1990's Enhanced Covers Spike in Value Howdy! I want to begin today by thanking everyone who responded with kind feedback after my last column. I really do appreciate knowing that my thoughts resonate with so many people. It was also very interesting to note that so many agreed with my analysis that most back issue comics begin an upward trend in market prices after 30 years have passed. That circumstance certainly is not always true, but as an overall trend, is generally valid. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #365 I want now to expand briefly on my earlier comments. First, my own fervent belief in the future of comics collecting, combined with my realization that older comics tend to be destroyed regularly by all sorts of environmental hazards, is why I encourage our three staff members who buy for us to keep right on with buying as many collections as they possibly can, even when demand momentarily tapers off. As I have done for 50 years now, I then stash all the comics that we don't immediately need from those collections in special bulk storage areas in the back of Jason St. This practice makes me very happy, but drives my long-suffering wife, Nanette, more than a little crazy, as she always needs cash flow to cover our company bills. Sigh... GHOST RIDER (1990) #15 Truth be told, while Nanette would prefer that we were able to resell all of our purchases immediately, she has been with the company almost as long as me, and is well aware of the 30-year paradigm. It helps that certain 30-year comics are now (finally) blowing up in demand, such as AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #365. That issue number of that very popular title was printed in such vast oversupply that I was once offered 1,000 copies for only 25 cents each. For many years my purchase of those five long boxes seemed foolhardy, as other comics dealers continued to flood their $1 boxes with their own ASM #365 overstock copies. Just like magic, however, that trend suddenly reversed a couple years ago, when we shockingly sold 30 copies in a single week at $5 each. Since then, the market price on this spiffy enhanced cover edition has continued to rise steadily. Nice! SHE-HULK #50 Speaking of enhanced covers, darn near all of those early 1990's "glut" titles are in high demand these days, especially if they have any sort of cover enhancement. Many of the Marvel enhanced issues, such as SHE-HULK #50, AVENGERS (1963) #363 and #366, and GHOST RIDER (1990) #15 are selling so quickly for us that even our vast stashes are dwindling rapidly, despite our implementing several recent price increases. Just saying... AVENGERS (1963) #363 AVENGERS (1963) #366 OK, that it from me for today, as I need to go to Lowe's now to pick up some more lights for newly-restored showcases in my new Pueblo pottery museum. My health is still fragile from my 3 West Nile encephalitis episodes in November and December, so I am passing the time while I recover by quietly cleaning showcase glass, and building new displays out if some of my 10,000 pieces of pottery. If you live in Denver (and can navigate two flights of stairs...) I will be offering a free pottery tour of my 2nd floor private museum tomorrow (Saturday) at the conclusion of this month's awesome no-minimum-bid comics and toys auction. We start the auction at 11:30, and I should finish and be able to start the tour at about 1:30. My collection is the largest private assemblage of Pueblo pottery in the world... Chuck’s Pueblo Pottery Museum (row #1 of 5) Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. January 17, 2020 P.S. Nanette just reminded me that I am supposed to mention that all ten million+ of the back issue comics and magazines listed on our website are available to you right now at half off when you utilize the 50% off WINTER! codeword. Only new issues, a few variants, and our professionally-graded items are excluded. Will, Pam and Lisa have purchased at least a dozen more great collections this week, including the following comics that just made it into our daily Premium New-In-Stock link this morning: MARVEL AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2018) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #11 Near Mint/Mint AVENGERS (2018) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #2 Very Fine DAREDEVIL (2017) (#595-612) (MARVEL LEAGCY) #610 DAREDEVIL (2017) (#595-612) (MARVEL LEAGCY) #610 Near Mint/Mint DOCTOR STRANGE: THE BEST DEFENSE (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN TPB (2005) #2 Near Mint/Mint EXCALIBUR: WEIRD WAR III GN (1990) #1 Very Fine EXTERMINATION (2018) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #5 Near Mint/Mint EXTERMINATION (2018) (#1-5) (MARVEL) #5 Very Fine FANTASTIC FOUR (2018) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #4 Near Mint/Mint FANTASTIC FOUR (2018) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #4 Very Fine FANTASTIC FOUR WEDDING SPECIAL (2018) #1 ARTGERM Near Mint/Mint HULK ANNUAL (1968) #1 Good KILLMONGER (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint KILLMONGER (2018) #1 Very Fine NAMOR: THE BEST DEFENSE (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint SHURI (2018) #3 Near Mint/Mint SILVER SURFER (1968) (#1-18) (MARVEL) #17 SILVER SURFER (1968) (#1-18) (MARVEL) #17 Good SILVER SURFER: JUDGEMENT DAY #1 HB Fine SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #76 Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #151 Good SPIDER-MAN: PARALLEL LIVES GN (1989) #1 Very Fine STAR WARS: DARTH VADER (2017) #25 Near Mint/Mint STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #101 Fair STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #164 Very Good TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) (#1-21 ATLAS, #22-101 MARVEL) #101 Good THOR (2018) (#1-16) (MARVEL) #8 Near Mint/Mint TIMELY 70TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION HC (2009) #1 Fine TIMELY 70TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION HC (2009) #1 Near Mint/Mint TROUBLE PREMIERE HC (2011) #1 Fine TYPHOID FEVER: IRON FIST (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE ANNUALS TPB (2005) #2 ULTIMATE ANNUALS TPB (2005) #2 Fine ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY HC (2011) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES - DEATH TPB (2012) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES - DEATH TPB (2012) #1 Fine ULTIMATE COMICS: AVENGERS VS. NEW ULTIMATES - DEATH TPB (2012) #1 Very Fine ULTIMATE COMICS: CAPTAIN AMERICA PREMIERE HC (2011) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE COMICS: IRON MAN - ARMOR WARS HC (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE COMICS: NEW ULTIMATES - THOR REBORN TPB (2011) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE SIX PREMIERE HC (2011) #1 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE X-MEN HC (2002) #8 Near Mint/Mint ULTIMATE X-MEN: ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB (2006) #2 Fine ULTIMATE X-MEN: ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB (2006) #2 Very Fine UNCANNY X-MEN (2019) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #6 Near Mint/Mint UNCANNY X-MEN (2019) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #6 FIGURE VAR Near Mint/Mint VENOM (2018) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #9 Near Mint/Mint VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR (1993) #1 VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR (1993) #1 Near Mint/Mint DC ABSOLUTE PROMETHEA HC (2009) #2 Near Mint/Mint ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #9 Very Good ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #17 Fair ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #24 Very Good ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #33 Fair ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #40 Very Good ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #42 Fair ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #43 Fair ATOM (DC) (JUSTICE LEAGUE) (1962) #45 Fair BATMAN ANNUAL (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #2 Fine BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON SC (1987) #1 4TH PRT Fine CATWOMAN (2018) (#1-UP) (DC UNIVERSE) #6 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint GREGORY #1 (DC: Piranha Press) Near Mint/Mint HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #2 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #12 Fair HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #13 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #15 HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #15 Fair HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #16 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #17 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #18 Very Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #20 Very Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #22 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #24 Very Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #25 Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #26 Very Good HAWKMAN (1964) (#1-27) (DC) #27 Good HEROES IN CRISIS (2018) #3 Near Mint/Mint JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #21 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #23 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #27 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #29 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #30 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #35 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #47 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #51 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #54 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #56 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #57 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #60 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #61 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #62 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #63 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #63 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #64 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #65 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #66 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #69 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #71 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #73 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #74 Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #75 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #77 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #78 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #79 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #80 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #81 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #82 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #83 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #84 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #85 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #86 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #87 Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #88 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #89 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #90 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #91 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #91 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #92 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #93 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #95 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #96 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #97 Very Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #98 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #99 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #100 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #101 Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #102 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #103 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #106 Very Good JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #109 Good SPECTRE (2001) (#1-27) (HAL JORDAN) (DC) #22 Fine SPECTRE (2001) (#1-27) (HAL JORDAN) (DC) #23 Fine SPECTRE (2001) (#1-27) (HAL JORDAN) (DC) #26 Fine SWAMP THING, SAGA OF MILLENNIUM EDITION (2000) #21 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine SWAMP THING, SAGA OF TPB (WARNER) (VOL. 1) (1987) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine TOM STRONG COLLECTION (2000) #6 (DC/America's Best) Near Mint/Mint DARK HORSE COMICS CONAN: FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER HC (VOL. 1) (2005) #1 SIGNED Near Mint/Mint CONAN: FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER TPB (VOL. 1) (2005) #1 CONAN: FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER TPB (VOL. 1) (2005) #1 Near Mint/Mint LAGUARDIA (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint LAGUARDIA (2018) #2 Near Mint/Mint PETE VON SHOLLY'S: MORBID TPB (2003) #2 Near Mint/Mint PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS: MOVER AND SHAKERS HC (2006) #1 Very Fine IMAGE COMICS ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #6 Near Mint/Mint ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #8 Near Mint/Mint ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #9 Near Mint/Mint ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #10 Near Mint/Mint ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #13 Near Mint/Mint ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #22 Very Fine ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (IMAGE) (ROBERT KIRKMAN) (2007) #25 Near Mint/Mint NEW WORLD (2018) #1 B MOORE Near Mint/Mint NEW WORLD (2018) #1 C BERTRAM Near Mint/Mint WICKED + THE DIVINE (2014) #36 B TARR Near Mint/Mint INDEPENDENTS APACHE DICK TPB (MALIBU) (1991) #1 APACHE DICK TPB (MALIBU) (1991) #1 (Malibu) Fine ARCHIE MEETS BATMAN '66 (2018) #1 A ALLRED (Archie Comics) Near Mint/Mint ASTRIDER HUGO (RADIO COMIX) (MANGA) (2000) #1 (Radio Comix) Near Mint/Mint ASTRIDER HUGO (RADIO COMIX) (MANGA) (2000) #2 (Radio Comix) Near Mint/Mint BLOOM COUNTY: NIGHT OF THE MARY KAY COMMANDOS #1 (Trade Items) Fine BLOOM COUNTY: PENGUIN DREAMS #1 (Trade Items) Very Good CARNOSAUR CARNAGE #1 (Atomeka Press) Near Mint/Mint CEREBUS: CHURCH & STATE TPB (1987) #1 (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Fine CEREBUS: CHURCH & STATE TPB (1987) #2 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Fine CEREBUS: FORM AND VOID TPB (VOL. 14) (2001) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Fine CEREBUS: GOING HOME TPB (VOL. 13) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good CEREBUS: GUYS TPB #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Fine CEREBUS: HIGH SOCIETY TPB (1986) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Fine CEREBUS: LAST DAY TPB (VOL. 16) (2004) #1 2ND PRINT CEREBUS: LAST DAY TPB (VOL. 16) (2004) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good CEREBUS: LATTER DAYS TPB (2003) #1 3RD PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Fine CEREBUS: MINDS TPB #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark One International) Fine CEREBUS: READS TPB (VOL. 9) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Fine CEREBUS: RICK'S STORY TPB (VOL. 12) #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Fine CEREBUS: WOMEN TPB (VOL. 8) (1994) #1 3RD PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Near Mint/Mint COMPLETE DICK TRACY HC (2006) #4 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint COMPLETE DICK TRACY HC (2006) #4 (IDW Publishing) Very Fine DICK TRACY: PURPLE CROSS GANG GN (2003) #1 (Tony Raiola) Very Fine DIE, MONSTER, DIE (MOVIE CLASSICS) (1966) #1 (Dell Publishing) Very Good DOCTOR WHO: 13TH DOCTOR (2018) #2 B BROOKS (Titan Distributing) Near Mint/Mint DOCTOR WHO: 13TH DOCTOR (2018) #2 C STOTT (Titan Distributing) Near Mint/Mint DUCK TALES (1990) (#1-18) (WALT DISNEY) #17 (Walt Disney Company) Near Mint/Mint FASTNER & LARSON: ARCHITECTS OF FANTASY GN (1994) #1 (SQP, Inc.) Very Fine FIREFLY (2018) #2 3RD PRINT FIREFLY (2018) #2 3RD PRINT (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint LABYRINTH: UNDER THE SPELL (2018) #1 A ISAACS (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint LI'L ABNER VOLUME #8 (Kitchen Sink Publishing) Very Good MAGEBOOK (1985) #1 (Comico) Near Mint/Mint MAGEBOOK (1985) #1 (Comico) Fine MAGEBOOK (1985) #1 (Comico) Very Good MAGEBOOK (1985) #1 (Comico) Very Fine MAZINGER: GO NAGAI GN #1 (First Comics) Very Fine PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS: DIRECTORS HC (2006) #1 (M Press Books Milwaukie) Very Fine RIP KIRBY DAILIES TPB (1989) #1 (Pioneer Comics) Very Fine STARGATE UNIVERSE: BACK TO DESTINY (2017) #4 PHOTO (American Mythology) Near Mint/Mint SWORDS OF CEREBUS #1 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good SWORDS OF CEREBUS #2 2ND PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good SWORDS OF CEREBUS #3 4TH PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good SWORDS OF CEREBUS #4 3RD PRINT (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good SWORDS OF CEREBUS #5 (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good SWORDS OF CEREBUS #6 (Aardvark-Vanaheim) Very Good TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #1 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Very Good TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #2 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Fine TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #3 TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #3 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Fine TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #4 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Very Fine TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #5 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Very Fine TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #6 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Fine TABOO (SPIDERBABY GRAFIX) (1988) #7 (Spiderbaby Graphix) Very Good TABOO ESPECIAL #1 (Tundra Publishing) Fine TRANSFORMERS: UNICRON (2018) #3 B RAIZ (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint TRANSFORMERS: UNICRON (2018) #4 B RAIZ (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint TROUBLE WITH GIRLS TPB (2006) #2 (CHECKER COMICS) Fine TROUBLE WITH GIRLS TPB (2006) #2 (CHECKER COMICS) Very Fine WHITEOUT: MELT TPB (2000) #1 2ND PRINT (Oni Press Inc.) 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