COMICS PACK PUNCH!

Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books. Discover for yourself what insiders have long known with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking comic books.

You'll uncover:

• The best comics to hunt, from the 1930s-1980s and beyond

• Where to find hidden treasures

• Practical strategies for buying and selling comic books

• How to flip comics for profit and fun

• Common reprints and facsimiles

• Restoration and repair

Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.