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Why Are Some Comic Books Worth More Than Others?

Chris Walker — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:38:48 +0000

What makes one comic book worth more than another? Why is Incredible Hulk #176 worth a few bucks while #181 is worth thousands? There can be a lot of reasons, many lumped into the term “key issue”. By far the most common way for an issue to be key is to be the first appearance…

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The 1st Appearance of Wolverine!

Chris Walker — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:00:57 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past chronicles the stories behind the nifty stuff that passes through our doors. Today’s installment concludes a series we’ve been running on the gorgeous CGC graded comics coming to auction May 19-21! This particular specimen will be part of our in-person grand finale…

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What is Galactus’ First Appearance?

Chris Walker — Mon, 02 May 2022 12:00:47 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past delves into the history and individual significance of the cool collectible stuff we handle every day. This week, we continue to highlight CGC graded comics coming to auction the weekend of May 21st by looking at Fantastic Four #48. What’s so special…

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Black Manta: An Iconic Cartoon Creation

Chris Walker — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:00:58 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool. & Collected, where we take a moment to appreciate the stories that make the stuff we handle every day so dang cool. This week, we’re looking at a Very Good copy of Aquaman #35, the first appearance of Black Manta, from a recent auction session. Comic Debut, Cartoon Creation Black…

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The Value of Cover Stock (or “Fractions of Large Numbers”)

Chris Walker — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:45:09 +0000

Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where the experts at Back to the Past illustrate their decades of collectibles knowledge using examples from our auctions. This week, we’re looking to our April Twenty-Fourth and our May Fifteenth sessions – both featured fairly well-preserved copies of Incredible Hulk #181, but the latter auction’s specimen was coverless. How…

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Diamonds in the Rough (or “Popularity Pays”)

Chris Walker — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:30:00 +0000

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