Ongoing series or individual works of sequential art in book or magazine form. Grades are given by the comic book certification service, also known as the cbcs. Area 88 stars a young pilot named shin kazama and his experiences at area 88, a mercenary air force base. Find the value of the viz media comic area 88 volume 1. If you want to sell old comic books youve just found or inherited, then these are the challenges you are going to face.
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