In this episode of Comic Book Men, Comic legends, artist Neal Adams and writer Denny O’Neil, drop by the Stash. Also, the guys look at a pristine set of 50-year-old Batman night lights.

The episode kicks off with a person trying to sell a Robert Crumb comic which Walt immediately shrugs off. It’s interesting with as low-brow as some jokes are, they weren’t willing to buy the comic. In my shop, we had a solid “adult comics” following, and I wouldn’t think twice about purchasing the comic. So for them to not be willing to, is really interesting to me.

For me, the episode’s highlight is Neal Adams visiting the guys to pick up some comics for a project he’s working on, but what’s really cool is his talking about comic history. It’s really cool to hear his thoughts on some of the comics he’s drawn, especially when he admits a cover he hates, but folks love. It’s really cool insight I wish we got more of.

The episode wraps up with two folks trying to sell items, both have some nostalgia around them and they’re both interesting. The prices thrown out for them are pretty high, and they might be worth it, neither are items I know much about. It’s cool to see them though.

The episode is another good one, with the Neal Adams segment being the strongest of the season so far. I’d love to see more of that on the series going forward, but I’ll take what I can get.

Overall rating: 7.25