Powerful villains are important in Marvel, but only one bruiser could go toe-to-toe with the Hulk without a scratch. That man is Cain Marko. Who? Yep, you might have guessed it, The…
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This is one of those rare cases when a collectible is obviously very happy to see you. What? An inanimate object happy to see a collector, what the heck are you talking…
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The dirty little secret of Secret Wars #1 was that it was everywhere after 1984. If you purchased comics or even went near a comic shop you would see one. At that…
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Errors are fantastic for baseball cards and comic books. They come in all forms, double covers, missing colors, miss-priced, mistakenly printed in black and white, or even an error variant where the…
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This week, Batman #22 has taken the number one spot of Golden Age popularity in comic books. What return trend can we expect for the most popular Golden Age book of the…
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G.I. Joe has many interesting rogues, but few as nuanced and entertaining as the deadly mercenary, Zartan. Zartan’s first appearance in comics is worth about $600 in near mint to mint condition.…
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Star Wars Cards from 1977: #21 The Tusken Raiders
Hold onto your lightsabers folks, you about to enter a world that defies all logic: movie collectibles. There are few movie franchises as big as Star Wars. It has continued to have…
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Simply Timeless: Fantastic Four Antithesis #2 (Alex Ross)
The Alex Ross Timeless covers are a treat of the Modern Age. This week the Silver Surfer (Ross cover) has achieved the number two rank for recent popular books.
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It is rare when a relatively new superhero “shoots the moon.” But such is the case with Cindy Moon, a.k.a. Silk. Created by Dan Slott, this Korean-American superhero is birthed in the Amazing…
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The Bronze Age has been surging over the last two years. Horror comics, superhero comics, and even fantasy comics have all blown up. However, investors, collectors, and speculators get flooded by everything…
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The Modern Age seems to stretch on forever, even if you remove the Copper Age from the equation. This amorphous age seems to continue to grow. This is the one age I…
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Demographics and their Impact on Collectibles
As anyone who has written me knows, I will almost always respond in time if the message is polite and professional. I have gathered a long post I had with an antique…
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Yep, the Punisher stands out in Marvel and DC Comics as the ultimate vigilante. This month he has taken the top spot number one of the Bronze Age’s most popular comics with…
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This seems to be an age-old question in our comic book community. Which is better to buy: raw comics or slabbed?
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Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry. This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE. …
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The Amazing Spider-Man is the headliner and underpinning character of the Marvel Universe. It is rare to see huge Silver Age keys in the top most popular comics for this week. But,…
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It was a time of turmoil, a time of greed, a time of comic books, a time of need. It was the 1990s. Speculators were everywhere, including many in the comic book…
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Comic Books and the Bumper Car Analogy: Star Wars
I like to think of comic books as the bumper cars of collectibles. My theory is that comic books as investments are very connected and often “bump” one another up in price.…