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Stan Lee revolutionized the world of comic books. While Jack Kirby is the greatest comic creator of all time, Stan is the brain that elevated modern comics. Stan Lee left a big stamp in the world before he left us in November 2018, almost exactly two years ago. While he’s the father of modern comics, he left a bigger impact across pop culture as we know it today. Creating The Legend A Young Stan Lee Born Stanley Martin Lieber, Stan grew up in Manhattan during the hardship of the times. His parents are Romanian-born Jews who immigrated to the country. Much of Stan’s influence come from Errol Flynn, a fact that he confirmed. As he grew up in poverty, his dream was to write the “Great American Novel,” a dream shared by many of his cohorts. Much of his early years were spent working odd jobs to make money for the family. His publication career started in 1939, when his uncle Robbie Solomon helped him to become an assistant at Timely Comics. Timely would eventually become Marvel ...

If you are selling your comic books face-to-face - either at comic shows, over the phone, from other comic dealers, or from folks responding to your ads - you need to be able to negotiate in order to get top dollar for your comics. Here are six tips that will help you get dollars versus pennies when selling your comics in person. Tip #1: Be willing to negotiate all the time. Some comic sellers are timid about talking money. However, being unwilling to engage in "money-talk" can cost you a lot of money. There are a lot of comic buyers who are experienced negotiators. If they can see you're reluctant to negotiate over your comics, many will take advantage of that fact and low ball you for your comics or not talk to you at all. Tip #2: Don't get emotionally involved. One big mistake many amateur comic sellers make is to become too emotionally attached to their comics. They've had them for years and have an inflated feeling about what they're worth. Be objective -...