I was thinking of doing a series of posts to highlight Christmas Comic Books from the Golden Age, Silver Age to the Present. So, I took a quick look at the Grand Comics Database and was amazed to find 77 comic book titles with Christmas in the title.
That count does not include comic books of [...]
Posted under Comic Books, Golden Age, Old Comics by admin 17.12.2008
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Today is December 7, 2008. It is a day many remember as Pearl Harbor Day, or, “a day that will live in infamy.” On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Although war themes were becoming popular in the golden age comics books prior to this day, at was the attack on Pearl Harbor that [...]
Posted under Golden Age, Old Comics, Story Lines by admin 07.12.2008
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For many collectors, the only comics worth having in their collection are high grade comics. The aesthetic of the comic book and collectibility increases when the comic book is in better condition. But, considering that grading comic books is so subjective, one persons high grade treasure could be another persons mid-grade filler.
First off, age certainly [...]
Posted under Bronze Age, Comic Books, Golden Age, Modern Age, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Silver Age by admin 05.12.2008
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For the rest of this month, on odd days, I’ll be posting some great Halloween or scary comic book covers.
Dell Giant #23 this comic book features Little Lulu on the cover with a halloween pumpkin.
Image credit to the Grand Comic Book Database.
Posted under Comic Books, Golden Age, Old Comics by admin 17.10.2008
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Second to Ebay, ComicLink is one of the largest dealers of comic books and comic art on the Internet. Although, to be fair, like Ebay, they aren’t a traditional comic book dealer but more of a consignment house. However, what that gets you is one of the largest selections of raw and CGC graded comic [...]
Posted under Auctions, Bronze Age, CGC, Comic Books, Copper Age, DC, Dealers, Golden Age, Marvel, Old Comics, Original Art, Prices and Values, Silver Age by admin 06.10.2008
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The ComicSeeker.com Featured Comic Book Dealer is an ongoing series to profile the online comic book dealers and websites that are shown in the comic book search results of ComicSeeker.com.
Bedrock City Comics is a small chain of comic retail stores based in Texas. They also have one of the largest selection of Gold, Silver and Bronze age [...]
Posted under Bronze Age, CGC, Comic Books, DC, Dealers, Golden Age, Marvel, Modern Age, Old Comics by admin 22.08.2008
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The ComicSeeker.com Featured Comic Book Dealer is an ongoing series to profile the online comic book dealers and websites that are shown in the comic book search results of ComicSeeker.com.
Collectors Assemble is one of the websites run by long-time reputable dealer Marnin Rosenberg. The name is a play on the call for the Avengers, Avengers, Assemble!
The site [...]
Posted under Auctions, CGC, Comic Books, Dealers, Golden Age, Old Comics, Rare Comics, Silver Age by admin 07.08.2008
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The ComicSeeker.com Featured Comic Book Dealer is an ongoing series to profile the online comic book dealers and websites that are shown in the comic book search results of ComicSeeker.com.
Ebay Comics is the worlds largest marketplace for comic books. Whether rare and valuable, or just published, Ebay has the largest selection of comic books on the Internet. [...]
Posted under Auctions, Bronze Age, Comic Books, Golden Age, Prices and Values, Silver Age by admin 08.05.2008
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When one thinks of terms such as old rare comics, valuable comics or collectible comics, you’re usually thinking of the Golden Age of Comics. Starting with Action Comics #1 in 1938 and continuing through the end of World War II, the Golden Age of Comics sets the standard for comic book collecting.
Being a Golden Age [...]
Posted under Auctions, Comic Books, Dealers, Golden Age, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Searching by admin 07.04.2008
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After many years, the heirs of Superman’s co-creator, Jerry Siegel, have won the copyright to Superman. Read about Superman’s copyright here.
Seventy years ago, in 1938, Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster created Superman and sold the rights to Detective Comics (DC Comics, owned by Time Warner) for a mere $130. Time Warner is challenging the court [...]
Posted under Artists, Comic Books, DC, Golden Age, Writers by admin 01.04.2008
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