Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 46

I used to buy this book every year, and the anticipation I felt was akin to when I was a kid and looking forward to the new season of Saturday morning cartoons. Years ago, I had given my old editions to thrift shops, as I drifted away from comic fandom. And whenever I wanted to find a value of a book, I'd just do an online search - it seemed so much easier and convenient - after all, it seemed the price guide kept getting heavier and the font size smaller. But now I wish I had kept those earlier editions. I had forgotten what I had been missing.Not only is it more convenient to just flip through pages, but I can easily view key issue notations and individual issue values for each title at a glance. But the Overstreet Price Guide is much more than that. It has articles about comic book history, not just for collecting and valuation, but also the cultural aspects of the books. It is really a connection between the individual collector and the hobby at large.Recently, especially with all the movies based on comic books, I've slowly been "returning to the fold." Buying this edition, at least for the moment, has accelerated this interest. I don't know, and actually doubt I'll reach the same level of interest in comics I had years ago, but the Overstreet Guide has certainly brought back memories and is doing its part, along with fandom related tv shows, and local conventions to re-acquaint me with the hobby.

Ah, the Overstreet price guide. Good gosh how long have I been purchasing this tome...Well, actually, it's been a few years, but before then it was every year since it first came out (yeah, I'm that old).Beyond the meat and potatoes of the fully-loaded pricing by grade for every comic book known to man (and most unknown as well), the articles and market insights are well worth the time invested.And, as always, a treasure trove of covers to look at, old and new. This book keeps getting better every year.Now, when am I going to pull down all those white boxes and get started revaluing my collection?

Haven't used one of these in twenty years. Excited to re-evaluate my collection and see its current value. Unfortunately the first night of going through this the pages began to fall out of the back sections. Pictures included.

I've been buying these since about volume 5 or 6 over the decades and this is still the most consistently accurate and useful tool for comics collectors. Great resource for prices obviously but also for key details in multiple print run titles, variant cover books, key character appearances and much more. Always a great snapshot of current trends and articles about books with-in specific eras. This book also gets heavier and heavier each year making it unpleasant to use for long periods of time which is exacerbated by incredibly small text. Format changes are going to be inevitable in future volumes as the text simply can not get any smaller and still make the book practical to use. Or the dimensions will have to increase at width and height, which would make the book easier to balance in an open position as it tends to want to flop closed with it's thickness and weight. Reduction in advertisements could provide additional space as well providing a service to readers rather than the authors bottom line. In pre-internet days these ads were fun and made sense in their inclusion but seem entirely unprofessional in the twenty-first century for a book with the quality credentials for decades of research. Still an indispensible resource to the collector. I anxiously await these improvements to rate this book five stars in a future edition.

the overstreet book has all the information about comic books and lists hundreds of comics in various grades and prices for each. gives information about comic books as investments including charts and lists prices and comparison prices of old and new. a good book for all information about comic books, even has buy and sell advertisements from advertisers

For Bronze age and earlier, Overstreet is pretty dead on. This is the book to rely on for pricing your collection. Also a good tool for shopping on ebay, as sellers tend to inflate prices on back issues featuring characters that are up-and-coming. For example, Thor #132 is the first appearance of Ego, the Living Planet and is worth about $100 in good shape. Since Ego is appearing in the film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" in early 2017, some sellers are trying to gouge speculators by charging up to twice the value. This book will help you avoid overpaying for back issues. If you're looking for more current book values, i.e. the last 2-3 years, then your best source is an ebay search.

Very detailed and up to date. However, get your reading glasses on. Very small print to fit all the information needed. The only price guide I use.

Great book

Essential guide for serious comic book collectors.Updates prices,especially on the sought after titles.There are some titles listed that are so scarce that they make a stab at pricing,and fall short,due mainly to a lack of those titles being available..But those titles tend to be on the periphery of the main collecting area which still is heavily superhero orientated.Still the best overview of the market.

as expected. Thanks.

What more could one ask for?

Prices don't really reflect reality. There are numerous omissions and inaccuracies. Better research and editing are required

Always trustworthy .