


BIRDS OF PREY (1999) (#1-127) (DC) #121

BIRDS OF PREY (1999) (#1-127) (DC) #121 Very Fine

RWBY/JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021) #7 Very Fine

SENSATIONAL WONDER WOMAN SPECIAL (2022) #1 Near Mint/Mint

TASK FORCE Z (2021) #1 A BARROWS Near Mint/Mint
TASK FORCE Z (2021) #1 B KIRKHAM Near Mint/Mint

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY (2021) #7 Near Mint/Mint

TEEN TITANS ANNUAL (1982) #3 Fine

TITANS UNITED: BLOODPACT (2022) #4 HALEY Near Mint/Mint

WONDER WOMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SPECTACULAR (2021) #1 BARTEL Near Mint/Mint
WONDER WOMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SPECTACULAR (2021) #1 TIMM Near Mint/Mint

IMAGE COMICS

DANGER GIRL (1998) (#1-4) (IMAGE) #1 AU VARIANT Near Mint/Mint
DANGER GIRL (1998) (#1-4) (IMAGE) #1 AUGOLDLOGO Near Mint/Mint
DANGER GIRL (1998) (#1-4) (IMAGE) #1 Very Good

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER 2 (2022) #1 B BRUNNER Very Fine

TWIG (2022) #2 B YOUNG Near Mint/Mint

WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #1 A BOSS Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #1 B MARTIN Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #6 DLX2ND W/O Fine
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #7 A BOSS Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #7 DLX2ND W/O Fine
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #8 A BOSS Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #9 A BOSS Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #9 D BOSS Near Mint/Mint
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (2021) #10 A BOSS Near Mint/Mint

INDEPENDENTS


EAGLE (1986) (#1-23) (CRYSTAL/APPLE COMICS) #10

EAGLE (1986) (#1-23) (CRYSTAL/APPLE COMICS) #10 (Crystal Comics) Very Good

RADIO APOCALYPSE (2021) #1 A RK (Vault) Very Fine

RED SONJA: BLACK, WHITE & RED (2021) #4 A PARRILLO (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint

RED SONJA: HELL SONJA (2022) #1 B LEIRIX (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint
RED SONJA: HELL SONJA (2022) #1 D PUEBLA (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint

RICK & MORTY: CORPORATE ASSETS (2021) #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Near Mint/Mint

ROBOTECH: THE NEW GENERATION (1985) #1 (Comico) Good

SAMURAI SONJA (2022) #3 B LI (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Very Fine
SAMURAI SONJA (2022) #3 A HENRY (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint

STAR WARS: HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES (2021) (#1-13)(IDW Publishing) #9 INCENTIVE (IDW Publishing) Very Good

STAR WARS: HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES - MONSTER OF TEMPLE (2021) #3 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2011) (#1-150) (IDW Publishing) #135 B EASTMAN (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2011) (#1-150) (IDW Publishing) #137 A PE (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

TERMINAL PUNKS (2020) #2 (Mad Cave Studios) Near Mint/Mint

TRANSFORMERS (2019) (#1-43) (IDW Publishing) #37 A BAUMGART (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

VAMPIRELLA (2019) (#0-25) (DYNAMITE) #25 E COSPLAY (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint
VAMPIRELLA (2019) (#0-25) (DYNAMITE) #25 G LACCHEI (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint

VAMPIRELLA: YEAR ONE (2022) #1 B PARRILLO (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Very Fine

WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY'RE DEAD (2020) #8 A MEO (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint
WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY'RE DEAD (2020) #9 B INFANTE (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

ZOMBIE TRAMP (2014) #83 F AKANDVIR (Danger Zone) Near Mint/Mint

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