Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Not a bad Saturday morning of yard sales this weekend… I saw this large stuffed ALF doll at one of the first sales we stopped at, and knew I was going to buy it before even unbuckling the seatbelt. For $2, this Melmacian went home with me, and his little friend Jessie from Toy Story [...]
The Rapture’s impending doom was upon us and we only had a few scant hours left on this earth, so how did I spend that precious time? At the yard sales of course! This weekend’s sales were few and far between so I had to work for the goods this time. Plus, we brought the [...]
We took the kids to Jumpin’ Jimmy’s house of bounce yesterday and I was thrilled to find this 25-foot tall Superman: And this sweet Batmobile slide: (And you just know that I went down both of those slides.)
The most iconic piece of 1980s comic art in the series that revitalized Batman, offered May 5, in New York NEW YORK – The iconic original art for the page 10 splash page from issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s The Dark Knight Returns, the comic series that almost single-handedly re-vitalized Batman, and defined the best [...]
My oldest son just celebrated his birthday and since the young lad is of mine own blood, he has a fondness for the wonderful world of super heroes. The theme of his party was the Dark Knight himself, Batman, with the highlight being this colorful piñata found at the local party goods store. Never has [...]
[PRESS RELEASE] First ‘Bat-man’ comic proof pages – saved from the trash in Queens – highlight comics event at Heritage Auctions The original 1939 production proofs for pages 2-6 of Detective Comics #27, otherwise known as the first appearance of “The Bat-Man,” perhaps the closest the world will ever get to the original art for [...]
Last month I gave you “Superman” tease of some of the great pop culture items up for bid in the next Hake’s auction. Today, I wanted to show a few more of the items that I would be bidding on in the auction if I didn’t need to buy my kids new snow boots — [...]
Yesterday, I went to the Greenberg Toy & Train Show in Chantilly, Virginia and saw plenty of trains and even a few toys. Here are the toys that found their way home with me… I instantly fell in love with that Lone Ranger Squirt gun. I have a Batman and a Superman from the same [...]
Holy Vanagon Batman! Check out this amazing Mego Mobile Bat Lab up for auction on eBay. This is a complete Mobile Bat Lab scaled to fit 8” action figures (not included). It includes the Front End Foe Catcher, a Rear Winch with Bat-Grappling Hook and a Revolving Bat Platform for Outside Spying. The vehicle looks [...]
A Collection a Day #47 – Superman and Batman, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Here’s another “unintended” collection of mine. I’ve been collecting vintage Batman and Superman items and many of the items were produced for both characters. I’m pretty sure I could make a similar collection for Spiderman, but a guy has to [...]
