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- 4 days ago46 min
Absolute Batman #25 Jumps From $8.99 to $60 Overnight! Plus John Walker & Vixen Keys
Absolute Batman #25 just came out, and one variant is already moving fast.The open-order Clay Mann foil variant jumped from its $8.99 cover price to $60 eBay sales within 24 hours, while Lunar Distribution reportedly sold out of the foil cover. That’s despite an enormous 775,000-copy total print run across all versions of the issue.We break down what’s happening, why the manga-style cover is getting attention, and whether this is real demand or just release-week heat.Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:OLD FART RULECaptain America #323 – The first appearance of John Walker as Super-Patriot, years before he becomes Captain America and later U.S. Agent. Mark Gruenwald, Paul Neary and a Mike Zeck cover make this one of the more important Captain America books of 1986, yet raw copies remain surprisingly affordable.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKMinor Threats – Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum’s Dark Horse series looks at superhero life from the perspective of the small-time villains who usually get punched out in the first few pages.Action Comics #521 – The first published appearance of Vixen, with Gerry Conway, Curt Swan, Ross Andru and Dick Giordano involved. Raw copies can still be found around the $20–$30 range despite Vixen’s decades-long history across the Justice League, Suicide Squad and DC media.We also talk Captain America #16, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- 1 weeks ago52 min
Mister Miracle #1 Is Heating Up! Plus ASM #30, Morlun & an Early Adam Hughes Cover
With DC Studios developing a Mister Miracle animated series and Tom King attached as showrunner, collectors are taking another look at MISTER MIRACLE #1, the 1971 Jack Kirby key featuring the first appearance of Scott Free, plus the first appearances of Oberon and Thaddeus Brown. High-grade raw copies are now selling for as much as $200.Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:HOT BOOK OF THE WEEKMister Miracle #1 – Jack Kirby introduces Scott Free, one of the central characters of the Fourth World, and renewed screen interest is putting the book back on collector radar.25 YEAR RULEAmazing Spider-Man #30 – The beginning of the J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. era, featuring the first appearances of Morlun and Ezekiel Sims, the beginning of the Spider-Totem mythology, and a J. Scott Campbell cover. Twenty-five years later, raw copies are still surprisingly affordable.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKBack to the Future #1 – A scarce 2015 ZBox exclusive tied to October 21, 2015, designed to resemble the Gray’s Sports Almanac from Back to the Future Part II. Raw copies can sell for around $100, while 9.8s have reached roughly $800.Sable #19 – One of the early Adam Hughes covers, published by First Comics in 1989. It’s not Hughes’ first cover, but it comes from very early in his career and can still be found for around the $13 range raw.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- 2 weeks ago38 min
Ultron Is Back! Avengers #55 Heats Up + Cheap Taskmaster & Classic TMNT
Ultron is back, and Avengers #55 is getting hot again.With James Spader returning as Ultron in the Vision Disney+ series, collectors are taking another look at AVENGERS #55, featuring Ultron’s first full appearance. High-grade raw copies are now selling for as much as $385.Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:HOT BOOK OF THE WEEKAvengers #55 – Ultron’s first full appearance, plus an early appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight. With Ultron returning to the MCU, this Silver Age key is back in the spotlight.OLD FART RULETeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8 – One of the strangest and coolest early Mirage issues, bringing the Turtles together with Cerebus in a crossover created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim and Gerhard. It also introduces Renet, Lord Simultaneous and Savanti Romero, and first-print copies can still be surprisingly affordable.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKThe Demon #1 – Jack Kirby introduces Etrigan the Demon, one of DC’s most enduring supernatural characters, in a 1972 series written and drawn entirely by Kirby.Avengers #195 – The actual first appearance of Taskmaster, appearing in a final-page cameo before his full debut in #196. Despite the character’s long Marvel history, raw copies can still be found around the $10 range.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- 3 weeks ago47 min
Vampire Storm Is Back! Uncanny X-Men #159 Jumps + Cheap Cloak & Dagger Key
Mylites 2 - https://amzn.to/4zrrR04Half-Backs - https://amzn.to/4yjH4PUUNCANNY X-MEN #159 jumped 750% in copies sold this week after the release of Midnight X-Men, which revisits Storm’s vampiric side. The original 1982 issue features Storm being bitten by Dracula, and raw copies are still selling for as little as around $10.Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:HOT BOOK OF THE WEEKUncanny X-Men #159 – Storm becomes a vampire, Dracula enters the X-Men world, and a once-cheap Bronze Age issue is suddenly seeing a major sales spike.25 YEAR RULESojourn #1 – We go back to 2001 and one of CrossGen’s biggest titles. Ron Marz and Greg Land launched a fantasy series at a publisher that was trying something genuinely different: salaried writers and artists working together in the same Florida office, almost like a modern comic-book bullpen.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKStarman #0 – James Robinson and Tony Harris introduce Jack Knight, one of DC’s most distinctive legacy heroes, in a series that became one of the most acclaimed superhero runs of the 1990s.Spectacular Spider-Man #64 – The first appearance and origin of Cloak and Dagger, created by Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan. Raw copies can still be found in roughly the $30–$50 range, which feels remarkably cheap for the debut of two Marvel characters who went on to headline their own comics and make the jump to live action.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- Oct 5, 202636 min
The Clone Saga returns...who asked for this?! Plus, Classic Punisher and X-Men covers
This week on Bronze and Modern Gods:AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #149 – Ben Reilly’s first appearance has suddenly become a major target again as collectors react to the Clone Saga TV reports.MARVEL TEAM-UP #95 – Bobbi Morse becomes Mockingbird for the first time, with Spider-Man on the cover drawn by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod. Despite Mockingbird’s long history with Hawkeye, the West Coast Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., this Bronze Age key remains surprisingly affordable.PUNISHER #1 – Frank Castle finally gets his own comic in the classic 1986 Circle of Blood limited series. Steven Grant, Mike Zeck and Mike Vosburg helped establish the version of Punisher that would dominate Marvel through the late ’80s and ’90s, and that Zeck cover remains one of his most recognizable.CLASSIC X-MEN #1 – This 1986 book looks like a reprint of Giant-Size X-Men #1, but there’s much more going on inside. Chris Claremont added substantial new story material with John Bolton artwork, all wrapped in a fantastic Arthur Adams cover. And raw copies can still turn up remarkably cheap.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new channel members and plenty more comic collecting talk.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- Sep 28, 202645 min
Captain America #1 Explodes After Miracleman Reveal! Plus not so good Frank Miller & Cheap Kirby
A modern Captain America book is suddenly getting serious heat.CAPTAIN AMERICA Vol. 12 #1 is up 224% in copies sold this week after David Colton was revealed as Marvel’s new Miracleman. The issue features Colton’s first appearance, the first team appearance of Mendoza and Slate as the Howling Commandos, and the debut of Captain America’s new stealth suit. Raw copies are already selling around $20.25 YEAR RULEThe Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 – Frank Miller’s long-awaited sequel to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS was the best-selling comic of 2001, with roughly 187,000 copies ordered by comic shops. Twenty-five years later, raw copies can still be found for around $5 to $10, and even CGC 9.8s remain surprisingly affordable.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKMachine Man #1 – A 1978 Marvel #1 written and drawn by Jack Kirby that can still be found for around $10 raw. Kirby launched Aaron Stack’s solo series, and Steve Ditko later took over the artwork, giving the run an incredible creative pedigree for the price.Marvel Mangaverse: Arcane Avengers #1 – Marvel returns to the Mangaverse 25 years later with a supernatural Avengers team led by a very different version of Bucky Barnes, complete with an arm made from Yggdrasil and a whole lot of manga-inspired weirdness.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- Sep 21, 202640 min
Miracleman #1 Is Hot Again! Plus The ’Nam #1, Punisher War Journal #6 and... Iron Lantern?!
Selling a collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2G1iqUmRU8Slab Travel Case - https://amzn.to/4xyv1h6Miracleman is back in the spotlight, and MIRACLEMAN #1 from Eclipse Comics is heating up fast after this week’s reveal in Avengers Armageddon #4. Raw copies are selling for as much as $100, and collectors are also chasing the latest Captain America #1 thanks to the first appearance of David Colton, the new Miracleman.Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:HOT BOOK OF THE WEEKMiracleman #1 – The 1985 Eclipse reintroduction of Marvelman, renamed Miracleman, is suddenly back on collector radar thanks to new Marvel developments. OLD FART RULEThe ’Nam #1 – Marvel’s ambitious 1986 Vietnam War series from writer Doug Murray and editor Larry Hama, both Vietnam veterans, with standout Michael Golden art. The series was designed to unfold in real time and ultimately ran 84 issues.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKPunisher War Journal #6 – The first meeting and fight between Punisher and Wolverine, with Jim Lee cover and interior art. Raw copies can still be found around $10 to $20, while CGC 9.8 copies remain around the $100 range.Iron Lantern – One of the strangest and most entertaining books from the Marvel/DC Amalgam experiment, combining Iron Man and Green Lantern into Hal Stark. And raw copies are still only around $8.Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.What book from this week’s episode do you think is the most undervalued?Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
- Sep 14, 202647 min
Bronze Age Horror Is Exploding! Ghost Manor #23, X-Men 1st appearances & Cracked Magazine
Bronze Age horror keeps getting hotter, and this week Ghost Manor #23 from Charlton Comics is suddenly getting serious collector attention. Copies sold jumped 162% week over week, raw copies are reaching as high as $300, and a CGC 9.8 sold earlier this year for $4,300. Is the Tom Sutton cover helping turn this once-overlooked Charlton horror book into a legitimate key?Plus, this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:HOT BOOK OF THE WEEKGhost Manor #23 – Tom Sutton cover art, soaring sales and the growing collector frenzy surrounding Bronze Age horror comics.OLD FART RULECracked #222 – A 1986 humor magazine loaded with comic-book history. John Severin handles the cover and interior art alongside an incredible lineup that includes Steve Ditko, Marie Severin, Stan Goldberg and Mike Esposito. Cheap book, amazing pedigree.UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEKX-Men #104 – Magneto returns, the new X-Men get a brutal lesson from the Master of Magnetism, and readers get the first cameo appearance of the Starjammers, including Corsair and Ch'od. Plus a classic Dave Cockrum cover homage to X-Men #1.Daredevil #111 – The first appearance of Silver Samurai, years before he became closely associated with Wolverine and the X-Men. The issue also features a Marvel Value Stamp, Shanna the She-Devil, Mandrill, Nekra, Black Spectre and even a letter from future Marvel editor Ralph Macchio.We also open up the Viewer Mail bag, do a little Show & Tell, welcome our newest channel members and talk about the books collectors may be overlooking right now.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com
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