Amazing Spider-Man #200 and Star Wars #39

In all my years of collecting comic books it amazes me how shortsighted some collectors are.

Many are only interested in collecting the high-price ‘key’ issues or other ‘hot’ at the moment issues.

That’s fine but they’re missing a whole other world of comic book collecting.

There are so many other ‘minor’ key issues available to collect and they cost but a fraction of the big-ticket items.

Interestingly enough many of the minor keys of yesteryear are now big ticket and hard to find issues.

I remember when you could purchase copies of Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1 and other comic books for less than $100 each.

Two books that I consider minor key issues from Marvel Comics are Amazing Spider-Man #200 and Star Wars #39.

Amazing Spider-Man #200 pits Peter Parker against the crook that killed his Uncle Ben.

In that issue the crook is released from jail, ‘kills’ Aunt May and has it out for Peter Parker.

Peter vows to capture the crook.  The only problem was-he's lost his powers.

It certainly makes for an interesting read and for a mere 75 cents readers get a double-sized issue!

Star Wars changed movies forever.  Never one to pass a moneymaking opportunity Marvel Comics agreed to publish a monthly Star Wars comic book.

The series was a runaway hit.

As much as I like Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is by far my favorite Star Wars film.

Star Wars fans are sure to want pick up issue #39 of the monthly Star Wars comic book. 

It, and several issues afterward, brought the full comic book adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back to a comic book.  

Drawn by comic book legend Al Williamson, the mini-series within a regular monthly title is awesome.

Both Amazing Spider-Man #200 and Star Wars #39 should be a part of any serious comic book lover’s collection.