I could see a drawing of a cowboy on a horse on the side of the tin item facing me. The image resembled something out of a Roy Rogers and Trigger movie, so I went…
Tin comic-book holder bearing a Roy Rogers look-alike
Posted in Comic books, and Toys
Tag: comic books
Readers ask about Lime clown and Classics Illustrated comics
Posted in Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Reader questions
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
Classics Illustrated’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ comic book
Posted in Books, collectibles, and Comic books
I keep bumping into intriguing comic books at my favorite auction houses. Some seem to force themselves into my path, while others wait for me to stumble across them while I’m plying through papers and other…
Japanese comic books I can’t read
Posted in Books
You know how you sometimes buy things for no rhyme or reason? That happened to me recently at one of my favorite auction houses. I was sitting there waiting for some items I actually wanted…