Undervalued Spotlight #245
Tales of Suspense #32, Marvel Comics, August 1962 Tales to Astonish #27’s “The Man in the Ant Hill” story came out in January of 1962. It of course introduced Hank Pym and was a fan favorite right from the get…
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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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Auction Highlights #89
Comic Link Spring Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction ended Wednesday June 10th with some very interesting results. The CGC 7.5 Amazing Fantasy #15 ended up as the top book selling for $68,500.00. Personally I’m…
Undervalued Spotlight #244
Captain Canuck #9, Comely Comix, April/May 1980 I’m quite lucky having Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely sign at my booth at some of the local comic cons. He’s a very personable man with a legion of fans: he’s always busy…
Comic Culture June 3rd 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Undervalued Spotlight #243
Super Friends #7, DC Comics, October 1977 Thank goodness for Guest Spotlight writers! Imagine having only my delusional rantings to read week in and week out! Luckily we have a strong group of Spotlight fans brave enough to stick their…
Undervalued Spotlight #242
It’s been 13 Spotlights since I last featured a Golden Age book and if I do anything here on the Spotlight it's spread it around. This week I’d like to feature The Funnies #45 as my Undervalued Spotlight. The Funnies #45 is actually a historically significant book, it features the 1st appearance of Phantasmo who is Dell Publishing’s 1st ever superhero.
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Undervalued Spotlight #241
Avengers Annual #7, Marvel Comics, 1977 I was having dinner yesterday with the gang from the Big B comic shop in Hamilton. This is quite the brain trust of comic heads so I took advantage and asked “hey guys, what…
Undervalued Spotlight #240
Giant-Size X-Men #1, Marvel Comics, Summer 1975. I’m told I have a gift for exaggeration though I don’t believe I’m exaggerating at all when I declare this week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick, Giant Size X-Men #1, to be the 3rd most important super-hero comic ever published!
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #240Comic Culture April 22nd 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
Undervalued Spotlight #239
Kid Colt Outlaw #110, Marvel Comics, May 1963 Can there be anything more dead (deader?) than Marvel Westerns? Yeah! Non Marvel Westerns I guess! But they say the best time to buy is when the market is low and Marvel…
Comic Culture April 15th 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the talk with producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
Undervalued Spotlight #238
Blackthorne 3D Series #30 (Star Wars in 3D #1), Dark Horse Comics, December 1987 This post started simply enough, I wanted to feature Star Wars Dark Empire #1. Dark Empire #1 was Dark Horse’s 1991 launch of their Star Wars…
Undervalued Spotlight #237
Fantastic Four #4, Marvel Comics, May 1962. I lucked into a nice collection of early Marvels a couple of weeks back. There was a Journey #83, a Strange Tales #110 and a few other big Marvel keys. For some reason though, and I’m not sure why, I was most drawn to the lower mid-grade copy of the Fantastic Four #4.
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #237Comic Culture April 1st 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Nelson and Andrew. The guys talk comics and specifically the Toronto Comics project Nelson and Andrew are working on. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic…
Undervalued Spotlight #236
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1, Marvel Comics, June 1982 We owe this week’s Undervalued Spotlight to my Comic Culture podcast co-host Chris Owen. On a recent show Chris stumped me on the origins of Marvel’s Contest of Champions,…
Comic Culture March 25th 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…
Comic Culture March 19th 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Steve and Vaughn from Comix Asylum. Join the boys as they gather around and talk comics. Now sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please,…
Undervalued Spotlight #235
Starfire #1, DC Comics, (August/September 1976) This post started out featuring Doom Patrol #99, the book that introduced us to Beast Boy. Beast boy would later turn into the Changeling in 1980’s The New Teen Titans. As I was doing…
Undervalued Spotlight #234
Black Lightning #1, DC Comics, (April 1977) Guest writer Darren Graham’s Undervalued Spotlight #231 was a great post; it featured a strong book with tons of upside. Though the post did reminded me just how innovative Marvel was compared to…
Undervalued Spotlight #233
Space Adventures #44, Charlton Comics, (February 1962) You’d have to go back to the infamous April Fool’s Day post of last year to find a Charlton comic featured on the Spotlight, and I didn’t even mean that one! Still, it’s…