Author: Doug Ohlandt

by Doug Ohlandt | October 28, 2021

In part two of this series, we examined DC’s response to the change in the Comic Code in 1971.  While Marvel and DC hurriedly rushed to capitalize on these changes, one publisher didn’t have to change one thing.  They had been getting around the...

by Doug Ohlandt | October 17, 2021

Last week, we took a look at the changes to the Comics Code that occurred in 1971 and how that led to a 1970s horror comics boom, as well as the investment potential in Marvel’s big three monster titles: Tomb of Dracula, Werewolf By...

by Doug Ohlandt | October 7, 2021

It’s the month for frights and scares!  In honor of our great national obsession with things that go bump in the night, let’s take a look at the comics that were such an influential part of the horror comic boom of the 1970s, and how those same...

by Doug Ohlandt | August 23, 2021

With filming completed and anticipation building for the release of The Sandman on Netflix in late 2021 or early 2022, it’s time to take a look at some of the secondary characters who will be appearing throughout the series to gauge their potential as investments. Let's check...

by Doug Ohlandt | May 31, 2021

With inflation rising at a higher rate than at any time since the 1970s and commodities prices rising due to a number of different factors, it’s important to know how all of these different pieces of the economy could affect comic book collecting and investing. Comic...

by Doug Ohlandt | May 19, 2021

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…

by Doug Ohlandt | May 10, 2021

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...

by Doug Ohlandt | May 3, 2021

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...

by Doug Ohlandt | May 1, 2021

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,...

by Doug Ohlandt | April 1, 2021

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 –...