Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Marvel comics that were released in the late 1980s and later have little if any value today. Each package contains 25 marvel comic books and 25 dc. This is what the pros use when determining the value of comics. It is worth noting here that these are not the only texts valuable. The items are genuine authentic lot 52 vintage marvel comics group thor 1974 1980 2550 cent comic books, the items appear to be complete they look to be in exceptional condition. The physical state of a marvel comic book commands a great deal in finding out its value. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics.
The list of the most valuable important modern age comics. Blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. The comic book price guide 1980 1981 books from 1900 present included catalogue and evaluation guide no 10 overstreet, robert m. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. The overstreet price guide is the comic book collectors industry blue book. Along with vintage comics, we also buy mid 1980s to present day comics. This is due to the sudden abundance of up and coming comic collectors that the comics industry experienced.
Overstreet has been running its publication for over 35 years and is regarding by many as one of the leading sources for backissue comic book pricing. 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. Web of spiderman 1985 1st series comic books mycomicshop. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Keep in mind that comic books are mass produced and then sold to a lot of people. Building a collection of comic books is a fun and rewarding hobby. We will travel to you and buy your entire collection, cash on the spot. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Sparkle city comics spends millions each year buying comic books. Scroll through the infographic below to learn how much your vintage comics may currently be. A number of factors are involved in deciding whether or not a comic book should be submitted to a grading service such as cgc.
Here are some of the rare issues that may have been gathering dustand value in your attic for years. Top ten comic covers of the 80s major spoilers comic. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Sep 25, 20 in many comic books darkskinned people are depicted in rapelike situations with white girls. Valuable comic books most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Part of the reason youre likely collecting comics is for the nostalgia and entertainment value. We indisputably offer the finest prompt and true personal service of anyone in our field. Lot 53 vintage marvel comics group thor 19741980 2550. Our 60 most expensive comic book list from the socalled copper age, roughly 1981 to 1991. The list of the most valuable important modern age. Overstreet comic book price guides highly recommend you picking up a copy even if its not the current edition.
Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Its long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s. Well hindsight is 2020 and with that in mind, lets chart the ten most important comic books of the 1990s. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. Obviously, we track values for comics but we also track the number of times a book is searched. After the mid1980s demise of charlton, captain atom would go on to. Apr 12, 2020 the iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. The comic books do have cosmic wear on outside of covers on front of comic book and back of comic book and on edges of comic book cover. We were all going to be rich because the generic hot book of the week was going to be the next big thing. This year, the overstreet comic book price guide celebrates with new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the overstreet hall of fame, and more.
We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. See values for tmnt comics, 1st gambit, secret wars 8 and more. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. 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. When this book was first released it was a national sensation. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.
These are titles i loved that never made it past 89. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. 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. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Here at comics price guide, we love to track different numbers. Official overstreet comic book price guide is a yearly publications which details the changes in the resale value of a comic over the last year. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. Charlton comics were also the last of the american comics to raise their price from. If you sell it to a comic dealer expect to only 30%50% of the resale value. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Older comics are great, but we love newer comics as well unlike most other dealers. In fact, in the mid1980s, alan moore stated in the preface to batman. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. For fourandahalfdecades, only one publication has brought collectors and dealers the prices of back issue comic books, market reports from the experts, and the history of the medium.
Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Charlton comics was an american comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to. The problem with value mostly has to do with the scarcity of issues. Sell your vintage comic books now modern comic books. The weakening canadian dollar got me to thinking about the effect it is having, if any, on the back issue comic book market. Everything is in pristine condition, you wouldnt know they were from the 80s and about.
Whether a comic book from any time period has significant monetary value depends on many factors, such as the condition the book is in, good as new vs. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by marvel comics. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands that is currently not on the market. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Comic books are like oil in that they are traded in u. Not every comic book is a good candidate for thirdparty grading. The web of spiderman series essentially replaced the marvel teamup title as marvels third regular series featuring spiderman.
Search our guide to current market values of rare and collectible comic books. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics 1980s onwards. Using superheroes to visually and critically analyze comics. Collectors, dealers, financial institutions, museums, attorneys, galleries and the irs have availed themselves. What is the value of 1980 marvel comic books answers. 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. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age.
You would also need to know what the end result is going to be, how many copies and whether you need a penciller, inker, colourist, letterer and a writer. This number sets a new standard for high grade comics from the bronze age and clearly demonstrates the popularity of wolverine amongst collectors. Price guide app a free comic book price guide that has lots of cgc graded prices. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on.
The unbelievable world of 80s comics sales the beat. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Unfollow comic book price guide to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Top ten comic covers of the 80s by mike mclarty on november 29, 2010 19 comments when i volunteered for putting together a top 10 list, my first inclination was this would be an easy process that essentially wrote itself. Why i loved the 80s 30 titles that lived and died in the. The easiest way to determine if your comics fall into the good category is by looking at the cover price. In another comic book the hero throws bombs and a negro from his airplane. Since their inception, comic book superheroes have served as cultural artifacts and.
We pay absolute best prices and can beat any other offer. The comic book market is primarily concentrated on more vintage comics, most of which were published in the 1930s to mid1970s. Our top 60 most valuable comic books published since 1992 will tell you. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Not many people have comics from the 60s, so prices are high. If the comic in question is not of sufficient value. Jun 29, 2006 gimmick covers and variants were all the rage, but we loved them and dont tell marvel we still do. 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. 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. Searchlight comics 50 comic bundle with 25 marvel and 25 dc.
Your jaw will drop in amazement to see a world where american flagg. The authority is a really fun comic book that looks and feels like a blockbuster movie something enjoyable like bad boys 2 but not a piece of art, and certainly, not a masterpiece. It takes an incredible number of circumstances for a book to be. Prompt with communication, friendly and made sure all were appropriate for ages 10 yrs. If you have some sort of very rare and sought after collectors item such as a misprint that was recalled then it m. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. Very popular comic book series and can only gain in value in time, written by the brilliant brian. Why i loved the 80s 30 titles that lived and died in the decade of excess. Continuity in comic books and comic book continuity boris. 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.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. How much are worth and valued your rare and collectable vinyl and cd by searching on music price guide archive cards price guide, football, baseball, basketball us cards value and appraisal how much are worth 1980 vintage comics book. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. 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. The only preference with comics from the 1980s and up is that they are sold at least 1,000 comics at a time, but these might not be necessary depending on the collection. Having the hugely popular ditko back helped prompt charlton editor. 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. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics.
Do comic books from the 80s have any value answers. 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. Online price guides have their place theyre good for tracking things that skyrocket because overstreets annual publication schedule makes that impossible, but theyll never replace the industry blue book. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more.
The greatest misconception occurs when one attempts to take the age of the comic book into consideration. Buying or selling without checking iguide could be hazardous to your wealth. Sep 01, 2016 the list of the most valuable important modern age comics 1980s onwards. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.
Wether they were mini series that ran their course or just plain. Along with vintage comics, we also buy mid1980s to present day comics. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. The issue would become the best selling comic book so far and be the first major step to the rise of the superstar creators and the formation of image comics.
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