US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Hong Kong Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Polish Auctions Singapore Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss Auctions UK Auctions

Best Match Time: ending soonest Time: newly listed Price: lowest first Price: highest first Price + Shipping: lowest first Price + Shipping: highest first

1 6 Hot Toys Captain America The First Avenger In Stock    US $120.50

CAPTAIN AMERICA HOT TOYS 12 FIGURE SIDESHOW The First Avenger FREE SHIPPING    US $148.99

Hot Toys Sideshow Captain America 12 mint in box    US $159.00

Captain America No 1 Capitaine America No 1 french francais juin june 1970    US $349.00

Custom Captain America 12 inch action figure    US $193.00

1 6 Hot Toys Captain America Figure and 16 Scale Harley Military Motorcycle    US $249.99

Hot Toys Captain America 901384 1 6 MIB    US $149.99

Captain America Doll Figure 1978 Rare Vintage Marvel    US $149.99

Captain America Shield Movie Prop Replica Blank Metal Aluminum BEAUTIFUL    US $250.00

HOT TOYS CAPTAIN AMERICA FIRST AVENGER NEW VERSION LIMITED EDITION    US $189.99

BOWEN MARVEL STATUE CAPTAIN AMERICA ULTIMATE SIGNED AP    US $1,038.04

HOT TOYS The First Avenger Captain America Chris Evans 12 Figure In Stock    US $214.99

View Page:   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9

In World War II patriotic solider Steve Rogers recipient of the "Super Soldier Serum" became the living symbol of freedom, Captain America. Left for dead while frozen in ice, the star-spangled hero with an indestructible shield awoke years later to continue his never-ending battle for liberty. Read More About Captain America on Marvel.com

Captain America: The First Avenger - Trailer

Now, as devastated as I was that Marvel and Hasbro stopped making the beloved Marvel Legends line of action figures, (though the sculpts were admittedly much better looking when they used to be made by Toybiz), I was delighted to find out that the new 3 and 3/4 inch Marvel Universe Line from Hasbro was set to include 25th Anniversary Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars.

There’s six 2 figure sets in all, each set coming with a reprint of issue of the series. The first wave includes a 2-pack of Captain America and villain Klaw, (I freaking LOVE Klaw! I’ve been dying for a Bowen bust of him for years!), along with issue #1. Then there’s the Human Torch and Wolverine with issue 2, and Thunderball and Spider-Man with issue 3.

I zipped over to Target, and now I’m the proud owner of all three sets from Wave 1. I think they’re pretty cool looking. They’re well-articulated, though some of the paint jobs seem to be a bit sloppy. I still prefer the larger Marvel legends, still and all.

Despite that, I’ll still probably pick up Wave 2, which includes an angry Hulk and Cyclops with issue 4, Iron Man and Spider-Woman with issue 7, and Spider-Man in his iconic black costume along with Magneto and issue 8.

Nostalgia, and my uncontrollable need to be a consumer, will compel me to seek out every Secret Wars tie-in that Marvel sees fit to produce. It may not be good for my bank account, but really… who needs money?

Greetings, fellow Zombies! Drink in hand, I'd like to examine the current status quo in the Marvel U. Currently, Marvel Universe Earth 616 is in the midst of Dark Reign. Norman Osborn is in charge, having emerged from the Secret Invasion triumphant as the man who commanded the Thunderbolts and killed the Skrull Queen. He disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D, sending its former leader, Tony Stark, into exile and instituted his own version of a peacekeeping force, H.A.M.M.E.R. He has his own Illuminati-like team of behind the scenes power players, the Cabal. And he's even Assembled his own version of Dark Avengers, having criminals usurp the hero's identities. In short, it's a dangerous time to be on the right side of the law in the current Marvel climate. Good guys like Spiderman and the New Avengers are in more danger now than they were as unregistered heroes during the Superhuman Registration Act. They are in hiding and must act as renegades, while criminals are brazenly running rampant and getting out of jail easily when they DO get caught.

Some have criticized Dark Reign as just an extension in what was going on during Warren Ellis' run on Thunderbolts. While that may be true, I'm still enjoying the storylines generated by this arc. Osborn's evolution from psychosis-inflicted Green Goblin to National Hero may strain credibility more than a bit, but his interactions with others in power have been a hoot. Dark Avengers is a great title, although it should be said that I haven't liked Thunderbolts anywhere near as much since Dark reign began. But those are digressions better left to the reviews. I've also enjoyed the machinations of the Cabal and am in eager anticipation of where it will all lead.

Cosmically, the Inhumans-led Kree and the Vulcan commanded Shi'ar clash in a War of Kings. Most of Marvel's cosmic characters, like Nova and the Starjammers are involved. Whatever the outcome, this is a status changing event of an epic scale. I wasn't sure about this series when it began, and in fact planned not to buy it. I'm glad I changed my mind and picked it up. Again, I'll be reviewing the series as a whole, so that's all I'll say about its quality for now.

Hopefully, this little over-view will allow those that may have been away for awhile to better understand and enjoy what I'm talking about in my reviews. See you in the funny pages...

Two years later, in 1941, Captain America was created by writer Joe Simon and legendary comic artist Jack "King" Kirby, a patriotic hero created to take on the Axis during World War 2. Captain America Comics #1 even featured the Captain socking Hitler square in the jaw.

In the 1950s, Timely became Atlas Comics, and superheroes weren't as popular anymore. As a result, Atlas switched genres often; flooding the market with horror books, war stories, romance comics, Westerns, funny animals...basically trying to capitalize on whatever was hot at the time. Goodman tried to cast a wide net and wanted to focus on volume rather than innovation and creativity.

It was the 1960's that finally saw the creation of the Marvel Universe with The Fantastic Four #1. Goodman had taken note of how well rival company DC Comics was doing with the superhero team book Justice League of America, and he wanted a team all his own. He turned to writer Stan Lee, who started at Timely as a teenager, basically hired to be a gofer in 1939 before moving up the ranks until he was named Editor. Stan "The Man", along with Jack Kirby, came up with the Fantastic Four, a family of adventurers who hijacked a rocket and were bombarded with "Cosmic Rays" in space. As a result, the foursome gained strange powers when they crashed back to Earth.

Needless to say, the book was a smash hit, and was soon followed by other iconic heroes created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, etc. Characters like the Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, The X-Men, and Marvel's most recognizable character, The Amazing Spiderman. Lee created a Marvel universe that centered primarily in and around New York City, while DC's heroes fought crime in such fictional cities as Metropolis and Gotham. Lee created heroes that were tortured and outcasts, like the monstrous Hulk and the misunderstood Mutant X-Men. And Lee tried to give his heroes identifiable problems, best embodied by Spiderman's alter-ego Peter Parker, a nerdy teenager with money problems that was unlucky in love. DC's heroes, in contrast, were seemingly perfect ideals. What could hurt Superman?

Lee also tried to give readers a peek behind the creative curtain, updating fans with his Bullpen Bulletins, monthly reports about Marvel's creative talent. He wrote a long-standing opinion column called Stan's Soapbox, and he created the Marvel fan clubs the Merry Marvel Marching Society and FOOM, (Friends of Ol' Marvel). He also was one of the first to actually print fan's feedback in a letters column in his comics. Stan wanted fans to feel like they were "in the know", like they were part of the club reading Marvel Comics, and he was more than proud to be the public face of the comics he, along with others, created.

Marvel marched on, from the first Marvel mini-series, Contest of Champions, to the first company-wide crossover, Secret Wars, to the recent Marvel Universe splitting Civil War. Marvel went from the boom of the speculators market of the 1990s to the bust of bankruptcy, and back to the successful multi-media company it is today. The comics themselves have evolved from the Silver Age of the advent of the Fantastic Four, "The Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine!", to die cut holographic foil covers on the 1990s, to the digital, downloadable motion comics at Marvel.com. From the less than humble Captain America serial of 1944, to the flop of Howard The Duck the movie in 1986, to the blockbuster Spiderman and X-Men movie film franchises of today. The Marvel Universe has permeated the world of pop culture. Spiderman is every bit as recognizable the world over as Mickey Mouse.

Okay... enough rambling. Lol I truly meant for this to be a brief overview of the beginings of Marvel Comics, but it's hard to be succinct about something so massive. I'll be getting into the current state of the Marvel U in my next post. As Stan The Man used to say... Excaliber! At least, it was something like that...

Have you read... Current State Of The Marvel Universe?

And now... well, now there’s eBay, amongst other online resources. I’ve been a member of eBay since 1999 and currently have a Feedback score of 212, with a sparkling 100% approval rating. Ahem. lol Most of those purchases are comic related, and eBay remains a valuable resource for me as a hard-core comic book collector. There hasn’t been anything that I haven’t been able to find on eBay at one time or another. Quite simply, I almost don’t remember life before eBay where being a collector is concerned.

For the uninitiated... and God help you... here's some links to live Marvel auctions currently running on eBay. I’ve tried to make sure that they were categorized to show off a wide range of Marvel books and the kind of deals I myself try to find when I get the eBay bug. Hopefully, this will aid some new eBay shoppers... and even some of you hardened vets... to experience the thrill of the hunt, and bliss of victory, and the high I get when I receive a package in the mail. lol Kid on Christmas Morn, I tell yah. Onward to e-commerce!