Category Archives: Marvel

Every Once in a While…

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Todd

…you come across an artist that, in your opinion, hits it out of the park.  The last time that happened for me it was Tomas Giorello on Conan.  His work on the title is just stunning.  Well…while maybe not quite … Continue reading →

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Edge of Spider Verse #2 – Total Madness

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Todd

This is insane.  $4500 for a CGC 9.9 book that is basically a manufactured collectible??  Don’t get me wrong…I really like Greg Land and his work.  I was looking at some of his Spider-Woman stuff the other day and thought, “Oh…hey…this … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the Comic Collecting Hobby

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Todd

It’s a pretty well known fact that comic collecting began sometime in the 1960’s.  Sure…there were people collecting before then, but it really got going in this time frame.  At least, that is what the anecdotes say.  But is there … Continue reading →

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Marvel Silver Keys – What’s rarer?

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Todd

First off, let me admit to a Marvel bias in the posts I have put up on the blog so far.  I guess looking at my own collecting habits, I have tended to lean toward Marvel more than any other … Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man 35-50

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Todd

Hi folks!  I am headed out on vacation tomorrow, but wanted to put up a post before I left with the remainder of the Amazing Spider-Man data that I put together the other day.  This set of data is for … Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man Issues 20-34

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Todd

One of the things that I have learned in writing this blog is that there is an enormous amount of data out there to draw from.  I have only touched on a few titles so far, and there are many, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four Issues 20-29

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Todd

This is the third in a series of posts on Fantastic Four CGC data.  I wanted to continue this exercise for the sake of completeness.  I am not really sure what to expect out of this run of books, so … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four 30-46: More Questions to Ponder

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Todd

A couple of weeks ago I put up a post on Fantastic Four issues 47-60.  There were some interesting things to talk about there, so I wanted to take some time and look at other silver age FF issues.  Today, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four 47-60 – A Quirky Set of Data

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Todd

I have been thinking more about the Thor data I posted a while back and wanted to try an experiment.  Thor 132 has a cover date of September, 1966.  Do any other Marvel issues from that same month exhibit the … Continue reading →

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X-Men issues before #66

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Todd

It’s been a while since I posted here…I have been busy working on my Disney Postcard  blog and just don’t have the horse power to support multiple blogs!  But, I want to make an effort to support this blog a … Continue reading →

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