Category: Key Issues
Giant Size-Defenders #3 has witnessed some serious spec heat over the last week. What’s going on here? In one word: Korvac. Remember when Annihilius was supposed to be the next Thanos? Well, in case you’ve forgotten, see my previous post (Annihilus Annihilated?). Is Korvac...
It seems Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 is going to be at the top of the Bronze Age scrum for the remainder of the year. Last month, it was the top dog. This issue is the first Spider-Man black costume. Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 was created by Jim Shooter (script) and Michael...
Who would win in a fight between Batman and Iron Man? One has the better suit. One is more formidable without the suit. Or how about, who would win in a fight between the Hulk and Superman? A long history of pitting the heroes of DC...
The first female Hulk was also the last Marvel superhero created by the late, great Stan Lee. He only wrote the first issue and that was Stan's last superhero at Marvel. Accordingly, Stan says he "created her to craft a smart female hero who also had the Hulk's brute strength. Though it has been said...
The comic market can be exciting and confusing all at once. As in any market, there is bound to be forces like supply and demand. If you understand these forces, you may be able to get a competitive edge on the market. Thankfully for speculators, the comic...
Between 1980 and 1985 several DC titles included a 16 page ‘bonus’ comic book, billed as an ‘Insert preview’. Many of these insert previews have gone on to be more valuable than the original comics that introduced them. A number of them also featured the first...
The Swamp Thing gets no love from Warner Bros., not these days. After one, exceptional episode and rave reviews they decide to, yep cancel the series. The shocking news hit fans like an olfactory assault by a Louisianna Bayou. Apparently, the showrunners producers, director, and actors were...
Jack Kirby's cosmic stories are taking over movie screens, and DC could have the better commodity in hand with his Fourth World. Here are the keys you'll want to add to your collections. From the silver age Eternals to the bronze age Fourth World, "King" Kirby's ideas...
Here we build on the idea of value investing through grade speculation from a previous article, Value Investing – Theory. Inefficiencies in market pricing exist, but how does it evolve over a given amount of time? Does fair market value indeed trend towards normalization? In...
Space is all the rage nowadays, I attribute it to the success of Guardians of the Galaxy. After all, like James Gunn, or hate James Gunn he created two good movies. I might even go so far as to say great movies from a sci-fi standpoint. Both...
