[header] How to save money on comic books [title] Buy older comics from the discount bin. [step] Most local comics shops feature bins where you can buy older comics for prices such as 25 cents to $1. These comics are, on average, from 10 to 20 years old. 
You can also find older comics at used book stores. [substeps] Part of the reason these comics run cheaper is that so many comic books were published during the 1980s and 1990s, when collecting comics started becoming popular.