Did anyone collect Wizard Magazine?

[Garlanda]

I had to throw out most of my old ones after a hurricane-caused water intrusion. The only part of my collection to be damaged were old Wizards, Hero Illustrated, Toyfare, Scrye, CBG, and Overstreet Fan. I got off easy, I'd say.

 

I've picked up a few replacement copies when I find them for 50 cents or less; they're good to have as a reference. A while back people were arguing about the old days when a New Mutants 95 was more valuable than a New Mutants 98 or whatever. Head to the reference shelf and pull out a Wizard. Not exactly the New England Journal of Medicine, but it's about the best published reference on the First Speculator Boom and Bust.

[KPR Comics]

I think I have a few from a collection that I picked up recently. If anyone wants them, PM me and they are yours for the cost of shipping.

 

Now spoken for.

[FormerReader]

I still have all of mine. I think I have half a long box of them. I used to enjoy enjoy all the aritcles on what was hot. Too bad most of my "hot" issues are worth less now then they were then.

[Garlanda]

Yeah, that's hilarious/depressing. I'd love to take my Valiant Gold covers back to 1992 and trade them for Marvel Bronze Age...

[Meeklo]

In some of the earlier issues, they used to print fractured nursery rhymes or stories along the bottom of the price guide section. In issue #17, they did a version of "The Night Before Christmas" and I have been trying to see if anyone had it printed or typed up.

 

Other than buying #17 again, I don't know any other way of finding this out.

[reptilekingdie]

I only have the Hulk issues, Sam Kieth issues.

[Loukayza]

I have a run of 1-24 that I like to skim through when I'm feeling nostalgic. If you can get them cheap, it's some nice entertainment.

[kidcolt]

I use to love reading the april fool issues to see the pranks, enjoyable reading material.

[romanheart]

I bought one last year because it had a hot picture of Jennifer Garner as Elektra. I think she looked her best then.

[Dr. Balls]

I don't know if I 'collect' them, but I have probably 40-50 issue that I constantly read just for the helluvit. They are fun, and aside from the fiasco Wizard perpetrated onto the hobby, they were actually written in an entertaining fashion.

[bronze johnny]

Never thought I'd say this but I miss Wizard Magazine. Probably since I miss having a monthly comics related price guide magazine.

[Erndog]

I absolutely LOVED Wizard when it was a thick, rectangular spine, with multiple letters pages and tons of cool articles (casting call, character battle, etc)

 

When it became thin and focused on movies it really went downhill.

 

I wish Wizard was still around.

[Dr. Balls]

I wish Wizard was still around.

 

+1

 

I miss that magazine. Just because you can get online content doesn't mean it's the same. I think there are some mags that are better in print than they could ever be online (Wizard, Ol Skool Rods, Barracuda)

[Diamonddave]

I absolutely LOVED Wizard when it was a thick, rectangular spine, with multiple letters pages and tons of cool articles (casting call, character battle, etc)

 

When it became thin and focused on movies it really went downhill.

 

I wish Wizard was still around.

+1, towards the end it was a pamphlet with more ads and Top 10 lists than any actual comic news. The price "guide" became smaller and smaller as they needed more pages for ads because they were losing their shirt on trying to corner the market on hot books. They might have been the precursor to the current era of movie speculation we find ourselves in.