Detroit Triple Fan Fair, Rankin/Bass and Most Expensive Comic Books | Episode 114 (2/2/25)

About this episode

The episode features discussions with historians about the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, Rankin/Bass animations, and the most expensive comic books.

On this episode we talk to historians about several of our favorite topics: 00:35 - Steve Sabo shares what it was like at the first ever comic con, the Detroit Triple Fan Fair. 05:26 - Rankin/Bass historian and biographer Rick Goldschmidt joins us to discuss everyone's favorite holiday themed animation studio. 20:51 - And finally, we quizzed dealer extraordinaire Lauren Becker on the most expense comic books ever sold! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

People in this episode

Guests: Steve Sabo, Rick Goldschmidt, Lauren Becker

Topics covered

• Detroit Triple Fan Fair
• Rankin/Bass
• comic books

Keywords

• comic con
• holiday animation
• comic book sales

Mentioned in this episode

Products: comic books

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