Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Four Color #247, Eastern Color, September 1949, Artist: Paul Norris. I’ve always wondered where that light bulb missing from my dining room chandelier went to. Now I know. Paul Norris took it! And he put it on Flash Gordon’s head…
Four Color #173, Eastern Color, November 1947, Artist: Paul Norris. Yeah I thought Day 173 a bid light but there were a few highlights including Four Color #173, Hamilton homeboy Walt really digs her Ti-Cat top. I like the look of…
For a century readers around the world have started the day with King Features comics in their daily newspapers and now on their digital devices. This first-ever compendium celebrates those 100 years with more than 600 fantastic images! Popeye! Flash…
Like my other newspaper strip reading this is my first exposure to Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim. This was solicited as The Definitive Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Volume 1 but that seems to have changed at some…
The year is winding down so Pick Five will be focusing on top items for the remainder of the year to aid in reading and Christmas shopping. This week: top comic strip reprint collections. 5. The Complete Johnny Comet The…
Comic Book Resources has a wonderful interview with Dean Mullaney, creative director of The Library Of American Comics, an IDW imprint that has given us a wealth of comic strip reprints. We’re in a golden age of reprints and Mullaney…