Frae ghosties and ghoulies, long-leggetie beasties,

And things that go bump in the night,

Good lord deliver us.

– From an old Scottish Litany

Welcome to Cool Comics in My Collection Episode 55, where we take a nostalgic look at comic books I currently own, and in some sad cases, ones that I let get away.

For each of the comic books I include in this blog, I list the current secondary market value. This is according to the listings at the website www.comicbookrealm.com. They list out the near mint prices, which are on the comic book grading scale of 9.4. If you go to the website to look up any in your collection, you can click on the price and see the value at different grades. Not all of my comics are 9.4. Some are probably better, and some are worse. But to simplify it, that’s the grading price I use here. And remember, a comic book is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

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If you have any questions or comments, please scroll to the bottom of the page to where it says, “Leave a reply.” I hope you enjoy seeing these as much as I do writing about them. And now, Episode 55…

Cool comics in my collection #348: The Supernaturals #1, December 1998.

When I started my third phase of comic collecting (1993 – 2003), I wanted to get some cool monster comics since that was something I neglected to purchase in phases one (Seventies) and two (early Eighties). So when I saw this series come out at my local comic shop, Kenmore Komics in Akron, Ohio, I made sure to pick it up. As I said last week, October is about monster and scary comics, and this series had an interesting mix of characters, from Doctor Voodoo to Ghost Rider to Werewolf by Night to Satana to Jack O’Lantern. And it also had the likes of Doctor Strange, Hank Pym, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, and many more. Sort of an odd mix, but really a bunch of fun for long-time comic book fans. In the nearly 18 years since this came out, I guess it really never caught since the price never went up. Which may just be good news for those of you out there who want to try to find it. The cover price of The Supernaturals #1 is $3.99, while the current value is $4.

Cool comics in my collection #349: The Nocturnals #1, January 1995.

If you’re looking for interesting comics during the month of October to put you in the Halloween mood, here’s another little series of comics that won’t break the bank. I bought The Nocturnals while stationed at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia, many years ago. This is a fun little series with cool art by Dan Brereton (he also wrote it, and did the colors and the covers), and if this doesn’t make you think Halloween, I don’t know what will. One of the characters is even named Halloween Girl. There is also the Gunwitch, Doc Horror, Firelion, and more. It’s a six issue series, so you may want to see if your local shop has it in stock for your holiday reading pleasure. I love the covers and think the color choices really capture the mood. And if you tend to stick to just the usual Marvel and DC, this is a good opportunity to see what other companies have done, since this was published by Malibu. The cover price of The Nocturnals #1 is $2.95, while the current value is $3.

Cool comics in my collection #350: The Tomb of Dracula #37, October 1975.

Wow! I can’t believe that I’ve now had 350 individual cool comics listed here! And this one is a fun one, because who doesn’t love Dracula? And this issue is dated October 1975, so the month is perfect for my monster month this October! (Okay, I realize that comics are usually dated a month or two ahead, but who cares when we’re looking back and feeling misty eyed over such four color fun?) I turned thirteen in October 1975, and loved monsters and monster movies, but, as I’ve stated here before, I really didn’t buy monster comics during that period. I did, however, buy some monster magazines and still have all of them to this day. Not to mention my cool Aurora Monster models that are lined across the top of a couple of my bookshelves. Of course Dracula’s head needs to be glued back on, and a few others need some repair work, but I recently picked up some model glue and plan on breathing life back into them. I’m sure many of you did read The Tomb of Dracula during the Seventies, and watched a bunch of old monster movies, including the Christopher Lee Hammer Horror Dracula moves. Fun stuff for Monster Kids. If any of this brings back memories, be sure to tell us your story in the comments field near the bottom of the page. I’d love to hear it. The cover price of The Tomb of Dracula #37 is 25 cents, while the current value is $20.