Comic Book : The One Essential Guide for Comic Book Fans Everywhere

A lavishly illustrated guide to the world of comics, designed for anyone who collects or treasures these unique cultural icons. Provides invaluable information on assessing, grading & valuing comics. Contains four main sections, covering the history of comic books plus chapters on comic culture; collecting, & how to form & maintain a collection; & the grading & assessment of value. In addition there is a mass of useful information on such things as the use of price guides, artists & writers of comic books. Over 250 magnificent color illustrations of comic books & comic characters. Index of comic book titles & their publishers.Sassienie, Paul is the author of 'Comic Book : The One Essential Guide for Comic Book Fans Everywhere', published 2001 under ISBN 9780788197093 and ISBN 0788197096.