Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Heritage wrapped up Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121530 a few days ago and some unusual items came and sold at record prices. Heritage runs this weekly auction and averages 100 pieces of original artwork and seems to dole out collections one at…
Rachel Richey’s new collection of Johnny Canuck pages from the 28 issues of Bell Feature’s Dime Comics is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any Canadian comic book collector and the libraries of anybody interested in Canadiana or Canadian…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 36, December 1987.
Fantastic Four #48, Marvel Comics, March 1966 Young Mike Huddleston and I have been exchanging a few fun filled emails lately. We’ve been sending each other mini lists of books we think are overvalued. Mike and I both think this…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 34, October 1987.
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 20, August 1986.
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 19, July 1986.
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Eclipse Extra! No. 17, May 1986. Early Eclipse here, with World Of Wood and Champions premiering, along with Miracleman 9 and Scout 7.
Captain Fearless Comics #1, Helnit Publishing (Holyoke), August 1941 Happy Canada Day fellow Canadians. Since I blew the wad early and picked Captain Canuck #9 as my Spotlight a mere two weeks ago I thought it would be kind of…
Detective Comics #327, DC Comics, May 1964 With all the changes comic book characters go through these days it’s hard to imagine a time when concepts, costumes and even title logos changed little over decades. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick…
Tales of Suspense #32, Marvel Comics, August 1962 Tales to Astonish #27’s “The Man in the Ant Hill” story came out in January of 1962. It of course introduced Hank Pym and was a fan favorite right from the get…
ComicLink has just wrapped their Spring Featured Auction: Original Art and as always there was furious bidding with record highs achieved. Unfortunately auction links from ComicLink are only good for a few days afterwards so please have a look at…
Comic Link Spring Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction ended Wednesday June 10th with some very interesting results. The CGC 7.5 Amazing Fantasy #15 ended up as the top book selling for $68,500.00. Personally I’m…
After last Saturday at Niagara Con, which seems to have found a more than viable venue in our Southern Ontario tourist hub and appears to draw more visitors each year, a bunch of us went back to the new Big…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: The (Dark Horse) Tip Sheet 2, February 1989.