You can make money from your comic book collection. However, it's not as easy as you think. Too many casual comic collectors have charged gung ho into investing in comics without thinking about the risks involved. From my experience, here are the 10 brutal truths you need to know if your goal is to make money by investing in your comic collection.

1. If you want to make money from your comics, you first have to find a buyer. Comics are not currency. You cannot spend or eat a comic. A particular comic is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it, not what you think or what the price guide says.

2. For some comic books, it may take months or even years to find a buyer who will give you the price you want. Obviously, you don't want to tie cash you to live on to buy comic books.

3. You must take care of your comics in order to make money from them. Collectible comics require careful handling and careful storage. That $500 Batman comic you have can become worthless if damaged by heat, humidity, pests, or your own carelessness.

4. Make sure you are buying the real thing. Unscrupulous comic dealers of all kinds have taken advantage of the huge demand for comic collectibles to hawk their own illegal fakes and cleverly restored items.

5. If no one wants it, the comic book is valueless. Demand is far more important than supply in determining price increases and decreases. Of course, high demand or low supply books will make prices increase even more rapidly.

6. Comic prices and demand are tied to the whims of collectors. No one has a crystal ball to predict how the tastes of comic collectors may change. When a new movie comes out (X-Men, Spidey, Iron Man for example) prices can skyrocket for key issues of that comic character, but in some cases the prices can drop just as fast after the movie ages.

7. Although prices for comics in general have risen steadily, individual items may still decrease in value from year and year. Know the history of your particular comic before your buy it to resell. Don't assume that every item will go along with the general trend of increases for comics.

8. Be patient when buying old comics. If you buy an comic for $100 from a dealer. If you take the same book back in the very next day, he'll give you only $50 for it. You're going to have to wait until the book is worth at least $200 retail before you can sell it for $l00 wholesale and recoup your initial investment.

9. Be realistic when buying new comics. Today's comics are published in enormous quantities. A typical issue of The Amazing Spider Man will have a print run between 300,000 and 500,000 copies. With that many copies of an issue available in the marketplace, for most of these comics, you'll have to wait a long time before the price increases...if ever.

10. Watch the hype. Comic book stores often stockpile crates of 'collectible' issues in their store rooms, flooding the market with their overstock the second that the book rises in value. X-Men #1, the first issue of a new X-Men spin-off series published in the late 80's, had a print run of 5,000,000 copies. Today, despite speculator hopes, that same X-Men #1 book is often sold for less than its cover price.

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The illusory superhero Iron Man in Comicbooks, normally published by Marvel Comics and in the live action feature film, Iron Man was born Tony Stark. Playboy mastermind Tony Stark has the brains to make hi-tech weapons and the good lucks and charm to "woo" women off their feet.

His approach alters when he is arrested, forced to make a destructive weapon, and almost killed by one of his own weapons in a test. Kept lively by an electromagnetic chest shield that stops the shrapnel from penetrating his heart, Tony invents a method to stop his skill from falling into the wrong person (terrorist) hands.

He commences to produce a potent costume of armor to defend his life and ultimately uses it to get retribution on his former captors and encounter forces of evil. After that, he makes a decision to utilize his suit to defend the world as Iron Man.

Through his worldwide corporation, Stark Industries, Tony produced military arms and his own metal costume is laden with technical devices that facilitate him to fight sin. Stark is an outstanding scientist, by day and Iron Man, with exceptional power, by night.

The armor suit of Iron Man consists of the following features

The motorized exoskeleton known as the Iron Man outfit went through a number of alterations prior to building with a combination of gold and titanium. The outfit lets Stark fly and defends him from assaults.

The costume is power-driven by a mini curved reactor. The ultimate version of the costume consists of anti-tank missiles routing and retro propel jets in the palms, a Unibeam part in the chest that fires strong detonations, tiny anti-personnel arms in the shoulders, and blaze launchers on the legs.

The outfit functions with distant help from Stark's synthetic aptitude JARVIS and contains a holographic Heads Up Display. All these things make Iron Man a great superhero.

The Iron Man Costume

If you are planning to dress up as Iron Man there's the vintage, comic-book styled costume in bright yellow and red. There is also the sleeker and more modern, metallic red and gold costume based on the look from the movie. There are a lot of Iron Man costumes for every fan out there!

These costumes come in sizes ranging from infant to adult. Most Iron Man costume comes with all the Iron Man necessities, a cushioned "muscle" top and bottom as, gloves and mask. There is an Ironman suit waiting for you!

Thor Loves Comicbooks and Comic book characters like Ironman. He has created a website dedicated to Iron Man Costumes. These costumes are perfect for Adults and Children Ironman Costumes. Check out his site for more information on Iron Man Halloween Costumes.

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The fictional superhero Iron Man in comic books published by Marvel Comics and in the movie Iron Man was born Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark. Playboy genius Tony Stark has the brains to creative ultimate technological weaponry and the looks to charm women off their feet.

His behavior changes drastically when he is imprisoned, forced to construct a destructive weapon, and practically killed by one of his own guns in a test trial. Kept living by an electromagnetic chest cover that prevents the shrapnel from pricking his heart, Tony develops a technique to stop his expertise from falling into the corrupt hands.

He commences to produce a potent costume of armor to defend his life and ultimately uses it to get retribution on his former captors and encounter forces of evil. After that, he makes a decision to utilize his suit to defend the world as Iron Man.

Through his multinational corporation, Stark Industries, Tony made military weapons and devices. He uses these devices in his suit to help him fight sin. Stark is an exceptional scientist, by day and Iron Man, with Herculean might, by night.

The Iron Man Outfit consists of the following features

The motorized exoskeleton known as the Iron Man outfit went through a number of alterations prior to building with a combination of gold and titanium. The outfit lets Stark fly and defends him from assaults.

The suit is powered by a miniature arc reactor. The final version of the suit includes anti-tank missiles steering and retro thrust jets in the palms, a Unibeam unit in the chest that fires concentrated blasts, small anti-personnel guns in the shoulders, and flare launchers on the legs.

The outfit functions with distant help from Stark's synthetic aptitude JARVIS and contains a holographic Heads Up Display. All these things make Iron Man a great superhero.

The Iron Man Dress can be made with the following features

If you are planning to wear an Ironman costume for Halloween, there is the comic book fashioned dress, in brilliant yellow and red. Likewise, there is the shiny and ultra modern, metallic red and gold dress too based on the appearance from the film. There are many Iron Man costumes for everyone out there!

These costumes come in sizes ranging from infant to adult. Most Iron Man costume comes with all the Iron Man necessities, a cushioned "muscle" top and bottom as, gloves and mask. There is an Ironman suit waiting for you!

Thor loves Ironman and halloween! He has created a all about Iron Man Costumes. These costumes are ideal for Adults and Children Ironman Costumes. Check out his site for more information on Iron Man Costumes

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