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Gerald Lazare Canadian War Time Comic Book Artist

Ivan Kocmarek
August 12, 2015

Gerald Lazare was born in Toronto on September 25, 1927 to parents who lived in the Junction and operated a millinery. As a four or five year-old , when his older half-brother visited on weekends, he would watch him making…

Undervalued Spotlight #253

Amazing Spider-Man #39, Marvel Comics, August 1966. Story by Stan Lee, Art by John Romita Sr. Inking by Mickey Demeo (pseudonym for Mike Esposito). Mike Huddleston takes the reins of the Spotlight this week and anyone who’s read some of…

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 39, March 1988

Scott VanderPloeg
August 5, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987.

Undervalued Spotlight #252

I was offered a copy of Archie’s Madhouse #22 last week by a very sharp comic head. Of course I did a bit of research on the book because a) he was asking way too much money for it and b) I wanted it. As of this writing we still haven’t made the deal so I’ll keep insisting its way too much money, at least until I can snag it from him at a discount. The more I read up on the book the more I realized Archie’s Madhouse #22 had to be this week’s Undervalued Spotlight.

Heritage Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121530 Original Art

Scott VanderPloeg
July 30, 2015

Heritage wrapped up Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121530 a few days ago and some unusual items came and sold at record prices. Heritage runs this weekly auction and averages 100 pieces of original artwork and seems to dole out collections one at…

Johnny Canuck

Rachel Richey’s new collection of Johnny Canuck pages from the 28 issues of Bell Feature’s Dime Comics is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any Canadian comic book collector and the libraries of anybody interested in Canadiana or Canadian…

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987

Scott VanderPloeg
July 29, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987.

Undervalued Spotlight #251

Fantastic Four #48, Marvel Comics, March 1966 Young Mike Huddleston and I have been exchanging a few fun filled emails lately. We’ve been sending each other mini lists of books we think are overvalued. Mike and I both think this…

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 34, October 1987

Scott VanderPloeg
July 22, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 34, October 1987.

Undervalued Spotlight #250

Marvel Two in One #30, Marvel Comics, August 1977. Can there be a more maligned title than Marvel Two in One? I mean you know you suck as a collectible title when the most sought after book in your run is an Annual (Two in One Annual #2 of course). Is there any hope for this title?

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 20, August 1986

Scott VanderPloeg
July 15, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 20, August 1986.

Undervalued Spotlight #249

Eternals #1, Marvel Comics, July 1976. You can blame Mike Huddleston for this one. Mike did a guest Spotlight post last week and picked a great Jack Kirby book in Thor #134. His post got me all Kirby’d up. Yes it is possible to get Kirby’d up, I’m sure it’s happened to you and you didn't even know it.

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 19, July 1986

Scott VanderPloeg
July 8, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 19, July 1986.

Undervalued Spotlight #248

Thor #134 Marvel Comics November 1966. The Undervalued Spotlight has landed once more on the great Kirby /Lee run (issue #126- 177) of the Thor title. Thor is as popular today as he/she has been at any point in his /her existence. There are lots of great books in this run and today’s spotlight is one of them featuring the first appearance of the High Evolutionary.

Time Capsule: Eclipse Extra! No. 17, May 1986

Scott VanderPloeg
July 1, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 17, May 1986. Early Eclipse here, with World Of Wood and Champions premiering, along with Miracleman 9 and Scout 7.

Undervalued Spotlight #247

Walter Durajlija
June 30, 2015

Captain Fearless Comics #1, Helnit Publishing (Holyoke), August 1941 Happy Canada Day fellow Canadians. Since I blew the wad early and picked Captain Canuck #9 as my Spotlight a mere two weeks ago I thought it would be kind of…

Time Capsule: X-Men Mutant Trivia Book 1990

Scott VanderPloeg
June 24, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: The X-Men Mutant Trivia Book, 1990.

Undervalued Spotlight #246

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…

Time Capsule: Mighty Marvel holiday Wish List 1990

Scott VanderPloeg
June 17, 2015

A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: The Mighty Marvel holiday Wish List 1990.

Undervalued Spotlight #245

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…