What Did a Comic Book Cost When You Started Reading/Collecting?
The other thread about the possible price increase of comics to $3.99 got me thinking about just how much the cost of a comic book has gone up since I first started reading, and then collecting. Granted, I'm probably one of the older members of this forum, and comics were still 10 cents when I was born (old? that's fucking ancient, dude! :eek: ) but they went to 12 cents when I was still a wee tyke, and that was the price I "grew up" with. I vividly recall seeing an ad for Adventure Comics #381 (1969) that had the shocking price of 15 cents! I was pissed. 3 cents was a lot back then!
So, what did a comic book cost when you first bought one? |
20 cents.
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75 cents
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Funny books were a quarter when I started! Annuals were 50 Cents.
Take care all!! |
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 8983166)
20 cents.
I also remember 60-cent supersize specials, and "Dollar Comics" |
75 cents and some $1.
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I remember getting a few at 25 cents but I think they went up to 35 cents right about the time I really started getting into them.
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I loved those dollar comics and 60 cent super specials. Still have a bunch, and those tend to be the ones I seek out when I rummage thru the closet to reminisce.
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25 cents.
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Right around a dollar.
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75¢ to $1 when i started.
I stopped when they hit $2.50. Only collect heavy discounted trades. |
75 cents. And now $1-2 thanks to DCBS
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I think they were either $0.25 or $0.30. I think my weekly allowance was $2, so I probably bought 15-20 titles/month at the time.
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Twelve cents then they went to Fifteen cents.
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50 cents for regular issues and 75 cents for annuals and giant size issues. Shortly after I started collecting they jumped up to 75 cents for the standard issue. Most were still $1 when I graduated high school.
It much easier to buy the trades or hardcovers now,. Or wait and go to the conventions where you can get most of them from the $1 bins. |
60 & 75 cents in the early 80s
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20 cents.
I miss those days :( |
12 cents. Still remember my very first batch in fall of '65.
Fantastic Four #44 Tales To Astonish #73 Journey Into Mystery #121 Mystery in Space #102 |
$0.75.
Started seriously reading comics around "The Fall of the Mutants" crossover in the X-Files. |
Originally Posted by rw2516
(Post 8985592)
12 cents. Still remember my very first batch in fall of '65.
Fantastic Four #44 Tales To Astonish #73 Journey Into Mystery #121 Mystery in Space #102 |
Originally Posted by ytrez
(Post 8985448)
20 cents.
I miss those days :( |
mid-'70s ~ $0.25
Adjusted for inflation, that'd be a little less than a buck today, so WTF? |
Originally Posted by Bronkster
(Post 8986575)
Nice! Did you save those??
Every one of the comics I had as a kid(1965-71) I wrote a small RW on the first page under the legend and often wonder if they are in somebody's collection. |
I think they had just gone up to $0.25 or $0.35 when I started buying my own. This was in the early 70's.
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On average- $1.00. I think there may have been a few at $1.25, and the Superman titles were $.75. I can't believe the constant hikes... another big reason I'm quitting monthlies soon (I'm down to one now).
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