Author: Norman Robinson
Every society has a book of some kind for rules and ratings structure. This book gives clarity to a subject matter and allows everyone to be on the same page. That may be as simple as The Ten Commandments like "Honour thy father and thy mother;" or,...
What do the first black costume, first Punisher appearance, first black Spider-Man suit in regular series, the first appearance of Wolverine, and the first Ms. Marvel all have in common? Well, they are all Bronze Age comics which makes them valuable though still the runner-up to the...
Newbies to the comic book collection and speculation world need to know the basics. First, what to invest in and furthermore, what are your choices? I would base your first entry into the world of comic book collecting on what you liked to read as...
I first heard of the Shadow back in 1981. When a crazy-fun art teacher in middle school decided to entertain us. He played cassettes of old radio programs; one of them was "The Shadow." It was very campy, with way too many caricatures of people to exist...
The Fantastic Four is all the rage with Disney purchases giving them the rights to this venerable group that essentially ushered in the Silver Age for Marvel. Everyone and I mean everyone, loves the primary keys in this series FF #48 is the high water mark for...
The Dark Knight series swayed genre back in the 1980's to become darker. This changed comics forever, because of a story that captured the imagination. It had vulgarity, brutality, heroics, honor and a broad sense of integrity within the story itself. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1...
The issue of Detective Comics #880 is a low print run at the end of the first series. This comic was created in 2011 when The Dark Knight movies were popular. Gee, that has been seven years now, can you believe it? I sure can't. Back then...
Batgirl #23 was in the top ten most popular (recent) Modern Age comics last month. Now it has plummeted to #57th most popular in just a couple of weeks. Let's pretend we have Batman's detective skills to suss out her problem and the potential for this comic...
Most of the time comic book collectors speculate on the first appearance of a character. But what about all the heroic apparatus, Cap's shield, Thor's hammer, the Infinity Gauntlet, and so on? Is there speculation dollars for investing in these items, when they first appear in the...
Comic book conventions (Cons) are just plain fun and a magnet for collectors, fans, and speculators. The number of diversions is almost unlimited. Many people let their inner superhero out and dress up (cosplay) some do this so well they look like the superheroes they...
