The most expensive marvel comic has just been sold at auction, pulling. Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. These pages list series a stamps in order by stamp number. So martin goodman was not a big believer in having a consistent brand name. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Signed by writer chris claremont and artist john byrne photo with lone star comics certificate of authenticity. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. This is due to the sudden abundance of up and coming comic collectors that the comics industry experienced. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. We also have separate series b and 2006 series pages. For a list that contains every issue published during the marvel value stamps, series a era, see our series a issues checklist.
The fantastic four were the first marvel heroes ever. Still, having a comic book with a low issue number is another good indicator that it is. Usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better. Cover pencils by ed hannigan with inks by john romita. Cover may have missing pieces, creases, folds, and discoloration.
Lists of the debut appearances of superhero characters by marvel comics. Read more iron man comic book price guide another of the marvel age of comic book characters, iron man played in the superhero movies by robert downey jr. Published in february 1940and confusingly labeled 2, it was the first comic book to feature captain marvel. He didnt do it for his pulp magazines, and thus when he started a comic book line, he didnt care that much then, either. Spiderwoman for all the variations of the subject on the site.
Value of superhero comic books super hero comics values. Babys first deadpool book 1998 balder the brave 1985 battle scars 2011 2012 battlefield 1952 1953. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. The first issue of both avengers and xmen fetched record prices at a highly anticpated auction of highgrade silver age comics held by heritage auctions on july 26 x. Black panther marvel comics values how much are the early appearances of t challa, aka black panther, worth today. Amazing spiderman 583 1st printing obama variant blue background sold out everywhere 1st print variant amzing spiderman, 1 marvel comics on.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The man of steel has held up pretty well, you could say. 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. Marvel comics that were released in the late 1980s and later have little if any value today. 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. In 2009, the walt disney company acquired marvel entertainment, marvel worldwides parent company. The spiderwoman comic books category for a complete list. Gocollect can now put you in touch with highly respected buyers and sellers in the comic book industry. These are the most actively sold comics over the past couple months.
That series was retitled marvel mystery comics very quickly. Amazing spiderman 583 1st printing obama variant blue. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. The first issue of the popular series, published in 1939 and. We can talk about the relative value about comics until the cows come. These would all be great starter comics for kids that are huge star wars fans just starting out on their comic collections. Marvel comics the new defenders lot of 2 comics issues 140 149. Comic book price guides are generally monthly, quarterly, or yearly publications which detail the changes in the resale value of a comic over a period of time. Amazing spiderman 583 1st printing obama variant blue background sold out everywhere 1st print variant amzing spiderman. Marvel carol danvers, salia petrie, major david adamson, michael barnett, doomsday man, and destructor kerwin korman. Today, that price has ballooned ever so slightly to a cool. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. Laura kinney first appeared in the animated series xmen. Hulk for all the variations of the subject on the site.
Marvel was started in 1939 by martin goodman under a number of corporations and imprints but now. Stanley and peter criss, have each donated blood which is being collectively mixed with the red ink to be used for the first issue of the marvelkiss comics. The physical state of a marvel comic book commands a great deal in finding out its value. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe today. Well tell you what the books are worth, and make a cash offer if you wish to sell. When their comic book first hit stands in 1963, it only would have cost you 12 cents. The third contributor to the crash was the publishers and corporate greed. This one might be complicated but ill do my best to break it down for you. Published by timely comics in 1939, the first issue of marvel comics introduced the human torch and the sub mariner. Whatever they can pump out that would get some dude to buy them in 1938. This comic book marked the beginning of fictional universe that will soon dominate the us superhero comics industry. When the thundercats homeworld is destroyed, a small group of survivors crashland on the mysterious green world known as third earth.
Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Inhumans marvel comic book price guide find out the value of key first appearances of major inhumans members and villains in our hot comic price guide. Find the value of the marvel comic spiderwoman volume 1. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. In its 48th annual edition, the overstreet comic price guide is the market leader, with good reason. First appearances of popular characters are among the most valuable comic books in existence. 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. Packed with fantastic information, this book is a fun read, even if you dont collect comics. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of. It shows the human torch and the first generally available appearance of bill everetts antihero namor the submariner. Marvel comics is the brand name and primary imprint of marvel worldwide inc. Of the ten most valuable comic books listed in the spring 2002 issue of the overstreet comic book price guide, seven are first appearances of popular superheroes.
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