Mark Seifert

Illinois

Managing Editor at Bleeding Cool

Vintage paper addict, machine learning hobbyist, co-founder of Avatar Press, managing editor of Bleeding Cool.

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The Continued Story of Disney's The Black Hole, Up for Auction

1 month ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: ComicConnect Sponsored, Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Long sought-after for its relative rarity, Whitman's The Black Hole #4 is part of their continuation of the story from the Disney film. Considered a response to Star Wars (1977), Disney's The Black Hole actually began life as a science fiction disaster movie concept called Space Station One in 1974. Original creators Bob Barbash and Richard Landau had a dizzying range of television (and in Landau's case, film) credits between them.
Carlos Pacheco Captain America 25 Design, Prelim Art Sells for $25,000

1 month ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Original Artwork | Tagged: captain america, carlos pacheco, rick remenderA group of Carlos Pacheco's design and prelim original artwork for Captain America #25, including designs for the new costume for Sam Wilson as Captain America, has sold for $25,000. Article Summary Carlos Pacheco's design and preliminary artwork for Captain America #25 has fetched $25,000. The artwork debuted the look of Sam Wilson as Captain America with an iconic design influencing the MCU.
NIU's Race to Save An Important Part of Fiction Publishing History

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: dime novels, norman l. munroNIU is holding a fundraiser April 2-3 to back an effort to conserve and digitize the world's best collection of historically important Family Story Paper. Family Story Paper was a general-interest weekly fiction paper that lasted for nearly 2,500 issues from 1873-1921. It is widely considered to be one of the best-selling story papers of its era, and was part of the basis for publisher Norman L. Munro's considerable fortune.
The Rarity of EC Comics' Tales of Terror Annual #1, Up for Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: ComicConnect Sponsored, Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Al Feldstein, ec comicsTales of Terror Annual #1 has been considered one of the toughest to get EC Comics New Trend issues for as long as there's been an EC fandom. Tales of Terror Annual #1 has been considered one of the most difficult to get EC Comics New Trend issues for as long as there has been an EC Comics fandom.
Early Cosmic-Era Starlin, Where Monsters Dwell 20 Cover Art at Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: ComicConnect Sponsored, Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: The month after debuting Thanos & Drax in Iron Man & the same month his Captain Marvel saga launched, Where Monsters Dwell shows the Jim Starlin cosmic era had begun. The early elements of Jim Starlin's cosmic saga at Marvel have become a cornerstone of one of the most successful movie franchises ever created, some 50+ years after its beginnings in Iron Man #55 and Captain Marvel #25 in 1973.
Captain Marvel Redrawn in Canada for the Golden Age, at Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Nelvana of the Northern Lights publisher Anglo-American Publishing had Fawcett Captain Marvel stories redrawn in Canada during the Golden Age. Probably best remembered today as the publisher of Nelvana of the Northern Lights, and for its unique redrawn republishing of Fawcett Captain Marvel and other material in Canada, Anglo-American Publishing was one of the foundational companies of the Golden Age of comic book in Canada.
F.E. Howard's Unusual Archie Comics in Super Comics, Up for Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: archie, canadian comicsCanadian publisher F.E. Howard did some unusual Archie Comics reprints in Canada during WWII, which remain highly sought-after today. We've discussed a number of Golden Age Canadian publishers about which little is known during our recent posts on Canadian comic books, including Al Rucker, Lou Ruby, Morris Ruby, and Pioneer Publications of London Ontario. We've talked a little bit about Frank E.
Pioneer Publications and its Odd Phantom Lady Comic, Up for Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: canadian comics, phantom ladyPioneer Publishing of London, Ontario, is a mysterious publisher who put out this unusual Phantom Lady #17 reprint in 1948. The oddly-titled Avenger Crime Comic #25 was published by the equally obscure Canadian publisher Pioneer Publications of London, Ontario. Little is known about this company beyond the handful of comic books it published in 1948.
Jim Aparo's Ghost of Wayne Manor Cover Art for Batman 341, at Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | John Byrne |Mark Seifert

Posted in: ComicConnect Sponsored, Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: Batman, Jim AparoLegendary comic book artist Jim Aparo contributed to a large number of DC Comics classics, and his Batman #341 cover is an interesting symbol of his career. Article Summary Celebrate Jim Aparo's DC legacy, renowned for his iconic Batman cover art and dynamic storytelling that defined an era.
Chesler's Rocketman and the Mystery of Atomic Comics #1, at Auction

2 months ago | bleedingcool.com | Mark Seifert

Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: canadian comics, CheslerWas a notorious paper broker behind the publication of both the U.S. and Canadian version of Atomic Comics? Article Summary Explore Atomic Comics #1 blending Chesler reprints with a new cover by Harry Thomson. Unravel publisher puzzles and unauthorized reprints that underscore the complex narrative of Atomic Comics.