Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Four Color #178, Dell Publishing, December 1947. I was ruminating with a pal on the possibility of a hobby wide resurgence of the classic old Funny Animal genre. Honestly it’s tough to think of a deader genre than the Funny…
Green Lantern #3, DC Comics, Spring 1942. I noticed my most recent Spotlights have featured some easy to source books, this week I’ll mix things up and go with something much more elusive. I was chatting with a long time…
X-Men Vol. 2 #205, Marvel Comics, January 2008. I’ve been talking to some young, in the know fans at the shop and they are telling me that there is some building spec around the X-Men character Hope Summers. These conversations…
Invaders Annual #1, Marvel Comics, 1977. Over the past couple of years I’ve written way too much about how comic book covers have enjoyed a growing influence on comic book values. I’ve noted that graded comics essentially become postage stamps…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with special guest Scott VanderPloeg. Chris, Walt and Scott talk about the upcoming release of Action Comics #1000, the new Han Solo movie and touch on Scott’s love…
Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #2, Marvel Comics, July 1968. Remember the old comic book axiom to always sell off your movie related comics before the movie hits. Well Fantastic Four #52 is proving this wrong with strong after film…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics. Chris and Walt discuss the Fantastic Four returning as a comic book title, the fellas also talk Star Wars toys (Jabba’s Sail Barge) and Star Wars movies with…
Batman #78, DC Comics, August-September 1953. A guy brought me in some rat chewed old Batman comics from the early 1950s recently and while I didn’t buy them because the grades were simple not worth the asking price (in my…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comics. Chris and Walt touch on Margret Atwood’s new graphic novel, the guys also talk about old pre-comic book properties like Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan etc and as always…
Marvel Mystery Comics #82, Timely Comics, May 1947. If you’re an old timer like me you’ll remember back when the Marvel Mystery Comics run was a mighty, mighty run. Marvel Mystery Comics was said in the same breath as Action…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic talk. The boys chat about when to grade your comics and why people buy graded comics, the boys also recap the Toronto Comic Con that just past…
Amazing Spider-Man #258, Marvel Comics, November 1984. This past weekend I set up at the Toronto Comics Con and I’m happy to report that it was a very busy show with lots and lots of people looking for and buying…
Swamp Thing #1, DC Comics, August-September 1972. Long time Undervalued Spotlight supporter Carey chimes in this week with a fantastic pick. Carey has always had a good eye spotting the obvious that others sometimes miss and this week is no…
Comic Link Featured Auction The highly anticipated ComicLink Featured Auction ended Thursday March 8th. There were almost 2,000 choice juicy comics up for grabs and there were some stunning results? For a while I was contemplating all those Four Color Barks…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk it up about comic book stuff. The boys discuss Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con and how cons used to be much more distinctive in the past, where to sell…
X-Men #12, Marvel Comics, July 1965. I lucked in and found nice copies of X-Men #1, 3, 4 and 6 recently and I was discussing prices to put on them with my pal Jay who’s really good at that kind…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija celebrate talk some comic talk. Chris drills Walt on some of his past Undervalued Spotlight picks and the boys talk about the Black Panther movie and Good Girl Art comics…
Tales of the Unexpected #16, DC Comics, August 1957. This Spotlight pick was inspired by a chat I was having with Mike Huddleston (come to think of it a lot of my Spotlight picks come to me while chatting with Mike…
Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1, Marvel Comics, April 1968. I was at a small local comic show this past weekend and a sequence of events pointed me towards this week’s Spotlight pick. First off there was this lower grade Tales of…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija celebrate Valentine’s Day. In this show we read comic related romantic poems in our annual Poem Off, we also welcome special guests Kermit the Frog, Chewbacca, Christopher Walken and Sir…