Golden Age

When Billy Batson cautiously wandered through the subway cavern of Shazam, he passed by the 7 Deadly Enemies of Man.  You recall them: Pride, Greed, Envy, Hatred, Selfishness, Laziness, and Injustice.  And…

Action Comics #1000 marked a landmark in comic history!  It also set a comic book collector’s journey into motion.  In the category of simple thoughts turning into major commitments, Nick’s query-to-self ranks…

He’s an extraordinary fool! I’ve been planning to write about Plastic Man for some time now, and GoCollect’s April Fool’s takeover seemed like the perfect opportunity. Let’s take a look at this…

A keen eye can produce superior investment returns when you know how to spot pedigree collection comic books while on the hunt!

James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez have promised that the Scarecrow will feature prominently in Batman this year. As I mentioned in a previous post, Jimenez has come up with a very…

When looking at a list of Golden Age greats, well-known names are at the top of the list – Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Alex Schomburg, Jack Cole, Mac Raboy, Jack…

They’re one of the most common Golden Age comic books to find funny animal/cartoon comics.  Several series are making sporadic sneaky moves up the Golden Age Charts.  However, there have been some…

  Today we are going to take a look at the first appearances of SGT Rock, Mlle. Marie and the Haunted Tank. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s…

It’s hard sneaking up on a Rattle Snake (unless you’re Kid Colt!) It’s even harder to “sneaky move” up the Golden Age Charts for months and not have anyone blog about it…

Someone scribbled their name on the cover of the silver age book you just bought? It could be worth more than you think if it’s a Pedigree book!

I like themes.  I hate rules.  Imagine then me saying I would do a green-themed blog for St. Patrick’s Day.  Challenge accepted.  Here is my list of four books that deal with…

From albums to comics, covers help make sales. We saw this recently with the Amazing Spider-Man #55 with the Gleason cover. Most comic book lovers can pick out covers easily in the…

Before the Marvel Super-Heroes series came to be known by that name starting with issue #12, the first eleven issues in the series were an anthology of reprinted stories from Marvel’s Golden…

 “I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.” Bob Hope’s quote can certainly apply to comic collecting and speculation!  Sneaky Moves #6 reminds me a…

As a comic book investor, you want the biggest return for your investment. What if smaller returns over time actually beat short-term speculation returns and losses? This is a value investing hypothesis,…

Has anyone else watched the Netflix series “Spy Craft”? I have to say that I got sucked into it recently and I’m not much of a TV binge-watcher (which is strange for…

With ELEVEN Classic Comics issues vaulting up the weekly chart and entering the top 100, sneaky moves might not be what we can call the run Classic Comics is enjoying right now. …