Comics cost nowadays $2.99. Back in the 1990's when I was huge collector of comic books it would cost anywhere between $1.25-1.95. Who in their right mind, during this recession, can afford a $2.99 comic book? No wonder many comic book shops have gone out of business. Three bucks a pop is just absurd. And these are not collector's items, either. It is just the basic monthly comic book.