Charlton’s super hero dreams ended in the late 1960s with the cancellation of all their hero titles (Captain Atom, The Question, Peacemaker etc.). The company leaned heavily on licensed titles like The Flintstones and Jetsons to supplement their stable of War and Romance titles
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #30Funny Pages #6 is considered by Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to represent the first appearance of the masked hero The Clock. Funny Picture Stories #1 shared the same release date of Nov/36 and features the first time The Clock is
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #29If you look hard enough you will find some quality DC creations coming out of this era...
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #28Is this book the true start of the Silver Age? Is this book the catalyst that leads to the creation of the Fantastic Four?
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #27...features the first appearance of Doctor Strange and is considered a Marvel key...
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #26The Scorpion #1, published in February 1975 featured a great bondage cover and interior art and story by Howard Chaykin. The Scorpion #2, May 1975, featured Chaykin pencils with a stellar inking team of Mike Kaluta, Bernie Wrightson, Walt Simonson and Ed Davis
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #25Publisher Mike Friedrich was way ahead of the curve with his independently published
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #24The Beatles, Dell Publishing, Sept-Nov 1964,
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #23First Issue Special #8, DC Comics, November 1975. The first appearance of Warlord by Mike Grell
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #22Amazing Spider-Man #121, 122, June and July 1973. Naming two comics is a first for the CBD Undervalued Spotlight but these classics are truly
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #21Linda Carter, Student Nurse #1 was published in September 1961 Just 2 short months before Fantastic Four #1 hit the newsstands. Almost a decade later Marvel launched
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #20Batman #25, DC Comics, (10-11/44). Sometimes the obvious isn’t always so obvious. The superhero as we know him dates back to
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #19What made the 1978 Superman film so unique for the time was the cutting edge technology that made Superman flying look very realistic. Superman always flew, didn't he? It’s hard to imagine that Superman spent his first decade unable to
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #18Fantastic Four #25, April 1964, Marvel Comics. This issue brings a ton of stuff to the table. It features a now classic battle cover pitting the Hulk against the Thing. Though Hulk first appeared on the cover of
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #17Web of Spider-Man #18, September 1986, Marvel Comics. As we all know Eddie Brock turns into Venom in the now classic Amazing Spider-Man #299 and #300
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Four Color #596, December 1954, Dell Publishing. When Turok, Son of Stone first appeared in Four Color #596 it was an instant hit. Turok received his own title soon after and that title would run for almost 30 years
Read MoreUndervalued Spotilght #15Little Dot #1, September 1953, Harvey Comics. It’s hard to find characters originating in comic books that are not super heroes that have conquered the world. Richie Rich is an original comic book creation that has sold millions of comic books, crossed over into TV, Movies and
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #14One of the best Bronze Age Marvel runs lies within the Incredible Hulk title. Issues like #141 (1st Doc Samson), #144 (Doc Doom battle cover), #161 (Beast battle), #162 (1st Wendigo), #172 (Juggernaut origin) and not to mention Wolverine’s appearance in issues #180 - #182 are all highly prized by collectors. Hiding amongst these standouts is
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #13Rawhide Kid had a ho-hum 16 issue run between March 1955 and September 1957. Atlas Comics (which would turn into Marvel in a short couple of years) decided to reboot the title
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #12Elongated Man #2, DC Comics, 1992 This is David Diep and I’ve decided to hijack this week’s Undervalued Spotlight from our regular writer; Walter Durajlija. After I saw that Walt put Fantastic Four #1 into last week’s Undervalued Spotlight I…
