Lobo #1, Dell Comics, December 1966. Lobo (unnamed in the book but dubbed Lobo by his adversaries) is a black Union soldier who goes west after the Civil War ends. He is hired as a ranch hand who gets wrongly blamed for killing the...
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #44Great show this week. Hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss Power Girl and Zatana, the possibility of a new Ghost Rider movie, Jonah Hex tanking and a whole bunch of other comic book type stuff . So sit back, relax...
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – June 23rdAnimal Comics #1, Dell Comics, Dec/Jan - 41/42. Animal Comics #1 features the 1st appearance Pogo Possum and Albert the Alligator by Walt Kelly
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #43Black covers. Comic book collectors and investors have always coveted classic black covers when found in very high grade. It’s very hard to preserve and old comic with a black cover, any little fleck, color break or crease just seems to be amplified...
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #42This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss 2 Amazing Spider-Man comics in the same week, the ever popular Blue Beetle, the growing stable of Wizard conventions and a whole bunch of other neat comic book type stuff. So sit back, relax then click...
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – June 16thThis comic book does not get the respect it deserves. March 1965 is very early for Marvel Comics, The Silver Surfer and Galactus were still a year away while the Amazing Spider-Man title was only...
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #42This week I wanted to feature a collecting focus that is beyond cool. It’s nice to have that Amazing Spider-Man run and that Batman run but thousands of those runs are being put together (with perhaps thousands more already completed). What will really impress the guests at your dinner party is the run of Feature Books you are trying to
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #41This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss comics and westerns, Green Lantern and Kermit the Frog. Walt also gets Jim Lee and Frank Cho mixed up...
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – June 9thIn the late 60s and early 70s comic books were tackling some very important social issues. The Amazing Spider-Man and Green Lantern ran some very controversial drug use stories. Famously the Amazing Spider-Man issues #96-#98 did not receive approval from the Comics Code Authority and these issues are now known as “the drug issues”. Titles like Lois Lane and Wonder Woman were exploring women’s equality issues...
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #41I was scanning eBay results and I found some very strong sales happening this past week. I also found deals!
Read MoreAuction Highlights #40 – eBayThis week’s collecting tip will touch on the wonderful world of promotional comic books. The topic is a big one and this article will just serve to spark your interest in promotional comics. I encourage you to research more on this great collecting focus.
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #40This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss coming up with new ideas for comic books, super heroes in wax and a whole bunch of other cool stuff.
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – June 2ndDaredevil #1 is counted right up there with Hulk #1, FF#1, Avengers #1 and the rest as an early Marvel Key. Technically you could say thast it’s “keyer” than Amazing Spider-Man #1 since the Spidey issue is a title launch and not a first appearance. Printed in April 1964 Daredevil #1 is considered the last big early Marvel key.
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #40The May Featured auction has just ended on ComicLink. Many collectors on the net are alarmed at the dropping prices. Let’s have a look at some results.
Read MoreAuction Highlights #39 – ComicLink May AuctionIt should be noted that Jack and his writing/drawing partner Joe Simon first developed the concept of the romance story in a teen humor comic called My Date. My Date #1 (July 1947) featured teen humor but also featured a story that was very realistic in its approach to teen age romance. The non humor romance story was a huge success and this success enabled Simon and Kirby to negotiate a deal with the publisher to produce a romance title. Young Romance #1 was
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #39Consider Superhero Annuals. The super hero annuals as we know them began in 1960 with Superman Annual #1 (fittingly since Superman also launched the whole superhero genre back in 1938). Though annuals started out as vehicles to reprint past issues...
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #39This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss the decrease in the number of words per pages in today's comic books (versus comic from the old days), the upcoming Shuster Awards, Gene Colan's tough times and a whole bunch of other comic book related stuff . Click on the link below and enjoy.
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – May 26thThis is the first time that CBD has taken a look at results from Pedigree Auctions. Pedigree had a very successful Grand Auction that ended April 29th. Lets have a look at some highlights.
Read MoreAuction Highlights #38 – PedigreeThis week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss the death of the Sentry, Little Orphan Annie, Thor's hammer, the Great Lakes Avengers and a whole bunch of other comic book related stuff . Click on the link below and enjoy.
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – May 19thDouble Covers. Basically a comic book with a double cover is the result of a factory binding defect. Somehow two (and sometimes 3 or more) covers get scooped up by the rollers and get bent and stapled to the rest of the book...
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