![]() ![]() He feels the world is ready for a website where collectors can essentially transact on their own, but without the fees or encumberance of other venues. Similarly to his business partner, Stephen, Vincent's daily interaction with comic buyers and sellers inspired him to help create ComicConnect. Vincent Zurzolo is one of the nation's leading comic book aficionados, and is also the host of the popular online radio show, Comic Zone Radio. Considered to be one of leading experts on collectibles, Stephen has appeared on numerous television shows including Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and The Today Show. Stephen is also known for creating the 10 point grading scale used as the industry standard for evaluating comics, and for growing Metropolis Collectibles into the nation's largest dealership of vintage comic books. ![]() He created ComicConnect in response to the comic community's need for a true market where buyers and sellers can have complete control over the transactions they make. Stephen Fishler has been a collector, buyer and seller of comic books for almost three decades. Comics got exciting again and kids could relate," Cotter-Cairns said.Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder & Owner When he wasn't wearing the (Spidey) suit, he was in high school or college, sitting at the soda fountain. "Kids wanted stories that made sense to them, and Stan Lee gave them Spider-Man. "Some Silver Age characters were new, some were new versions of Golden Age characters like Flash, Atom and Green Lantern, and some were continuations of the Golden Age superheroes like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman," Zurzolo said. Silver Age comics were "more realistic with deeper stories and more tie-ins to actual society and headlines," Letscher said. "The Silver Age was a period of rebirth of the superhero genre," Zurzolo said. Some horror comics were incredibly gory, he said.Ĭomics were blamed for juvenile delinquency, and there was a Senate investigation that vilified all types of comics and crushed the market, Zurzolo said. The Golden Age died out as concerned parents censored comic books to protect the innocence of children and even held comic book burnings in public squares, Cotter-Cairns said. ![]() I searched garage sales and thrift shops, as we had no local sources, and when I would find 10-cent comics I'd buy them up, but they seemed rather childish and bland, more primitive art and storylines, usually," he said. "When I first started collecting, during the late Silver Age, it already seemed like most Golden Age comics were relatively scarce. Just like the Marvel mutants, Letscher felt ostracized, but the X-Men had special powers and could exist and thrive, he said. He turned to comic books, where heroes like the X-Men resonated with him. Growing up in the 1960s as an "Air Force brat" whose family relocated often, Letscher often felt isolated and alone as the new kid in town. Lifetime collector Robert Letscher of the Phoenix area decided to sell his collection, valued at $500,000, this past summer. If your stash of comics has survived over four or five decades unharmed from basement flooding or other disasters, it could be the right time to make some money, he said. Some people advocate for holding onto Silver Age comics when they realize their value, but others are looking for a sale, Cotter-Cairns said. ![]() Each time one of these characters shows up in a movie or TV show now, vintage comics' value jumps, he said. Superheroes like the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Black Panther plus the X-Men and the Fantastic Four all flourished during what is known as the Silver Age of comics, Zurzolo said. The most expensive Golden Age (about 1938 to 1956) comics can sell for more than $1 million, but the comics of baby boomers' youth are also rising in value, said Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of Metropolis Collectibles in New York, a vintage comic book dealer, and its online auction house,. Just like some vinyl records, baseball cards, first-edition concert posters and toys like Hot Wheels and Barbies, many comic books now have bumped-up monetary value. Do you have a box of comics hidden away that may be worth money? Silver Age comic books - those published between about 19 - are skyrocketing in popularity and rising in value among collectors. More than just a bit of prized nostalgia, the pleasures of youth are sometimes worth big bucks. ![]()
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