The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom

From 1972 to 1983, DynaPubs Enterprises published The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom, a 29-issue series that served as a spirited, insider’s handbook for dedicated comic collectors. Most frequently written and illustrated by Fred Hembeck, with additional art by Dennis Fujitake and Pete Costanza, the book blended practical market advice with Hembeck’s signature cartoon humor and fan-friendly commentary. It mattered as a pioneering, fan-focused publication that helped shape the early direct-market community, offering a warm, personality-driven guide to the hobby long before the internet.