Other genres like horror became widespread during this period. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. Apr 12, 2020 the iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is commonly the rarest and most desirable to collectors. Overall, the 1970s were not financially prosperous for marvel. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity.
Comic book price guides are just that a guide to what a comic book is worth. Magic comic late 1970s magno comic international publications, 1946 the man. A rare vintage comic book featuring one of supermans first adventures. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands that is currently not on the market. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Values are determined through contacts with blb club members who are active in buyingselling blbs.
They are useful only as a starting point to valuing items in your comic book collection. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important. Read more about this book on our captain america comics price guide page. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Movies are sending some comics values skyrocketing. Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics value, especially if you cant find it in a price guide or on an auction site. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. When this book was first released it was a national sensation. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. In the mid70s, dc launched numerous new titles such as jack kirbys new gods and. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age.
The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. To help tide you over until new comics are again being released, we have listed below many titles, oneshots, crossovers, classic tpbs, and more to keep you entertained. Get the latest news, original content, and special. The bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles. Simply use a search engine and type in the title of the comic book. Earn points for what you already do as a marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a marvel insider. Dc and marvel each increased their cover prices by 25% to 15. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard.
New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books.
It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books worldwide. To this day, the first iteration of the marvel comics universe in my mind is its 1970s incarnation, especially from 1977 onward. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more. May 16, 2016 assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books. The gcd is building the most comprehensive comics database. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics.
Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. The third issue of suspense comicsa shortlived horrorthriller titlebecame the most valuable nonsuperhero comic book ever when a. Sex education has never been without controversy in this country, but a longforgotten comic book once sparked a particular uproar for its approach to the birds and beesleading the author to vow that he would take his case all the way to the supreme court if he had to. 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.
Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Since 1970 the overstreet comic book price guide been the bible for those looking to fully comprehend the back issue marketplace. It will run for 41 years, becoming the longestrunning dutch comic strip by the same creative team. Six values are listed here for each issue number based.
No comic book has done more to push the genre forward, out of the primitive wordsandpictures realm and into something mythic and deeply psychological. From may to september, marvel debuts their giantsize series, mostly double or triplelength comics featuring their most popular characters. Among the large crowd of underground comix publishers, five names rise above the others. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.
Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Following the series demise, various companies reprinted its titles. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. Five decades of the overstreet comic book price guide. Get the best deals on vintage comic book when you shop the largest online. Find the value of the harvey comic richie rich volume 1. Use these values as a guideline for evaluating the reasonableness of dealer prices, setting up trades with other collectors, and estimating the worth of your collection.
Knowing how much your comic book is worth is very important. Bronze marvel titles 19701980 bronze age comic books. Complete listings and values of big little books note 1. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. This number sets a new standard for high grade comics from the bronze age and clearly demonstrates the popularity of wolverine amongst collectors. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books.
The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. With back issues comics selling for prices ranging from pocket change up to sevenfigure prices, understanding the marketplace has never been more important for buyers, sellers and collectors. Age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Atlasseaboard comics folds, after parts of two years in business, having published 23 comics titles and five comics magazines. Malibu, timely, atlas, epic, icon, mangaverse, marvel knights, marvel uk, max, star, ultimate marvel. If there are 15,000 copies of the comic in perfect condition, it is going to be less desirable than one with only 100 known copies in mint condition. These and other underground comix were drawn by the. Title notes g vg f vf nm m 81 1970 the coming of the kangaroo. The first comic book appearance of harley quinn suicide. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books the bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles remaining the mainstay of the industry.
We carry underground comix like the fabulous furry freak brothers, home grown funnies, mr. March 25 was the last week for new comic releases until the printing and distribution system is able to open up again. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. How about comic collectibles and cgcgraded comic books you cant find in any stores.
How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Natural, neurocomics, smile, weirdo, and zap comix. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Classics illustrated is an american comic book magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Your key for reading marvel unlimited and digital comic purchases across multiple devices. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Dc has published comic books under a number of different imprints and corporate names. During its evolution from a funnies comic into a superhero title, via the transitional. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter of comics was allowed to become a bit darker. When i first started looking at american comic books in the late 1970s, the first books i gravitated towards were marvel had a few dcs and smaller companies in the mix, but mostly marvel. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria.
Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. There are resources and information to help you grade your comic books according to condition as well as get a value. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. Monthly sales yearly sales sales by title vital statistics comics faqs the archives.
This is a list of all series, miniseries, limited series, oneshots and graphic novels published under the imprints dc or aa, and published by national periodical publications, national comics publications, allamerican comics, inc. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. Dc comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in north america. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place.
The combined production of these five houses constitutes a third of all titles and issues mentioned in kennedys bibliography before the year 1975. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Comic book price guide, available on amazon, has been published annually since 1970. The overstreet comic book price guide volume 50 spidermanspawn.
You will need to register for the comics price guide site, but registration is free. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. Patty klein and jan steemans noortje makes its debut in the dutch girls magazine tina. Find the value of the marvel comic new mutants volume 1. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Apr 10, 2020 the supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. Bronze marvel titles 1970 1980 bronze marvel titles 1970 1980 1 1. This list includes only those titles which offered subscriptions via the usps second or. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. The comic book price guide for great britain uk comic. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american superhero comic books usually said to run from 1970 to 1984. Mandy dc thomson, 19671991 mangasm speedlines publishing, 2008.
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. Oct 09, 2014 comic books horror 1970s comics cover art eerie horror marvel skywald warren horror comics of the 1970s the 1950s was a golden age for horror comics with ec publications tales from the crypt, vault of horror, etc. Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. With silver age 1956 1969 comic books demanding such high prices, one way of making a shrewd investment is to look for books that fall within the next age of comic books the bronze age 1970 1980. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Print mint, rip off press, san francisco comic book company, kitchen sink presskrupp comic works, and last gasp. 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. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Aug 05, 2016 movies are sending some comics values skyrocketing. Why a groovy 1970s sex ed comic book sparked lawsuits and.
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