by KC Carlson

This month, the Big Two launch their newest big initiatives to attempt to collect all our money, Marvel’s The Heroic Age and DC’s Brightest Day. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – it’s just that both companies also have several other things brewing this month, and you might miss them in all the hubbub, bub. But, like it or not, that’s what you have me for – I’m the guy who always says “Hey! What’s going on over there - behind that curtain!” More on that in a minute. Lemme get Brightest Heroic Age Day out of the way first.

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by Beau Smith

Before there were price guides for comic books, they were bought mainly for reading pleasure. They were bought by children/teenagers or for children/teenagers. Usually the age ranged from four to 17 years old. After they were read a few times, the comics were generally tossed in the trash or traded to another kid for something they hadn’t read. Now and then you’d find somebody selling used comics for half cover price at five cents (cover price was ten cents).

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