Value of Comics

Lemon · Post by **Lemon** » Tue May 20, 2003 21:23 -0700

Hello!

I recently acquired a ton of Usagi Yojimbo Comics for 50 cents each in excellent shape. I saw tons of them so I just bought them all...

Turns out I bought almost a complete collection.

I have series 1 issues 3-37 (missing a few in between), series 2 1-16 (missing number 2 only), all of the Space Usagi issues, and several of the dark horse issues.

I plan on keeping them... but I have a few questions.

Are they worth anything at all? Like I said, I plan on keeping them, but would like to know the value if any.

Does anyone have scans of the comics online or on CD or anything? The reason being that since they are in such great shape I would like to have an alternate method of reading them without risking damage to them.

I used to have a few WAY back in early 90 that I read... but lost them and put them in the back of my mind. I really want to read them again!

Any help would be appreciated to a fellow rabbit friend...

Thanks
Lemon

ziritrion · Post by **ziritrion** » Wed May 21, 2003 1:11 -0700

Why don't you try getting the trade paperbacks? They have (almost) all of the UY stories published elsewhere (although the reprint of the second volume is in black and white). I don't know if the comics are on-line (at least, I wasn't able to find them), or if anyone has scans of them in a CD.

I wish I could find back issues easily here. My only chance is through the internet, and that's kinda expensive...

takematsu · Post by **takematsu** » Wed May 21, 2003 7:01 -0700

TPB's are probably the way to go, although I'd suggest going to an art store, get some little archivist cotton gloves, and just read 'em-- the effect of your eyes on the page is minimal, and unless you're keeping them in a sealed nitrogen chamber, you won't be encouraging a lot of extra oxidation of the paper.

Of course, I'm a bit of an animist-- you're keeping a book from fulfilling it's role in the world by keeping it from being read