If one is looking for a comic book, there are many comic book stores that have websites on the internet. However, if one is looking for a specific comic book that is from the Silver Age of comic books for instance, then one will have to look longer to find the exact title, comic book issue number in the condition that is most desirable.

Comic books are similar to collectible books in that condition, popularity of the title and popularity of the writers (and penciller with comic books) are. The more popular and the earlier the comic book is, then the higher price that the comic book will sell for. Comic books are graded for condition in a similar way that collectible books are:

# Mint (for comic books - the term Mint is not used with collectible books)

# Very Fine
# Fine
# Near Fine
# Very Good
# Good
# Fair
# Poor

If one is serious about shopping for a rare or highly collectible comic book, then one should be prepared to take more time to seek out that comic book. The search is more suited to long time readers who are aware of the detailed search, the latest titles of comic books as well as other details such as the publisher of the book in addition to its title. If the comic book has come in different volumes, the reader will also be expected to provide details of which volume they are looking for and the year in which it was released.

However, comic book collectors and readers should not worry if they can not remember all of the details of their desired comic book. In reality, they only need to have clues of the comic book they are looking for. Once they enter those clues, they can rely on the results that are forthcoming to identify the comic book of their choice.