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Industry News        Disney Good Housekeeping Art Sells For $34,125 at Geppi's
Geppi’s Entertainment Publishing & Auctions has announced that its Hake’s Americana & Collectibles unit has sold the original artwork...

Krazy Kat Art Sells for $36,800 at Illustration House
Illustration House has sold many Krazy Kat pages since they began holding auctions in 1989...

Online Buyers Beware
With just weeks until the San Diego Comic Con, tickets will be hard to come by...

In Memoriam: Michael Turner
Artist Michael Turner has passed away at age 37...

Impressive Comic Book Sales Featured in The New York Times
Earlier this week The New York Times featured the lucrative world of comic book and comic art buying and selling...

Free Shipping for Independence Day!
This week we don't have one Spotlight Book -- we have a bunch!

Vanguard’s Art of Michael Golden Second Printing
Vanguard expected Excess: The Art of Michael Golden to be a popular book. They did not, however, foresee that it would sell out immediately...

Toy Collector Magazine Writer Wins Gold for Speed Racer Article
“Go, Speed Racer, Go,” the Toy Collector Magazine September 2007 cover story, has earned a prestigious Gold Award...

MySpace Dark Horse Presents Celebrates First Anniversary
The anthology title will celebrate the anniversary by returning some key players who helped launch the series online...

Superhero Super Purchases
Prominent collector Jerry Jacobs recently acquired...

In Memoriam: Don S. Davis
Veteran actor Don S. Davis has died...

$40,000 Painting Left at Goodwill
Among the pots and pans, side tables, clothes, and all the other miscellaneous donations that come to Goodwill each day...

Upcoming Events
See what's going on in the exciting world of collecting this week...

San Diego Without Actors?
The Screen Actors Guild is considering a strike when their contract with studios ends this week...

Curator's Column
This week's news from GEM curator Arnold Blumberg...

New Team Member Joins Classics Incorporated
Matt Nelson, owner of Classics Incorporated...

Here He Comes!
Portrayed by veteran film actor William Boyd in 66 classic B-Westerns released between 1935 and 1948, Hopalong Cassidy...


Superstars        Gaining America's Independence: Happy July 4th!
While enjoying fireworks, picnics, noisemaking, and a day off work, it’s easy to forget why July 4th is celebrated in the first place...

Eisner Hall of Fame Nominee: Tarpe Mills (Golden Age artist) (1915-1988)
One of the earliest female comic book creators, Tarpe Mills’ creation Miss Fury is believed to be the first female action hero created by a woman...

Tom Gordon III Becomes President of ComicsPriceGuide.com
Tom Gordon III has been in the comic book and collecting industries for most of his life...

Eisner Hall of Fame Nominee: Mort Meskin (Golden Age artist) (1916-1995)
A look at Atoman creator Mort Meskin...

Celebrity Birthdays
Do you want to know how old President Bush is? What about Sylvester Stallone? Here's a clue: they were born on the exact same day...


Auctions/Prices        Frazetta Thun’da Story Sets Record at $110,000
A complete, seven-page Thun’da story by Frank Frazetta recently sold for $110,000. The pages were sold during the 83rd Russ Cochran’s Comic Art Auction, a division of Geppi’s Entertainment Auctions.

Koko the Klown Sells for $42,000 at Geppi's
Geppi’s Entertainment Publishing & Auctions has announced that its Hake’s Americana & Collectibles unit has sold an “Out of the Inkwell” original...

Ultra High Grade Early Silver Marvels and DCs Highlight Pedigree Comics Grand Auction
Now less than 2 weeks away, Pedigree Comics, Inc.'s new time based Grand Auction starting live Wednesday, July 16...

Over 700 Lobby Card Sets at EMoviePoster
Lobby Cards from recent classics such as the Da Vinci Code, Casino Royale, Lilo and Stitch and..

Shazam Mego Figure Realizes over $7,000
DC began publishing Shazam! in 1973...

Rare Offerings at Platinum Posters
Platinum Posters summer auction will begin on eBay this Sunday evening, July 6, 2008...

Captain Marvel, Batman, Young Allies at Heritage
Early issues of Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Captain Marvel, Superman, and more are part...

Hake’s Americana Celebrates July Fourth with a Holiday Sales List
Geppi’s Entertainment Auctions and Hake’s Americana take a brief step back in time to remind you of this week’s wonderful holiday...

Sopranos Auction Raises $187,000 for Soldiers
Costumes worn by James Gandolfini during the run of the Sopranos were auctioned for...

Fantastic Four #22 Brings $1,875
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Fantastic Four premiered in The Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961...

Bogart, Godzilla, Flash Gordon in Movie Poster Auction
Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Auction holds some of the biggest stars in the universe...

Hake’s Breaks Records With Auctions #193 & #194
Geppi’s Entertainment is proud to announce that...

eBay Auctions
This week in the fantastic world of eBay...

Legendary Don Kaufman Collection To Be Sold by Bertoia
The New Jersey based, family owned business known as Bertoia Auctions has been chosen to sell the Donald Kaufman collection of antique automotive, comic character, and European wind-up toys...

Iron Man #128 CGC 9.8 Sold
A CGC-certified Iron Man #128 9.8 sold for $2,025 on eBay after 36 bids...

40-Year Toy Collection Hits Auction Block
Larry Farnum and his wife Betty collected toys, banks and various hobby items...

Mastro Auction Began Closing July 1
Online bidding for the first session of Mastro’s Classic Collectors Auction began to close on Tuesday...

Rare Wonder Woman Glass Sold on eBay
A rare Wonder Woman glass sold for $945 on eBay after 13 bids...


Catch the Wave        Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine Maquette
His colleagues never suspected that Senator Palpatine’s quiet demeanor hid the sinister...

Batman: The Dark Knight Deluxe Collector Figures
With only a brief time remaining until the long-awaited July 18, 2008 release of the latest Batman theatrical feature...

Silver Surfer Mini-Statue
The Silver Surfer is only one of many who have served as herald to the eons-old being known as Galactus...

She-Dragon Variant Edition Statue
Originally created by writer-artist Erik Larsen as a parody of Marvel’s She-Hulk...


Did You Know?        Rock On!
A rolling rock gathers no moss...

Captain America’s Shield Deflects Bullets, Attracts Fans
One hero in particular comes to mind, especially on the 4th of July: Captain America...

Mud is Thicker Than Water
As a faithful Scoop “Did You Know?” reader, you might have noticed a theme running the past few weeks...

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Based on the 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth is making movie history, as it is the first...


The Main Event        Wizard World Chicago 2008 in Photos
Scoop staffer Mike Wilbur brings back photos from Chicago...


Mondo Media        "Hancock" Jumps Into Theaters
The summer’s latest superhero flick, Hancock, hits theaters today...

Grace Bradley Boyd, a Triple Threat
Grace Bradley Boyd is well known as the wife of William Boyd, the man behind Hopalong Cassidy...

Archie Comics Goes Green
In July, Archie Comics is releasing the first part of their “Freshman Year” storyline that fans have been highly anticipating...

Science Fiction and Horror Soundtracks at Screen Archives
Music from Atom Nine Adventures, Skin Walkers, Haunting Villisca, and The Abandoned ...


Off the Presses        Trinity #3 - 5
Now entering the second month of this weekly comic...

Titans Companion Volume 2
Created for the dedicated Teen Titan fans, Titans Companion Volume 2 is a fascinating read for experienced collectors...

The Mighty Avengers #15
A big flashback into the foundations of the New Avengers and the whole Secret Invasion story...

Station #1
The first issue proves once again that comics have what movies desperately need: originality...


Savvy Sites        Screaming Tiki!
Start preparing yourself for a pop culture overload!


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