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.
Who knew zombies were popular in 1952? This incredible poster is up for auction this week at emovieposter.com. Zombies of the Stratosphere was a Republic Serial with 12 chapters. I am an absolute sucker for Republic movie posters, and this is a great one – zombies, spaceships, a robot a with fireman’s axe – I [...]
Living in the ‘burbs of D.C. doesn’t provide too may outlets for cheap treasure seeking. The D.C. big Flea is primarily a large antique show, but there are usually a few cool collectibles to be found. There were a few vendors who were selling vintage toys and pop culture collectibles. I stopped and chatted with [...]
Every time a mother goes to clean out her son’s bedroom and puts his comics in the trash, a heart is broken, a memory is made and collectors everywhere smile. Partly, because they remember the painful day it happened to them, and partly because the value of their collection just went up. Comic book collecting [...]
By Andrew Wahl, Comics Bronze Age editor (reprinted with permission) It’s a given that most readers of this online magazine [Comics Bronze Age] are fans of Bronze Age comics. Collectors of other eras might look down on these books as unworthy, and “civilians” probably dismiss them altogether as silly, childhood ephemera. But, for us true [...]
For all you Super-fans out there, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore has one of the best collections you’ll see in a single location. Want to see a copy of Action Comics #1? Geppi’s has three! Guarding the main gallery hall, is a life size statue of the man of steel (and yes, I did strike [...]
