Overstreet @ 50: Five Decades of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, the companion book for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #50, is off to the printer. The book was initially scheduled for release during what was the heart of the COVID-19 shutdown. It was rescheduled to arrive in comic shops on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.

The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush volume. Cover concept art is coupled with original art by Overstreet himself is part of the mix.

“Aside from the definitive Bob Overstreet interview and the amazing cover gallery that spans all 50 years of the Guide’s history, Overstreet @ 50 includes comments from some of the top dealers and collectors in comics, and remembrances from those who have been involved with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in many different ways,” said J.C. Vaughn, Vice-President of Publishing for Gemstone Publishing.

Among those whose remembrances of the Guide are featured are former DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz, former CBG Editor Maggie Thompson, pioneering comics dealer David T. Alexander and Buddy Saunders, acclaimed cover artist Joe Jusko, Wynonna Earp creator Beau Smith, CGC Primary Grader Matt Nelson, CBCS Primary Grader Steve Borock, and Torpedo Comics’ Steven Houston.

“This book is a wonderful highlight reel of what makes the Guide so important to comic collecting. Many industry professionals share profound insight into the Guide and its relationship to the hobby, the cover gallery is a timeline of the Guide’s progression, the Hall of Fame entries celebrate some of the greatest creators in our field, and learning about the Guide’s roots from Bob himself is truly illuminating,” said Associate Editor Amanda Sheriff.

The book also includes Bob Overstreet’s top five favorite Guide articles from the book’s first five decades.

“When this book was conceived as part of our golden anniversary celebration, we asked Bob to pick his five favorite articles that had run in the Guide. The five he chose were educational at the times they were published, and they still are today,” Vaughn said.

Overstreet @ 50 is part loving tribute and part celebration of everything Bob Overstreet has accomplished with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide across 50 years.

“The Guide, with all the pricing and reference data, has been a big part of the comic book hobby for a long time. Those of us who haven’t been around for the Guide’s entire 50-year existence are proud to have done our part during our tenures. Both Steve Geppi and I have used the term ‘custodian’ to describe our connection to the Guide, him as owner, and me as ‘content updating/designing production guy.’ We weren’t there at the beginning, and others may take our places in the future, but we feel a solemn commitment to maintain the reputation and stature of the Guide while we’re on duty,” said Creative Director Mark Huesman.

“What Bob has accomplished with the Guide is nothing short of extraordinary. He has spent 50 years meticulously studying the comic book market, analyzing the headline-makers down to the minutia of lesser-known books. That painstaking detail and Bob’s objectivity have had an invaluable impact on the hobby,” Sheriff said.

Overstreet @ 50 clocks in at 336 pages. It features an Incredible Hulk cover by Joe Jusko, and it will be available in hardcover ($30) and soft cover ($20) versions. The hardcover is exclusive to comic shops.