Dark Shadows Comics To Be In Complete Collection

Hermes Press will be publishing all thirty-five issues of Gold Key's Dark Shadows comic series based on the popular tv soap opera from the 1960s in five deluxe full-color hardcover editions. According to ICV2's The Complete Dark Shadows Comics, the first issue will be released in March 2010. Each edition will have seven issues plus extra likes poster art, pin-ups and more.

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #25 and Wonder Woman #188

You may wonder what these two comics have in common. Other than the fact that both were originally sold for fifteen cents, they have nothing in common. However, I did find them at the first local community flea market this morning. There are not very many flea markets around here so I try to go to all that I can. Most of the vendors that usually sell "homemade" candles, jewelry, perfume and soap at the local craft stores were there. I found one table that had about a dozen comics spread out. Most were Disney comics that were around ten dollars. I did find Gold Key's Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #25 (March 1969) and DC Comics' Wonder Woman #188 (May-June 1970) for two dollars each. They are in fair condition and I was surprised to find them for that price. I have three very worn copies of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #66, 73 and 76 while my oldest Wonder Woman issue is #250 from 1978. Here are the covers: