Category: Golden Age
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...
The records continue to fall in 2022, and a Superman #1 put the world on notice with an astronomical sale. It’s not often that Action Comics #1,
It has been the auction to end all auctions at Heritage with historic keys breaking records left and right, but none have created the buzz like the $3 million for Cap’s first appearance. The thing is, it wasn’t the only seven-figure sale this week.
One of the more interesting periods in the American comic scene is the pulp era, which roughly ran from 1896 to the mid-1950s. These stories laid the groundwork for today's comic books, and they also introduced a number of heroes in the process. These heroes include Buck...
"Pre-Code Horror: an unregulated era from the late 40s to the early 50s before the industry was forced to self-censor with the Comics Code Authority."
A rare Golden Age Marvel classic made waves this week with a multi-million dollar sale. Let's look at what made this Marvel Comics #1 sale so unique. On Thursday, March 17, a CGC Universal grade 9.2 Marvel...
If you follow comic books and comic book news, you are likely aware of the unprecedented ComicConnect Auction that ended on March 15. In that auction, a small piece of the cover of Action Comics #1 sold for $7,101 after 27 bids moved...
With 6 days of online bidding left to go in the latest Hake's Auction, there are some super classic finds up for bids. Here's a look at recent sales data for a few of our picks to help you bid bravely, should you be looking to add...
If you read this column regularly, you may have noticed that most of my investment suggestions are for high-grade comics. Whenever I reference a comic's FMV, I do so almost exclusively with respect to a CGC 9.8 copy of that book. Does Comic Condition Really Matter?...
