Curse You, Red Baron! Rare Snoopy Flying Ace Sunday Strip up for Auction
An extremely rare original comic strip featuring Snoopy as the Flying Ace could realize a record auction price. Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” gang are […]
Is Barbie on Her Last Legs? What’s Happening in the Collectible Fashion Doll Marketplace?
With Barbie sales apparently in the “doll-drums,” collectors can’t help but wonder what the future holds for their beloved play and fashion icon. According to […]
What Makes a Back-Issue Comic Hot? Age, Relevance & Events Matter
If you’re a comic book collector like me, then you’ve probably been hunting down back issues for quite some time. As a collector we all […]
Outdoorsman Revolver Owned & Used by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Cross Block
FAIRFIELD, Maine – A Smith & Wesson cased revolver belonging to—and used by—First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is one of many firearms to come up for […]
Items from Estate of Decorated Marine Pilot to be Sold by The Specialists of the South
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Nineteenth-century furniture, Southwestern and Asian objects and artwork and ceramic collectibles from the estate of John Townsend Tyler—a highly decorated U.S. […]
Now that you have a Comic Book Collection, Here’s how to Keep Track of them All
If you’ve been collecting comics for a while, then you know how quickly they can begin to pile up. As I discussed in my last […]
Three Easy Steps to Starting a Killer Comic Book Collection
So, you want to collect comics? Collecting comics seems easy in theory. Just go out and buy a pile and, boom, you’ve got a collection, […]
Collection of Dennis Brown Gauge 1 Locomotives to Pace Transport Auction
For those of us whose only familiarity with the British model railroads is Thomas the Tank engine, the announcement on Tuesday that the late Dennis […]
Look, up on eBay! It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Superman! (Action Comics #1)
Three years ago, Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage decided to part with his now-infamous CGC-graded 9.0 copy of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman printed […]
First Purely Islamic Coin—a Umayyad 77h Gold Dinar—to be auctioned in London
LONDON – The first purely Islamic coin, an exceptionally rare Umayyad 77h gold dinar, is expected to draw in the numismatist on Aug. 6 when […]