Last Update October 1, 2026
Amazing Spider-Man #96 and #97 "drug issues" head to auction – JS Online
Original comic book art from a unique 1971 Spider-Man story, known for its pioneering treatment of drug use and its defiance of the Comic Code Authority, is on the auction market for the first time at ComicConnect until Oct. 4...."
Penciled instruction text on the page: 'teenager on "trip" completely "stoned"' – Gil Kane and John Romita artwork.
Comic Connect page offering the pages
San Diego comic 'zines and music fair – The Comics Journal
Comic book campaign from NBC Sports to promote the 2026-27 NBA season – NBC Sports
J. Scott Campbell’s Danger Girl Artist’s Edition coming in 2027 – ICV2
12” x 17” hardcover - funded on Kickstarter with a huge $537,000 and 1,500+ backers.
Interview with Noah Hawley about Spider-Man #1000 – Deadline Hollywood
Undoubtedly, Spider-Man is having a moment. As Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues its record-breaking theatrical run, recently becoming the highest-grossing film in North American box office history, the Amazing Spider-Man #1000 is generating major demand of its own, with more than 400,000 orders ahead of its release today... Only two other major superhero titles — DC’s Action Comics and Detective Comics — have reached the 1,000-issue mark..."
For reference:
Action Comics – DC – 1938 – present #1102 Nov 2026 the current issue
Detective Comics – DC – 1937 – #1113 Nov 2026 the current issue
The Amazing Spider-Man – Marvel – 1963 – present – #1000
Four Color Comics – Dell Publishing – 1942 – April to June 1962 – #1342 last issue
Spider-Man Brand New Million Every Day at $2,496,384,465 – The-Numbers
"My brother died and left behind thousands of comics. His wife wants to trash them — but he swore they were worth millions. What now?" – MSN Moneywise
White was present this September when one of those books — the first-ever edition of Captain America, published in 1941 — sold for over $700,000.
Likewise, the 1938 Superman comic book that sold for $9.1 million in 2025 was stuck in a cardboard box for decades. Three brothers discovered it when they were sorting through their mother’s possessions after she died. She told her sons she had a valuable collection of comics but never said where. Turns out they were all in the attic..."
An original owner collection is something that’s very sought after,"White told Moneywise. "People love it when it’s stayed in the same family for years." These comic books broke records because they were mint-condition editions from the Golden Age of comics
..."
The article has a click-bait title and premise but it does have a decent overview of some of the media-friendly highlights of turning newsprint into million dollar bills.
Wednesday Comic releases – Fresh Comics
Funny Pages Comic Strip Exhibit at Anderson Museum of Art, Indiana – Visit Madison
Latest comic strip news: Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award, Susie Derkins from Calvin and Hobbes, Donna A. Lewis, Bushmiller's Nancy changed by Juliana Ross, etc – Daily Cartoonist
Antarctic Press December 2026 books – Bleeding Cool
See expanded Batman theme display from Richmond, VA, area comic shop
"Rob Liefeld says comic sales charts are unofficial, unreliable estimates, and calls chart promoters snake-oil salesmen" – Bleedingcool
"Batman" rescue in the UK – New York Post
A group of UK party-goers dressed as superheroes chased down a purse snatcher and scaled a towering wall to retrieve a woman’s stolen handbag during a night out..."
Absolute Batman #24 is the big seller of the past week – Bleedingcool
Treviso Comic Book Festival underway in Italy – Gazzetino MSN in Italian
The Star Wars comics coming in December – Mynockmanor
Joe Kubert's 100th birthday – Get ComiCon
National Comic Book Day news – UPI Press
‘Transformers No. 1’ sells 7.6 million copies and is on 15th Printing – Yahoo Hollywood Reporter
Baltimore Comic Con underway – Comicsbeat
CGC 6.5 Ghost Comics #1 1951, art by Maurice Whitman, goes to auction – Bleedingcool
Interview with Sharon Rudahl – The Comics Journal
Question: Growing up in that era, you knew comics because they were around, you were just never really a big fan."
Sharon Rudahl: I used to like Casper the Friendly Ghost. I had an uncle, or second uncle, who ran a little candy store that had comic books. I'd go in with my cousin and we could take comics home. So I read Casper the Friendly Ghost and I think there were one or two other ones."
The last comic that I did was for a book called Partisans, and it's about Josephine Baker. It's just three pages... That's my last comic, and it was very hard for me. I did it in the middle of the night with great difficulty. I'm proud of it. I knew that if I got through it, it would be my last comic. Comics, the way I did it at least, is really hard. Now I know people rely a lot on stuff they get off the computer and copying things, and it's just done a different way. But the way I did it, it's hard work..."
Rutgers University Press describes Rudahl's career as extending over more than fifty years, with work appearing in publications and exhibitions internationally with later work shifted toward historical and biographical comics.
Bob Layton Marvel covers that aren't Iron Man – 13th Dimension
Marvel's December book releases – Comicsbeat
Marvel Midnight Universe headed to a second printing already with over a million pre-orders already happening – ICV2
The time has come for a zoning law Comic Book – NLC.org
What sort of person collects comic books? A Pannapictagraphist! – South Florida Reporter
Nice, straight-forward overview of the comic book phenomenon derived from history. Skips a lot of stuff but includes things I hadn't heard about before.
1842 – One of the earliest known comics printed was The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck. The 1842 hardcover comic book became the first known American comic book.
Stan Lee got his start by writing obituaries. They were for celebrities in New York.
Comic Con Africa opens – Rio Times Online
Gold Supergirl "the last daughter of Krypton medal" from the US Mint – US Mint
The DC superhero series – US Mint
The 2026 coins: Supergirl, Robin, Green Lantern. Coming in 2027: The Flash, Batgirl, Aquaman.
Star Wars Comics Library Vol. 1 – 1977-1979 680-page hardcover – 11-inches wide and 15.6-inches tall – ICV2
Josh Cassara has died – Bleedingcool
"Cartoonists of yore" – National Cartoonists Society
A quick look at work by Milt Gross, Charles Schulz, Walt Simonson, Denys Wortman, Gus Arriola, Walt McDougall
1941 Captain America Comics #1 CGC 9.0 coming to auction – Comicbook
Len Brown has died – The Comics Journal
Len Brown, a long-time executive at Topps Chewing Gum Inc. who, among many other things, created the Mars Attacks trading card series, died on August 11th, 2026. He was 84 and had been in failing health for several years. The cause of death was arteriosclerosis..."
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is now open – Yahoo News
Founded by George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, the massive 300,000-square-foot museum celebrates all forms of visual storytelling, featuring everything from comic book art to paintings and film memorabilia..."
John Romita's 1968’s The Spectacular Spider-Man #2 cover art – 13th Dimension
The piece sold for $63,250, plus buyer’s premium, via Heritage Auctions waaaaaaaaaaaay back in 2002. That’s the same as $110,677 in 2024. I don’t know if it’s changed hands since but I’d wager that this comics masterpiece would command even more if put back on the market..."
Kakao is going to shut down digital comics platform Tapas – Comicsbeat
The news that Tapas is coming to an end has "creators and readers reeling" – Kotaku
Parent company Kakao Entertainment acquired comics platform for roughly $800 million in 2021..."
Despite previous news "Popverse is not shutting down" – Bleeding Cool
Do you have $7 million laying around?
Batmobile from Batman Returns heads to auction – NY Post
Los Angeles‑based Julien’s Auctions says the vehicle is poised to challenge the record for the highest price ever achieved for a Batmobile at auction... this Batmobile served as the ‘Number One Hero’ car used in the film and is screen‑matched in the majority of the film’s driving sequences..."
Deals made to get the Warner Bros-Paramount merger back in motion – Yahoo Finance
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man animated TV show gets season 2 greenlight – ICV2
Batman goes atop the Sydney Opera House – MSN Variety AU
Graphic novel: Kasparov vesus Deep Blue – New York Times
In 1997, the greatest human chess player in the world went up against the most powerful chess-playing supercomputer..."
Interview with Tasos Apostolidis about his graphic novels "If we make Aristophanes politically correct, we will destroy him" – Lifo [in Greek]
The big challenge is that you can’t transfer philosophy to comics by simply "simplifying" it. If you do, you risk losing its essence. So you need to find a way to make the ideas understandable without impoverishing them..."
Wal-Mart is awash in Spider-Man licensed stuff in the wake of Spider-Man Brand New Million Everyday hitting $2,478,502,000 in worldwide box-office
Marvel exits NYC for Los Angeles, and "almost no one quit" – Pirate Princesses
DC's December book list – Comicsbeat
Batman Day events – Marca
Absolute Batman #24 Reference To The Very First Appearance Of Batgirl – Bleeding Cool
A "mysterious Batman Day" event in Australia – Comicbook
Huge donation of original Kirby art to Kirby Museum – Icv2
The Jack Kirby Museum has received a donation of over 50 pages of Jack Kirby art, the organization announced. The donation from the Howell/Kalish collection by comic writer, publisher, and Kirby scholar Richard Howell is the largest donation of art the museum has ever received..."
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