Welcome to Cool Comics in My Collection Episode 207, where we look at various comic books I own (and in some cases ones that I let get away), both new and old, often with a nostalgic leaning for those feelings of yesteryear. I hope you have as much fun reading about them as I had writing about these cool comics!
For each of the comic books I include here, I list the current secondary market pricing (with the exception of digital issues, which don’t have collectible value). This is according to the websites ComicBookRealm.com (CBR) and Zap-Kapow Comics (ZKC), using the comic book 
grading scale of 9.4 (if both sites have the same price, you’ll find just one price for that issue). Not all my comics meet that grade. Some are probably better, and some are certainly worse. But to simplify it, that’s the scale I use here. And remember, a comic book is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
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Cool Comics News!
I went quarter comic fishing the other day and came away with some whoppers! Most of what I bought were perfect for Cool Comics Kids, but I also found some old Marvel Conan comics and a Marvel Premiere issue that you are bound to see here one day in Cool Comics Classics. My best purchase was a Whitman Mickey Mouse that is valued at $85…and I got it for just a quarter. Do you like to do bargain bin comic shopping? Tell us about some of your best finds in the comment section below.
Cool Comics Battle of the Week!
Your Cool Comics Battle of the Week is The Predator versus The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! What do you think would happen if they faced each other in a titanic tussle, and how do you see the winner achieving victory? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Contemporary Cool Comics
#1031 — Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1, DC, October 2019.
The Legion of Super-Heroes is back in DC Comics! If you are a fan, then there’s a good chance you picked up this first of a 2-issue mini-series, which is leading to an ongoing regular series. Some of the characters have gone through changes to modernize it, but at this point I’m just glad we’re finally going to see this team in the post-Rebirth era. If you’ve been reading Superman, then you already got a quick look at some of the Legion members at the end of the last issue, which was a pretty awesome introduction. After reading this first issue, I appreciate the way the creative team is putting this all together and I’m looking forward to what comes next. The cover price of Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 is $4.99, while the current value is $5.
#1032 — Archie vs. Predator II #1, DC, September 2019.
Regular readers of Cool Comics know that I tend to enjoy the offbeat Archie adventures, including zombies, witches, werewolves, and vampires. But when Archie vs. Predator came out from Dark Horse Comics in 2015, I was on a comic book break and didn’t think I’d be coming back to the hobby. Yet common sense prevailed, and now Archie Comics decided it was time for the teens from Riverdale to once more face the wrath of the Predator. Most of this first issue is a setup for what’s to come in this mini-series, and they do a good job of providing a spooky scenario for the Archie Gang. Are you familiar with the cover I have pictured here? This awesome piece of art by Robert A. Kraus (RAK) was limited to just 250 issues, and I’m thrilled to have an autographed copy in my collection. RAK was recently at the Cleveland Comic and Toy Show, and I came away with some fantastic Chakan comics (don’t miss next week’s episode!), along with this super-limited cover version of a cool Archie-Predator crossover comic. There is no cover price on this issue, and RAK was selling them for $12.
Cool Comics Done Dirt Cheap
#1033 — Professor Xavier and the X-Men #11, Marvel, September 1996.
This week my legendary longbox (over a year ago, I bought a longbox that was stuffed with 419 comic books for just $20; hence, Cool Comics Done Dirt Cheap) takes us on an adventure to The Savage Land! Back in the Nineties, Marvel tried giving younger readers a less expensive way to get involved with the hobby, presenting older stories told in a new way, from a different perspective. Hence, we get the “classic” X-Men team, but with a modernized storytelling method. I remember back when this series originally came out (alas, it lasted just 18 issues) and thought it was a great idea, but not enough people got onboard. Still, you can find these in discount bins if you want to collect them for yourself or perhaps for some of the comic-loving kids in your life. The cover price of Professor Xavier and the X-Men #11 is 99¢, while the current value is $3.
FCBD the Cool Comics Way (Week 19)
#1034 — Go Fish!, Arcana Studio, May 2019.
Last year on Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), Arcana Studio brought us a young Howard Lovecraft comic that tied in to an animated movie (voices included Mark Hamill and Christopher Plummer), and this year we get another spectacular offering that was originally a screenplay and sold to Lionsgate to be turned into an animated movie. This is a fun little story that will have you thinking of other tales that take place under the sea, but don’t assume it’s just another saltwater knockoff. It’s a clever tale that kids are bound to love, and adults will appreciate it, too. If you didn’t get this one back in May, you might want to try to locate a copy before the movie comes out. The cover price of Go Fish! is free, while the current values are $0 on CBR and $1 on ZKC.
Cool Comics Kids
#1035 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #12, Archie, July 1990.
If I had been a kid back when these were coming out, I would have saved all my money each month to get these Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Adventures comics. Alas, I was much older—and perhaps a little jaded—when these were new, and never gave them a second look. Now, in my older and more mellow years (along with a much less negative attitude…I now consider myself as a “Glass Half Full Fellow!”), I appreciate how much fun these must be to kids who are crazy about those turtles. In this issue we get some interesting characters I’m seeing for the first time in the comics (I knew them by the action figures, way back when), such as Wingnut, Screwloose, and Leatherhead. I grabbed this one out of a quarter box, and maybe someday I’ll pass it down to smaller hands. Cool Comics Kids is a section that aims to give you some fun ideas when getting comics for the little ones in your life, but there’s no reason you can’t enjoy them, too! The cover price of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #12 is $1, while the current values are $5 on CBR and $3 on ZKC.
Cool Comics Classics
#1036 — The Human Fly #1, Marvel, September 1977.
Spider-Man is one of the most popular characters in comics, the Blue Beetle is a fan favorite (even when someone else takes over the mantle), and Ant-Man has starred in a couple motion pictures that have raked in millions of dollars…so why did the Human Fly get swatted smack-dab out of the Bronze Age? I remember seeing this comic on the stands back in 1977, but I had no interest in it. Actually, I was nearing the end of my first phase of comic collecting, and there was no way I was going to drop 30 coins on someone called The Human Fly. At this point, I even quit getting Omega the Unknown (how was I to know that it would live for just two more issues?). But somehow, The Human Fly outpaced the mysterious Omega, 19 issues to 10, so the creative team was doing something right. Several months ago, I found a really nice copy of The Human Fly #1 in a quarter box, so I decided it was time to give it a chance. The story was fairly entertaining, and we even get a surprise appearance from Spider-Man (not a bad way to start off a new character). I’ll probably never read issues #2 through #19, but you never know, because the Bronze Age is my favorite, and I never mind dipping my toe into that pond. If you have some love for The Human Fly, feel free to tell us why you like him in the comment section below. The cover price of The Human Fly #1 is 30¢, while the current values are $20 on CBR and $8 on ZKC.
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While for this weeks battle I give the edge to the TMNT I have to say that the predator isn’t going down without taking a few shells with him! The Predator has beaten the Dark Knight himself before! Thinking of this match up though does make me intrigued to see what a comic of this would be like.
Yes! I think they need to get to work on this series next. Crossovers are fun, and I’ve got lots of battles in Cool Comics that they could consider! Thanks for reading and being an important part of CCIMC!
I have been so busy with work, I have been absent from your posts a little, so apologies here!
Nice mix of books here. The Legion definitely looks interesting. I have never been a huge fan, but this one may be one to check out.
I popped in the main LCS today to grab a box. I have a GIANT pile waiting to be read once I can fit in the time. While there I picked up silver surfer black 1, 2 and 4 (I had
I appreciate the Human fly review. This is one book that I have wanted awhile, but have not purchased yet. Years ago, the owner of the smaller LCS in town, had a shop in a weekend flea market in a neighboring town. I had a ton of silver and bronze age books I wanted. The stack ended up being upwards of $500 from my picks. One of the books was that Human Fly #1.
I made payments on the books in the tune of maybe $200. We had a huge flood in 2016, and that town (Denham Springs) got the worst of it. That guy lost everything.
He picked himself back up, and opened this now small shop in Baton Rouge. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles (just yet), but I support his tenacity. Plus he gives a 20% discount on all his books. I didn’t have the heart to tell him about the books I was paying on years before. Knowing the type of owner that he is, he would probably give it back, or offer other things in the value I had paid. But that was awhile ago, I am not hurting, and I would like to see his business thrive even further.
Spector, just like that Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium issue, your comment is a 2-parter!
I always hate to hear tragic comic book stories. That stinks that both you and the dealer lost so much to flooding. Tenzil on ComicBookRealm recommended the entire Human Fly run, so I will try to get additional issues as I see them turn up in discount boxes.
I’m glad there are at least mini-series happening now with the Silver Surfer. He’s such an iconic character who should really have his own title.
I hope you get some time this week to get your box of comics read! Thanks for being such an important part of Cool Comics!
oops part of the silver surfer comment cut out
Anyways, the short of it….this is a mini series to check out.
Great writing, and mind blowing stellar art
If anyone loves bargain bin hunting it HAS to be the guy with a blog called Longbox Junk! I’ve found so many great comics in bargain bins that I can’t even begin to list out all the awesome finds I’ve come across over the years.
That said, I did a recent Longbox Junk entry on Uncanny X-Men #23 from 1966. . .a comic I found in surprisingly good condition as padding behind a picture frame I bought for a single lousy dollar at the flea market. It’s not the most valuable comic in my collection, but it’s the most valuable comic I ever bought by accident and certainly is one of my most memorable finds!
And now that I’ve been thinking about it for a few minutes, I’d say my best actual LCS bargain bin find would have to be when I bought the full 23 issue run of Avenging Spider-Man for a dollar each about 5 years ago at a comic shop clearance sale. . .without realizing that #9 featured the first appearance of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel and the value was going to shoot up to about Two Hundred Bucks today! I’m not even a fan of Spider-Man. I bought them for my daughter’s collection because I liked the covers!
Thanks for another great post and once again, thanks for keeping it fun!
Atom, you are definitely the King of longbox junk and bargin bin hunting! You are a great example that comic book entertainment can be had for less then valued prices.
I still love that story of finding the old X-Men comic behind a painting. It sounds like a movie plot…or something that could have been used in a mystery TV show (Barnaby Jones, Murder She Wrote, Monk…take your choice!).
And what a great find with that Avenging Spider-Man run! The one issue more than paid for your investment.
Thanks for being an important part of Cool Comics!
I say the Turtles take down the Predator, though there might only be one left at the end.
I used to enjoy the hunt of longbox bargains, but I completed nearly all of my shopping list by 2005. Everything on my list now is Golden Age or Atomic Age.
Whoops, wrong button. I had two more comments.
Legion: Millennium #1 was a disappointment. If I had read spoilers or advanced press, I guess I would have been prepared. I don’t care for the central character moving through time and there was no Legion in the story. 50,000 bonus points for Tommy Tomorrow showing up though.
I remember Human Fly on the stands back in the day. I figured it was the same villain from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #10. I never bought an issue.
I completely understand your sentiments on Legion: Millennium #1…I guess we have to prepare for the long-game with that one. But I’m betting it will get interesting once the regular series starts in November!