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In the late 1960s, Marx and Ideal were the preeminent producers of Batman toys and related merchandise during the Batman TV show’s Batmania. The next major wave of Batman toys started in 1972 when Mego purchased the license to produce figures based on DC Comics. Under the “World’s Greatest Super Heroes” name, the figures stand 8” tall, which established the standard scale for the ’70s. Like similar toys of the period, they were adorned in cloth costumes, though costumes were not sold …

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a groundbreaking achievement of interconnected films crafted by numerous architects and starring many of Marvel’s most powerful heroes and game-changing villains. The first three phases of movies, known as the Infinity Saga, unfolded over 11 years, with each individual entry providing a puzzle piece for the larger picture that would come to pass in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.While a new phase of movies has begun, Marvel devotees and collectors …

Heritage just finished a huge auction. When the final lots closed on their Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on September 8-12, 2021, the total had climbed to $26.5 million! This topped Heritage’s previous comics and art auction record of $22.4 million, set three months ago in June 2021.Multiple high profile records were set, starting with the Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 9.6 that realized $3.6 million, making it the highest price ever paid for a comic book. Jack Kirby’s original cover …

The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1 Facsimile Edition has sold out from both Diamond Comic Distributors and Gemstone Publishing. Released in celebration of Overstreet’s 50th anniversary, the Guide #1 Facsimile Edition faithfully reproduces Robert M. Overstreet’s first Guide. It contains the original prices, original articles, and original ads as they appeared in 1970. Gemstone followed up this release with a facsimile edition of the rare blue cover, second printing of The Overstreet Com …

A CGC-certified 9.6 copy of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1 with white pages sold for $45,600 at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, September 9, 2021. This is more than five times the previously reported highest sale price for CBPG #1.“The most important book in the history of comic collecting, and it’s astonishing that a copy has survived in this condition. The whiteness of the cover is remarkable – even nice copies we’ve seen tend to have a fair bit of tanning. Given the thick …

The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man’s debut appearance has just set a new world record for most valuable comic. Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 9.6 – the highest known grade – sold for $3.6 million at Heritage in their Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on September 9, 2021.“What better book to break the record than the debut of Marvel’s most beloved character, Spider-Man?” Heritage Vice President Lon Allen said. “Amazing Fantasy #15 is the Action Comics #1 or Detective Comics #27 of th …

An 1894 small silver dime that was made by the San Francisco Mint recently sold for $1.8 million. The coin was acquired by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, NJ on behalf of collector Bruce Morelan of Las Vegas.“Mint records indicate only 24 dimes were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1894. Today only nine of them with that date on the front and the letter S mintmark on the back are known to still exist. This was a record price for this particular example,” Legend President Laura Sperber …