Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Roy G. Krenkel illustrated numerous works by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, and more. But many of Krenkles works-what he calls his “Doodles,” in a characteristically self-effacing manner-were rarely seen by even his biggest fans. And while…
Thor #336, Thor Comics, October 1983. Artist: Bob Layton. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 336 was a very rough…
Detective Comics #335, DC Comics, January 1965. Artist: Carmine Infantino. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Gulp! December 1st, Day 335,…
Archie Comics #334, Archie Comics, March 1985. Artist: Dan DeCarlo. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. OK let me explain, there…
Incredible Hulk #333, Marvel Comics, July 1987. Artist: Steve Geiger. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. It’s funny but I’ve been…
Thor #332, Marvel Comics, June 1983. Artist: Bil Sienkiewicz. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. The very very talented Bill Sienkiewicz…
Archie #331, Archie Comics Comics, September 1984. Artist: Dan DeCarlo. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. I just have one question,…
Fantastic Four #330, Marvel Comics, September 1989. Artist: Rich Buckler. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 330 was disappointing, I…
X-Men #64, Marvel Comics, January 1970. This week’s pick was suggested by my pal Christian, his schpiel was good but it didn’t have to be because he had me when he mentioned the issue, X-Men #64, which is this week’s…
Batman #329, DC Comics, July 1964. Artist: Carmine Infantino. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. I like the new look Batman…
Amazing Spider-Man #328, Marvel Comics, January 1990. Artist: Todd McFarlane. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. I really wasn’t happy with…
Laugh #327, Archie Comics, June 1978. Artist: Dan DeCarlo. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. I couldn’t pick a winner based…
Action Comics #326, DC Comics, July 1965. Artist: Curt Swan. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Gah !!!!!!! I started working…
Iron Man #325, Marvel Comics, February 1996. Artist: Jim Calafiore. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Jim Calafiore’s cover for Iron…
Batman #324, DC Comics, June 1980. Artist: Jim Aparo. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. With his cover to Batman #324,…
Batman #323, DC Comics, January 1980. Artist: Dick Giordano. There were only 29 covers to choose from today and of the lot I liked Dick Giordano’s coveted cover to Batman #323, this book always flew out of the bins I…
Incredible Hulk #3, Marvel Comics, September 1962. I’m staying on course this week and zeroing in on rock-solid books that still have room to grow, books that deliver blue-chip quality and still have some upside. This week I want to…
Daredevil #322, Marvel Comics, November 1993. Artist: Scott McDaniel. Scoot McDaniel tried to convey to us an aspect of Daredevil’s unique perspective on the cover of Daredevil #322, I think. I like what he went for on this cover, innovative…
Four Color #321, Dell Publishing, March 1951. Artist: Uncredited. The cover to Four Color #321 brought such a huge smile to my face, for some reason it reminded me of an old Far Side cartoon where two Polar Bears are…
Doh!!!! Just realized I posted this a day early – apologies. X-Men #320, Marvel Comics, January 1995. Artist: Mike Joe Madureira. Joe Madureira gives us such a great sense of motion on his cover to X-Men #320, the more I…
Donald Duck #319, Gemstone Pub., September 2004. Artist: Marco Rota. I wasn’t happy with Day 319, so I protested and I picked the cover that made me smile. Marco Rota’s cover to Donald Duck #319 made me think “yeah, I’ve…