Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Amazing Spider-Mam #583 Obama Variant 1st Print, Marvel Comics, March 2009 I’m posting this Undervalued Spotlight early on November 6th 2012, Election Day in the United States. Regardless of who wins the White House I’m arguing that the Amazing Spider-Man…
The Halloween show has hosts Chris and Walt talking about what local comic book shops should be doing on Halloween. The guys also discuss the big Disney buys Lucasfilm. There’s also lots of convention news and movie news and the…
Disney is buying Lucasfilm for a reported $4.05 Billion. Disney gets Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker Sound. George Lucas, who owns Lucasfilm privately, gets payment in Disney shares and in cash. George Lucas in a statement said…
True Crime Comics, Vol. 1 #2, Magazine Village (May 1947) There was this great crime comic collection I bought back in the late 1980s. The collection consisted of 300 or so crime comics, much of the stuff I’d never seen…
The Comic Link October Focused Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday October 23rd and Wednesday October 24th. C-Link produced a rare dud with this auction. Sure there were some solid books but when your top book…
It’s another pre-Halloween themed show this week. Chris and Walt get all excited about the Justice League movie news and about the new Iron Man 3 trailer. The new DVD on on Stan Lee is discussed as is news of…
Archie Comics #7, MLJ Magazines (March-April 1944) I heard through a contact that a CGC graded 6.5 Pep Comics #22 (1st appearance Archie Andrews, Dec 1941) sold for around $120,000. The deal apparently went down at a dealer booth at…
It’s another Halloween themed show this week. Chris and Walt talk about the great ratings the Walking Dead TV show is getting and they discuss the scary attendance numbers that were put up by the New York Comic Con. The…
Omega Men #3, DC Comics (June 1983) Now and again Undervalued Spotlight fans will email me with suggestions for future posts. Last week I received an email from Dave with a list of 3 books he felt should make the…
In November of 2011 I posted Undervalued Spotlight #103 featuring Better Comics #1. The book was published in March 1941 by Vancouver’s Maple Leaf Publishing. I picked the book for several reasons: it is extremely rare, it is Canada’s 1st…
This was the 1st of our Halloween themed shows for 2012. Chris and Walt talked all things spooky including comic book sales numbers for 2012 and Peanuts movie news (maybe it will be the pumpkin patch one?). Some scary video…
Avengers #89, Marvel Comics (June 1971) A while ago in my Undervalued Spotlight #88 longtime comment contributor to the site Charlie made a great point. He hinted that we should be collecting more comic book story arcs. We may not…
Apologies for the late ComicLink Auction Highlights! Better late than never I always say. The Comic Link September Focused Auction ended last week, all results below ended between Tuesday September 25th and Friday September 28th. I found the auction to…
Solid show this week sees the guys talking about the Silver Snail, Halloween, Stan Lee, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison and more. The Comic Culture Mailbag is opened up and new comics hitting your local comic book store today are featured. …
Wonder Woman #179, DC Comics, November/December 1968 Not many superheroes made it out of the 1940s and the few that did were living on borrowed time. As a matter of fact only one superhero, not named Batman or Superman, that…
I’ve been wondering lately; is the old price guide model of valuing comics based on where they fit in the numerical sequence out of date? Don’t tell me the guide doesn’t matter, most of us still buy off guide values, we…
The boys were off to an odd start this they quickly collected themselves enough to have a solid show. Topics this week ranged from talk of a new Justice League movie with Frank Miller’s name attached to Thor and Wolverine…
Avengers #118, Marvel Comics, December 1973 This is such a great comic book! Avengers #118 is part 7 of the now famous 8 part Avengers/Defenders War crossover. The story spanned Avenger #115 to #118 and Defenders #8 to #11. Though…
I was put to the test in Montreal this past weekend and unfortunately I failed. I was set up as a vendor at the Montreal Comic Con and at one point during the show a young kid, maybe 11, walked…