Cannonball !!!!!
Making a Splash has been a great exercise, it was fun and I learned a lot. I’d say the biggest surprise for me was the sheer power of Jack Kirby, I mean I knew it already but I just didn’t…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Week 38: Doll Man Sandwich
I’m continuing to limit my Splash picks to ones I find in the eBay piles I’m working on during the week. My hope is to add some splash pages yet unseen online. John Spranger pencils and inks on this splash…
Top Ten Good Girl Art Covers
A couple of months ago in this column I talked about Good Girl Art covers and in the post I mentioned a few of the iconic ones and I also wrote that I wasn’t qualified to rate them. I’m walking…
Covers: Part 1 – Good Girl Art
Covers! While the number one driver of comic book demand and value is and will remain character introductions (I have some posts coming on that topic too) there is no denying that cover appeal is the second biggest comic value…
Covered 365: Day 5
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 5 – Torchy #5, Artist – Bill Ward. Schwing! This one is on almost…
Hakes Americana & Collectibles Auction 209
I haven’t been following the auctions at Hakes Americana & Collectibles because I find their categories confusing. Their recent Auction #209 – Part II that ended August 25th had a good haul of original comic and comic strip art, enough…
Undervalued Spotlight #38
Torchy #5, Quality Comics, July 1950. Artist Bill Ward is one of the most popular ‘good girl art’ cartoonists of the 20th century. His most famous creation is Torchy Todd, the goodhearted naïve young blonde whose...