For the rest of this month, on odd days, I’ll be posting some great Halloween or scary comic book covers.
Bugs Bunny Halloween Parade #2 with Bugs popping out of a pumpkin.
Image credit to the Grand Comic Book Database.
Posted under Comic Books, Old Comics by admin 13.10.2008
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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.
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.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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Comic Book Grades
All comic books, whether they are modern, or rare Golden Age, should be graded on the same scale. There are accepted industry standards outlined by the Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide as well as by CGC (Comics Guaranty Corporation).
The old school standard was based on a descriptive grade that ranged from Mint as [...]
Posted under CGC, Comic Book Restoration, Comic Books, Old Comics, Prices and Values by admin 15.04.2008
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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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In the mid-1950’s, the comic book industry was under scrutiny by conservative pundits taking advantage of the cold war hysteria of the day. Comic books of every genre were being published by DC, Timely, Gold Key, Archie, Harvey, Dell, EC, Classics, Four Color and more.
But, in 1956, DC published Showcase #4 with a renewed Flash. [...]
Posted under Auctions, Comic Books, Old Comics, Prices and Values, Rare Comics, Searching, Silver Age by admin 09.04.2008
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