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rgeer3 Posts: 4
3/30/2016
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I was rather curious about this. I have been reading/collecting for near 30yrs on and off. But I have never really been able to figure this one out. Now, I know the obvious ones. 1st App, Origin Story, Death of, etc., but what about others.
Let's take Uncanny X-Men #375 as an example. It is priced higher than those around it, and even OSG goes out of their way to denote a Autopsy of Wolverine in their book. So, does this imply that it is key? When labeling my comics for storage, should I bother tagging Key comics with a Key Symbol or something? Or maybe what makes it key.. i.e. Autopsy of Wolverine.
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kds_comics Posts: 652
3/31/2016
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"Key" is a realtivly new term usually meaning - from what I understand - the first appearance of a character (e.g first Punisher in ASM #129). Or the first issue by a writer or artist. Or a significant event. The latter gets a little fuzzy.
My opinion is that this is not an exact term. Other opinions on my poor attempt at en explaination?
edited by kds_comics on 3/31/2016
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genuine_article_comics Posts: 44
4/1/2016
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I think the term "key" is subjective. I think most comic collectors would agree that 1st appearances are considered "key" but fewer might consider an "event" story as "key". Key is whatever you consider it to be. OSG indicating Wolverine's autopsy may be because it's related to his death, which some/many would consider an "event" or "key". To me, what I consider "key" is completely irrelevant until the point of selling and then the only thing that matters is "does the buyer consider the book "key" "?
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wchever Posts: 44
4/1/2016
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genuine_article_comics wrote:
I think the term "key" is subjective. I think most comic collectors would agree that 1st appearances are considered "key" but fewer might consider an "event" story as "key". Key is whatever you consider it to be. OSG indicating Wolverine's autopsy may be because it's related to his death, which some/many would consider an "event" or "key". To me, what I consider "key" is completely irrelevant until the point of selling and then the only thing that matters is "does the buyer consider the book "key" "?
Yep to me it's either first appearance or the "event" of a character's death. AF #15 I remember owning when I was a kid. For moderns, Deadpool #45 or Spider-man #700 come to mind for the latter case. But what do I know. It all depends on what the particular collector considers "key."
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Oxbladder Posts: 487
4/2/2016
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It's a marketing term these days. It is so over-used though that it is irrelevant now.
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