first "Collecting Comics As A Hobby" kind of book/pamphlet ?? 0

[NoMan]

so I'm reading a copy of Fantastic Four #150 (Ultron disrupts the wedding of Crystal and Quicksilver published in 1974), and there is an ad for "FREE 'Collecting Comics As A Hobby' " ad for a booklet. Wondering the years these types of publications started coming out

[Ryan.]

Alter Ego 1 came out in 1961.

[sfcityduck]

The Argosy bookstore put this out in 1965:

But there were comic books dealers and collectors in the 1940s.

[sfcityduck]

On 9/29/2022 at 2:32 PM, Ryan. said:

Alter Ego 1 came out in 1961.

Jerry Bails put this out in 1969:

[NoMan]

On 9/29/2022 at 2:32 PM, Ryan. said:

Alter Ego 1 came out in 1961.

I think there was a book/pamphlet/zine in the 50s. "Understanding Superman". ????

[NoMan]

On 9/29/2022 at 3:44 PM, sfcityduck said:

The Argosy bookstore put this out in 1965:

But there were comic books dealers and collectors in the 1940s.

was that the store in Hollywood, ca?