Undervalued Spotlight #320
Amazing Spider-Man #3, Marvel, July 1963. Every now and again I’m lucky enough to have Mike Huddleston come to the shop for a nice visit. I’m not sure what I enjoy more, catching up with Mike or the coffee and…
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Amazing Spider-Man #3, Marvel, July 1963. Every now and again I’m lucky enough to have Mike Huddleston come to the shop for a nice visit. I’m not sure what I enjoy more, catching up with Mike or the coffee and…
Strange Tales #118, Marvel Comics, March 1964 I’m actually very excited about the Doc Strange movie that’s about to open up in North American theatres this coming weekend. I’ve seen the clips and I’ve read the reviews, now to see…
For your collecting and investing reference, here is a complete listing of the second one hundred Undervalued Spotlights presented here on Comic Book Daily. Click the number to go to the post. Also see 1-100, 201-300, and 301-400. # Title, Publisher,…
Human Torch #3(2), Timely Comics, Winter 1940/41 A couple of months ago a long time collector walked into the shop with a small pile of choice Golden Age. We picked out the best candidates for grading and sent them down…
Green Lantern #21, DC Comics, June 1963 This Week’s Undervalued Spotlight shines on Green Lantern #21, a book that features the 1st appearance of Doctor Polaris, the man who mastered Magnetism. I’ve speculated on some of Stan Lee’s motivations in the past.…
For your collecting and investing reference, here is a complete listing of the first one hundred Undervalued Spotlights presented here on Comic Book Daily. Click the number to go to the post. Also see 101-200, 201-300, and 301-400. # Title,…
Archie #600, Archie Comics, October 2009 A quest to amass a worthy collection should not be dictated by value alone nor solely by things like first appearances. Let’s consider books that delivered things that surprised us, elicited reactions, positive and…
Amazing Spider-Man #50, Marvel Comics, July 1967. It’s always just a matter of time before the next issue of Amazing Spider-Man has the spotlight shine upon it. Amazing Spider-Man has given us so much, and is probably the most collected…
Superman #100 DC Comics September/October 1955. In today’s Undervalued Spotlight we venture back in time to one of the bleakest periods in the super-hero comic book genre. The year is 1955 and the Golden age of comic books is winding…
Detective Comics #300, DC Comics, February 1962 I can explain. Last week I posted the 300th Undervalued Spotlight but purposely didn’t pick an issue #300 because I thought that a little predictable. That decision came to me after I had…
Cerebus the Aardvark, Aardvark-Vanaheim, December 1977 The 300th Undervalued Spotlight! I thought this one through a bit and have decided to break with the tradition of picking a 300th issue (as I did with Spotlight #100 and Spotlight #200). This week’s Undervalued…
Captain America Vol. 5 #11 Time for another great Guest Spotlight from the indomitable lion that is Mike Huddleston. Mike’s on his way out to the east coast of Canada for some fishing; my bet is he’s got a secret stash…
Freelance Vol. 3 #33, Anglo American, August/September 1946 It’s been a while since I shone the Spotlight on a “Canadian White” and it took a really cool happening to make me realize my oversight and allow me to set things…
Ghost Rider #1, Marvel Comics, September 1973 Recently a discussion arose at the shop about the upcoming Doctor Strange movie. We were talking about how a whole new genre of Marvel movies would come out of a successful Doc Strange…
Amazing Spider-Man #200, January 1980: The Spider and the Burglar… A Sequel. Cover by John Romita Sr., pencils Keith Pollard, inks Jim Mooney. Story by Marv Wolfman and special guest writer Stan Lee. Sometimes a good buy can be right…
Amazing Spider-Man #72, Marvel Comics, May 1969 It’s crazy times in the collectible comic book market. Prices are hitting records on multiple fronts, in multiple genres and in multiple eras. You pretty well need a loan to buy any comic…
Spectacular Spider-Man #98, Marvel Comics, January 1985 We were discussing the Undervalued Spotlight at the shop yesterday and I was floating around a few of the books I had in mind for this week’s installment. Thankfully our resident comic book…
Venus #12, Marvel Comics, February 1951 First off I’d like to thank Mike Huddleston for starting the discussion on these books. Mike is a fun guy to talk to at all times but never more fun than when we talk…
Wonder Woman Volume 2 #9, DC Comics, October 1987 Thank goodness for Undervalued Spotlight guest writers. Once again they save my bacon, this time past Spotlight contributor Carey comes through with a little gem. I was honestly just finishing up…
X-Men #109, Marvel Comics, February 1979 (Walt) – Mike Huddleston has a keen eye for undervalued comics. Case in point this gem he just sent in. Mike’s a great motivator too because now I have to try and top this…