Dr. Doom is Hot!
Dr. Doom is Hot! With speculation that Dr. Doom is going to feature prominently in the next phase of Marvel on screen villains, any early comic that features him is going up in value and fast! Doom first appeared in Fantastic Four #5, which … [Read more...]
How to sell your comic book collection
Tips and tricks of the trade to get the maximum value for your comics by Lisa VanLiew Whether you have a collection that you’ve been acquiring for years, or you just won a storage unit full of comics, it helps to do your homework when you are … [Read more...]
UNDER THE SEA : THE EARLY COMIC BOOK AQUAMAN
The Golden Age Aquaman was spawned in Issue #73 (Nov. 1941) of National Allied Publications (later to become DC) 'More Fun Comics' (this issue also debuted Green Arrow) by artist Paul Norris and writer Mort Weisinger. Aquaman saves the … [Read more...]
Aquaman; from Dud to Stud
“He’s like an underwater Tarzan.” -Lisa VanLiew Aquaman has always taken the back burner next to his Justice League teammates, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the Flash, and Wonder Woman. His powers, like breathing underwater and communicating … [Read more...]
REMEMBERING STAN LEE
“Put someone in a room with Stan Lee and Obama, and they’ll head straight for Stan; that’s how popular he is.” -Jose Rivera Stan Lee, one of the creators of the Marvel Universe, passed away this past Monday, November 12, 2018. Born Stanley Martin … [Read more...]
THE EARLY BLACK PANTHER
The Black Panther (nee T'Challa), the first black superhero to appear in American comics, debuted in Fantastic Four #52 (July '66). He's the hereditary ruler of the East African kingdom Wakanda, a source of Vibranium, a … [Read more...]
Christmas in the Comics
Christmases a long time ago have a nostalgia about them today's highly commercialized celebrations will likely not acquire. We think of the Thirties through the Fifties as simpler times, and, in a sense, they were. Families, whole communities, seemed … [Read more...]
THE GOLDEN AGE JUSTICE LEAGUE
THE GOLDEN AGE JUSTICE LEAGUE The Justice Society of America The Winter 1940 issue of "All Star Comics" (#3) introduced an innovation that's lasted to the present - the superhero team up. … [Read more...]
THE SILVER AGE WONDER WOMAN
In Issue #8 of DC's All Star Comics (cover date: Jan. '42) there's an eight-page story intended to test readers reaction to a new type of hero. Written by Charles Moulton (pseudonym of Psychologist William Moulton Marston) with art by … [Read more...]
WITCH TALE IS WHICH
In late 1949 EC started publishing horror comics such as 'Crypt of Terror' and 'Vault of Horror'. The extreme, graphic violence of these quickly made them best sellers, and other publishers began producing their own gruesomeness. The early … [Read more...]
Why, Marvel, Why?!!
I grew up a Marvel Comics fan. I enjoyed the exploits of Spider-Man, The X-men, and The Fantastic Four. I am also a big fan of the villains especially Dr Doom. I have endured the fact that Dr Doom has not been portrayed well in not one but 3 … [Read more...]
Those Comic Book Creatures with Strange Sounding Names
The first of the Giants makes his entrance. For a little more than three years, from January 1959 (these are cover dates) to February 1963, there existed the Marvel Age of Monsters. Five titles are involved, all featuring a giant … [Read more...]
Amazing Logan Trailer
3 weeks ago was the big game, and as many know our New England Patriots won its 5th Super Bowl Championship, but before I lose all the patriots haters. This has nothing to do with the game but the commercial of the game. Which I usually … [Read more...]
Steranko Cover Battle
#110 or #111? For years now there has been some debate in the office.. Which Steranko Cover is better Captain America #110 or #111? (If you say #113 is better then we don’t take your opinion seriously). Steranko had a very short run at Marvel, but … [Read more...]
Good Girls of the Golden Age/How Bright were my Headlights?
GOOD GIRLS OF THE GOLDEN AGE or HOW BRIGHT WERE MY HEADLIGHTS (A non-PC post) One of … [Read more...]
Reed Crandall and The Ray
Reed Crandall and The Ray In August of 1939, Quality began publishing Smash Comics, a ten-year series featuring an assortment of crime fighters, including the first mechanical battler called Bozo the Robot (no relation to the later Bozo the … [Read more...]
Dive … Dive …
During the 1960's just about every spy, western, action, adventure, comedy or sci-fi tv series had an equivalent comic book series. These books usually mimicked their show well; some did it very well. None are better - with possibly one … [Read more...]
Dr. Strange Movie has the Magic!
Let's talk magic for a bit. We went and took in Dr. Strange this weekend, and I must say that it has to be one of Marvels best origin films. You could feel the spirit of the comic book stories come to life on the big screen and the influence of both … [Read more...]
Examining Green Lantern #76… the Day the Silver Age Died
After the Comics Code shut down the early experimentation of the Golden Age of comics, the Silver Age was born. This glorious (and silly) period lasted from about 1954 to 1970. The times were changing and the comic world could no longer ignore the … [Read more...]
Military Veterans of the Silver Age and Golden Age of Comic Books
In honor of Veterans day, we look at famous characters of the Silver Age and Golden Age of comic books that have their origins associated with the military. These men, after their service, found themselves on a path of transformation; some for the … [Read more...]
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