Comic book authority Maggie Thompson and her late husband Don have spent a lifetime perpetuating the cultural significance of the comic book. Maggie shares her collecting insights before the Don/Maggie Thompson Pedigree Collection goes under the gavel in an auction that is giving collectors a chance to own top-rated comics with impeccable provenance. Read More +
The Virginia Vintage Comics and Collectibles Show marks 16 years Aug. 17 when collectors and dealers of vintage comic books gather in Salem, Va. Read More +
Readers’ share a passion for comic books and the former CBG magazine, and seek answers to comic book-related inquiries. Read More +
Richard Brown’s passion for comic books began in childhood, first as he learned to read and then as a collector. In both ways comic books were good to him. Read More +
Detective Comics #27, one of the most sought after comic books ever made, is set to go under the gavel Feb. 21-22 and is expected to fetch upwards of $500,000. Read More +
Many auction houses are finding that variety is a necessity for growth and continued success. This is evident in leading auction houses’ triumphs of 2012. Read More +
Heritage Auction’s July 26 comic book auction features the Doug Schmell/PedigreeComics.com collection, featuring the single greatest grouping of Silver Age Marvel CGC No. 1 registry sets ever assembled. “After watching Heritage become, by far, the world’s largest comics auction house, I knew that it was the perfect choice for me to sell my private collection to realize the highest prices,” Schmell said. Read More +
Hake Americana & Collectibles is in the midst of its 206th auction of character collectibles, pop culture mementos, political memorabilia, holiday collectibles, natural history artifacts and entertainment keepsakes, which closes July 17-19. Read More +
Morphy Auctions recently forged an alliance with the specialist company Sparkle City Comics, of North Bergen, New Jersey to launch a new Comic Book division during a Feb. 9-11, 2011 Toys & Advertising sale that features 200 prized comics from an original-owner collection. Read More +
“This is more of a ‘happening’ than just shopping experience,” said one visitor as she entered the DuPage County Fairgrounds for the First Annual Wheaton, Ill., Haunted Halloween All-Niter Market Oct. 29. Promoter
Bob Zurko pulled out all the stops as he offered a fairgrounds full of vendors with collectable goodies along with a varied schedule of attractions including a costume ball, live bands, hay rides, a beer garden, a pumpkin carving contest, a costume contest, an autograph table stocked with movie/TV stars and WWF wrestlers. Read More +