With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. This is due to the sudden abundance of up and coming comic collectors that the comics industry experienced. Get the best deals on marvel comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books.
Sep, 2016 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. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. We continue to accept preorder and subscription orders, but are not currently accepting orders for new or back issue comics. Valuable comic books most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Still, much like every other time period in comic book collecting, there are those few key issues that slipped through the cracks and became worth. 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. Grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. A dealer making an offer on your comic books is hardly likely to point this out to you. So it ends up being light on the political happenings, and a bit of a disjointed journey through the decade. Despite being awesome, your 80s and 90s funnybooks are pretty much. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. In this case we are looking at 10 reasons the 80 s are better than the comic books today. 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. 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. Find out which copper age 1980s90s comics are worth big money today.
Most valuable marvel comics you might find in your closet. More 1shots from the venerable vaults of marveldom, its the mighty marvel handbook 1980s style. After their adventure in pittsburgh last issue, earth s mightiest heroes take some time off to get their affairs in order at avengers mansion. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. 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.
If you sell it to a comic dealer expect to only 30%50% of the resale value. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Unfollow 1980s archie comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. January, 2017 a list of important comics from the 1980s key. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. I came up with a list of more then 101 different comic books that are worth. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. Just how much does the value of a comic book appreciate throughout the years. Pretty good read, but it s a tough challenge to tell the story of marvel in the 1980 s by charting a couple dozen anecdotal issues of various comic books.
Investing in 1980s cartooninspired comics gocollect. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and. Despite being awesome, your 80s and 90s funnybooks are pretty much worthless. See values for tmnt comics, 1st gambit, secret wars 8 and more. But how much are the comics where they first appeared worth. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Also, the 1980s saw the rise of independent comic publishers getting as much attention as the big two publishers, marvel and dc comics. So, if you want to know what the most valuable comic books are of the 1980s are, check these out. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction.
Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Jan 15, 2019 welcome to top 10 tuesdays, this is a good day for lists. Most valuable comic books of the 1980s personal finance. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comics featuring that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. This rare comic book price guide presents the latest value of rare comics based on the average valuation of the most reputable comic book price catalogs in the business. Get the best deals on transformers comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. Its long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s.
Valuable marvel comics you may have in your closet looper. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. The big book of peanuts, all the daily strips from the 1980s. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. Most valuable comic books of the 1980s personal finance advice. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s culture lifestyle. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The man of steel, a sixissue comic book limited series written and penciled by john byrne, inked by dick giordano and published by dc comics, debuts. Jun 15, 2018 in this video we discuss some of the best comics that were published in the 1980s. Nowadays, we recognize many of our favorite heroes from summer blockbusters. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. Copper to modern age comics comics from approximately 1980 to the present.
Why is it difficult to obtain a professional appraisal for a comic collection that predominately dates from the 1980s to the present. In 1977, sparkle city began hiring talented comic experts and soon dominated the back issue mail order and comic convention markets. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. Marvel comics that were released in the late 1980s and later have little if any value today. A supersized, scififantasy comic book for fans of heman, thundercats, heavy metal, conan, and flash gordon. He wants to give you the least he can get away with to buy your comics from you. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. 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.
Since ashcan comic books were handdrawn, unfinished versions of early comic books for legal purposes they were supposed to be thrown out in the ashcan. Top ways to know if your comic book is valuable liveabout. Oct 06, 2017 a similar sentiment is being repeated over and over by collectors of highgrade key issue comic books from the 1980s and 90s. Certain hot comic books can double or triple in value in a very short period of time. With so many comic books being printed over the years it can be hard to separate the everyday stuff from that which is truly valuable. 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. Ever since the earliest comic books appeared on newsstands in 1933 they followed many of the precepts laid down by comic strips. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. This period is known as the copper age of comic book collecting and encompasses one of the most volatile periods in the history of comic book collecting. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books.
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. Sparkle city began attending conventions wherever they could find them across the nation. A similar sentiment is being repeated over and over by collectors of highgrade key issue comic books from the 1980s and 90s. 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. Mar 10, 2009 the top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s. Big rapids distribution, a major midwestern comics distributor, goes under, and two former employees john davis and milton griepp, form capital city distribution, headquartered in madison, wisconsin notable alternative titles raw, world war 3 illustrated, and reid fleming, worlds toughest milkman, all make their debuts. The superman comics series would run for hundreds of issues, but only two or three ashcan copies of superman comics exist. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value.
Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. What is the value of 1980 marvel comic books answers. But chances are most of the comics hiding packed away in old boxes of peoples homes are from the 1980s and 90s, the heyday of comic sales when books. The miniseries was designed to revamp the superman mythos, using the historyaltering effects of crisis on infinite earths as an explanation for numerous changes to previous continuity. The most common 1980s comic books material is glass. Why does the age of a comic book not always translate to value. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984 and modern age comics published after 1991. 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.
Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. The big book of peanuts, all the daily strips from the 1980s charles m. Jul 25, 2014 7 lessknown but very valuable comic books. One option you have is to purchase an overstreet comic book price guide.
Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. In this video we discuss some of the best comics that were published in the 1980s. 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. Death of superman comic book value price guide posted on by comics watcher 19 comments v chances are you stumbled upon this article looking for the value of the death of superman comic book you have or are interested in buyingselling. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. With all you need about informations, prices of 1980s comic book values, we always supply the cheapest cost, compare and the best service to you. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. Unless there was something in the water in the 1980s we dont know about, its hard to explain exactly why anthropomorphic comic book heroes were so popular then. In this period there were relatively few comic book stores and the value of comic books was relatively minimal. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. Golden age, silver age, bronze age, and copper to modern age.
Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. One very simple method of finding an approximate value of a book is to search for similar copies on and see what prices are being asked. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. Also, the mass commercialization and merchandising of comic books become a fully viable industry in the 1980s. Get all good price and hot deals of 1980s comic book values here. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. First appearance of the silver age or postworld war ii version of the flash, a key member of dc comics justice league. Big rapids distribution, a major midwestern comics distributor, goes under, and two former employees john davis and milton griepp, form capital city distribution, headquartered in madison, wisconsin. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. 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. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. Please like and subscribe if you enjoy this video and check out the channel for other videos like this.
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