Comic collector live buy, sell, organize comic books. Comiclink auctions comic link the online vintage comic book. The worlds most collected comic book has soared in value in recent years. Copper to modern age comics comics from approximately 1980 to the present. The dark knight returns, a fourissue limited series written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics, debuts. Clough, judge dredd in the judge child part 22 script by john howard, art by mike mcmahon, tharg the mighty in the great human ripoff part 2 art by ezquerra. It focused on the superfriends, and wendy and marvin. If youre looking for some ideas, heres a list of 40 classes offered by ivy. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value. Many collectors and dealers consider the comics published during this period rare. However, ive always been a fan of crowd sourcing the idea that online technologies allow us to bring large groups together to work on common issues. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together.
This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. For a list of comic book superhero debuts, see list of superhero debuts. Read more about collectible superman comics here and our action comics price guide here. Each floppy comic issue is typically 20 40 pages, and usually consists of a single chapter as opposed to a larger comic book volume that typically includes multiple chapters. The story involves radiation and mutation brought about by a daring outer space adventure. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. Huge comic book lot 25 marvel dc indy superman batman xmen no duplicates hot choice. The biggest jump seemed to be between 1985 and 1990. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Also popular are the mystery and horror comics from this era. Its time to look through your old comic collection. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.
Buying or selling without iguide could be hazardous to your wealth. Features include the stainless steel rat saves the world script by kelvin gosnell, art by carlos ezquerra, the mind of wolfie smith script by tom tully, art by j. In addition, david anthony krafts comics interview publishes its first comic book titles it had been publishing the comics. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. This was one of the most soughtafter books from rai, one of the most famous characters of the decade, and a strong contender for the ten most important comic books of the decade. The whitman comics published between august 1980 and december 1980 were only available in prepacks, three comics in a package sold through department stores and nontraditional locations. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. Captain nazi, 1941 december, fawcett comicsdc, bill woolfolk, mac. Then in 1977, when the superfriends cartoon was relaunched with zan and. Search comic price guide browse by publisher new comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. A look at comic prices and price inflation over the years.
Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. This list is for singleissue floppy comics, also known as the american comic book format. The super friends had an ongoing comic book series published from 1976 until 1981 the stories were further adventures of the popular hannabarbera animated series, the super friends it began after the 1973 season of the tv series was canceled. Originally from the detroit area, pollard is best known for his simultaneous work on the marvel comics titles the amazing spiderman, fantastic four, and thor in the late 1970searly 1980s. In past market reports, i have provided a list of what i saw as the top 40 key books for collectors of the copper age.
Comic cover prices have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. Aircel comics, arrow comics, blackthorne publishing, dragon lady press, now comics, sirius comics, strawberry jam comics, and wonder comics all publish their first titles. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list them on ebay. In better shape, unrestored, you are likely to get serious cash for your find. Use our comic price guide articles to find out the value of your old comics or. We have 56 books to download or read online the latest is supermystery comics v4 01. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. The following is a list of first appearances of fictional supervillains and teams in american comic books. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The modern age of comic books runs from the mid1980s to the present day. A spinoff from the 1930s40s radio series, captain midnight may be forgotten today but was once the bestknown hero. New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9.
In the case of marvel, at least, this may have been due to the fact that the comics code had been relaxed. During this time campaigns against comic books were abound with a focus on juvenile corruption that lead to public comic book burning in some areas by the late 40s. Unlike the paperback book format, floppy comics are thinner periodicals and stapled together. Certain bronze age keys listed on the most valuable comic books page have. Comic book and art lots must be checked out separately by the buyer.
It reintroduces batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helps to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid 1980s to mid1990s. The best of archie comics is a large collection of archie comics from the range of the comics history. Features include judge dredd script by john howard, art by brenadn mccarthy, the v. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or fangirl could ever want. In the seventies both marvel comics and dc comics saw a boom in horror oriented comic books. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s.
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