It’s the last week of Pride Month and we feel like celebrating some queer comics history. Today, we’re talking about a super-key issue from a historical (if not monetary) standpoint. That issue is Alpha Flight #106, the first time a mainstream comic hero “came out” as gay! Specifically, it was Alpha Flight founder and sometime…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! This week, we’re looking at Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II action figures recently sold at auction. Specifically, we’re looking at why they realized the prices they did. Street Fighter II vs. Mortal Kombat Back in the 1990s, two fighting game franchises dominated the arcade scene. They were, of…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! This week, we’re looking at the G.I. Joe Dino-Hunter Mission Playset, which roared onto the auction block over the weekend. Why is America’s Fighting Man hunting a T-Rex? Well, much like the blockbuster that roared into theaters over the weekend, the blame ultimately falls at the feet of…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past picks one of the hundreds of cool things we handle each and every day to highlight for our adoring public. This week’s selection comes from the same collection as last week’s Atari Lynx, specifically from the “action figure” side of it. It…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past shares its cumulative decades of knowledge with you, the DIY collectibles seller. Today, we’re looking into a very thorny question, one that too many people forget to ask. How does one structure the sale of their collection? The Phrase That’s Always A Bad Sign…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past stops to share the cool backstories behind the great things we handle every day. Today, in honor of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s new show on Disney+, we’re looking at his first ever solo adventure from Star Wars #24. It comes to auction this weekend…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past looks through its recent auctions to help you navigate the world of collectibles sales. Today, we’re looking back to our April 23rd auction. Lot #280 in that session was a sealed copy of “The Art of Thor: Ragnarok”, and it sold for $110. What…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, Back to the Past dives into the history of the cool collectible goods that pass through our doors every day. This week, we’re starting a look at nifty collection of 80s that came in recently. First off the pile is an Atari Lynx handheld, specifically the…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past dives into the reasons why collectibles realize the prices they do. This week is one of our more esoteric topics, as we turn our eyes to original artwork. Whether it be convention sketches, paintings, comic pages, Roy Thomas’ work in our gallery, or a…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, we here at Back to the Past pause to give you some insight into the cool stuff we handle each day. We’re working with a boffo Silver and Bronze Age Comic collection right now, so that’s what we’re focusing on. If these weekly teases are tantalizing…