Jamie Newbold

The Forensic Comicologist

Insights from a Life in Comics

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Produktbeschreibung

A childhood comic book fan turned comic book retailer, the author soon discovered the prevalence of scams in the world of comics collecting. This book is his tutorial on how to collect wisely and reduce risks. Drawing on skills learned from twenty years with the San Diego Police Department and as a Comic-Con attendee since 1972, he covers in detail the history and culture of collecting comic books and describes the pitfalls, including common deceptions of grading and pricing, as well as theft, and mail and insurance fraud.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781476672670
• ISBN-10: 1476672679
• Artikelnr.: 48695912

Autorenporträt

Retired police officer turned comic book dealer, Jamie Newbold lives in San Diego, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Michelle Nolan Preface Introduction: A Collecting Culture
1.
Forensic Comicology
2.
A Brief History of Comic Collecting
3.
A Learning Curve
4.
Deconstructing Comics (Part 1)
5.
Deconstructing Comics (Part 2)
6.
Demand
7.
Fast Forward
8.
Pedigree Comics
9.
Eras and Genres: Platinum Age, 1897-1938 10.
Eras and Genres: Golden Age, 1938-1956 11.
Eras and Genres: Golden Age Part 2: The Atomic Age! 12.
Collecting Gold 13.
Silver Age: Last of the Ten-Centers 14.
Silver and Bronze Ages: Marvel Rules in the Age of Fandom 15.
Bronze Age: Marvel, Large and in Charge 16.
Generation Termination (or, Changing of the Guard) 17.
Third-Party Grading 18.
Pricing Bibliography Index