Is that what I think it is? Quite a large collecting community exists for comic books that contain hidden or camouflaged messages and innuendo. Usually sexual in nature (but not always), these
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #16Web of Spider-Man #18, September 1986, Marvel Comics. As we all know Eddie Brock turns into Venom in the now classic Amazing Spider-Man #299 and #300
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #16Walking Dead trades are flying off the shelves (Zombies make great gifts). Let’s see if the early issues are holding their value.
Read MoreAuction Highlights #15Welcome back to another fine installment of the Comic Culture Radioshow with Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija. We’ve got a great show lined up for you this week as the guys talk about: black and white comics and the silver…
Recently a CGC graded 9.9 copy of New Mutants #98 (1st appearance of Deadpool) sold for an astounding $12,250.00. The collecting community’s message boards lit up the net, most of the comments questioned the sanity
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Four Color #596, December 1954, Dell Publishing. When Turok, Son of Stone first appeared in Four Color #596 it was an instant hit. Turok received his own title soon after and that title would run for almost 30 years
Read MoreUndervalued Spotilght #15Mindless Scrolling. This week I just mindlessly scrolled through the completed items on eBay and noted anything that caught my attention. Let’s have a peek at what I found:
Read MoreAuction Highlights #14Welcome back ladies and gents to another exciting installment of the Comic Culture radioshow with our hosts; Walter Durajlija of Big B Comics in Hamilton, Ontario and Christopher Owen; a teacher of Comic History at Mohawk College. In this week’s…
Comic Books as Gifts. Early December is a good time to introduce the concept of collectible comic books as gifts. Whether it’s Christmas, birthdays, graduations or whatever, comic books can be very personal and cherished gifts.
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #14Little Dot #1, September 1953, Harvey Comics. It’s hard to find characters originating in comic books that are not super heroes that have conquered the world. Richie Rich is an original comic book creation that has sold millions of comic books, crossed over into TV, Movies and
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #14This week I thought we'd have a look at someone who's been getting a lot of press lately. Archie's making headlines with his imaginary weddings to Betty and Veronica (not at the same time). Not surprisingly I found
Read MoreAuction Highlights #13Vacations, business trips, sporting events, seminars and family functions are just some of the reasons we find ourselves visiting other cities. If you’re a comic collector like me odds are you’ve pulled out the local yellow pages
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #13One of the best Bronze Age Marvel runs lies within the Incredible Hulk title. Issues like #141 (1st Doc Samson), #144 (Doc Doom battle cover), #161 (Beast battle), #162 (1st Wendigo), #172 (Juggernaut origin) and not to mention Wolverine’s appearance in issues #180 - #182 are all highly prized by collectors. Hiding amongst these standouts is
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #13There were some really neat comics up for grabs in ComicLink’s November auction. Nice Golden Age books were plentiful as were quality Silver Age and Bronze Age.
Read MoreAuction Highlights #12This week’s tip is aimed at the collectors. The collectors are really the silent majority of the back issue market and a surprisingly large numbers of them don’t really know where to start when faced with the dilemma of selling their comic book collection
Read MoreCollecting & Investing Tips #12Rawhide Kid had a ho-hum 16 issue run between March 1955 and September 1957. Atlas Comics (which would turn into Marvel in a short couple of years) decided to reboot the title
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #12Super high grades, super keys and super hyped auction events have been delivering some very impressive sales results lately. This week I thought I’d try to check out what’s happening just under the radar of these headline grabbing comics and events
Read MoreAuction Highlights #11 – Under the RadarWelcome back to the Comic Culture Podcast with Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija who will do their damndest to entertain and educate you on the finer points of comicdom. This week, the guys focus on Marvel’s 70th anniversary and spew…
It's the Journey. Comic collecting is such a goal oriented activity. It’s all about finishing those runs, picking up all those keys etc. Often we don’t even realize that a very big and important part of our
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #11Elongated Man #2, DC Comics, 1992 This is David Diep and I’ve decided to hijack this week’s Undervalued Spotlight from our regular writer; Walter Durajlija. After I saw that Walt put Fantastic Four #1 into last week’s Undervalued Spotlight I…
