Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Detective Comics #327, DC Comics, May 1964 With all the changes comic book characters go through these days it’s hard to imagine a time when concepts, costumes and even title logos changed little over decades. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Tales of Suspense #32, Marvel Comics, August 1962 Tales to Astonish #27’s “The Man in the Ant Hill” story came out in January of 1962. It of course introduced Hank Pym and was a fan favorite right from the get…
Comic Link Spring Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction ended Wednesday June 10th with some very interesting results. The CGC 7.5 Amazing Fantasy #15 ended up as the top book selling for $68,500.00. Personally I’m…
Captain Canuck #9, Comely Comix, April/May 1980 I’m quite lucky having Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely sign at my booth at some of the local comic cons. He’s a very personable man with a legion of fans: he’s always busy…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Super Friends #7, DC Comics, October 1977 Thank goodness for Guest Spotlight writers! Imagine having only my delusional rantings to read week in and week out! Luckily we have a strong group of Spotlight fans brave enough to stick their…
It’s been 13 Spotlights since I last featured a Golden Age book and if I do anything here on the Spotlight it's spread it around. This week I’d like to feature The Funnies #45 as my Undervalued Spotlight. The Funnies #45 is actually a historically significant book, it features the 1st appearance of Phantasmo who is Dell Publishing’s 1st ever superhero.
Avengers Annual #7, Marvel Comics, 1977 I was having dinner yesterday with the gang from the Big B comic shop in Hamilton. This is quite the brain trust of comic heads so I took advantage and asked “hey guys, what…
Giant-Size X-Men #1, Marvel Comics, Summer 1975. I’m told I have a gift for exaggeration though I don’t believe I’m exaggerating at all when I declare this week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick, Giant Size X-Men #1, to be the 3rd most important super-hero comic ever published!
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
Kid Colt Outlaw #110, Marvel Comics, May 1963 Can there be anything more dead (deader?) than Marvel Westerns? Yeah! Non Marvel Westerns I guess! But they say the best time to buy is when the market is low and Marvel…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the talk with producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Blackthorne 3D Series #30 (Star Wars in 3D #1), Dark Horse Comics, December 1987 This post started simply enough, I wanted to feature Star Wars Dark Empire #1. Dark Empire #1 was Dark Horse’s 1991 launch of their Star Wars…
Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Comics, May 1962. I lucked into a nice collection of early Marvels a couple of weeks back. There was a Journey #83, a Strange Tales #110 and a few other big Marvel keys. For some reason though, and I’m not sure why, I was most drawn to the lower mid-grade copy of the Fantastic Four #4.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Nelson and Andrew. The guys talk comics and specifically the Toronto Comics project Nelson and Andrew are working on. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic…
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1, Marvel Comics, June 1982 We owe this week’s Undervalued Spotlight to my Comic Culture podcast co-host Chris Owen. On a recent show Chris stumped me on the origins of Marvel’s Contest of Champions,…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Steve and Vaughn from Comix Asylum. Join the boys as they gather around and talk comics. Now sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please,…
Starfire #1, DC Comics, (August/September 1976) This post started out featuring Doom Patrol #99, the book that introduced us to Beast Boy. Beast boy would later turn into the Changeling in 1980’s The New Teen Titans. As I was doing…