Author: Doug Ohlandt

Finding Value in Marvel Second Appearances

With the current skyrocketing prices of first appearances of Marvel characters, it’s become almost a truism that collectors should start considering second appearances.  If that’s the case, though, where should we look for value in second appearances?  To answer this question, I conducted a little experiment…

Blogger Dome - Sabretooth vs. Bullseye

Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry.  This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE.  Smack talk mixed with comic book debates.  Bloggers going at each other to amuse and...

Blogger Dome - Saga vs. Sandman: Who Wins?

Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry.  This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE.  Smack talk mixed with comic book debates.  Bloggers going at each other...

Great Golden Age Cover Artist - Fred Ray

While they say that you can’t judge a book by its cover, that rule certainly does not apply to Golden Age comic books.  Fantastic works of art can be found in these comics from bygone years, some that remain classics to this day.  Whether superhero, horror, romance,...

The Jester - Marvel's Fool

Did you hear the one about the Marvel villain who was repeatedly hit in the face with pies until he couldn’t take it anymore?  Well, we’re here today to talk about one of the silliest B-tier baddies to ever grace the page of a Marvel comic –...

Blogger Dome: Secret Wars vs Crisis on Infinite Earths

Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry.  This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE.  Smack talk mixed with comic book debates.  Bloggers going at each other to amuse and...

The Madness of Artist Fletcher Hanks

When looking at a list of Golden Age greats, well-known names are at the top of the list – Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Alex Schomburg, Jack Cole, Mac Raboy, Jack Kirby.  Those are among the names with which collectors become most familiar as they begin...

Banshee – The Irish X-Man

Faith and begorrah lads and lassies!  With it being St. Patrick’s Day, you have to figure that the day just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t take the time to talk about that irascible X-Man from the fair land of Ireland.  The biggest screamer in the Marvel...

Blogger Dome - Luke Cage vs Iron Fist

Welcome back to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry.  This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE.  Smack talk mixed with comic book debates.  Bloggers going at each other to amuse and...

A Hunger For Galactus

As rumors continue to swirl about the pending inclusion of the Fantastic Four in the MCU, those rumors have stretched and grown to include potential nemeses that could be included.  Doctor Doom, Mole Man, Super Skrull, and Annihilus have all been mentioned.  But perhaps no name looms...