I’ve been noticing an increase in searches for Avengers #4. This is the return of Captain America in the Silver Age. During the early rise of Marvel Comics in the 1960’s, they focused on new characters such as Spider Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
So, Cap, was a late bloomer for the Marvel Silver [...]
Posted under Comic Books, Marvel, Silver Age by admin 28.11.2008
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I couldn’t believe it when I first heard about it, but it seems that there are currently about 84 different comics or comic book titles being considered for a movie. Hard to believe, but I’m surprised that the film industry is that far gung ho over comic books.
Here the link over at Den of Geek.
Among [...]
Posted under Comic Books, DC, Marvel, Movies, Old Comics by admin 24.11.2008
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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.
Dead of Night #1, a bronze Marvel classic horror comic. You can’t go wrong with a skeleton.
Image credit to the Grand Comic Book Database.
Posted under Bronze Age, Comic Books, Marvel, Old Comics by admin 15.10.2008
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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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Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Peter Parker as Spider-Man is the hottest back issue in comics right now.
This past summer I sold my CGC graded 3.0, unrestored copy at the San Diego comic-con for a lot more than I paid for it. I thought the market had begin to slow down for [...]
Posted under CGC, Comic Books, Marvel, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Silver Age by admin 23.09.2008
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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.ComicConnect.com is a 1-year old comic book marketplace and comic exchange. It is owned by Metropolis Comics. Initially, the comic book inventory on the site was primarily owned [...]
Posted under Auctions, Bronze Age, Comic Books, Marvel, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Rare Comics, Silver Age by admin 03.06.2008
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Amazing, the original artwork, all interior pages, not the cover, to Amazing Fantasy #15 have been anonymously donated to the Library of Congress (read about it here).
As many of you know, the comic book, Amazing Fantasy #15 is the first appearance and origin of The Amazing Spider-Man. The comic book itself is the most valuable [...]
Posted under Comic Books, Marvel, Old Comics, Original Art by admin 05.05.2008
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Today, the new motion picture film Iron Man is in mass distribution. As a result, we have seen a spike in interest in comics related to Iron Man. Word is that the new Iron Man movie has received positive reviews, so check it out if you can.
If you are looking for Iron Man comic books, [...]
Posted under Comic Books, Marvel, Searching by admin 02.05.2008
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Comic book dealers and fans have a hard time pinpointing the exact beginning of any of the ages, the bronze age being no different. However, one theme stands out near the beginning is the risk Marvel and DC took to publish Amazing Spider-Man 96-98 and Green Lantern starting with #76. Those issues dealt with social [...]
Posted under Auctions, Bronze Age, CGC, Comic Books, DC, Marvel, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Searching by admin 11.04.2008
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