Author Archives: Gary Dunaier

USPS to issue comics-related stamps in 2010

Don’t give up on “snail mail” just yet! The U.S. Postal Service today released designs for comics-related stamps they’ll be issuing in 2010. A stamp for World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin, of Willie and Joe fame, will be issued … See More

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Fun With Indicias

Indicias (indiciƦ?) are, for the most part, dry and technical. But sometimes they can be interesting… for instance, when the date listed within differs from that shown on the cover (Amazing Fantasy #15 is a good example; everyone knows it … See More

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Wanna buy pgs. 1 and 2 of the first Superman story?

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Wanna buy pgs. 1 and 2 of the first Superman story?

An auction house called Comic Link is offering a most unusual item – the first two pages of Superman’s very first appearance from Action Comics #1, authenticated and slabbed (but not graded) by CGC. It’s actually the “first wrap,” which … See More

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1970s Archie comics on DVD

I was in J&R Music World (New York City) the other day, and I was surprised to find, along with DVD collections of Mad, National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, a DVD offering a complete run of Archie comics from the … See More

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Original art for Amazing Fantasy #15 donated to Library of Congress

I didn’t know the pages still existed, but apparently they do; the original interior artwork for Amazing Fantasy #15 has been donated to the Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs division. Not just the story that introduced Spider-Man to the … See More

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Calling all Tom Beland fans…

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Calling all Tom Beland fans…

If you haven’t discovered Tom Beland’s Blog yet, you’re missing out on something very, very special. Tom Beland has been posting… well, let me use my magical cut-and-paste powers and have Tom tell you himself, in his very own words … See More

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“The truth about what I despise” (CBG #1639, Mar 08)

Mr. David, please be so kind as to tell us exactly what you have against Belgian children? After all, you clearly and directly state, at the end of your latest column, that you hate ‘em… So if I don’t hate … See More

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Barcodes (UPC) on comic book covers

One comment in William Insignares’ column about Diamond requiring publishers to put barcodes on the covers of their comics (CBG #1639, Mar 08) caught my eye: Diamond indicated that it may return to the publisher comics shipments with missing bar … See More

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