Category Undervalued Spotlight

A look at “undervalued” comics. See our Undervalued Spotlight Index for the complete 476 entries.

Undervalued Spotlight #460

Bunny #12, Harvey, November 1969. I was at Fan Expo in Toronto over the weekend and was visiting a dealer pal from Winnipeg at his booth. As we were chatting he says “hey Walt I have a Spotlight pick for…

Undervalued Spotlight #459

Justice League Of America #21, DC Comics, 1963. We were talking big comic book events at the shop recently, as a shopkeep I like the high profile, well-executed ones as they tend to bring good business. Anytime we have discussions…

Undervalued Spotlight #458

Action Comics #19, DC Comics, December 1939. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight came about because of an argument over Superman #2. A friend of mine, and a comic book nut, was arguing that Superman #2 should be featured on the Spotlight…

Undervalued Spotlight #457

Amazing Spider-Man #129, Marvel Comics, February 1974. I’d like to come right out and introduce Amazing Spider-Man #129 as this week’s Undervalued Spotlight. Amazing Spider-Man #129 famously features the first appearance of the Punisher, the book also features the first…

Undervalued Spotlight #456

Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1, Marvel Comics, 2007. Vacation week for me so I thought I’d throw in a nice light bite-sized pick to help keep the holiday pounds off me. We were talking about Marvel’s Secret Invasion mini-series at…

Undervalued Spotlight #455

Superman: Red Son #1, DC Comics, 2003. I remember back in 2003 at the Wizard World Chicago Con, I scoured the con and bought up every copy I could find of this week’s Undervalued Spotlight, Superman: Red Son #1. Red…

Undervalued Spotlight #454

Champions #1, Marvel Comics, October 1975. A friend of mine called me up bragging about a great pick up he had off of eBay a couple of days ago. He said he picked up a CGC 9.4 for about 70%…

Undervalued Spotlight #453

Fantastic Four #11, Marvel Comics, February 1963. Here’s another book I pulled off the “future Spotlight” shelf, it’s a book I’ve owned many times and it just may be the most liquid issue of the Fantastic Four between #6 and…

Undervalued Spotlight #452

Batman #200, DC Comics, March 1968. Here’s another pick I’ve had in queue for a while. The book got hot decades ago but since then it’s kind of hung around worth something because people just assumed it should be. Well,…

Undervalued Spotlight #451

Daredevil #3, Marvel Comics, August 1964. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight came about while I was talking books with a few guys this past weekend at a local comic book shop. I had sold an Amazing Spider-Man #46 and a Batman…

Undervalued Spotlight #450

X-Men #9, Marvel Comics, January 1965. This is a Spotlight I’ve had lined up for well over a year and yet for some reason I’ve been slow to post it. Now I actually may be a couple of months late…

Undervalued Spotlight #449

Micronauts #8, Marvel Comics, August 1979. I didn’t dare go toe to toe with Stephen’s epic Spotlight #448 from last week I thought I’d grab a nice bite-sized late Bronze Age book we can all aspire to own. This week’s…

Undervalued Spotlight #448

Action Comics #12, DC, May 1939. I’d like to thank guest Undervalued Spotlight writer Stephen for sending in another fantastic submission. Steven’s argument is sound and full of the passion and confidence that had me asking him if he had…

Undervalued Spotlight #447

Airboy #5, Eclipse Comics, September 1986. I was talking to a pal recently about how great an artist Dave Stevens was. Mr. Stevens died way too early at the age of 52 back in 2008. He did leave a lasting…

Undervalued Spotlight #446

Four Color Comics #46, Eastern Color, June 1944. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight was again inspired by my current Covered, 365 project. It’s been an eye-opening experience and as the days roll by certain trains of thought take me away and…

Undervalued Spotlight #445

Famous Funnies #27, Four Color, October 1936. My pal Christian as been quite the source for solid Undervalued suggestions these past few months. His latest offering is a doozy and comes with a nice little story. Christian was rummaging around…

Undervalued Spotlight #444

Amazing Spider-Man #172, Marvel Comics, September 1977. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight is so obvious that it’s a wonder it’s still stalled on the launch pad. Make no mistake though this week’s Undervalued Spotlight, Amazing Spider-Man #172, will soon blast off…