Comic Culture December 18th 2013
The boys talk the talk on New This Week, Industry News and views.
So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
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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Undervalued Spotlight #182
The Flash #300, DC Comics, August 1981 Sometimes we need to think small and be satisfied with the little victories that are there for the taking. String up enough of these in a row and you’d be surprised how far…
Undervalued Spotlight #181
Question: What is the single most valuable comic book of last 45 years? Walking Dead #1? 1st appearance of Deadpool? Venom?
Nope, it’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, first printing. Even the first appearance of Wolverine can't match the rarity of TMNT #1… the latest CGC census shows 6234 graded copies of Hulk #181 compared to TMNT #1’s 475 graded copies. Suffice to say it’s an ultra rare book. With a new movie on the horizon, and a new generation of Turtlemania, this could be the time to invest in this blue chip.
Auction Highlights #82
This was a good strong auction coming out of Clink.
I really liked the mix of strong Golden Age books in this auction, I liked it so much I bought one of them.
Comic Culture December 4th 2013
The boys cover all kinds of stuff including New This Week, Industry News and Chris spins some great tunes. Now would be a good time to sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture.
Oh yes, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.
Undervalued Spotlight #180
Marvel Value Stamp Book Series A, Marvel Comics, Spring 1974 I’ve always been able to talk myself out of doing this post. Obviously I’ve caught myself at a weak moment. Perhaps its fitting though that I pull my 1-80 on…
Comic Culture November 27th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter “Slurpy Jones” Durajlija are joined by producer Shekky Feldstein and sound engineer Andrew “Young Buck” Roebuck for an hour of comic culture banter. The boys cover all kinds of stuff including…
Undervalued Spotlight #179
Avengers #263, Marvel Comics, January 1986 Quick trivia question. What comic featured the 1st appearance of the X-Factor? Well, if you said 1963’s X-Men #1 you wouldn’t be wrong. Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey and Iceman all indeed made up the…
Auction Highlight #81
Heritage Auctions A very solid Heritage Auctions session ended on Wednesday November 21st with some very strong results. I took a keen interest in the CGC 9.6 Strange Tales #110. This book is being heavily speculated on at the moment and I…
Comic Culture November 20th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Slurpy Jones are joined by producer Shekky Feldstein and sound engineer Andrew “Young Buck” Roebuck for an hour of cutting edge comic book talk. The boys cover all kinds of stuff including…
Undervalued Spotlight #178
This week I’d like to post an Undervalued Spotlight pick sent in by Peter Chin from Vancouver B.C. That’s 2 from Peter this month as he sent in that solid offering for Undervalued Spotlight #175. I think he’s trying to…
Undervalued Spotlight #177
I recently had a stack of Hulks to price up. Easy peasy, especially once you get past #200. Not that many books above #200 avoid the bargain basement so I pulled out my #250, my #271, a few McFarlanes, a few Keowns and there you go.
Then I remembered that there was a Thunderbolts issue up later in the run. That has to be worth money, no? I looked it up and it was #449 and the guide value was only $6. Now a lot of $6 and $7 in the guide Hulks can only sell in the bargain bins but this is not one of them. My Hulk back issue bins never have this issue in stock; it is an in demand comic.
Comic Culture November 6th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein and sound engineer Andrew “Young Buck” Roebuck for an hour of comic book talk. The boys cover New This Week, Comic Culture Mailbag, Industry News and…
Undervalued Spotlight #176
Mystery in Space #75, DC Comics, May 1962 Publisher DC Comics has a good thing going in the Justice League of America (JLA). Tremendous expectations surround the team as plans for a big JLA movie take shape. Long lead times…
Undervalued Spotlight #175
Ms. Marvel #18, Marvel Comics (June 1978) I’m really enjoying the recent submissions from Undervalued Spotlight readers. Spotlight readers are obviously a savvy group because their picks are strong and true. Honestly I’ve been getting enough submissions lately to consider running…
Auction Highlights #80
Auction Highlights #80, Comic Link October Focused Auction The Silver/Bronze portion of the October Comic Link Focused Auction has just ended. All results below ended Tuesday October 22nd. I know I sound like a broken record but boy was this…
Comic Culture October 23rd 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Shekky Feldstein join sound engineer Andrew “Young Buck” Roebuck and the late arriving Walter Durajlija for a nice hour talking comic books. The boys cover New This Week, Comic Culture Mailbag, Industry…
Undervalued Spotlight #174
Undervalued Spotlight readers often send me emails with recommendations for future Undervalued Spotlight picks. Some I’m choosing to hold back on (we’re not ready for the 3rd appearance of Deadpool just yet) while others impress me so much that I…
Comic Culture October 16th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and slurpy boy Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein and sound engineer Andrew “Young Buck” Roebuck for a lively hour of comic book chit chat. The boys cover New This Week, Comic Culture Mailbag, Industry…
Undervalued Spotlight #173
I remember having a conversation with Marc (the guru that runs Big B Comics) maybe two years back about the Death of Superman trade paperback. We were unpacking our weekly order and I pulled out about 5 or 6 copies…