Author: hatchy69

I'm Dan Hatch, my wife and I love to collect but we also enjoy selling and trading comics to feed our passion. My goal is to maximize the joy of collecting. Feel free to reach out on Twitter @hatchydan


by hatchy69 | April 23, 2021

Saturday mornings were the absolute best when I was a kid. I couldn’t get enough of my favorite heroes. Tarzan had a great show, and don’t even get me started on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Loved, loved, loved them. But what really started it for me...

by hatchy69 | April 19, 2021

I want to thank everyone that read my DC war comic posts. I received a number of comments asking for a review of Marvel war comics as well. So let’s take a look! We all know Nick Fury as the eye-patch sporting Director of S.H.I.E.L.D....

by hatchy69 | April 1, 2021

He’s an extraordinary fool! I’ve been planning to write about Plastic Man for some time now, and GoCollect’s April Fool’s takeover seemed like the perfect opportunity. Let’s take a look at this high-powered but underrated DC hero. Jack Cole created Plastic Man back in 1941’s, Police...

by hatchy69 | March 27, 2021

James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez have promised that the Scarecrow will feature prominently in Batman this year. As I mentioned in a previous post, Jimenez has come up with a very creepy Scarecrow. Let’s take a look at this villain and see if...

by hatchy69 | March 26, 2021

I had a pretty good response to my piece on undervalued DC War comics, so before I go into the big keys in my next post, I thought I’d point out a few books that don’t get the attention they deserve in my opinion. I want...

by hatchy69 | March 24, 2021

  When my wife and I attend C2E2 each year, we try and plan what booths, panels, and artists to visit. One of the artist highlights each year for us is Ant Lucia. His pin-up art has been made into Funko Pops, statues, toys and of course,...

by hatchy69 | March 19, 2021

  Today we are going to take a look at the first appearances of SGT Rock, Mlle. Marie and the Haunted Tank. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s dig right into these big DC War keys. Our Army at...

by hatchy69 | February 22, 2021

Have you been priced out of keys? Daunted by the price appreciation of your buy list? Don’t get discouraged. And don’t overreach. Shift your focus, stay calm and enjoy hunting for books using comic collecting strategies like these. "It was the best of times, it was...

by hatchy69 | February 11, 2021

My primary exposure to comics in the bronze age (when I was a kid) was to DC’s impressive lineup of war books. Batman? Kids’ stuff. JLA? Puh-lease. Give me Rock and the combat happy Joes of Easy Company. Are DC war books worthy of...

by hatchy69 | January 31, 2021

If you are anything like me, this over-heated comic market is both exciting and discouraging. I am stoked to get my Darth Vader #3 (4th printing) back from CGC. I am bummed that I won’t be able to purchase a collectible...