Undervalued Spotlight #222
Avengers #93, Marvel Comics, (November 1971) Recently I spent a good whack of money on a nice little pile of raw books. I had to pay a hefty premium for some of the hotter books like Fantastic Four #52 and…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Walter Durajlija
Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton Ontario.
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Auction Highlights #87
Comic Link Fall Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Fall Featured Auction ended Wednesday December 3rd and there were some very interesting results. To say that the market is hot would be an understatement! So many books set…
Undervalued Spotlight #221
X-Force #11, Marvel Comics, June 1992 “Is it safe”? Remember than line in the old Marathon Man movie from the 1970s? Where Sir Lawrence Olivier is torturing Dustin Hoffman with some dental hooks? I found myself asking the same question…
Comic Culture November 26th 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comic book stuff with producer Shekky Feldstein. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Undervalued Spotlight #220
Secret Origins #1, DC Comics, June 1961 We’re going to the bullpen and calling in the trusty right hander Mike Huddleston to post this week’s Spotlight pick. Mike is known for his sliders but can throw you a good curve now and…
First Aquaman / Arrow Gets $38,837.50
Heritage Auctions had a whole pile of strong comics finish at auction yesterday, Wednesday November the 20th. There was an Action Comics #1 graded CGC 3.0 that realized $310,700. This is a disappointing result coming on the heels of the big…
Comic Culture November 19th 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. Now its time to sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Undervalued Spotlight #219
Tessie the Typist #20, Marvel Comics, February 1949 Recently I was tidying up my comic piles when I stumbled upon a low grade, incomplete copy of this gem. What an absolutely amazing cover! My initial reaction was the typical one,…
Comic Culture November 12th 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics as producer Shekky Feldstein is AWOL. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
Undervalued Spotlight #218
World’s Finest Comics #3, DC Comics, Fall 1941 Two separate incidences led me to zero in on this book. First was the strong result realized by Wonder Woman #6 in a recent ComicLink auction and second was the strong results…
Comic Culture November 5th 2014
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #217
Amazing Spider-Man #365, Marvel Comics, August 1992 This week I’m featuring a comic that many collectors of my generation tend to overlook. It’s also a book not high up the want lists of younger collectors. I think we’ve got Amazing…
Undervalued Spotlight #216
Nova #4, Marvel Comics, December 1976 For this week’s Undervalued Spotlight I’d like to go with a book that gives us a new villain, has great eye appeal, won’t break the budget and tracking one down won’t be like finding…
Undervalued Spotlight #215
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2, Marvel Comics, 1965 Mike Huddleston’s great post on the Fantastic Four Annuals got me to thinking how much we neglect Annuals. Is it that Annuals reprint stories collectors already have? That’s probably a big part of…
Comic Culture October 8th 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija do lots of talking about comic book type stuff. Producer Shekky Feldstein joins in when he can. The boys discuss some new comics, comic movie news, Halloween and Hamilton Comic…
Comic Culture October 1st 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. The boys discuss some new comics, touch on some comic movie news and talk Halloween and Hamilton Comic Con. So just sit back, relax…
Undervalued Spotlight #214
Aquaman #11, DC Comics, September 1963 Recently I was lucky enough to pick up a nice run of 1960s Aquaman, there were strong copies of #1, #3, #4, #5, #8, #10 and #13. As I was pricing out the issues…
Comic Culture September 24th 2014
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. The boys discuss some new comics, touch on some comic movie news and talk Halloween and Hamilton Comic Con. So just sit back, relax…
Undervalued Spotlight #213
Echo of Futurepast #1, Pacific Comics, May 1984 This week the Undervalued Spotlight features a submission from guest writer Jonathan Winchester. Jonathan picks a beauty from that Copper Age of comics I love so much. There are so many undervalued…
The 44th Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide
The 44th edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide came out several weeks back and I’d like to take this a bit tardy opportunity to chime in with some thoughts.
For comic book collectors the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is the one resource that is needed above all others. It remains the “Bible” of collecting.
I’ve done a few comic cons this year and I’m happy to report that I see the Guide carried around by lots of collectors, those that don’t carry one often ask me if they could look at a guide while considering a purchase.