Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Scrap book of 150 cy hungerford cartoons pittsburgh postgazette 1936 1937. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Guardians of the galaxy are a superhero team appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Mad stylized as mad is an american humor magazine founded in 1952 by editor harvey kurtzman and publisher william gaines, launched as a comic book before it became a magazine.
Jul 25, 2014 7 lessknown but very valuable comic books why collectors want it. Of the,000 copies of the comic sold on the newsstand in 1938, only about 100 remain. Both founders of comicconnect, stephen fishler and vincent zurzolo, are internationally recognized experts in comic book evaluation. The most expensive comic books seen on pawn stars looper. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor al feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database.
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Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Out of those 100, only six copies are registered that list as fair or better condition to put that in perspective, the original print run was about 200,000. Incredible hulk marvel comic book cover art by jack kirby valuable comic books. If youre looking to figure out how much a comic book is worth, there are plenty. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. A novel of the coming collapse first i must point out this book is based on the christen believe and if you have problems with the christian believe you will be annoyed and irritated with the book because of the constant reference to christ. Now that a guardians of the galaxy movie is hitting theaters, the comics that the film is based on are surely going to be worth a lot, right. Rare batman comic found in attic heads up by boys life. Founders, is the end of the series and better then some books that are at the end of the series.
May 05, 2016 so, if youre looking to make some major cash take a look at our list of some of the most valuable comic books below and what theyre possibly worth now, according to listings found on ebay. Now some comics that contain first appearances from a less know characters at the time, that were not pushed had by marvel or dc, can actually get more on auction if they are in mint co. Image comics is an american comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. We also have 4 guinness world records for selling the most valuable comic. Three of the rarest wonder woman comic books of all time. Weve collated the topearning comic book authors and artists, check it out. The initial roster consisted of vance astro, martinex tnaga, captain charlie27, and yondu udonta.
Overstreet comic book price guide the overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. Rare avengers, xmen first issues sell for record prices. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. The current list of the most valuable silver age comics. What will a postcrisis comic book industry look like. Author ian fleming released casino royale, the first novel in what would be the james bond book series in april 1953.
A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. In a collection of new and relatively littleseen short stories, robert kirkman and charlie adlard explored the histories of several prominent characters. The list is more interesting as a result, and so our editorial decision is final. Later members included stakar ogord, aleta ogord, and nikki. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. Just think, without the paper drives during the war the number of golden age books available to the collectors market today could be staggering. Collectible newspapers 1900 1939 skip to page navigation. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. While wed all like to hold out hope there is a nm 9. How much you can earn in the comic book industry money. Debuting several months before the release of the movie of the same name, the star wars comic was hardly a huge success until george lucas cinematic masterpiece hit theaters, and as such, most copies of the book had lined waste paper baskets before the 1977 star wars buzz started in. Along with a comprehensive reading list in its final pages, this book was a perfect way to pique the curiosity of the tv shows viewers and turn them into comic book readers. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. How much are guardians of the galaxy comics worth now.
Created by todd mcfarlane 2nd title published by image comics. As might be expected key comic books from this period now demand some very high prices indeed, the first appearances of some of these major comic book characters have become the holy grail for comic book collectors worldwide, below you will find a list of just some of the valuable comics of the silver age, they are not in any particular order as prices paid can. The list of the most valuable important modern age. Track your collection on nostomania and well keep track of the changes in value for you.
However, mad cofounder william gaines claimed in a 1992. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing access to virtually ever comic ever published. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Free comic book value and price guide finder comic book secrets. In later issues, he demonstrated xray vision, super strength and the ability to fly.
Ever since supermans first appearance in 1938, comic books have. The most valuable comic books along with baseball cards, comic books represent an important component of the collectibles market, and can prove to be quite profitable for collectors holding highly. In addition to the thousands of comic books from such publishers. In an attempt to bring in new comic readers, funnies, inc. First appearance of the silver age or postworld war ii version of the flash, a key member of dc comics justice league. Any form of weathering or damage, including writing, will lower the value of a comic book. Take a piece of oldtimey comic book history, add the debut of marvels firstever mutant and you get a grand investment or a prize for only a handful of collectors out there. I believe that the rarest comic would depend on a number of factors, age, low print run, value to the market etc. The 10 most expensive comicbooks ever movies empire. Comic books that feature the first appearance or return of a character are particularly valuable. Spawn is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by image comics. The 29 rarest disney collectibles and what theyre worth.
In 20, image comics used their free comic book day release to capitalize on the success of the multimedia franchise. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Apr 10, 2017 its hardly a surprise that the original star wars comic has turned out to be a collectors dream grab. Coglianese agreed to sort through them and sell the valuable ones on.
Jul 26, 2012 the first issue of both avengers and xmen fetched record prices at a highly anticpated auction of highgrade silver age comics held by heritage auctions on july 26 xmen no. The titles initial run was a big success with british publishers jonathan cape. Batman is a comic book hero created in 1939 who later appeared in television shows, cartoons and movies. As a former comic book store owner and the founder of monkeys. Stan lee, perhaps the most famous comic book writer and illustrator, is worth an. Nostomania coin and comic book price guide, values. The most valuable comic books in the world its all just.
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New listing original 1904 cripple creek mine disaster denver rocky mountain news newspaper. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Aug 31, 2016 as might be expected key comic books from this period now demand some very high prices indeed, the first appearances of some of these major comic book characters have become the holy grail for comic book collectors worldwide, below you will find a list of just some of the valuable comics of the silver age, they are not in any particular order as prices paid can vary as condition of a comic. May 1939 although detective comics is the longest continuously published comic book in us history, the most iconic issue, and most valuable single comic of all. The 5 most valuable comic books from the 1990s comicon. This book has been gathering some steam for some time now since news of the suicide squad movie that is due out in 2016 was announced. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Jul 23, 2010 the most valuable comic books along with baseball cards, comic books represent an important component of the collectibles market, and can prove to be quite profitable for collectors holding highly.
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