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Great Ceasear's Ghost!
This comic book is poised to potentially become the most expensive comic in the world. Up for bids at Heritage Auctions, closes in 20 days.

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πŸŽƒ 2 more days until Halloween!
Before 1954, the horror comics genre was bloodier, weirder, and more creative than ever β€” until the Comics Code Authority censored the coffin shut. πŸ’€

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πŸŽƒ 3 more days until Halloween!
Launched in 1938, Jack and Jill was a long-running children's magazine known for promoting health, fun, and learning through stories and activities. Jack and Jill had wonderful Halloween covers every October.

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πŸŽƒ 4 more day until Halloween!
October 27th, remembering Bernie Wrightson on his birthday!

#BernieWrightson #Frankenstein #Halloween #Spooky #Horror #ChrisCrossComics

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πŸŽƒπŸ§Ή 6 more day until Halloween!
Pick-a-witch!

πŸͺ„ Wendy the Good Witch
πŸͺ„ Sabrina the Teenage Witch
πŸͺ„ Zatanna
πŸͺ„ Scarlet Witch
πŸͺ„ The Enchantress (June Moone)
πŸͺ„ Madame Xanadu

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Remembering artist Al Avison on his birthday today, July 7th, 1920. Avison's work during the Golden Age of comics included Timely/Marvel's Captain America.

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Congratulating artist John Byrne on his birthday today, July 6th, 1950. Byrne is known for his influential work on X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Superman. He's been a key figure in the industry since the 1970s. He also co-created Alpha Flight and revitalized several major franchises.

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An unsettling cover featuring a dead clown and floating skull are sure to grab the attention of Golden Age crime comic fans with this rare Green Publications' Liberty Comics No. 12. This copy is up for bids on the Prime Auction at My Comic Shop starting today.
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Congratulating artist Bill Watterson on his birthday today, July 5th, 1958. Watterson authored the syndicated comic strip Calvin and Hobbes from 1985 to 1995. The last strip of Calvin and Hobbes was published on December 31, 1995.

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Another copy coming up for auction with bidding starting July 8th on MyComicShop.com, here's Punch Comics No. 12 in CGC 4.5 with the wicked and iconic pre-code crime cover by artist Gus Ricca.

#PunchComics #GoldenAgeComics #GusRicca #GoldenAgeHorror #PreCodeHorror #ComicBooks #ChrisCrossComics

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July Prime Auction opening on Saturday the 5th includes a copy of Tales of Horror No. 8 featuring an iconic cover by Howard Rosenberger in CGC 5.5 with White Pages, the 2nd highest copy on the census.

#TalesOfHorror #TobyComics #GoldenAgeHorror #PreCodeHorror #ComicBooks #ChrisCrossComics

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Miss America wishing you all a Happy 4th of July!πŸŽ† (Miss America Comics No. 1 from 1944, Timely Comics.)

#FourthOfJuly #GoldenAgeComics #TimelyComics #KenBald #ComicBooks #ChrisCrossComics

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IYKYK...Happy Father's Day to everyone filling that role. Salute!πŸ‘πŸ»

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From the 1944 WWII archives we have a Private stateside taking a break reading a comic book at paratrooper camp in Georgia. It's a United Features Syndicate copy of Sparkler No. 33 containing reprints of newspaper strips with a Nancy & Sluggo cover.

#GoldenAgeComics #ComicBooks #ChrisCrossComics

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Know the subject of this Frank Frazetta image from Wally Wood's Witzend Magazine Fanzine No. 1?

Hint: Not only was he an Olympic gold medalist, he was also an actor who starred in iconic film roles including Flash Gordon, Tarzan and Buck Rogers.

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A random list of Golden Age comic books to consider if you have the munchies.πŸ˜πŸ’¨

🌭Hot Dog No. 1 (1954, title character Harry Hotdog)
🍬Taffy Comics No. 12 (1945 Rural Home Publishing Co)
🍫Candy No. 18 (1947 Quality Comics)
πŸͺCookie No. 1 (1946 Michel Publishing)

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Remembering artist Bill Everett on his birthday today, May 18th, 1917. Everett was comic book artist and writer, best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner and co-creating Daredevil with Stan Lee.

#BillEverett #MarvelComics #SubMariner #Daredevil #DoctorStrange #GoldenAgeComics #ChrisCrossComics

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Remembering artist Dave Hoover on his birthday today, May 14th, 1955. Hoover was an American comics artist and animator. From 1987 to 1997, he worked on The Wanderers, Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man, Starman, The Punisher, and The Invaders.

#ComicBookArtist #ComicBookArt #ChrisCrossComics

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Circa 1967, here's a publicity still of actors Adam West (Batman/Bruce Wayne)and Yvonne Craig (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon). The duo are reviewing a copy of Detective Comics #359 featuring the origin and 1st appearance of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon).

#Batman1966 #Batgirl #ComicBooks #ChrisCrossComics

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Congratulating artist Patrick McDonnell on his birthday today, March 17th, 1956. McDonnell is the creator of the daily comic strip Mutts, which follows the adventures of a dog (Earl) and a cat (Mooch), that has been syndicated since 1994.

#PatrickMcDonnell #Mutts #ChrisCrossComics

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Often overlooked, someone with good taste grabbed this 1981 Captain America No. 255 with a retro-look for Cap and Bucky drawn by Frank Miller from the store today. Grats.

#CaptainAmerica #BuckyBarnes #FrankMiller #BronzeAgeComics #MarvelComics #ComicBooks #eBaySeller #ChrisCrossComics

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On this 2025 Valentine's Day I'm reminded by this 1940 Golden Age "Shadow Comics" Vol. 8 No. 2 I saw on sale online today of just how much I miss Halloween.

#antivalentinesday #theshadow #goldenagecomics #streetandsmith #chriscrosscomics

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From 1962, see the books hanging from pins in the newsstand in the background? Amazing Fantasy 15 and Journey Into Mystery 83. First appearance of Spider-Man and Thor, respectively.
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What would the single slabbed Page 22 of the 1941 Captain America Comics No. 3, Stan Lee's first publication, be worth to you? To someone online who purchased it this week, it was worth the $275 asking price.

#captainamerica #ebayseller #chriscrosscomics

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Seen online today for the first time, this 1954 copy of For Men Only No. 1 with the provocative story "They Changed My Sex". (We listen, we don't judge.) The title lasted until 1977 taking a much more risquΓ© turn in the late 60's.

#chriscrosscomics #goldenagecomics #ebaycomicsales

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Having watched every episode of both Batman and The Green Hornet 1966 shows multiple times, the team on the left was far cooler and had the better television show. Change my mind.

#silverage #batman1966 #greenhornet1966 #comicbooks #ebaycomicsales #ebayseller #chriscrosscomics

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Happy New Year!

#comicbooks #igcomicscommunity #ebaycomicsales #ebayseller #chriscrosscomics

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On my holiday wish list...from Eastern Color in 1934, here's Famous Funnies No. 5, the 10th comic book ever published, the first comic with a Christmas cover and the first cover appearance of Santa Claus. Enjoy the week folks!

#famousfunnies #goldenage #comicbooks #ebayseller #chriscrosscomics

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From Dell Comics in 1949, Four Color No. 253 "Christmas With Mother Goose" written and drawn by legend Walt Kelly. This was the last of five Mother Goose titles that he drew for the company.

#christmascovers #waltkelly #dellcomics #goldenage #comicbooks #chriscrosscomics

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Bronze Age horror for Christmas? Yes please. The 1973 Witching Hour No. 28 with prolific cover artist Nick Cardy providing the pencils works just fine. The image shown is actually part of the story "Never Kill Santa Claus".

#christmascovers #nickcardy #dccomics #bronzeage #chriscrosscomics

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