The Death of Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man #121 is one of the most shocking moments in comic book history! So shocking, in fact, that it is cited by some comics historians as the end of the fairly innocent Silver Age of Comics. Since we have both ASM #121 and #122 coming to auction next…
It is once again Valentine’s Day, the day when millions of people the world over celebrate love! Back to the Past is celebrating by highlighting a few of the best superhero romances in all of comic bookdom. Did your one-true-pairing make the list? Only one way to find out… Cyclops and Jean Grey It was…
A ton of radical comics from the 90s, including a bunch of Venom titles, come to auction this weekend! That got us thinking about Venom’s best crossovers, which started shortly after his transition from “murderous super-villain” to “murderous anti-hero”. Here are our Top Five! 5) Wolverine 1996 mini-series Venom: Tooth & Claw is, despite the…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, Back to the Past pauses its good works to appreciate the nifty stuff that we handle every day. This week is no different, except that we’re looking at something that’s more of a franchise than one specific item. Inspired by the action figures, comics, and coloring/activity…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each Wednesday, Back to the Past’s crack team of collectibles experts share our decades of collective wisdom with you. To help keep things on track, we illustrate our lessons with examples from recent auctions. This week is no different, with us explaining the value that can be found in mistakes…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we’re breaking from our usual format a bit this week. Oh, we’re still highlighting a nifty collectible item you can buy on eBay, but not one of ours. See, t-shirt seller Cleveland Sleeves was our booth neighbor at Motor City Comic Con a few weeks backs and…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where Back to the Past shares its wisdom with you! This week, we’re looking at two lots from our June Twenty-Sixth auction session and what they say about age versus value. Specifically, how important IS age to value? Spider-Man Greatest Foes We’re looking at Lots #2 and #13, both issues…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where Back to the Past’s experts try to explain the super complicated world of buying and selling collectibles using examples of collectibles we’ve bought and/or sold. This week, we’re examining the slippery definition of “Key Issue” using the VG copy of Batman #251 that sold for $425 in our May…
The Whizzer, as seen in the My Hero Collection. Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into our collection of custom action figures! A lone superfan spent years repainting, resculpting, sewing capes, and generally altering dozens of action figures to capture the likenesses of the most obscure characters in all of comicdom. We were…
Welcome back to My Hero, where I tell you the story behind the weird and wonderful characters in our Custom Action Figure Collection. Today, we’re looking at a Marvel villain who only exists thanks to retcons, a version of the Red Skull whose main enemies are an outright fascist in a Captain America suit and…