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Sleepy Censors #1

Comic Book Daily Staff
December 27, 2009

In the mid 1950s the U.S. Senate forced comic book publishers to adhere to the guidelines of a Comic Code Authority. The ‘Code’ was brought in to protect America’s youth from what was then deemed disturbingly graphic and blatantly sexual content in comic books

Walter Durajlija
December 26, 2009

Deals. Check out some of the great deals people have been scooping up lately:

Walter Durajlija
December 23, 2009

Year End Review. It’s been a lot of fun writing up the Collecting and Investing Tips for comicbookdaily.com. With our first year officially behind us I thought it would be cool to do a quick review of the tips that appeared

Walter Durajlija
December 21, 2009

Fantastic Four #25, April 1964, Marvel Comics. This issue brings a ton of stuff to the table. It features a now classic battle cover pitting the Hulk against the Thing. Though Hulk first appeared on the cover of

David Diep
December 19, 2009

The Cover: This is just a fantastic cover. Apparently Superman and Batman have become the rulers of the world and Batman is some sort of greedy globe mongering Bat-jerk who is wearing a crown on top of his cowl. Isn’t…

Walter Durajlija
December 18, 2009

Christmas. I really was hoping for a lot more Christmas themed comics to be moving on eBay this week but the pickings were slim. Here are the highlights of my search:

Walter Durajlija
December 16, 2009

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

Walter Durajlija
December 14, 2009

Web 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

David Diep
December 12, 2009

The Cover: Has Superman sunk to a new low? He’s found out that someone has been blackmailing Lois Lane and instead of trying to help her out, he pretends to be the blackmailer himself and figure out the secret himself.…

Walter Durajlija
December 11, 2009

Walking Dead trades are flying off the shelves (Zombies make great gifts). Let’s see if the early issues are holding their value.

Walter Durajlija
December 9, 2009

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

Undervalued Spotilght #15

Walter Durajlija
December 7, 2009

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

David Diep
December 5, 2009

The cover: Looks like everyone has finally looked at all the covers of the previous Action Comics and released that Superman really is a dick! They’re throwing tomatoes at posters of Superman while they’re parading Clark Kent around town on…

Walter Durajlija
December 4, 2009

Mindless 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:

Walter Durajlija
December 2, 2009
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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.

Walter Durajlija
November 30, 2009
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Little 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

David Diep
November 28, 2009

The Cover: What do we know about Superman? Well, according to this cover, he’s a total wuss when it comes to a visit to the dentist. Look at the dentist put his back into it as he’s trying to pull…

Walter Durajlija
November 27, 2009

This 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

Walter Durajlija
November 25, 2009
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Vacations, 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

Walter Durajlija
November 23, 2009

One 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

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Sleepy Censors #1

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Crazy Comic Covers: World's Finest #165 "The Crown of Crime"

Auction Highlights #16 – Christmas

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Undervalued Spotlight #16

Cracy Comic Covers: Lois Lane #71 "Hush Money, Sweet Lois–or else!"

Auction Highlights #15

Collecting and Investing Tips #15

Undervalued Spotilght #15

Crazy Comics Cover: Action Comics #461 "Kill me or leave"

Auction Highlights #14

Collecting and Investing Tips #14

Undervalued Spotlight #14

Crazy Comic Covers: Action Comics #434 "The Krypton Connection"

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