Avengers #8, Marvel Comics, September 1964 For this spotlight I though I’d go through the Avengers title and try to pick out a sleeper that no one seems to be focusing on. With the Avengers movie releasing next May a lot of collecting attention has been turning to the Avengers title. Things...

Amazing Spider-Man #101, Marvel Comics, October 1971 The issue marks the first time Stan Lee did not script Amazing Spider-Man. Stan the Man had his hand in the first 100 but passed the pen to scribe Roy Thomas for this issue. ASM #101 is truly the end of an era. While the Stan Lee era ended...

Young Men #24, Atlas Comics, December 1953 Many comic book historians point to DC’s Showcase #4 as the symbolic start of the Silver Age of comic books. Showcase 4’s $54,000 high end Overstreet Guide value certainly conveys the collecting and investing community’s belief in the book’s...

X-Force #2, Marvel Comics, September 1991 I’ll follow up last week’s modern with one more. Next week I’m diving right back into the old stuff! I wish I sold some of my comics in March 2010. That was one crazy month. March 2010 saw a CGC 8.5 copy of Action Comics #1 sell for $1.5 million...

Captain Canuck #1, Comely Comix, July 1975 Last week I went to a local comic convention and snagged a beautiful near perfect copy of Captain Canuck #1, the independent comic Richard Comely published back in 1975. I paid $5.00 and walked away feeling like I got a great deal! Captain Canuck is...

Marvel Tales Annual #1, Marvel Comics, Summer 1964 Undervalued Spotlight fan Dave submitted this pick and I couldn’t agree more. Thanks Dave for the good work and your good eye for undervalued comic books. Is this the comic book that really made Marvel? The Marvel Age started when Stan Lee...

Is this book the true start of the Silver Age? Is this book the catalyst that leads to the creation of the Fantastic Four?