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Richie Rich & Casper No. 20
Oct 21st, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Richie Rich and Casper #20

Richie Rich & Casper #20

  • Date: October 1977
  • Publisher: Harvey Publications, Inc.
  • Cover Price: 35¢
  • 2013 Price Range: $1.00 - $10.00
  • Stats: 21 color pages plus ads and "Richie's Mailbox" letters page
  • Writers: ?
  • Artists: ?
  • Notable Notes: Richie and Casper discover the value of a penny!

Extreme Up Trading!

Have you heard about these people who do extreme up-trading? You know, they start with some small object (or amount of money) and then try to see who can get the biggest or best or most expensive object just by bartering? I've heard of some pretty cool things, like people who have acquired cars that way! This issue demonstrates that concept as the little master of money himself, Richie Rich, goes about doing that very thing!

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Dial H For Hero No. 2
Oct 14th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover for Dial H #2

Dial H For Hero #2

  • Date: August 2012
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Cover Price: $2.99
  • Stats: 20 color pages plus ads
  • Writer: China Miéville
  • Artists: Mateus Santolouco, Tanya & Richard Horie, Steve Wands, Brian Bolland
  • Notable Notes: Crazy superheroes battle Darren's old gang!

Superhero Variety Hour!

Did you ever dream up your own superheroes when you were a kid? (Do you still do that?!) I sure did. Mostly I pretended to be Daredevil, but sometimes I would make up my own super powers - like magical rainbow-colored eyes that could control people! Mwa-ha-ha-ha! Um, anyway, here is comic book with some wonderfully strange superheroes. Give it a try - you may like it!

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The Amazing Spider-Man No. 251
Oct 7th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Spider-man #251

The Amazing Spider-Man #251

  • Date: April 1984 
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
  • Cover Price: 60¢
  • 2013 Price Range: $2.00 - $16.00
  • Stats: 21 color pages plus ads, Bullpen Bulletins and "The Spider's Web" letters page.
  • Writers: Roger Stern and Tom DeFalco
  • Artists: Ron Frenz, Klaus Janson, Joe Rosen, Christie Scheele
  • Notable Notes: Hobgoblin dies (or does he?) without his identity revealed!

More Stringing Along...

Spider-man is a great character, but he sure does have trouble with the roller-coaster quality of his series! Here is another issue that I place on the "down side" in terms of quality and customer satisfaction. You decide if I'm over-reacting or not...

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Akiko No. 5
Sep 30th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover for Akiko #5

Akiko #5

  • Date: July(?) 1996
  • Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
  • Cover Price: $2.50
  • 2013 NM Price: $3.00
  • Stats: 22 black & white pages plus "Letters to Akiko" and one house ad
  • Story & Art: Mark Crilley
  • Notable Notes: Sea serpents and acid worms!

Are You Scared Of Bugs?

Do creepy-crawlies give you the creepy-crawlies? I am average when it comes to being squeamish, I guess. I don't usually freak out around bugs... but if you were to put a spider on me I might do the mad "get-it-off-me" dance! Here is a story where Akiko and her friends must show great self-control to overcome some creepy monsters!

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The Man of Steel No. 5
Sep 23rd, 2026 by Rusty

Man of Steel #5 front cover

The Man of Steel #5

  • Date: 1986
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Cover Price: 75¢
  • 2013 NM Price: $4.00
  • Stats: 23 color pages plus 12 page "Mask" insert and ads
  • Writer & Penciller: John Byrne
  • Other Artists: Dick Giordano, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko
  • Notable Notes: The origin of Bizarro!

Are There Any Good Clones?

Why is it that in science fiction in general, and comics specifically, the cloning process always seems to have some fatal flaw? Has no big-brained superhero figured out how to correctly do it yet? C'mon people - we can clone sheep here in the "normal" world why can't you folks clone a fantastic superhero of unknown origins? Sheesh! ;-)

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Walt Disney's Donald Duck No. 247
Sep 16th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Donald Duck #247

Walt Disney's Donald Duck #247

  • Date: November 1986
  • Publisher: Gladstone Publishing
  • Cover Price: 75¢
  • 2013 Price Range: $2.00 - $16.00
  • Stats: 30 color pages plus house ads and "A Gander At Gladstone" column
  • Writers: Volker Reiche, Geofrey Blum, Bob Karp, Carl Barks
  • Artists: Daan Jippes, Volker Reiche, John Clark, Ken Feduniewicz, Al Taliaferro, Michael F. McCormick, Tony Strobl, Carl Barks
  • Notable Notes: Several classic stories of Donald messing things up!

The Master of the Bluff... almost!

Have you ever tried to bluff your way through something? I sure have. Truth be told sometimes it works, and sometimes it fails spectacularly! I think Donald Duck is the master of saying he knows how to do something, when in reality he has no clue - I mean that is part of what makes his stories so funny! Here are some classic examples of Donald at his bluffing best!

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Thor No. 339
Sep 9th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Thor #339

Thor #339

  • Date: January 1984
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
  • Cover Price: 60¢
  • 2013 NM Price: $6.00
  • Stats: 22 color pages plus ads, Bullpen Bulletins and "Page O'Thor Stuff"
  • Story & Art: Walter Simonson
  • Other Artists: John Workman, Jr., George Roussos
  • Notable Notes: Odin forges a new hammer!

A New Hammer?

When I was little I would carry around my dad's hammer and pretend that I was Thor. I loved the whole idea of Mjolnir, especially how no one else could lift it - even the Hulk! Anyway, I consider Thor's hammer to be one of his most defining characteristics, and so I find this issue to be very intriguing - seeing as how Odin crafts a new hammer which is very similar to Mjolnir!

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Daredevil No. 254
Sep 2nd, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Daredevil #254

Daredevil #254

  • Date: May 1988
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics
  • Cover Price: 75¢
  • 2013 Price Range: $1.00 - $8.00
  • Stats: 31 color pages plus Bullpen Bulletins and ads
  • Writer: Ann Nocenti
  • Artists: John Romita Jr, Al Williamson, Joe Rosen, Max Scheele
  • Notable Notes: Origin and 1st appearance of Typhoid Mary!

Another of Daredevil's Crazy Girlfriends!

So, after reviewing Daredevil #168 (which includes the origin and 1st appearance of Elektra) I was in the mood to try another of Daredevil's femme fatale firsts: Typhoid Mary! By the way, did you know there was a real Typhoid Mary? Yep, poor lady! I'm not sure how much she influenced this comic book version - but I'll let you know as I get more into the storyline. Anyway, I remember when this comic book hit the stands - and although I didn't read it then I figured it was high time to give it a try. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit! Here are my thoughts about it...

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Captain America No. 8 (Vol. 3)
Aug 26th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Captain America #8

Captain America #8 (Vol. 3)

  • Date: August 1998
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics
  • Cover Price: $1.99
  • 2013 NM Price: $3.00
  • Stats: 22 color pages plus "American Graffiti" letters page, Bullpen Bulletins and ads
  • Writer: Mark Waid
  • Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang, Jason Wright and Todd Klein
  • Notable Notes: Cap battles the Lunatic Legion!

More Plays on World War II

The opening scenes of this comic were reminiscent of a WWII labor camp - a lot like the opening of the X-men movie from the year 2000. It seems that Marvel comics and World War II will forever share a type of "bond". This issue plays on some of the atrocities of WWII to emotionally suck the reader into the story. I'm not sure it worked so well - see what you think.

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Dial H For Hero No. 1
Aug 19th, 2026 by Rusty

Cover of Dial H #1

Dial H For Hero #1

  • Date: July 2012
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Cover Price: $2.99
  • 2013 Price Range: $3.00 - $4.00
  • Stats: 22 color pages plus ads and "The Dark" column
  • Writer: China Miéville
  • Artists: Mateus Santolouco, Tanya & Richard Horie, Steve Wands, Brian Bolland
  • Notable Notes: Strange phone booth creates even stranger super-heroes!

One of my Favorite Authors!

I have been a big fan of China Miéville for several years. After reading the bizarre Perdido Street Station† I was totally hooked on his writing style. Embassytown†, a wonderfully good alien story, only sealed the deal for me. Anyway, when I discovered that he was writing this comic series I knew I had to give it a go! The series has been getting good reviews and hasn't been canceled yet so I figured it was time to give it a try. It is hard to judge a series or writer by one issue, but after reading this one I am impressed by Miéville's quirky and dark humor!

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