Hello!  My name is Jim Jurgensen and welcome to my eBay Store.

I began my comic collecting career in 1965, convincing my father to buy me a copy of Superman #179 at The Corner Store in Baptistown, New Jersey.  I remember the comic laying flat at the bottom of the big magazine rack with Superman bringing cash taken from Fort Knox into the hands of a mobster at his secret lair.  I was hooked.

Having grown up in Frenchtown, NJ, a small town of about 1,000, I was very lucky to have Hummers Tobacco Shop.  This wonderful, little store carried penny candies, sports cards, paperbacks, magazines and an excellent selection of comic books.  Hummers had a free standing, two-sided, wire comics rack.  One side held all DC Comics, the other, Marvels.  They also stocked a spinner rack of Dell/Gold Keys, a spinner of Archies and a spinner of Classics Illustrated.  Hummers carried ALL the titles.  Books would arrive Tuesday and Saturday afternoons and Mr. Louis, the owner, had them all checked in and displayed that evening.  I remember him smoking a pipe, pulling off & counting old issues for return and replacing it with the new ones.     

In the beginning, I was hooked on DC Comics.  Superman, Batman, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, Flash, Atom, Hawkman, Superboy, World's Finest but my favorites were the team books, Justice League of America and Adventure Comics with the Legion of Super-Heroes.  My first JLA issue was #36 and Adventure Comics #336.  Gosh, I loved those titles!

I bought as many as I (or my parents) could afford.  Twelve cents for one comic was a lot of money to me in those days!

A couple years later I tried the Marvel line with Fantastic Four #64 being the first.  I loved The Hulk in Tales to Astonish.  Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, The Avengers, Thor, X-Men!  Wow!  Life as a kid in the 60s was great!

In the seventies, high school and college became priority but I spent time with my hobby.  I discovered Doc Savage and began tracking down the Bantam paperbacks.  Great stuff!  The Direct Market took off and comic book specialty stores popped up all over.  I'd regularly travel 30 minutes to Quality Comics in Princeton, NJ.  Alex had everything new plus back issues!  Also, a reserve service.  Now, I'd never miss and issue.  No more running around to various shops tracking down a missed, new book.  Quality Comics eventually moved out of Princeton to Somerville but I followed Alex there as well.  Comic conventions became common during the decade.  I traveled to New York and Philadelphia to attend big Creation Conventions.  Over the years I've had the pleasure of meeting Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, George Tuska, Russ Heath, Jim Mooney, Walter Simonson and many others.  What a thrill!

In 1990, I quit my 13+ year job with New York Life Insurance Company and became a co-owner of a couple of comic shops.  One in Bethlehem and a new location in Easton, PA.  My dream of being an owner was realized!  The first couple of years were a struggle but the business grew quickly in the early 90s.  I had a number of successful in-store signings.  Some of the guests were Lee Weeks (Daredevil & Gambit), Gray Morrow (Power Rangers), Mark Schultz (Xenozoic Tales), Mark Bright (Green Lantern), Rick Parker (Beavis & Butt-head), Ed Polgardy (From the Darkness), Jim Balent (Catwoman), Bob McLeod and others.

At the end of 1995, I sold my share of the business and moved my family to South Florida where I became a buyer for the chain of Big Entertainment / Tekno Comix mall stores.  I left Big E in 1997 and continue to work in the Fort Lauderdale area.  

These days, I'm reading Supreme Power, Lucifer, Y: The Last Man, Hellblazer, Infinity Crisis, All Star Superman, All Star Batman & Robin, The Pulse, Jonah Hex, Loveless, Astro City, Justice, Invincible, The Age of Bronze and others I'm forgetting at the moment.

I cannot believe I've been collecting for over forty years.  40 years?!  As Stan Lee would say - "Sheesh!!"

Now, I'm also on the selling side.  Within my COMICSTOCK Worldwide eBay Store, you'll find tons of books from my personal collection.  I hope you'll find something to purchase.  Your order will be packed securely and arrive in a timely fashion.  Please do not hesitate to write with questions and ideas.  This is a wonderful hobby with a rich history!  Enjoy it!!  

jim jurgensen