TOP 5 COMICS Premieres on YouTube & TikTok every Sunday at 10am. BlueSky gets the full write up articles. See you in the morning! 💥 We’re Collecting Comics at the End of the World and tonight I’m watching Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. 💥 What are you doing at 11:11pm on a Saturday? 💫

TAKE A BREAK FROM ALL THE CRAZY NEWS! IT’S THE SECOND WEEK…OF MARCH! (Or whatever the people in D.C. are calling it.) And tune into the latest episode of Not Near Mint, Episode 230! Please share this to a Comic Book Fan, and follow @notnearmint.bsky.social. Aloha! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh2d...

NOT NEAR MINT 230 It’s Friday ya bast’ids!! Time for the TOP 5 Comic Value Changes, Collecting Comics at the End of the World, & SUPER SECRET COMICGORIES RETURNS 🔥 Come play comic books with us or vote! 🔥 Show begins at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, TONIGHT! #nnm230 💫 Link: www.youtube.com/live/wh2db1x...

NOT NEAR MINT 230 It’s Friday ya bast’ids!! Time for the TOP 5 Comic Value Changes, Collecting Comics at the End of the World, & SUPER SECRET COMICGORIES RETURNS 🔥 Come play comic books with us or vote! 🔥 Show begins at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, TONIGHT! #nnm230 💫 Link: www.youtube.com/live/wh2db1x...

X-MEN This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of the New X-Men 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 1 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns TONIGHT on YouTube #nnm230 at 9pm EST Plus a new Top 5!!! 💫 youtube.com/shorts/JcLTB...

THE PUNISHER This is the 1974 third appearance of The Punisher 💥 TOP SHELF FRIDAY 💥 Did you know this is often mistaken for Frank’s 2nd appearance? This is his second cover but Punisher was also at the end of the prior issue that introduced Tarantula. 💫

COMIC SALES ALERT Batman Beyond # 1 from volume 2 recently had a $165 sale in midgrade, from out of nowhere! 🤯 This is a one off mistake by someone who likely doesn’t know what the actual cover looks like. Don’t be this guy! This has been disqualified from being on this week’s Top 5. 💫

ODIN This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Thor’s father, Odin 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 2 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns this Friday on YouTube #nnm230 at 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/GIIk7...

If you’re a silver and Bronze Age #comics nerd I humbly request that you give my #YouTube channel a shot. I’m slowly approaching 1000 subscribers and would love to get there. It ain’t the flashiest channel in the world but I’m having fun

RA’S AL GHUL This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Ra’s al Ghul 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 3 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns this Friday on YouTube #nnm230 at 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/PTMeD...

MEPHISTO This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Mephisto 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 4 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns this Friday on YouTube #nnm230 at 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/IwEhR...

MEPHISTO This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Mephisto 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 4 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns this Friday on YouTube #nnm230 at 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/IwEhR...

SUPERMAN This is the 2026 Mario Foccillo Manga Variant 💥 This was the last of the comics I got from my LCS that spiked. Everything else I’ve ordered FOC since has been missing from my pickups. 🤬 Tomorrow, I discover if I get Nectar or I’m dropping my LCS in favor of pre-ordering NCBD books online. 💫

Attention! I'm auctioning off my copies of Young Avengers #1-15 to benefit Trans Continental Pipeline, which helps transgender, queer, and other LGBT individuals relocate to Colorado from unsafe environments. All money will go to them except the postage. Bid strong! www.ebay.com/itm/14717361...

AVENGERS VS X-MEN This is a YouTube Short featuring the first meeting of X-Men & Avengers 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 5 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 ComicGories returns Friday on YouTube #nnm230 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/1jH_B...

MCFARLANE MONDAY This is a 1989 classic Todd McFarlane cover 💥 Who is my favorite character at Marvel? It’s not Spider-man or Wolverine. No. It’s Kitty / Kate Pryde. 💥 Don’t engage in FOMO. Most new books drop after the first year of release. Looking for early McFarlane is a better use of funds. 💫

MULTIPLE MONDAY These are the 1991 classic Jim Lee Conan cover ⚔️ After Lady Fantastic watched me open a copy Live on YouTube… I opened the book & the whole interior fell to the floor. I was horrified. What’d she do? She sent me a replacement copy! She’s one of the few people I’d do ANYTHING for. 💫

TAKE A BREAK FOR ALL THE CRAZY, AND DEPRESSING NEWS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, and tune into the latest episode of Not Near Mint Episode 229. Please share the Aloha, repost this to a comic book fan, and follow @notnearmint.bsky.social. Mahalo!

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS This is a YouTube Short featuring the Not Near Mint Top 5 Comics Book Value Changes for February 2025, week 4 💥 Every key issue & first appearance 👍 If you haven’t, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! ☢️ Also, on Tik Tok, as REALNOTNEARMINT 💫 youtube.com/shorts/ICzHE...

The day after we put the final touches on issues #88-91 of “Swamp Thing”, news broke about the passing of Tatjana Wood, the original colorist on the series. Tomorrow, March 2nd, would have been Tatjana’s 100th birthday. Let’s raise a glass to one of comics’ originals.

MULTIPLE MONDAY These are the 1991 classic Jim Lee Conan cover ⚔️ After Lady Fantastic watched me open a copy Live on YouTube… I opened the book & the whole interior fell to the floor. I was horrified. What’d she do? She sent me a replacement copy! She’s one of the few people I’d do ANYTHING for. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 1 GIANT-SIZE X-MEN # 1 This is the 1975 first appearance of the new X-Men (see alt text) $1,433(VGF) ⬆️ $183 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Sales swing between $800-$2k regularly. Buy at the dip. 🤯 This Top 5 List is for REAL COLLECTORS instead of FOMO. Share & Like. 💫 Have a great week!

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 2 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY # 86 This is the 1962 first appearance of ODIN and first appearance of TOMORROW MAN (Zarrko) $537(F) ⬆️ $202 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: In the first appearance of Loki, from Journey # 85, Odin was only mentioned and not seen. Issue 86 is the true first appearance of Odin. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 3 BATMAN # 232 This is the 1971 first appearance & cover of RA'S AL GHUL and second app. of TALIA AL GHUL $680(VF+) ⬆️ $187 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Ra's al Ghul was first mentioned in Detective Comics # 411, that includes the 1st Talia, and faithfully adapted in Batman: the Animated Series. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 4 SILVER SURFER # 3 This is the 1968 first appearance & cover of MEPHISTO & first cover of SHALLA-BAL $362(VF-) ⬆️ $106 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: The battle for the souls of Midgard is fought over by many: Dormammu, Hela, even his own children Mephista and Blackheart. 💥 Prices are still down. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS CLZ offers CovrPrice Value Updates with subscription. These are the wildest weekly price fluctuations from my 30k collection. # 5 X-MEN # 9 This is the 1964 first meeting of AVENGERS & X-MEN, 1st app of LUCIFER $273(VG+) ⬆️ $72 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Lucifer is a Quist alien and NOT Mephisto. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS This is a YouTube Short featuring the Not Near Mint Top 5 Comics Book Value Changes for February 2025, week 4 💥 Every key issue & first appearance 👍 If you haven’t, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! ☢️ Also, on Tik Tok, as REALNOTNEARMINT 💫 youtube.com/shorts/ICzHE...

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 1 GIANT-SIZE X-MEN # 1 This is the 1975 first appearance of the new X-Men (see alt text) $1,433(VGF) ⬆️ $183 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Sales swing between $800-$2k regularly. Buy at the dip. 🤯 This Top 5 List is for REAL COLLECTORS instead of FOMO. Share & Like. 💫 Have a great week!

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 2 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY # 86 This is the 1962 first appearance of ODIN and first appearance of TOMORROW MAN (Zarrko) $537(F) ⬆️ $202 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: In the first appearance of Loki, from Journey # 85, Odin was only mentioned and not seen. Issue 86 is the true first appearance of Odin. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 3 BATMAN # 232 This is the 1971 first appearance & cover of RA'S AL GHUL and second app. of TALIA AL GHUL $680(VF+) ⬆️ $187 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Ra's al Ghul was first mentioned in Detective Comics # 411, that includes the 1st Talia, and faithfully adapted in Batman: the Animated Series. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS # 4 SILVER SURFER # 3 This is the 1968 first appearance & cover of MEPHISTO & first cover of SHALLA-BAL $362(VF-) ⬆️ $106 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: The battle for the souls of Midgard is fought over by many: Dormammu, Hela, even his own children Mephista and Blackheart. 💥 Prices are still down. 💫

TOP 5 COMIC BOOKS CLZ offers CovrPrice Value Updates with subscription. These are the wildest weekly price fluctuations from my 30k collection. # 5 X-MEN # 9 This is the 1964 first meeting of AVENGERS & X-MEN, 1st app of LUCIFER $273(VG+) ⬆️ $72 🔥🔥🔥🔥 FACT: Lucifer is a Quist alien and NOT Mephisto. 💫

TOP 5 COMICS Premieres on YouTube & TikTok every Sunday at 10am. BlueSky gets the full write up articles. See you in the morning! 💥 We’re Collecting Comics at the End of the World and tonight I’m watching Independence Day. 💥 What are you doing at 1:30am on a Saturday? 💫

TOP 5 COMICS Premieres on YouTube & TikTok every Sunday at 10am. BlueSky gets the full write up articles. See you in the morning! 💥 We’re Collecting Comics at the End of the World and tonight I’m watching Independence Day. 💥 What are you doing at 1:30am on a Saturday? 💫

SILVER SURFER This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Silver Surfer & Galactus 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 1 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 New Top 5 Revealed TONIGHT on YouTube #nnm229 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/YDTmr...

NOT NEAR MINT 229 It’s Friday ya bast’ids!! Time for the TOP 5 Comic Value Changes, Collecting Comics at the End of the World, & SUPER SECRET “ARE YOU OKAY?” 🔥 I’ll first be going LIVE on TikTok at 8pm EST 🔥 Show begins at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, TONIGHT! #nnm229 💫 Link: www.youtube.com/live/0IGfOtS...

FUCK TIKTOK Reminder: I don’t sell comic books. I don’t direct people to buy comic books. Their algorithm is awful but I like their video editor. 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Not been a good week. Our episode on Not Near Mint is about mental health. I’d rather hear your problems than be attending your funeral. #nnm229 💫

So sad to share that legendary colorist Tatjana Wood has passed away at the age of 99. Her pioneering painterly touch graced scores of DC & Vertigo series. She was truly one of a kind and a special friend. May her memory be a blessing.

SILVER SURFER This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Silver Surfer & Galactus 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 1 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💥 New Top 5 Revealed TONIGHT on YouTube #nnm229 9pm EST 💫 youtube.com/shorts/YDTmr...

NOT NEAR MINT 229 It’s Friday ya bast’ids!! Time for the TOP 5 Comic Value Changes, Collecting Comics at the End of the World, & SUPER SECRET “ARE YOU OKAY?” 🔥 I’ll first be going LIVE on TikTok at 8pm EST 🔥 Show begins at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, TONIGHT! #nnm229 💫 Link: www.youtube.com/live/0IGfOtS...

THE PUNISHER This is the 1975 origin of The Punisher, first appearance of Maria Castle & Dominic Fortune 💥 TOP SHELF FRIDAY Just got this in and signed by Gerry Conway for Torpedo Auctions. Only early Punisher issue I’m missing is ASM # 135. Should have that next week. 💫

THE PUNISHER This is the 1975 origin of The Punisher, first appearance of Maria Castle & Dominic Fortune 💥 TOP SHELF FRIDAY Just got this in and signed by Gerry Conway for Torpedo Auctions. Only early Punisher issue I’m missing is ASM # 135. Should have that next week. 💫

BETSY BRADDOCK This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Betsy Braddock (later becomes Psylocke) 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 2 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💫 youtube.com/shorts/LdHNS...

BETSY BRADDOCK This is a YouTube Short featuring the first appearance of Betsy Braddock (later becomes Psylocke) 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 2 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💫 youtube.com/shorts/LdHNS...

FEBRUARY STATE OF COMIC BOOKS I order FOC (Final Order Cutoff) and for well over a month, my shop has been skipping me on many monthly titles and ALL the hot books. If you ordered FOC and see that book your LCS’ wall and you didn’t get it: drop your shop. 🤬🤬🤬 I’m inches away from dropping mine. 💫

FEBRUARY STATE OF COMIC BOOKS I order FOC (Final Order Cutoff) and for well over a month, my shop has been skipping me on many monthly titles and ALL the hot books. If you ordered FOC and see that book your LCS’ wall and you didn’t get it: drop your shop. 🤬🤬🤬 I’m inches away from dropping mine. 💫

THOR & JANE FOSTER This is a YouTube Short featuring the second appearance of Thor & first appearance of Jane Foster 💥 CGC Census report, CovrPrice data, and other comic book insights. 💥 This was # 3 on this week’s Top 5 Comics 💫 youtube.com/shorts/QQcxt...

BATMAN BEYOND This is the 1999 first appearance of Terry McGinnis and first cover appearance of Batman Beyond 🦇 For the most challenging Batman Beyond first issue to find, it’s the Newsstand variant. 💥 Happy NCBD everyone! Once, this was a new book and remained cover price til ComicTom101 in 2019. 💫

BATMAN BEYOND This is the 1999 first in-costume, in-story appearance of Terry McGinnis as Batman Beyond 🦇 Yes, Terry appears on the cover of Batman Beyond # 1, but he didn’t appear in costume until the second undervalued issue. 💫