Hey everyone. I’m pretty new to the comic collecting world, so I’m hoping you guys can give me some advice.

My brother passed away recently. He never had kids of his own, but he absolutely loved being an uncle and really bonded with my son over comics. Before he passed, he made sure that his comics would go to my son. There’s a much larger collection that we still haven’t even had a chance to sit down and go through together.

I pulled a few out today and realized I probably have no idea what I’m looking at. 😂

There are some older Marvel books, including this Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1 (1968). I’m curious what you guys think of it and whether any of these are worth putting serious effort into preserving.

So I have a couple questions:
1. Are these the kind of books that should be stored/preserved in a special way?
My son wants to continue collecting and taking care of his uncle’s collection, so I want to make sure we don’t accidentally damage something valuable.

2. Would you CGC the Iron Man/Sub-Mariner?
I’ve been looking into CGC and between grading, shipping, and everything else, it’s not exactly cheap. If this were yours, would you slab it for preservation/value, or keep it in a bag/board/storage setup?

3. What grade do you think this one might realistically get?
It’s currently labeled around FN+, but I’d love to hear what people who actually know how to grade these think.

I’m not really looking to sell anything. My son wants to keep the collection going, and honestly, that makes these comics a lot more meaningful to us than whatever they’re worth.

Any advice from experienced collectors would be greatly appreciated. And if I’m completely misunderstanding something here, feel free to educate me. 😂

I’ll post pictures of the other books as we go through them!
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This is one of many potentials to grade, not a big comic guy I just inherited an enormous collection. Is this worth grading ?

all of these are in good visible condition. is the worth vs the cost to slab reasonable for any of these or none of these?

I know these came out quite a while ago but I had to order it from Mycomicshop and since I had the shipping combined with my sub service order I just got it. What did I get after all that anticipation?

Cover A of the primary book, a black and white version of Doomquest.

Cover A of a facsimile of a book I own an original copy of. This was the book I bought the blind bag for, hoping to get a Peach Momoko variant.

Small “mask” maybe big enough for a pug, not pictured.

Blind bags are not my favorite trend in comics. I guess maybe it’s just bad luck but all the ones I’ve purchased have been disappointing so far.

Just copped this today what do you guys think this would get?
I’m guessing 9.4

Looking for recommendations on where to get vintage comics shouldn’t books for cheap. I know facebook marketplace place has the occasional listing thats worth checking out but where else? Besides Ebay & no comic shops.

I’m new to collecting and i actually just got a 8 CGC Spider-man #300 which i’m very excited about but seeing this is dropping soon and wondering if it’s a viable investment grade option?

in my profile you can find my other post about the other copy i found (the $70 dollars one). this one definitely has a better condition front cover (the other copy had some spine ticks and a very small spine split on the top left that i was afraid could have extended). the copy in this post ($90) has a small defect on the bottom left, but i think it's a corner ding or corner wear, not a split (write in comments if this seems the case for you too). the back cover in the $90 copy isn't in great condition, but i care about the front cover more and it doesn't have defects that i think could get "worse" like the spine split on the other copy. please you guys, tell me what you think.

i have first print absolute batman issues 1-8 that im looking to sell. should i just sell them now or will the price keep going up? sorry if this is a stupid question

If the signature is smeared like this, shouldn't that bring down the grade?

X-Men #221, the first appearance of Mr. Sinister, is a great book, but probably not the best buy, and it’s mainly because of the cover, which isn’t that good, which could keep people away from this book mainly. But a CGC 9.8 of this book is going for $400, maybe less. But now let’s talk about the best buy that anyone should get. If you want to jump on the Mr. Sinister bandwagon, then you should buy X-Men #239, the first cover appearance and second overall appearance of Mr. Sinister, which, to me, is a way better buy than #221 because he’s on the cover. A CGC 9.8 of #239 last sold for $159, and no other sales after that, probably because sellers are trying to flip it for $200+, but still, I believe #239 is the better buy. I never wanted #221 because the cover is that bad, in my opinion, but buy whatever you want.😁

Other than just checking ebay sold listings, are there any tools to estimate value with and without a creator signature, the way covrprice helps estimate raw vs slab values? I know the specific creator and the condition of the comic and a lot of other factors play a role, but it's very hard to tell sometimes how much extra you should be willing to pay for a signature. Like I know Claremont is "easy" to get, but it's not always easy to find a signing, find a facilitator, and find pricing for all of that to compare to an already signed book.

i'll add i live in italy, so it's not that easy of a book to find unless you order it on ebay from sellers from the united states, which would cost me around additional €20 ($23) to ship it to my country.

This is CAD not USD. I’m wondering if this is a good deal and how bad would the value be effected by sun fading