Category: Old School
The first appearance of Spider-Man was one of the earliest superheroes with normal issues, school, work, girlfriends, bills, and family problems. These were things that Stan Lee wanted to write about: superheroes with human problems. Spidey was basically a normal guy with the radioactive powers of...
There are certain events in life you remember where you were and what you were doing. They are distinct memories that you have and that you will never forget in your lifetime. January 14, 2021, was one of those days. Ironically, I was in...
Batman #1. The first issue in the Batman comic series. The first appearance of The Joker and Catwoman. SUCH an iconic comic. Being from 1940, it is such a great Golden Age comic. Now, the highest-graded issue is going on
At the forefront of the Silver Age was Marvel Comics with their first team of superheroes: The Fantastic Four. Their names were quaint. Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch, Invisible Girl, and The Thing. They fought and won battles against the Mole Man,...
I recently wrote about the upside of investing in Punisher #1, which led me to his almost nonexistent rogue gallery. Frank has rarely had persistent antagonists since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #129...
The Bronze Age was a time of great events, both geopolitical and artistic. The 70s was an age at the beginning of vast changes for society with technology. This changing age was good for the comic book market creatively and financially. The Bronze Age has recently inflated...
Are you looking to start collecting video games in the new year? Perhaps you already are a video game collector. Atari video games are always a great investment. The Atari is a classic console that has room for growth, here are some smart video game investments for...
Who is the first superhero? As a comic BOOK guy, I would have always gone with Superman. He had the costume, the powers, and eventually, the catch phrase. Of course, Superman busted onto the scene in Action Comics 1, 1939. But...
As I write this article, Covid-19 is overwhelming our hospitals and the United States is breaking death records on a daily basis. Unemployment is high and one in eight Americans are not getting enough to eat. Despite this, the stock market is at an all-time...
“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!” Ebenezer Scrooge in...
