X-Men #42

In my younger days of collecting I was scared to pay too much. I didn't have the knowledge I have now, and slightly before I discovered price guides all I had to go by was instinct. Did the book look good and was it worth giving up new issues? After scrounging around the back issue boxes I found some nice looking books for what I thought was a decent price.

After buying a few DD issues by Frank Miller for $3 apiece I started to feel comfortable with this price point. But as I began delving back as far as I could, prices began to soar. $5, $20, and ultimately higher before they made their way onto the wall. It was to my surprise when I found out Professor Xavier died and it wasn't a hoax.

The problem was that the book was $5. That was a lot of money for me back then, my whole weekly allowance. The cover was reeling me in and before I knew it the single book purchase was on the counter and I was on the way home with a book older than me, possibly the first one I bought that met this criteria. I'm happy this is still part of my collection, but do I dare dream of better?

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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