Seven Best $10 Comic Book Deals At Comic Con

Until the financiapocalypse, the bargain bin was known more for the final resting place of "Tales of G.I. Joe" variant covers than real deals. Not anymore. Now the recession special's the name of the Comic-Con game. Here's seven ten-buck deals.

Calling a comic book purchase a "deal" is sort of an anathema to me. I love comic books -- more importantly I love certain comics. The value to me is less in the potential for monetary transaction as it is for the potential for enjoyment. Still, we understand where people are coming from in these trying fiscal times we live in.

That's why we approached every comic book retailer at the San Diego Comic Con to ask for their best recession specials. Some comic book guy-like owners, like Scott Hudlow, the owner of Scott Hudlow Comics of Bakersfield, CA, told us he didn't need no stinkin' value meal for his customers, claiming "there's 100,000 potential customers out there in front of me, why do I need a deal to get them to buy. What value is there in that for me?" He then proceeded to show me his 50% off trade paperback rack.

Others are taking different tacks. The proprietor of What's Hot Comics & Cards had hidden in his dollar-per-issue bargain bins a plethora of $15/$20 silver age comics to entice value-hungry collectors. So, there are certainly deals to be had in San Diego this weekend. To see the seven deals we found, click the next button over at the right to start by seeing how we determined what's a deal.