 What's New in 2013
Welcome to a new decade in comic collecting! Comic books saw a tremendous surge the past ten years, thanks to a perfect storm of the internet, CGC, and online auctions. We expect this decade to be no less interesting.
2010 closed out with the economy in a severe slump and comic prices for Silver and Bronze greatly impacted by this. After a year in which most comic prices saw a continous downward trend, we have been greatly encouraged with what we are seeing in 2011 with prices not just finally stabilizing, but actually increasing again (maybe not like in 2008 and 2009, but still increasing). Given the interest Hollywood keeps generating, plus endless TV shows, cartoons, merchandising, and the general consensus that being "geeky" is actually cool these days, you can bet comic books will be around for a long time. The bottom line is whether you're collecting or investing (or both), enjoyment and relaxation is the name of the game, and people just can't get enough of that these days.
You can count on Worldwide to continue to provide you some of that enjoyment in 2013! First off, we generally receive around 500 to 1,000 new comics from CGC each month, including a slew of high grade Silver and Bronze, and choice copies from the Golden Age. Also, over 1000 new raw comics are generally added each month, including many from new pedigrees like Savannah, Twin Cities and other collections. And to stay on top of our game we're even checking much of our old inventory, updating prices according to new market trends, which means some books are being reduced in price. These will periodically appear in the "new arrivals" section of our site.
WorldWide Comics is planning to set up at several big shows in 2013, including San Diego, both Chicago shows, and the New York show, and most likely a few more smaller cons throughout the country. As usual, we'll have our killer inventory on hand, so make sure to visit our booth if we're in your neck of the woods. We also have many new developments for the website, which will appear throughout the year, including a "Want List" and a "Make an Offer" function.
WorldWide Comics Has Moved Back to Texas !!! On August 8th, 2012 WorldWide comics moved its operations to San Antonio where we will be located temporily at Quail Whisper while its permanent facilities are being prepared (we expect 3-4 months). We are now fully up and running in San Antonio after a trying move sandwiched between San Diego and Chicago Cons and topped by Stephen and Sharon's wedding in November. Sorry for any delays or errors made during this transition.
WorldWide Comics is estactic to announce the complete consignment of a stunning collection from one of the great comic collectors in the field for the past three decades. We have been receiving many high grade Silver Age Marvel and DC comics from this collection in the past year with 1000s still at CGC right now, so tune in every week to see what else we get back.
Presenting Two Exclusive Collections!
We're proud to present two high quality collections to our customers, the Golden State Collection and the
Peter Kuper Collection. The Golden States are
actually a collection that originally came to market in the early '90s, but the owner held back a portion, which we now have for sale. Peter Kuper is a
renown illustrator who has published work not only in comic books, but also Mad Magazine, Time and Newsweek. Peter's childhood collection of Silver and
Bronze Age are being offered exclusively here at Worldwide throughout the summer.
The Golden State Collection
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The Golden State collection was amassed by a meticulous collector residing in the San Francisco area who carefully filed away his newsstand copies each month.
The core of the collection ranged from the early �60s to present, but also included a very impressive run of Golden Age as well.
The owner finally decided to part with the Golden and Silver Age portions of his collection in the early �90s, and much of it entered the market
through a national dealer. Unfortunately much of the Silver Age was never documented as the Golden State collection, although one can still find
random CGC graded issues floating about. The average grade of this period was 9.4 � 9.6, truly amazing books.
Fast forward to 2008�The original owner has finally decided to sell the remainder of his collection, which consists of late Bronze Age to present.
WWC is proud to offer this last section of the Golden States to collectors starting this week. Just about every single title and issue from Marvel,
DC and most �80s independents are there, with the vast majority grading CGC 9.8. WWC will be releasing over 5,000 CGC graded Golden States throughout
the rest of 2009 and early 2010. Each book will display a Golden State sticker on the CGC case. Grab your want lists and hold on!
The Peter Kuper Collection
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Any fan of Mad Magazine knows the exploits of Spy vs. Spy, the wordless comic strip featuring two spies, one black and one white, constantly warring
against each other. Peter Kuper, who has been drawing Spy vs. Spy for Mad during the past 12 years, began his prolific career in illustration with a
love of comic books. This passion blossomed into comic book work alongside greats such as Howard Chaykin, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Kaluta and Jim Starlin,
eventually leading Kuper to create a number of autobiographical comics and the renowned political comix magazine World War 3. Kuper also boasts a number
of covers published for Time and Newsweek. He has taught courses in comics and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and is also an art
director of INK, a political illustration group.
During his comic collecting heyday, Kuper amassed a collection of about 2,300 comics from the �60s and �70s, which included near complete runs of Marvel
and DC. The peak condition of the collection ranges from 1972 to early 1975, which have yielded a plethora of 9.4, 9.6 and 9.8 grades. Worldwide is proud
to present the Peter Kuper collection for sale, of which 1,000 will be CGC graded. Look for their listings throughout the month of July and August.
Good luck this year, and happy hunting!
Stephen & Sharon Ritter
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