Undervalued Spotlight #386
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…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Walter Durajlija
Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton Ontario.
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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…
Auction Highlight #100
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…
Comic Culture March 7th 2018
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #384
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…
Comic Culture February 28th 2018
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #383
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #382
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…
Comic Culture February 14th 2018
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…
Undervalued Spotlight #381
Hi-School Romance #11, Charlton Comics, October 1951. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. This by far is my favorite post of the year. As a rule I try not to pick in advance the Valentine’s post comic, I really enjoy the exercise…
Comic Culture February 7th 2018
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about comic book stuff. Show sounds a tinny and echoey this week – apologies, we’ll resolve the issue for next week. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s…
Undervalued Spotlight #380
Planet Comics #46, Fiction House, January 1947. I’ve noted it countless times but I’ll remind everyone again that covers have become a dominant driver of comic book value, trailing only 1st appearance issues in importance. At the moment some of…
Comic Culture Wednesday January 31st 2018
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk some comic talk. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Undervalued Spotlight #379
Black Panther #1, Marvel Comics, November 1998. Last night (January 29, 2018) was the world premiere of the Black Panther movie. The film goes to wide release in North America on February 16 and judging from the comic shop talk…
Undervalued Spotlight #378
Fantastic Four #5, Marvel Comics, July 1962. This week I gave myself a big challenge, to pick a huge Marvel book that still has tons of upside. One can argue that lots of them still do but I set about…
Comic Culture January 17th 2018
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Undervalued Spotlight #377
More Fun Comics #104, DC Comics, July/August 1945. I’ve started to focus my comic buying more towards covers. We’ve discussed the power of covers often on this site and I think cover appeal has a bright future in comic collecting.…
Undervalued Spotlight #376
Fantastic Four #8, Marvel Comics, November 1962. I just picked up a nice run of early Fantastic Four. I was showing off the pile to my pal Mike and our reactions to each issue was telling. Awe and reverence to…
Comic Culture January 3rd 2018
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija ring in the new year with some comic talk. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support…
Undervalued Spotlight #375
Marvel Comics Super Special #1, Marvel Comics, September 1977. Happy New Year, this year may all my Spotlight picks be loved by everyone! I was talking rock and roll with my pal Jay recently and he being a huge Kiss…