Author: Lauren Sisselman

by Lauren Sisselman | October 18, 2022

In 1986, McDonald's released their first Halloween buckets with the purchase of a Happy Meal. These buckets came in three designs, each one resembling a carved orange pumpkin. The buckets were named McBoo, McPunk'n, and McGoblin and were an overnight hit for the company. Over the next...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 15, 2022

Welcome back to this week’s Oddball Heritage Items! Each week, we look at the unique items in Heritage’s weekly comic event auctions — after all, there is a treasure or two to be found in these auctions! In the past, we’ve looked at a wide range of...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 15, 2022

When I was a little girl in the early 1990s my dad would buy movies on both VHS and LaserDisc. He instilled in me a love for the medium, and I do believe many movies look better on LaserDiscs. I still have a sizeable collection today, and...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 14, 2022

Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years and are still around to this very day. While their popularity ebbs and flows with each generation, during the Victorian Era of comics political cartoons were the norm. While most of us can enjoy these one-panel wonders in...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 13, 2022

It's finally my favorite of the year -- Halloween time! Time to celebrate all things spooky -- movies, toys, and comic books. Heritage is kicking off the season with a Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics auction! Bidding opened on September 29, but the auction...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 11, 2022

Since 1933, King Kong has entertained audiences worldwide while also becoming a horror icon. The movie is considered one of the greatest horror films of all time, and the titular character has grown and evolved since his debut. Over the years King Kong has gone up against...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 9, 2022

Welcome back to this week’s Oddball Heritage Items! Each week, we look at the unique items in Heritage’s weekly comic event auctions — after all, there is a treasure or two to be found in these auctions! In the past, we’ve looked at a wide range of...

by Lauren Sisselman | October 6, 2022

For the past few weeks, Heritage has been giving collectors tons of unique and odd memorabilia ranging from a variety of genres. This week Heritage is giving us a full auction devoted to memorabilia -- both old and new! From pinball machines to Christmas decor, this auction...

by Lauren Sisselman | September 24, 2022

Welcome back to this week's Oddball Heritage Items! Each week, we look at the unique items in Heritage's weekly comic event auctions -- after all, there is a treasure or two to be found in these auctions! In the past, we've looked at a wide range of...

by Lauren Sisselman | September 23, 2022

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most famous men in the world, starring in a number of blockbuster hits -- such as Titanic and The Wolf of Wall Street -- and has earned his place among the best A-Listers in the world. But outside of acting in...