Undervalued Spotlight #26
...features the first appearance of Doctor Strange and is considered a Marvel key...
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
...features the first appearance of Doctor Strange and is considered a Marvel key...
Today I’ll review some Bronze Age results; over the past 2 days we reviewed some Golden Age results and some Silver Age results
The Cover: Looks like we have Superman strapped to some kind of crazy love meter that will determine who he loves more; Lois Lane or Lana Lang. Of course, Superman doesn’t know that it’s a love meter and has been…
I’ll review some Silver Age results; tomorrow I’ll go over some Bronze Age highlights
Time for another installment of Why are we thinking of this? Where we look at some of the bizarre things we can think about for comic book characters. Does Superman pass gas in a super-way? Everything about Superman is super…
Though officially listed as Rich Buckler art, most of this comic was actually drawn by Canadian Vince Marchesano
Actually I thought a lot of the results were strong and I’ll go on record as saying that we needed the brakes to come on a bit
Convention Tip #3. Haggling is not for the squeamish. It takes a certain type to do it well but in reality anyone can be a good haggler if a few simple rules are followed
The Scorpion #1, published in February 1975 featured a great bondage cover and interior art and story by Howard Chaykin. The Scorpion #2, May 1975, featured Chaykin pencils with a stellar inking team of Mike Kaluta, Bernie Wrightson, Walt Simonson and Ed Davis
Though not a comic book we just had to include this issue in our Sleepy Censor segment
The Cover: Well, The Flash simply seems to be killing someone with his super-speed. How? I got no clue how the Flash is killing this guy, all I can see is that his clothes seem to be flying off. So…
Looks like all Batman needed was preparation time to finally defeat Superman, at least when it comes to dollars earned. A rare copy of the first Batman comic book has surpassed the previous comic book record price, $317,000, paid for…
The farthest column to the right in the Overstreet price guide. Let’s see how the market is treating some very solid but common comic books.
Convention Tip #2. ...impairs judgment and the equation bad judgment plus thousands of dollars doesn't usually add up to good...
Publisher Mike Friedrich was way ahead of the curve with his independently published
The Cover: I can’t get enough of covers of superheroes fighting Santa Claus. There’s such a timeless feeling to seeing the gray Hulk engage in a fistfight with jolly old Saint Nick. What’s fantastic is that the tagline of this…
Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #120, DC Comics, March 1972. The cover goes beyond sexuality and dives quite deep into perversion and sadism
Nobody wants Marvel Keys. Got a Marvel Key and want to cash in big by selling it on eBay?
Convention Tip #1. Develop a game plan. Yes, the convention season is about to kick into high gear and getting as prepared as you can will greatly increase your chances of
The Beatles, Dell Publishing, Sept-Nov 1964,