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Why Every Marvel Fan Needs The Incredible Hulk #1

Chris Walker — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:04:05 +0000

Did you know that the Incredible Hulk wasn’t a hit right off the bat? It’s true! His original series was cancelled after only a year, possibly to make room on the schedule for Spider-Man. But you can’t keep a good character down. Let’s look at why the Hulk got canned and how he returned to…

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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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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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Limited Time Offers (or “Rarity Helps Value”)

Chris Walker — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000

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Fabulous Find: 1978 Hulk Board Game

Greg Turner — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:00:12 +0000

I’m back with a new Fabulous Find for you. And this week I’m featuring the 1978 Milton Bradley – Marvel Comics’ Incredible Hulk Game with the Fantastic Four. The game is intended for ages 7 to 12, so there is not a lot of skill involved in this one folks, but it can still be fun…

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Strange Times & Places: Timeslip The Collection

Chris Walker — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:00:24 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where this week you’re in for a bit of a mind-flip, because we’re looking at Timeslip: The Collection. How’s It Different? This is a slightly strange example, since it’s a For Want of a Nail story…applied to the real world. Timeslip was a feature that ran in Marvel…

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RETRO REVIEW: Giant-Size Super-Stars # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:00:37 +0000

Greetings and salutations comic book fans. This week I found myself searching in the Marvel Comics section of my vast comics vault. And I’ve pulled out a gem, at least I think so! So what did I find? I’m glad you asked. I dug out my copy of Giant-Size Super-Stars # 1, cover dated May 1974.…

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Fabulous Find: 1966 Marvel Donruss Card Set

Greg Turner — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:00:13 +0000

Welcome back true believers. This week it’s time for a new Fabulous Find. And since I’ve just recently completed my set of the 1966 Marvel Donruss Super Heroes card set, I thought that this would be the perfect time to shine the spotlight on them. This set of cards is the very first set of…

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Fabulous Find: 1968 Marvel Inflatable Pillows

Greg Turner — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:00:59 +0000

Hey, Hey, Hey, it’s another Fabulous Find! This week I bring to your attention the 1968 inflatable Marvel plastic pillows from Marvel Comics and Massachusetts Art Pillows. Maybe you remember seeing them advertised in your Silver Age Marvel Comic books, I sure do. Though I have never had the pleasure of owning one, I did…

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1978 Captain America Hand Puppet

Greg Turner — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:00:06 +0000

Hey kids, it’s another Fabulous Find! It’s been a while, so I thought I better pull out something cool this week. So I’m featuring the 1978 Captain America hand puppet from Imperial Toy Corporation! Here’s mine, still sealed in it’s plastic with an unpunched header card! I think he’s pretty cool and as Captain America…

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