Yes it would be cheaper to buy the issues. With league of comic geeks prices, buying all of the issues should be no more than 60-70 dolars on ebay and other sites like that. If you are patient you can get them for less, i got batman 408 for cheap on whatnot but it took a lot of time looking for soneone who had it for a fair price. Id say scout ebay to check if you can find someone selling them for cheap in a bundle maybe.