Category: Golden Age
Hello, and welcome back to our weekly column where we take a look at a few undervalued or overlooked comics from one of each of four comic book eras – Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Copper Age – all in an attempt to find value...
The Big Little Books (later, Better Little Book) series provided entertainment to an audience before the Golden Age of comics had begun and for decades after. Have you ever considered adding them to your collection? A Little History In 1932, a new form of inexpensive entertainment was...
While most collectors are familiar with Golden Age super-hero and horror comics, there are many more genres that newer collectors and investors are just beginning to pay attention to. One of the most prolific from the earliest of the Golden Age through the Bronze Age – and...
It’s Christmas in May, and this week’s Oddball winner is the gift that keeps on giving: the most unlikely omega-level mutant, Santa Claus. Practically since the dawn of the traditional comic book, there’s been Santa Claus. From standard Christmas stories to helping superheroes...
All these seven-figure comic sales have me thinking; if you had $1 million to invest in one comic, which would it be? Go ahead and sing the BareNaked Ladies song. “If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)/I’d...
Welcome to Part 2 of the comic book grading experiment. In Part One, CGC President Matt Nelson provided insight on the grading process and books that should be targeted by first-time graders. The information on pressing; census numbers; and other comic book characteristics was...
I’m happy to be back again bringing you the latest quarterly installment of Undervalued Comics in 2022. Books that, in this high-priced and news-sensitive market, actually seem to hold strong future value potential. If you missed any of the previous iterations of Undervalued Comics, you can ...
Hello, and welcome back to our new weekly column where we’ll take a look at a few undervalued or overlooked comics from one of each of four comic book eras – Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Copper Age – all in an attempt to find...
When the issue number for an Action Comics #1 is fetching $7k, you know things have gotten out of hand. If you kept track of the single pages being sold, you’d have seen it coming years ago.
If you've been following my work for a while, you no doubt know I've been writing about various Archie titles for a few years now. Archie Comics have been a staple in teen humor comics, and despite some follies, they have remained an independently...
