Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Great show this week. Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle issues like the new Spider-Man musical, the Scott Pilgrim movie, new comics releasing this week and so much more. Now just kick back, relax...
Comic Culture This week Comic Culture hosts Chris and Walt welcome Hamilton artist Leon Robinson to the show. Mr. Robinson is a true Renaissance man, he’s in the rap group Crown A Thorns, he works as a photographer, he shoots…
Here’s the thing. I really couldn’t pick one over the other so I’m picking both of these comic books for this week’s Undervalued Spotlight.
In January of 1947 Avon Periodicals published Eerie Comics #1. Eerie #1 is credited as being the first true horror comic. Overstreet guide value for Eerie #1 is a healthy $8,200.00. Though the book is also credited as establishing the horror genre it really did not cause an...
Comic Culture hosts Chris and Walt welcome that Comic Book Goddess Shelley Smarz. Shelley jumps right in and helps the guys tackle subjects like Deadpool #1000, Terry Pratchett novels, the re-boot of the Spider-Man movie franchise and...
Early Marvel Keys are one of the most collected group of comic books in the hobby. A hobby wide consensus regarding a book's status as a legitimate Marvel key is enough to send it's value way up. The Tales to Astonish title had already given us Hank Pym, the Ant-Man a year and a half earlier. In Tales to Astonish issue #44 Janet van Dyne becomes...
The ComicLink July Focused Auction has just ended. Much like last month’s ComicLink auction this one was dominated by Silver Age Marvels. Only 3 DC books cracked the top 50 in terms of price realized...
Big show this week as Chris and Walt try and sift through all the news that came out of the San Diego Comic Con. DJ Jizzy Chris spins some hot superhero tunes for everyone's enjoyment. So sit back, relax then click the link below, it will take you to...
American Comics Group (ACG) editor Richard E. Hughes contributed much to comic books. Hughes was already a veteran of the industry in 1958 (he was ACG editor at this time). The early 1940s characters Fighting Yank and Black Terror were among Hughes’ more popular creations. A prolific writer, Hughes used many pseudonyms. The most famous of these ‘pen names’ would be Shane O’Shea (though my favorite is Ace Aquila). It was Shane O’Shea that received the writing credits for the...
What kind of features should we demand of a principle Marvel key? This group of comics is one of the most important investing blocks in the hobby. People are buying up high grade Marvel keys as a group and you can’t really have one without any of the others and call yourself a true high end collector...
Comic Culture's Walter Durajlija welcome's co-host Chris Owen back from vacation. This week Chris and Walt chime in on the San Diego Comic Con, Lady Deadpool, Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, the Mile High comic collection and a bunch of other comic book related boobery. So sit back, relax...
The Phantom was the brainchild of Mandrake the Magician creator Lee Falk. Mr. Falk’ brilliant twist to the character was that he made his Phantom the 21st in a line stretching back over 400 years. The Phantom always fought evil wearing the same costume, part of a ruse to get the bad guys to believe that the character was immortal.
Comic Culture host Walter Durajlija is joined by special guest Anthony Falcone. Anthony wears the co-host hat this week in absence of Chris Owen. This week the boys discuss the San Diego Comic Con, spin some good superhero tunes and discuss Anthony's controversial comicbookdaily blog entitled...
Four Color Comics was a Dell Comic anthology series that ran from 1939 top 1962. Often Dell introduced characters (original and licensed) in the Four Color run. If the character sold well Dell would launch a separate series devoted to the character. When we look at titles like Turok (original) and Bugs Bunny (licensed) we see that Dell published several issues within the Four Color run (actually more than...
Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #3, Pacific Comics, March 1982. This little gem has quite a lot going for it. First off the book features the first appearance of Ms. Mystic (back up story). Ms. Mystic is a witch who was burned at the stake during the Salem witch hunts of the late 17th century...
Comic Culture’s second hour long show has Joe Shuster Award Committee members Rob Haines and Kevin Boyd joining the fray! Hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen ask the questions that must be asked! Lots of cool comic stuff covered this week. So sit back, relax then click the link below, it will take you to itunes. In itunes click the play arrow that comes up as you select the 6/30 podcast at the top.
The June Focused Auction ended last week on ComicLink. This auction really should have beed called the Marvel Silver and Bronze Auction (with a few DCs thrown in to make it look good). Only 1 DC cracked the top 30 in terms of price realized (only 4 DCs in the top 50). Star Trek #1 from Gold Key was the first non
Comic Culture's first hour long show! Hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen have upped the ante and are now producing hour long shows for your enjoyment. This week Chris subjects Walt to a surprise quiz with disastrous results, the boys also tackle other comic book related issues like the Hastings expansion into comic books, the Suicide Girls and a whole bunch of other neat comic book type stuff. So sit back, relax then click the link below, it will take you to itunes. In itunes click the play arrow that comes up as you select the 6/30 podcast at the top. Enjoy.
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...
Great 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...
Animal Comics #1, Dell Comics, Dec/Jan - 41/42. Animal Comics #1 features the 1st appearance Pogo Possum and Albert the Alligator by Walt Kelly