My neighbor thinks collecting comics is just about buying number one issues

He saw my long boxes and said, 'You must have a fortune in first appearances.' I had to explain that for me, it's about finding a complete story arc, like the whole 'Knightfall' run from the 90s. I got the full set from a local shop in Cleveland for about forty bucks total because the covers weren't perfect. It's the reading, not the grading, that makes a fan. Does anyone else collect for the stories over the value?

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thompson.robin1mo ago

Ever read that old essay about collecting for the love of the story?

spencer_moore391mo ago

Wait, you mean the one where the guy had over 300 different toasters just because each one had a weird story behind it? @thompson.robin, that piece was wild. I remember he kept a burnt one from a house fire because the neighbor saved his dog.