Flip through the Dollar Bin

Every comic book fan loves the dollar bin. It sums up the thrill of collecting — the smell of old comics, the nostalgia of seeing those toss-aways from years past, the opportunity to pick up a book you've never read, or a book you know you should have read.

And every now and then, you find a treasure — a key book, a book you've needed for a complete run, the book that you know you can flip to a friend — and all it costs is a dollar.

The Dollar Bin is what keeps us stopping into a new store when we travel, or the neighborhood store when we pick up our pull list. And that's why we've started this website — research, add books to your collection, track pricing trends. We've built this app with the collector in mind!

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    A Treatise on Completionism

    "Why are you still collecting comics?"

    I get asked this all of the time, and not just by my very tolerant wife. But, she is the one who sees me most often as I am thumbing through all of these odd-shaped whte cardboard boxes filled with my comic collection, and ask: "When are you going to be done with your collection?" And that's the toughest question to answer, far tougher than "Why did you load the dishwasher this way?" or "Did you not see these socks that missed the laundry hamper?"

    Why do I collect comics? Let me hit you first with nostalgia...

  • In Praise of Pouches

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    Is it the most 90's Comic Thing, Ever?

    Why did Sue Storm have to make the ultimate pouch declaration in Fantastic Four (1961 Series)  #375, sporting not only the pouches (which aren't overbearing on this cover), but also the bomber jacket and the Big Gun (tm). Click through for our thoughts.

  • It's Friday!

    - Mar 28, 2025 Read more...

    Has this week tranformed you into a raging monster?

    Maybe it's time to sit back, take a moment, and see if there's a fun comic in your collection that you haven't read yet.