What're OLD PEOPLE Buying at Comic Shops?

[@lincolnrice4946]

Old Wonder Women comics made a great gift for my wife's grandmother, who read WW comics as a kid.

[@Biscuit-Triscuit]

I’m one of the few younger Dick Tracy fans out there and it’s legitimately one of the weirdest and coolest comics out there. Chester Ghould was making characters that were more unique than most other pieces of media at a time where that wasn’t happening, and he did a great job at mixing humor with seriousness as well as occasionally surprising amounts of violence

[@purevalunboxing]

@@Biscuit-Triscuit Have you read the new run yet from Mad Cave? It is excellent.

[@DoughnutJunkie]

It’s cool that you’re doing what you love for living.

[@edwardsaravo2702]

I’m a 64 year old guy who gets a kick out of seeing those 12-centers, especially those DC’s with the go-go check tops to their covers. They bring back found memories of when you could grab two comics and a piece of penny candy for a quarter.

[@tyloo9881]

Archie and Four Color comics are great for passing down through the generations.

[@MintHunterComics]

YES - anything looney tunes is always fantastic too

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

I'm 55, was never into war or westerns as a kid, went thru a phase 3 years ago and watched as many GOOD westerns and war as I could find. You don't know what your missing until you do the same. Most of these classics hold up very well today.

[@mrgumdrops5]

Definitely interested in hearing your recommendations on good westerns and war movies!

[@geraldmartin7703]

@mrgumdrops5: The Bravados (1958) is my favorite American Western. So mean spirited one of the Three Stooges asks where he can find a 'lady" for private entertainment then knifes a deputy sheriff in the back. Last I checked wide screen print free on KZbin.

[@williambaldridge1203]

I'm 72 years old that started buying comic books when I was five I quit around 2000, and started buying again around 2019. I lost multiple copies of almost every Marvel comic in many DC Comics in a flood back in 1993 today I have about 6,500 comics some of them are pretty good as far as Collectibles go my most collectible one is probably Walking Dead number 1. You mentioned pulse yes I definitely buy pulse of the Shadow or Doc Savage or the Avenger or the spider or any of that type I love those and they're before the modern superhero. But the shadow is in a separate category for me it's the greatest of all time but not counting the shadow I would say Silver Surfer, Captain America that kind of stuff are my favorites Superman Batman Green Lantern those are all definitely comic books that I grew up on and love I loved Western Comics like kid colt Two Gun kid and Rawhide kid those were great Billy the kids just any kind of Western was a great comic book I liked War Stories pretty good Sergeant Fury was great I never I'll never stop loving comic books missed an issue.

[@YooporiumComics]

I love finding stuff in the dollar bins that look old as well! Definitely the bronze stuff that you mentioned

[@faceless3658]

It's awesome how every type of comic has It's collector.

[@Will_ONeill]

My introduction to comic books was 2 full crates of Sgt Rock comics I found in my uncle's basement in the early 90's.

[@ComicsCurated]

All the old guys at my LCS are dropping fat stacks on wall books and major keys.

[@MintHunterComics]

I think that's old COLLECTORS - I was wanting the shed more light on Old folks that don't know the hobby

[@ComicsCurated]

​@@MintHunterComicsahh yeah. I see them going for the cheap bundle bin. I think like a lot of us, they also like a full story.

[@chrismarquez6419]

Archie has great holiday covers. So if I'm out and see one I like, I'll pick it up.

[@TwentyFiveAlpha]

It's interesting to hear what's the popular items from their youth. Dick Tracy was interesting and I know it was referenced a lot during the surge of smart watches. I had no idea about war books until this video. I'm an Army veteran as shown in my profile picture and I can relate to the nostalgia for what you know, such as the military. I am new to the channel but I appreciate the videos I've watched so far. Keep up the great work.

[@Cyril-1973]

The great depression? And let's not forget the invention of fire! Great times, I was there. That's why I love to read The Flintstones. 😉

[@MintHunterComics]

Considering this list is in reference to 80+ year olds, yes that would actually be applicable! Haha

[@vincentimbesi3947]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@joshuaalvey]

51 here, I go for the books that were around in the 80's when I was a kid. Thanks

[@evanperdue3006]

I like the different POV of someone running a shop very cool

[@chetthebee1322]

I'm an old person and I just got back into comics. I like a lot of the horror anthologies like Creep Show and Epitaphs of the Abyss, Superman, the Hulk, Poison Ivy, Department of Truth, anything Godzilla, and I'll grab any "one shot" off the new arrivals.

[@comicswatching4851]

I love collecting old romance, westerns, duck books and some Archie covers, got some serious deals on all those over the years, I am 36 btw

[@arthurtripp6922]

Besides Western it would Carl Barks and Walt Kelly.For Golden Age it is Comic Cavalcade and Worlds Finest the oversize issues. I have Worlds Fair 39 and 40 plus Big All American and All Hero. Still can't find Dale Evens Westerns. I am 79 and attend the 1964 Comicon.

[@kyleelmore7250]

I think that it’s the same as any generation. Everyone loves going back to a time when they were really happy and had no trouble as kids, so the nostalgia hits when they see a boom or game that they remember.

[@Yungcomics]

I buy war books because they remind me of my dad serving time in the military. wish he had collected comics too in the 60-70's.. lol

[@vincentimbesi3947]

Very interesting video. It’s nice to see people are picking up and reading a variety of different comics! 👍🏼💙

[@gtexodus]

I’m sliding into geezer-dom, I’m still on my 70’s grind! Gen-X4 life 😂

[@tonyconner6201]

I’m always a sucker for any Wonder Woman

[@threesixtycomics]

And you’re pretty damn old 🤪

[@horvathsogranfume658]

lewd

[@edcrayzys3853]

Born in 61 for me it starts with small little green army men, then the 12" GI Joes, some with 1960's painted hair but most were the 1970 fuzzy hair ones. The great tv shows like Combat and Rat Patrol, and the older movies of war. to many to list. consumed with army stuff, the plastic tommy guns, plastic granades, cap guns, you name it, all the kids had them. soon however I become a Navy Seabee, and life starts to get serious, profession starts and I am receiving expert marksman medals for my m16 skillz and became automatic rifleman for my platoon and at 61 years old I'm back to my forties and fifties war books with some sgt rock and fury sprinkled in. its lives experiences

[@stevebradley4885]

30 year rule...When I was a kid I collected and played with toys and read comic books...Now 30+ years later I desire to have these things again, so depending on your age some might gravitate to those childhood memories.

[@JMChick47]

I agree with some other comments below. People like to buy stuff that they were familiar with from their childhood. Perhaps the things that they or their families couldn't afford when they were kids.

[@CedRed]

That is why I love comics so much, they transcend time!!

[@papakencomicsandmore3585]

I'm 39. And I also love things that look old for a buck.

[@BillStrait]

My dad sometimes asks about war comics. Sargent Rock was his jam. I try to keep an eye out for them when I'm in less focused antique shops.

[@scottr2362]

I was wondering who you considered to be old folks (read below you mean 80 and up). I'm 67, and your video actually hit several of my buttons. My first comic books at age 8 were Superman, and I still have every one I bought since then. Now that I'm older, I am collecting again after a few decades of dormancy. I have a new appreciation for all GA and War comics. Great video.

[@purevalunboxing]

I love Archie comics. Actually spent over a decade searching for one particular issue

[@Mixen9408]

The closed is the Four Color books. Here in Denmark we have the Donald Duck magazine with different stories that have been going since the late 40s. Sometimes i like to buy 3 or 4 issues from before the mid 1980s, because i remember as a kid in my grandparents home, me and my cousins always read the old Donald Duck magazines they had brought when our parents lived at home as kids. Also the stories are still fun.

[@michaelcringoli9950]

I Love the old pulps, great covers, one of the most underated collectable out there. I have a hard time moving the old Westerns, whats real pick up is the Romance and girl comic like Millie the Model as more Woman and girls have gotten into comic collecting.

[@thurstonfaulkner4]

If I find old collections, its Archie and Westerns. But when I do find a superhero book in there, it makes me really appreciate it.

[@DW3010]

I think it’s fun talking with the older generation about what books they liked when they were younger. And so many say, they wish they had to take better care of them as they were just considered “the funny papers“ back then.

[@beatsarebroken]

Casper, Ritchie Rich, and War books actually sell to rhose with AARP cards as long as its below 20. Really cool that you get thr diversity in the antique shop.

[@galeofdarkNES]

43 here, sort of on the cusp on being old, and really love tracking down cheap dollar silver, Bronze Age stuff. Avengers, Thor, fantastic four mostly.

[@beatsarebroken]

Used find Little Lulu and Little Dot in collections all the time, but i never seen them anymore. I always loved finding EC when I was younger and now pay a pretty penny for old horror. 😂

[@NathanIsRacin]

One thing I like about 90s comics are the ads from my childhood. So I can relate to the older buyers on that point.

[@stormshadowctf]

My dad is 82...he didn't read any Donald duck, dick tracy, etc. He was into hawkman, plastic man and batman. How old are you talking about? People that are wheelchair bound and can't drive? 1% of the market?

[@donaldmiller9648]

I enjoyed Uncle Scrooge comics as a kid in 1960s and regret selling the first two four color issues I picked up years ago when started collecting. It was something about his swimming in his private bank of money :-)...made me want to save and invest!

[@jesseduran7353]

I've been wanting to start a collection of the four color Looney Tunes. Been a fan since I was a kid and think it would be cool to have some graded books on the wall.

[@davidbooks.and.comics]

I have been buying a lot of the Lone Ranger Dell comics...those painted covers are amazing.

[@pattongilbert]

Thinking of my Dad in his late 50s and when he was a kid, his favorite comics were war comics. He also had some Superman and Hulk.

[@butterfly11effected]

i'm old people! I love the old horror!

[@danielps6328]

My mom (born 1940) loved reading Little Lulu. I guess that was Four Color as well

[@tonyhill1141]

I’m 56. Personally I collect 50s pre code horror and WWII books (superheroes) and that’s because those books were “old” and sought after when I started collecting in 76. I have most the keys from the 60s to early 90s so chasing those classic books is my obsession.

[@chadfiebelkorn3799]

Appreciate the knowledge.

[@ConSarolas]

I'm 60. I collect anything pre 80s. Mostly super heroes. But I get romance, western, and war comics too.

[@prestonmitchell7223]

When I first started collecting comics soldier comics where my guilty pleasure

[@BowlerBP]

I think for them a lot is gonna be driven by nostalgia. What do they remember fondly...thats going to bring them back to that youthful feeling? I know im guilty of it.....must haves in my PC were Transformers, Star Wars, Thundercats, Voltron, TMNT, and GI Joe. Those were the cartoons, movies, and toys i remember from my childhood

[@SonOfCrom-1932]

One thing in common with old folks? I am one LOL Maybe not buying Romance old, but old enough that I like deals on stuff that looks old, and wouldn't mind some old Wild Wild West comics or the Long Ranger ones. Also; I have collected All Conan story covers from Weird Tales in the 30's. The painted covers are out of this world!

[@donthepainter480]

EC of course, but also Silver Age Atlas monster books, mostly with the Kirby covers, I'm 72 years old

[@RevBrandonWarr]

I'm a younger millennial, and I have collected some of each of these categories 😂 guess I'm an old-codger at heart. Lately, I've been grabbing up old Casper the Friendly Ghost comics.

[@davidrenfrew111]

Ot considering myself old o.e mid 60s, but find tge only new titles worth collecting are Mike Hammer & Gun Honey, which could be considered noir. But also going through a nostalgia phase and picking up old western, war and tv related titles I bought as a kid..even an odd Archie just for the fun of it.. Thanks to your videos I am also reading a lot of yge earlier titles online and generally amazed at all the precode stuff..keep up the good work..

[@WayneAshford-l4p]

Just turned 65 last month (October) and mostly what I'VE been reading's a LOT OF manga and indie comics AND a few tp's;"Kaiju No. 8"..."Zorro,Man of the Dead",IDW's "GODZILLA" series....

[@spaceknight793]

I'll grab anything with a 10c cover on it. But I prefer "sword" stories. Robin Hood, King Arthur, knights in general, all that kind of stuff. I'll also grab Lone Ranger. But my main interest is 1970s comics.

[@KevinLiven-dg4vx]

I'm 55 and collect teen humor (Archie, Binky, Debbi, Tippy Teen, Scooter) and working girl (Millie, Tessie, Nellie, etc.) titles. I don't attend the claim sales but do like watching them after. If you ever did one where I knew you were going to do Archie and other similar titles, I'd be there ready to spend. But I know that's not what most are buying. Still, I can hope :)

[@buraddorun3043]

I wish my grandparents had read comics that I could one day inherit.

[@clintstevens6831]

I am very far from collecting any of these (except an occasional Superman) so I must be very far from being old! Thanks!

[@Spreedem]

Glad I'm not considered too old based off of most of these books. Some of these covers are awesome tho.

[@jonathongibson7895]

These are generally great videos super interesting to see what’s popular with different demographics

[@DoughnutJunkie]

This is some good information, 👍🏽

[@SuperHeavySam]

I'll look through a dollar bin quick and that's because I have such good luck when I do

[@Nyarlahotep]

I'm 39 and I just started buying ASM - the earliest issue is 39 and I just picked that up last week. I sell comics at an antique mall and 90's era ASM/X-Men moves quickly!

[@MintHunterComics]

The 90s is where it’s at!

[@TheSpawn67]

I’m a 51 year old Gen Xer. I’m a huge Western and War comic fan. I actually bought a nice stack of Western Comics today for a decent price. While I do love Horror as well but it can be pricy. I go to a lot of Comic shows. One thing I’m noticing now is Western Comics and even some War comics have been selling well nowdays because thanks to the Marvel Movies a lot of Superhero Comics are way pricy so people (of all ages) have been raiding the often cheaper Western and War comics with MUCH better artwork and stories than a lot of modern comics tend to not have. Just my Observation..

[@davidallen4026]

I buy Archies that have cover types I collect. I like the Richie Riches where he invents money games.

[@charliedogg7683]

James, the first thing you should do is to define "old". When I was 15, anyone over 45 was old and retired people were very old. Now that I'm over 60, retirees aren't old anymore. You make some interesting observations here and old people are a potentially untapped market for publishers, but it would need effective research to identify and target that market.

[@pcantu3]

I wasn’t very surprised by any of these comics. Never been into the War Books.

[@BillStrait]

Aint No Grave and Blood Borthers Mother are two western books that are worth reading.

[@thatonekid-gy2kt]

The Archie really got me. It is a classic, but not really a great collectors item. Cowboy and war books are really interesting pieces of history, and though may have a more specific appeal, will be timeless.

[@johnhenson116]

I think Batman is an every generation buy. His influence has been in every generation. Now referring to going back to your past, that's what I'm doing now with collecting all of my Thors from 337 back. I've been seeing covers and books that have brought me back to when I was a kid (and I'm old) lol.

[@mentaldiversions]

Old horror. House of Secrets, Creepy, Tales from the Crypt.

[@MintHunterComics]

Pre-code horror is sooooo expensive

[@mentaldiversions]

@@MintHunterComics True but there are some post code horror that are really good stories. House of Mystery - I..Vampire series was a well written story.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Old dudes buy: A. memories or run fillers. B. NIce books with or about older comic series. C. Vintage MAD (Pre-1980) , FILMFAX, OUTRE, MARVEL or WARREN magazines (Cheap not overpriced)😂

[@dananichols349]

I'm not sure how old, old is, but I'm up there in age. And I've been to your shop several times. Each time I was mostly looking for Bronze Age stuff, and the occasional early 80s. Also, it's hard to pass anything up for $1.

[@mattlane2310]

I'm 46 and after seeing this list maybe I should be older. I do collect a lot of these.

[@randallrohr623]

As a huge art buff I’ve always felt like romance books were greatly underrated. The romance and horror books go hand in hand to me and are both beautiful in their own way but for whatever reason the horror side has taken off but not the romance.

[@THENANDNOWcomics]

Great video!

[@richardmiddleton4634]

I'm 64, been buying comics since I was 6. But there's one caveat, I don't buy Superhero for the most part unless it's something really off the wall like Flex Mentallo, or The Boys, or The Authority. Superhero doesn't do it for me. That said, I have 15 or 16 short boxes filled with action adventure, historical, science fiction, war, or anything else off the beaten path. Freak Brothers/Rip Off Press? Got all of them. Delgado's Age of Reptiles? Ditto. Corben's Mutant World? Definitely. Conan? As long as the artwork isn't lousy (And I've seen that recently) I'm all in.

[@horvathsogranfume658]

i collect only GA & SA

[@MintHunterComics]

I think that's true for lots of folks! that's also where the real $$$ is at

[@rogerw1521]

Being 50, I am more into collecting comics when I was a kid, ie 80s.

[@76ingit]

I like to pick up some cheap War books and Westerns

[@astrozombie3913]

I'm not old but I guess I collect like an old person.

[@NumeroBruno]

My parents are in their 50's. My mom really likes Shazam so when the facsimile of Captain Marvel's first appearance came out, I bought it for her. My dad accompanied me to a comic shop and he found a western comic book in Spanish and snatched it up! When they were kids, he and his brothers got a wooden board, attached a few lines of string to it and hung comics on it. They would take the board to a plaza and let people read them for a small fee

[@papasplaceofultimatecoolness]

Good video, James. It's interesting to see what other demographics are into.

[@gregparks6897]

I do enjoy War related comics, I am 48 years old and I served in the Air Force in the nineties, I also like Looney Tunes that's what I have in common with the older crowd.

[@MintHunterComics]

I too am learning to enjoy the "old timer books. I never served though. Thank you for your Service!

[@rubenluvsmig]

I have a ton of those Mickey books

[@e.e.-tv1683]

@Mint-Hunter Comics Are you going to make a video on what the people who are between the ages of 20 - 49 are buying?

[@stormshadowctf]

I wish I grew up on the pulp era.

[@Jeanmissial]

I think it all goes in cool cycles. Like right now distly comics is putting out a good western comic, but in magazine size. I also think romance comics did not go out or style. They just changed titles. Like strangers in paradise by Terry more or love & rockets by the hernandez broz. I would cont those as romance. Just alittile spicy😅

[@juanayon9713]

Knew Archie would be in there.

[@houseofelcomics3050]

Action comics for me

[@Dr-Guion]

I was about to be offended, but I don't collect all of these but I know what they all are... So, old but not that old? I'll take that.

[@mth80555]

OLDS!!!!

[@geraldmartin7703]

I'm 75. I actually bought the first Fantastic Four (wasn't impressed); but the only series that interested me was DC's "The Fox and Crow". When I was in college in the late 1960s, the comic was denounced as " racist" and was then diluted with the juvenile "Stanley and His Monster". That's when I bailed. (Shouldn't have tossed that FF #1).

[@jayjd316]

I’m 51 will be 52 in January been collecting for only 3 years

[@MintHunterComics]

Nice - welcome to the hobby! (This "Old people" video refers to 80+ year olds)

[@stephenritucci7468]

Which group buys raw/ graded books more. I think older people have more $ than younger people to buy slabs. But then they also read more than the younger audience who are more use to collecting, but don't tend to have the $ to spend on every new whatnot limited edition foil/virgin/metal exclusive ratio variant fomo cover aimed at them

[@horvathsogranfume658]

Two Moons is a cool western (kinda)

[@MintHunterComics]

I don't know it!

[@T-RexSuplex1]

Dang wonder how 30 to 40 years will look like for the current gen collecting habits

[@jeremymedina2791]

I got a youtube survey on this video asking what my age was lol.