I was talking to a colleague who says he collects comics and that set me wondering as to whether there is a word for such a hobby. I couldn't think of any, my searches have yielded no result and in the process, I have thought of a million other item collectors who also don't have a name.
I can only think of Philatelist, Antiquarian, Bibliophile, Numismatist....
AWAD in its archives, has a term for the practice of collecting autographs - Philography; so would such a collector be a philographer or a philographist?

Any more such terms, anybody? And what is a collector of comics called? A komikosist..?

There is a name for every sort of collector (apart from "nutter", that is)

This link will give you a few of them
http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/office/teasers.htm

The root of "comics" is Greek "komos". comographics could be "comic strips" Then
"comographophile" could be collector of comics.

"comographophile"- Much better than komikosist, wwh!

Thanks (edit)RhubarbCommando. The link describes 'virtuoso' as a collector of works of art or curios. I have never heard the word used in this way before.

virtuoso

Ä noun (pl. virtuosi or virtuosos) a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit: a celebrated clarinet virtuoso
[as modifier] virtuoso guitar playing.

a person with a special knowledge of or interest in works of art or curios.
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DERIVATIVES

virtuosic adjective
virtuosity noun.

—ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Italian, literally 'learned, skilful', from late Latin virtuosus (see VIRTUOUS).
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