New Acquisitions: Brenda Starr #12
I’ll be honest here, romance comics have never been my thing. I’m a superhero science fiction kind of guy. To me, romance is a collecting genre that survives mostly on ‘those were the good old days’ nostalgia. So when a neighbor reached out to tell me about an old romance comic she wanted to sell, […]
Memorable Comic Book Covers: Iron Man 14 Drawn By Johnny Craig
I was delighted to discover a high-grade copy of Iron Man #14 in a small collection I recently picked up. The cover of Iron Man #14 has long been a personal favorite. I always assumed it had been drawn by Daredevil and Tomb of Dracula artist, Gene Colan. The dramatic use of shadow, conveyed through […]
New Acquisitions: Amazing Spider-Man #39
Early Amazing Spider-Man comics featured some iconic covers, and this one was one of my favorites. Issue 39 highlights the first time John Romita illustrated the Amazing Spider-Man, and this copy is in really nice shape! April 26, 2025
How to Sell a Comic Book Collection (And Not Get Ripped Off)
The Situation In 1985 I was stationed at Beale Air Force Base in California and nearing the end of my first enlistment in the USAF. I had a primo job working in the flight simulator for the SR-71 spy plane, and my childhood passion of collecting comics was just about the furthest thing on my […]