Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Iron Man #118, Marvel Comics, January 1979 This comic boasts a crack creative team that includes Bob Layton, John Byrne and David Michelinie (David Michelinie also figures prominently in my Undervalued Spotlights 16 and 62). The 17 page “At the…
Comic Culture delivers a really fun show for you this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the shelving of the Wonder Woman TV series (thanks Disney), Jason Aaron’s great rebuttal to some Alan Moore comments, Stan Lee’s cameo…
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #32, Marvel Comics, August 1991 Ares: God of War #1, Marvel Comics, March 2006 Fear Itself is the big Marvel crossover event of 2011. Check Marvel’s press release right here. There is a lot of buzz…
Welcome to the first show of 2011. This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the Marvel’s upcoming summer cross over event called Fear Itself. The boys also discuss Marvel’s new EIC, 3-D comics, Red Lanterns…
Green Lantern #7, DC Comics, July/August 1961 Green Lantern #7 features the origin and 1st appearance of Sinestro. The character was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. Thaal Sinestro started out as a Green Lantern and according…
It’s hard to tell what the issue here is. Is it some form of censorship, is it sound business practices or just plain ignorance. Hamilton Ontario’s Big B Comics has been running some radio ads on a local radio station.…
Death of Spider-man I read that Marvel will be making the Ultimate Universe’s new Death of Spider-Man storyline available on line at the same time the comics hit the streets. This “day and date” delivery will be via the Marvel…
Wonder Woman #156, DC Comics, August 1965 Wonder Woman comics from this era have always sold for well above guide. I’d say the run from #105 right through the Jones #200 more often than not trades over guide, especially in…
Do Christmas covers on comic books equal easy sales this time of year? Dell Giant #40, Dell Publishing (12/60) Graded by CGC at 9.4 with Cream to Off White pages sold for $51.55 on eBay on December 12th. The 40th…
Dell Giant Christmas Parade #1, Dell Publishing, November 1949 In late 1949 Dell had this great idea of throwing together a truly giant Christmas themed book of comics. Christmas Parade #1 was a whopping 132 pages thick and featured a…
Comic Culture: December 15th Great Show this week. Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the casting of Flash Thompson, the death of Iron Man, the death of one of the Fantastic Four and who the most…
Double Life of Private Strong #1, Archie Publications, June 1959 I’ve always felt that the title hurt the collectibility of this book. ‘The Shield’ would have worked better. Oh, what could have been. In 1959 DC Comics’ push to re-establish…
Comic Culture: December 8th This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about Christmas gifts for comic book fans, the Walking Dead, the Green Lantern movie, The Batman XXX video, November’s top selling comic books and graphic…
Action Comics #276, DC Comics, May 1961 I gotta get a copy of this comic book. Action #276 features the 6th appearance of the Legion of Superheroes. Action #276 also features the 1st appearance of Luornu Durgo a.k.a. Triplicate Girl. She,…
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle #1, Marvel Comics, June 1977 Tarzan is one of the most celebrated fictional heroes ever created. Edgar Rice Burroughs was a prolific writer who was adept at Science Fiction, Fantasy and Adventure stories. He created many…
Comic Culture: November 24th This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by CBD columnist Scott VanderPloeg. Topics this week range from the new Buffy movie and the new Spider-Man Broadway play to Scott’s collection of original art…
My Greatest Adventure #80, DC Comics, June 1963 This comic book has the perfect mix of history, controversy, age and quality to make it a must have. First off there is a bit of a dispute revolving around the creative…
Detective Comics #27, DC Comics, (May 1939) Graded by CGC at 7.0 with Off White pages sold for $492,937.00 (including the buyers premium) on Heritage Auctions on November 17th. Detective Comics #27 is considered by many to be the second…
Comic Culture: November 17th This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by the shows producer Anthony Falcone. Show engineer James MacIntosh also chimes in. Topics range from the death of Spider-Man and Grant Morrison to Pride and…
Doorway to Nightmare #1, DC Comics, February 1978 Nimue Inwudu is one very cool character! Inspired by the Sorceress Nimue of the Camelot legend the immortal Madame Xanadu reads Tarot cards, tells fortunes and delves into all things mystic and supernatural. She picked up the…