Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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…
Recently I bought a very large comic collection. There are thousands of comic books, all from the mid 1940s to the mid 1970s. Nice deep runs of the main Marvel and DC titles are present as are solid runs of…
Good Work on the lunchboxes Scott. I prefer the Wonder Woman lunchbox myself. Welcome to the second installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy.…
National Comics #18, Quality Comics, December 1941 A comic book that will live in infamy! This issue is famous for depicting an attack on Pearl Harbor 1 month before the event actually happened. Notably the book has the Germans doing…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the death of one of the Fantastic Four (spoiler in the show! spoiler in the show!), the demise of Wizard Magazine, the Wonder Woman TV series finally finding a…
ComicLink January Focused Auction The ComicLink January Focused Auction has just ended. True to ComicLink form 19 of the top 20 sales were Marvels. DC’s only top 20 book was a Rocky Mountain Pedigree copy of Detective Comics #359 (CGC…
Go-Go #1, Charlton Comics, June 1966 Go-Go was a 1960s Charlton comic book series that lasted 9 issues. The title tried to cash in on the pop culture explosion of the time with each issue featuring pin ups and tidbits…
This week young aspiring actor Marty Birthelmer joins Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija and helps them tackle all kinds of issues including bad buzz around the Green Lantern movie, Wonder Woman make up, Stan Lee deserving an…
Iron Man #118, Marvel Comics, January 1979 This comic boasts a crack creative team that includes Bob Layton, John Byrne and David Michelinie (David Michelinie also figures prominently in my Undervalued Spotlights 16 and 62). The 17 page “At the…
Comic Culture delivers a really fun show for you this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the shelving of the Wonder Woman TV series (thanks Disney), Jason Aaron’s great rebuttal to some Alan Moore comments, Stan Lee’s cameo…
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #32, Marvel Comics, August 1991 Ares: God of War #1, Marvel Comics, March 2006 Fear Itself is the big Marvel crossover event of 2011. Check Marvel’s press release right here. There is a lot of buzz…
Welcome to the first show of 2011. This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the Marvel’s upcoming summer cross over event called Fear Itself. The boys also discuss Marvel’s new EIC, 3-D comics, Red Lanterns…
Green Lantern #7, DC Comics, July/August 1961 Green Lantern #7 features the origin and 1st appearance of Sinestro. The character was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. Thaal Sinestro started out as a Green Lantern and according…
It’s hard to tell what the issue here is. Is it some form of censorship, is it sound business practices or just plain ignorance. Hamilton Ontario’s Big B Comics has been running some radio ads on a local radio station.…
Death of Spider-man I read that Marvel will be making the Ultimate Universe’s new Death of Spider-Man storyline available on line at the same time the comics hit the streets. This “day and date” delivery will be via the Marvel…
Wonder Woman #156, DC Comics, August 1965 Wonder Woman comics from this era have always sold for well above guide. I’d say the run from #105 right through the Jones #200 more often than not trades over guide, especially in…
Do Christmas covers on comic books equal easy sales this time of year? Dell Giant #40, Dell Publishing (12/60) Graded by CGC at 9.4 with Cream to Off White pages sold for $51.55 on eBay on December 12th. The 40th…
Dell Giant Christmas Parade #1, Dell Publishing, November 1949 In late 1949 Dell had this great idea of throwing together a truly giant Christmas themed book of comics. Christmas Parade #1 was a whopping 132 pages thick and featured a…
Comic Culture: December 15th Great Show this week. Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the casting of Flash Thompson, the death of Iron Man, the death of one of the Fantastic Four and who the most…
Double Life of Private Strong #1, Archie Publications, June 1959 I’ve always felt that the title hurt the collectibility of this book. ‘The Shield’ would have worked better. Oh, what could have been. In 1959 DC Comics’ push to re-establish…