'Comic Book Collecting: A Valuation Guide By Robert M. The most notable artists were Todd McFarlane and John Byrne.

It was written by Steve Saffel and featured fantastic art taken from already published comics. The first was 'All About Collecting Comic Books', was an eight page guide for beginners on comic book collecting. The aforementioned 'books' were unique to the kit. Lastly, the set included two unique 'books', as well as, twenty-five comic book bags for protecting not only what you got in the box, but what you expanded on after that. While I had forgotten where I originally gotten it from, this poster remained tacked to my bedroom wall well into my teenage years. There's still more in the set than just my memories.ДЄlso included in the kit was a fantastic poster featuring multiple characters. After days of clicking on the link, looking at the pictures, frowning at the price and closing the link, I finally just had to have it.Д«ut I digress. The sentimental value to it was nagging at me constantly. However, the problem was I simply couldn't let it go. Overall it was in great, 100% complete condition, but based on the comics inside, there was honestly very little physical value. Price wise, it was definitely more than I really wanted to pay. However, it kept nagging at the back of my mind, eventually leading me to track down the one and only set I could find on ebay. Not just the box with a handful of random comics. Screamingly obvious to me that I had at one point in my life owned thisД®ntire kit. However, as I began researching it, and eventually found one, it was To be honest, I didn't remember the complete kit at first. I wanted the box to store my current, very small, collection of comics in. It was actually this particular piece that led me back to the TheД«ack of the box is reserved for the same image as shown above. Atop, or on the lid as it were, are The Fantastic Four. Though you can't see it in the photo, Hulk adorns both the left and It also includes a (somewhat) sturdy comic box, decked out with classic characters. The image above and to the right, shows the comics which came in the kit I obtained recently.Д«ecause this was intended to be an introductory for new collectors, the Official Marvel Comic Collector's Kit doesn't stop at just the books. Further, a search of similar books from this same year turns up familiar covers for books I would testify under oath were in my original set. As I thumb through the comics, some of the covers start to bring back memories, while others, I swear I've never seen before. I honestly want to say it's similar, but not exact. It's been so long since I've owned my original Collector's Kit that I don't honestly know if the set I obtained as an adult collector is the same as that one, again, in terms of the books.

While I didn't know for certain or not, these may or may not have been random, versus each one containing the same books. Inside the package was fifteen Marvel Comics comic books from 1989. The Official Marvel Comic Book Collector's Kit from Collector's Marketing Corp. As a matter of fact, I didn't honestly read all that many of the comic books I owned, and I had thousands by the time I called it quits.ДЄs with most collections, this process started slowly, and if it wasn't obvious, it was with this box. While I wish I could say this all changed the day I received the above box, the truth of the matter is, even though I soon got bitten by the comic book bug, it was more so the art which continued to draw me in. After all, I wasn't exactly a child who enjoyed reading. I had never owned comic books before, nor showed much of an interest in them. It was the beginning of an obsession, the start of a collection which would grow for another twenty years and a beacon in the distance calling to a potential future.

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