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Feb 10th 2023
Lawlis Rides Frazetta’s Death Dealer to Overstreet
With his horned helmet and obscured facial features, the
axe-carrying, armor-clad warrior sits atop a horse and permanently looks
ready for battle, evoking whole stories from a single image: Frank
Frazetta’s Death Dealer. Now artist Dan Lawlis has brought the Death
Dealer to the cover of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #53.This edition is set to appear in the April PREVIEWS from
Diamond Comic Distributors and hit comic shops on Wednesday, July 19,
2023. Both the hardcover ($44.
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Feb 10th 2023
Nowlan Reinterprets Avengers #3 for Overstreet
Iron Man, Thor, Giant Man, and The Wasp square off against Namor the
Sub-Mariner and the Incredible Hulk as celebrated artist Kevin Nowlan
offers an imaginative new take on Jack Kirby’s classic image from The Avengers #3 for the cover of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #53.Scheduled to appear in the April PREVIEWS from Diamond Comic
Distributors and hit comic shops on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, this
cover will be available in both hardcover ($44.95) and soft cover
($34.95) formats
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Feb 10th 2023
David Michael Beck Covers Big, Big Overstreet #53
Like clay in the hands of a master sculptor is the almost-forgotten
Golden Age hero Black Out in the hands of artist David Michael Beck, who
breathed dynamic new life into the character for the cover of The Big, Big Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #53.Each year, the BBCBPG seems to sell through quicker than the previous year. This square bound, oversized, limited edition version of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #53 will be available in soft cover and will carry a cover price of $59
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Feb 10th 2023
Inside the Guide: Action Comics #252
When Kara Zor-El was created, she was primarily considered as a
female counterpart to Superman, but has since become much more. Kara is
Kal-El’s cousin, who, like him, came to Earth from the dying planet of
Krypton and assumed a secret identity to fit into society, while also
helping when she could. Her earlier stories of needing Superman’s
guidance on how to be a hero gave way to Supergirl’s adventures as a
bona fide superheroine, and member of the Justice League, Teen Titans,
Sup
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Jun 20th 2022
Heritage Sells Dark Knight Returns Book One Cover for Record $2.4M
On Thursday, June 16, 2022, Heritage opened their Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction
with a total of $11 million in sales in the first session. As expected,
the opening day star was Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s original cover
for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One, which sold for $2.4 million.Reflecting the interior content of the groundbreaking series, The Dark Knight Returns Book
One cover is a striking image of a silhouetted Batman illuminated by a
white hot bolt of li
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Apr 29th 2022
Inside the Guide: Amazing Spider-Man #1
During the Silver Age of comics, Marvel introduced many of their
most influential and inspiring characters. By giving their heroes flaws,
fears, and insecurities, they ushered in new storytelling techniques
where the heroes’ bravery was exalted by overcoming their fallibility.
One such character that epitomized 1960s Marvel comic introductions was
Spider-Man.Peter Parker, the teenager who became Spider-Man, was introduced in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. Just a few months later, Spidey
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Apr 15th 2022
Report: Mile High Superman #1 Sells for $5.3 Million
The CGC-certified 8.0 Edgar Church (Mile High) copy of Superman
#1 traded hands privately in January 2022 for $5.3 million, CGC has
reported. This total makes it the highest grossing comic book sale
(auction or private), besting the Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 9.6 that realized $3.6 million in September 2021.According to CGC, this sale was brokered by Tony Arnold of TonyeTrade
Enterprises, which specializes in buying and selling sports cards and
comics, and Canadian comic dealer Roy Delic
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