Brother Keeps His Promise: Small Portion of Comic Collection Sells for $7.1 Million 

A portion of the comics in the Promise Collection, a grouping of high-grade Golden Age comic books bought by a teenager in the 1940s, sold at a June 7 Heritage auction for a total of $7.1 million. The total was for just 181 comics from the 5,000-plus comic books that make up the Promise Collection. […]

Market Report — Comic Books

Comic books are hot collectibles, with those published between 1938 and 1979 being the most collectible. Many superheroes, including Batman and Superman, made their first appearances during that time in what are called “origin issues.”   “Batman is always very collectible. He’s still the No. 1 seller even today. Early Supermans are also on the top,” […]

13 Terrific Summer Shows & Flea Markets

Summer is flea market season. With sunny weather and vacation days in mind, we have 13 upcoming markets that are worth a trip. Some of these spectacular markets come around a few times a year, a few others are monthly. But each is renowned for its size, variety of items, negotiable prices and popularity among […]