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When you think of  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles going under the hammer, you would be forgiven for thinking of a CRUNCH sound effect followed by a big

An Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5 has sold for $2,007,500 at Comic Connect. The comic features the first appearance of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

There's always something special about this time of year: the snow is mostly gone, it's a little bit warmer, and of course there's the NCAA men's

This week, CGC Primary Grader Matt Nelson discusses the effect of reader's creases on comic book grading. Part of the CGC Insider video series.

 Owner Rick Whitelock has a comprehensive knowledge of the vintage comics market, and is always happy to talk about what's hot and what's not when you stop by his booth  Ask him what he likes about Batman #47 — I happen to see he's got three copies lined up there — or what he thinks[...]

Comics legend Jack Kirby, born on August 28th, 1917, would have been 100 years old on this day. Come check out some of his covers and celebrate his life!

An All Star Comics #8 CGC 9.4 has just sold for a record $936,223.00.  The December 1941 comic book contains the origin and first appearance of Wonder Woman.

From a collector's standpoint, one of the best parts of any major convention is walking around the booths of vintage comics dealers and checking out what they've got It's not something that always gets the coverage it deserves amidst the spectacle of a show like the San Diego Comic-Con, and that's too bad Even if[...]

Roswell, New Mexico became the center of the UFO Craze, but a pulp editor who was close friends with two important DC Comics editors played a key role.

A Fantastic Four #52 CGC 9.4 sold for $12,422.00 at the Jon Berk Collection Auction Session 3 at Comic Connect last night.

The comic that pre dates DC (and all their heroes), a rare find in the comic collecting world. Will you be the new owner for this book?

We asked Jon Berk to share a couple of examples of the hard-won knowledge that helped him build one of the best collections ever.

The Jon Berk original art and comic book collection auction closes this week, one of the most important collections ever assembled.

Mile High Comics is the largest back issue seller of comic books in the USA by far. So when a hailstorm burst through their warehouses in Monday, it was

I bought this for cheap on a whim recently, because the image is so interesting, but it turned out to be far more fascinating than I thought it might be.

There's nothing I like to post about more than the anniversary of a golden age comic book character, and here's one that's deserving of more attention:

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

Late February through March is always an interesting time of year for vintage comic book sales.  Major auction season for the year has gotten underway

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

Vintage comic and art auction and consignment site ComicLink has just announced that they've sold a Superman #1 CGC 5.5 for $507,500, the highest price

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

One of the best parts of collecting vintage comics and art is that the hobby never fails to surprise you There's still plenty of undiscovered country out there: rare comics you've somehow never heard of before, art that nobody realized had survived until now, collections that have to be seen to be believed Today's case[...]

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

Recently a number of you have made your voices heard about being unhappy with Bleeding Cool publishing pieces about politics. I get it. You came here for

If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became known as

  If you’ve ever visited this site to stare in amazement at a nice high grade copy of Wonder Woman #1 or Superman #2 and wondered how they became

Yes, it's going to be that detailed, all throughout this ongoing series. If you're already a collector of vintage comics, I suspect I needn't say much more to get you hooked on this If you're not already a collector, you may be wondering if that level of detailed focus will hold your attention for the length[...]

On January 16th 2017, a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, in CGC 9.2 condition with off white pages sold for a record

Peter completed the character's launch into the comic book stratosphere during the Golden Age, following up her debut and regular appearances starting in super team book All-Star Comics #8 (Dec 1941) and lead feature from the beginning in anthology Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942). The comic is part of a shock-and-awe group of 1,251 high grade[...]