In 2014, an ebay auction for a pristine copy of the original 1938 printed version sold. It is near perfect condition and shows almost no aging making it the most valuable comic book ever thats quite an investment if you still have one that you only paid ten cents for. Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for houseinthehamptons levels of cash, a nearly perfect copy of action comics no. What is the 2014 market value of the most valuable archie. 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. April 2014 the comic book writer that paste tends to enjoy quite a bit reteams with his detective comics collaborator at the. Comic books are as hot a collectible commodity as there is right now, like inked gold, with prices for the most desirable titles climbing exponentially in recent years. I recently decided to do an analysis of the values of the current top variants in the hobby, and rank them in value.
Any marking on a book at all can impact the value of a book by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Weve gone through the record books to pick out the most valuable comic. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. Grab your wallet, here are the most expensive books ever sold. It is still possible that there are even more expensive comic books out there waiting to be uncovered. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Action comics 1 for the first time features superman who took the whole world by storm. This superrare, pristine copy of the first superman comic is rated as a 9 by industry standards. Other books featured multiple times on the list are the gutenberg bible, the first folio of shakespeare s plays and the north american indian with four separate copies. Most valuable marvel comics you might find in your closet. Based on these factors, the top 10 most valuable old comic books if in mint condition as of early 2009 are. Extremely valuable comics that might be in your collection.
The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020 wealthy. Written by stan lee and illustrated by jack kirby, this duo created one of the most prolific comic book figures, a first edition copy was sold for 250,433 in 2014. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. August returned to a more normal form, but still saw overall increases. The most valuable superman comic book ever is for sale on ebay.
You perhaps heard of the lucky minnesota man who found a copy. Approximately 50100 copies are believed to exist today of the first issue. There is only one copy known to exist that is graded better than the 9. It has the honor of being the most expensive comic ever sold. Released in 1944, shop keepers decided not to stock it, due to its offensive cover, which featured a woman about to be attacked by hooded assailants bearing swastikas. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. We hope you enjoyed our list of the 20 most expensive comic books in the world.
The list is more interesting as a result, and so our editorial decision is final. Perhaps the hottest collectible comic book in recent years has been the first appearance of the incredible hulk in this 1962 comic book by stan lee and jack kirby. Here, then, are the twentyfive most valuable individual batman comic books, based on the prices as of december 2015 on the awesomely useful. That said, if you do that, you are missing the boat as the second issue, which was dated november 2014 and introduced an incredibly. Although i would argue pep comics 22 is actually a bit more valuable 1st appearance archie, this table from my site nostomania shows, for archie comics 1, what the question requested. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors. So, in this article, we are going list worlds most valuable comics book ever sold at an auction. Since most of the 40,000 lots that produced those millions included. Children dressed up in costume examine comic books for sale in samara, russia. Probably less than 100 exist and most are in terrible shape. By being one of the most popular comic book characters ever, the earliest batman comic books have become increasingly valuable over the years. About a year ago, some websites and tv stations said that comic book collecting is once. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books.
Below are the most valuable of the bunch, as priced by nostomania, a ugc evaluator of coins, comics and magazines, who regularly update their lists. This is because the book debuted a certain character by the name of superman, who ushered in the entire superhero comic book genre. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors movie. What are the rarest and most valuable comic books in the. The world record for the most expensive book ever sold is a science book. It is the most expensive comic book of the world ever sold as it was sold. Despite some of the occasional negative jibberjabber about modern variants, they in fact are some of, if not the most, valuable and highly sought after books of the modern age. Our top 60 most valuable comic books published since 1992 will tell you. Christopher reeve is the most iconic superman of them all, adams says. The most valuable golden, silver, bronze, and copper age comic books are featured along with how to find them for discount prices comic book basics comic book values and price guide. American comic book series is a best comic book that was introduced in the world in 1938. Most valuable comic books comic book values comic book. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world business.
We sat down with some collectors, conducted some research and came up with the following list. So, what are the most expensive comic books of all time. The worlds greatest dc comics fan is selling his collection. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. The 1962 comic book by stan lee and jack kirby is a serious rarity in quality condition, so much so in fact that a cgc 9. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Units, dollars, comicbook title, issue, price, publisher, est. A comic book series that is proof positive that if you put the word spider in the name of a marvel comic it might sell well, when you read the title edge of spiderverse, it can be easy to dismiss as a cash in. Collector darren adams, with his rarest of comic books, in his washington state shop. Here, we list what the worlds top 10 comic books are worth in mint condition, using data from nostomania, which. It is referred to as the holy grail of comics and this is the finest graded copy to exist with perfect white pages.
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