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Magazine/Books, Maps & Manuscripts/Podcast Ep #43: Superhero Spotlight: The Comic Book Market

Podcast Ep #43: Superhero Spotlight: The Comic Book Market

In this episode, comics specialist Ashley Cotter-Cairns tells us all the secrets behind the exploding comic book market.

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#43: Superhero Spotlight: The Comic Book Market. Photo © Barnebys Group

#43: Superhero Spotlight: The Comic Book Market. Photo © Barnebys Group

This week: The year was 1938 when the launch of Superman in the Action Comics #1 comic book ushered in the Golden Age of comics. Since then, the colorful and dynamic panels pitting superheroes against villains with legendary characters like Batman, Wonder Woman and Captain America have gone on to spawn a billion-dollar comics industry, with individual books now reaching seven figures at auction. This week, we talk to Ashley Cotter-Cairns, the founder of Sell My Comic Books and Head of Comic Strategy at Goldin Auctions, as well as a lifelong collector of comics. He tells us about his personal comic book collection, how to start collecting comics and what's next for this quickly growing auction market.

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Pontus Silfverstolpe

Pontus Silfverstolpe is a co-founder of Barnebys. With more than 25 years in the art and auction industry, he is a valued speaker and recurring columnist in several magazines. He is also the initiator of Barnebys Magazine and hosts the Barnebys podcast "Eye of the Beholder". Pontus appreciates everything from baroque sculptures to contemporary art and loves working in the world's most sustainable industry full of fantastic stories and amazing people.

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