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At Long Last, Recognition: Atlas-Seaboard Art Soars

At Long Last, Recognition: Atlas-Seaboard Art Soars
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Although it never truly lived up to its potential or even the company's own hype, Martin Goodman's ill-fated Atlas line of comic books from ...

GEM Gets The Spirit with Will Eisner Exhibit

GEM Gets The Spirit with Will Eisner Exhibit
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn From June 2, 1940 to October 5, 1952, Will Eisner's The Spirit appeared in a comic-book-size insert in local newspapers around the country.  Noted ...

Pop Culture Continues to Shine

Pop Culture Continues to Shine
Pop Culture Continues to Shine Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Many different facets of pop culture continue to shine in the public's eyes, including original comic book art, game-worn ...

Continue Finding Records

Continue Finding Records
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Just a matter of weeks ago, New York-based ComicConnect.com sold a CGC-certified 4.0 copy of Detective Comics #27 for $475,000. In that grade, the ...

Pop Culture Meets Reality on Overstreet Cover

Pop Culture Meets Reality on Overstreet Cover
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C.Vaughn The cinematic successes of the X-Men franchise for Twentieth Century Fox, then the Spider-Man franchise from director Sam Raimi for Sony, and the Batman franchise ...

The Art of Steve Epting and Jim Aparo Comes to GEM, Along with a Lot of Zombies

The Art of Steve Epting and Jim Aparo Comes to GEM, Along with a Lot of Zombies
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The success of Marvel Studios cinematic universe has certainly shifted the general public's awareness of many previously lesser known character comic characters in the ...

Batman #1 Sets New Record

Batman #1 Sets New Record
Batman #1 Sets New Record Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The ups and downs and more importantly the uncertainty of the mainstream economy persist. When there’s good ...

Casper Gets Friends, Batman Lines Up Records, LucasArts Remembered

Casper Gets Friends, Batman Lines Up Records, LucasArts Remembered
Casper Gets Friends, Batman Lines Up Records, LucasArts Remembered By J.C. Vaughn Harvey Comics Get Two Chances to Shine In a pop culture world in which the superheroes seem to ...

Lots of Activity at Geppi's Entertainment Museum

Lot of Activity at Geppi's Entertainment Museum
Lots of Activity at Geppi's Entertainment Museum by J.C. Vaughn GEM's Milestones Exhibit Wraps February 28 Originally slated to end April 30, 2014 and extended twice, Geppi's Entertainment Museum's (GEM) ...

Making The Grade: The Importance of Third Party Grading in Comics

Making The Grade: The Importance of Third Party Grading in Comics
Making The Grade: The Importance of Third Party Grading in Comics By J.C. Vaughn “Accurate grading of comic books has never been more important because the stakes have never been ...

Seemingly Unrelated to Record Prices, Cosplay Booms

Seemingly Unrelated to Record Prices, Cosplay Booms
Seemingly Unrelated to Record Prices, Cosplay Booms By J.C. Vaughn For those who report on the comic book and original comic art markets, and pop culture collectibles in general, it’s ...

Another Action Comics #1 Record?

Another Action Comics #1 Record?
Another Action Comics #1 Record? By J.C. Vaughn Action Comics #1 on eBay? By the time our next issue rolls around, we’ll know the results of one of the more ...