Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Marvel Super Heroes #14, Marvel Comics, May 1968. This week I want to stay with Marvel and again pick a neglected gem. Honestly I’m hard pressed to think of a more neglected gem that this week’s Undervalued Spotlight – Marvel…
Another Black Friday has passed and today is Cyber Monday. Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone is scurrying around with their shopping lists, “to do” lists, making out Christmas lists, whew! No more lists! Well we have time for…
The publisher that seems to get the least amount of love from collectors of war-time Canadian comics is Montréal-based Educational Projects. It was the last of the big publishers to come onto the scene and its comics were qualitatively different…
Tales to Astonish #59, Marvel Comics, September 1964. I was reading up on some Hulk history recently and was surprised at just how sparsely the big guy was used in the early days of Marvel. Hulk is one of the…
Starslayer #2, Pacific Comics, April 1982. It’s always nice getting a guest Spotlight sent to me and it’s twice as nice when it comes from someone like long time Spotlight fan and contributor Carey. I like Carey’s picks, the guy…
Undertaker Jonas Crow is charged with transporting the coffin of an ex-miner become millionaire back to the mining vein that made his fortune. The funeral should have been a calm affair, but there’s an unexpected turn of events: on the…
Sgt. Fury #1, Marvel Comics, May 1963. Early Marvel keys are on fire. Amazing Fantasy #15 has just simply vanished into the stratosphere for most of us. As of this post Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Fantastic Four #1 are also…
Our hero’s luck turns against him. What seemed like a risk-free gig that should have got him some easy cash turns into a fast-track to Hell for Tyler Cross. A hell called “Angola,” the biggest high-security prison in the United…
Ghost Manor #13, Charlton Comics, July 1970 Happy Halloween everybody, please remember to dress warmly if you’re out trick or treating and if you’re driving around please take extra care and watch for all the little goblins and ghosts running…
Girls’ Love Stories #176, DC Comics, February/March 1973 I was so excited about this pick that I couldn’t wait for this post to share it. After the beating I took on my last spotlight though I got a bit gun…
All New Ghost Rider #1, Marvel Comics, May 2014 We were talking movies and TV shows at the shop recently and someone mentioned Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and how much they liked it. The show’s Season 5 air date was announced…
Comic Link Focused Auction The higher end comic book portion of the massive ComicLink Focused Auction ended Wednesday October 10th. There were over 6,000 graded comics up on what I think is their biggest auction by volume to date? A…
Batman #253, DC Comics, November 1973 Batman comics from the early Bronze Age are some of the most collected comics in the hobby. Our friend Neal Adams had a lot to do with this thanks to his stellar work; Beatles…
WE DID IT!?! As of this writing we’re at $25,501, $500 above our Kickstarter goal. But I can’t say that I didn’t have my moments of doubt and maybe even resignation. Now we can move forward without doubling back and…
Flash Comics #2, DC Comics February 1940 I’ve had this book on my list for as long as I can remember. It fits in with my belief that 2nd appearances are often, but not always, undervalued. So when fellow CBD…
Today we take a look at a major DC Key that I think is a bit overblown in the Overstreet price guide. I may be alone here on this one. The book is a certified silver age key – no…
Entering the last week of the Kickstarter for my Heroes of the Home Front book where we stand just below $18,000 but are aiming for $25,000, I find myself waxing nostalgic back to the fall of 2012 when I was…
Strange Adventures #215, DC Comics, November/December 1968. This week I’d like to shine the Undervalued Spotlight on Strange Adventures #215. Strange Adventures #215 is a great book, in the issue Deadman’s killer, a mysterious assassin known as the Hook finally…
Well, the total hasn’t moved much in this second week and it appears that, at this pace, we’ll fall short of our $25,000 goal. This would mean that we’d be back at square one with getting this book printed and…
All New Marvel Now! Point One #1, Marvel Comics, March 2014 and Captain Marvel #17, Marvel Comics, February 2014. We had a big sale at the shop this past weekend and I was stationed in the back, in the old…