Archive for February, 2012


Billy Wright Pedigree Collection Fetches $3.5 Million

A significant portion of the the Billy Wright Collection brought in $3.5 million in a Heritage auction. Wright’s 345 comics, almost all of which were published from 1936 through 1941, included Detective Comics No. 27 and Action Comics No. 1, in which Superman’s first appears. Wright’s collection included 44 of The Overstreet Comic Book Price […]

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Detective Comics #1, Batgirl #1, Justice League #1/B – Looking at Moderns

DC conducted a “restart” of many titles last summer and values on a few issues really made a jump. Let’s take a look at how they are doing over the last few months. Detective Comics #1 (2nd series) Cover $2.99, October reported value $7.50 Batgirl #1 (4th series) Cover $2.99, October reported sales $7.00 Justice […]

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Avengers Movie Boycott Movement

The Avengers Movie Boycott – Occupy Marvel? There is a movement throughout comic book fandom to boycott the upcoming Avengers movie. The protest stems from the treatment of Jack Kirby and his estate. If you’ve never heard or read anything about the ongoing struggle between Kirby and Marvel, there is an excellent article over on […]

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