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A Collection a Day #39 – Vintage Sci-Fi comic books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I haven’t actively collected comic books for twenty years but when I see a stack of old comics in a shop, I am compelled to flip through them. If I find one with an interesting cover, I may buy […]

This big green bit of plastic goodness arrived on my doorstep yesterday. Over 30 years ago, I was a wee lad when I was first introduced to this big guy. No matter how much I whined, I could never crack my parent’s resolve to ensure this ugly thing never made it into our home. I […]

That headline might be interpreted poorly, but I don’t care! A big box just arrived on my doorstep and it contained… If you don’t know what it is from the teaser photo, you’ll have to wait. Let’s just say it’s one of my collecting “holy grails” — something I have wanted for a loooong time, […]

A Collection a Day #38 – More Ace Double Sci-Fi books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Here are some more recent Ace Doubles. The left half of this photo shows one side of the books, while the right half shows the flip side. I love a good deal, and the buy one, get one […]

A Collection a Day #37 – Frame tray puzzles, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Frame tray puzzles are another great thing to collect because they are inexpensive and don’t take up much room. These are the size of a comic book or magazine and can be stored flat or vertically. The graphics on these […]

A Collection a Day #36 – Vintage Batman and Robin pinbacks, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Collecting pinbacks, buttons and badges has been a popular hobby for quite a while. Political collectors are probably the biggest fans of buttons, but I’ll take Batman over Nixon any day. Pinbacks are a great item to collect […]