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. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The 5 most valuable comic books from the 1990s comicon. Our friends at bookfinder compile one of the most interesting lists in the book business the top 100 most searched for outofprint books in the united states. In this issue, a brand new superhero emerges, that goes by the name of barry allen, or the silver age flash. Sadly, overstreet does not even track their top books all that closely. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. Again, spiderman in the comic books is akin to mickey mouse and disney. Collecting comic books is a lot like collecting baseball cards. Speaking with valiant fans founder and site owner, greg holland, who has tracked and recorded sales for over a decade.
Its why when sony agreed to loan him out to disney, it became a big deal the wallcrawler was coming home. 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 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. Two different comics have sold for one million dollars recently and even lower grades of this comic book sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The dates of composition of the books range from the 7thcentury quran leaf palimpsest and the early 8th century st cuthbert gospel, to a 21stcentury holograph manuscript of j. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. Without further ado, we present to you, the 5 most valuable comics from the 1990s. Dematteis, tom mandrake and john ostrander, just to name a few of the. Bronze and silver age is where most of the keys have come from. Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. Top 50 rare and valuable books the following books are considered by many collectors to be the most rare and valuable. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. A list of the top 10 and a bit most valuable and rarest comic books on the market. The walking dead comics are still hot, and collectors are still gunning for various key issues within the series.
This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter of comics was. Remember, if you enjoy articles about comic books and cosplay then like my blog here and join my fb group at we love comics. The worlds most valuable childrens books do you have one. First editions of wellloved books can become the most prized in literature. His character proved to be a big success which led to his own title shortly after. Marvel really was at the top of their game in the 1970 to 1984 period. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. If you have any of the above and want to thank me for highlighting your impending fortune my paypal details can be dmd. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.
With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist.
To qualify comics must be standard issue and mass produced not oneofakind and have recent sales supporting the value. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 by krakoa october 2, 2010 6 comments the bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money. Most popular silver age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc. Sep, 2016 find price guides on rare comic books from the golden age, silver age and bronze age. Some onehit wonders from the marvel stable, such as ms. Top 50 copper books in overstreet copper age comic books. Most popular modern age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc. We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. Thats the most ever paid for a spiderman comic at public auction.
I went to the rose bowl swat meet almost every sunday and one dealer had a set3 v. Each sold at auction for thousands, and in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Probally more top bronze age comic book keys then gold,copper and modern combined if you think about it. These copies are hard to find and most now reside in personal collections around the world. Thats when the used book market becomes important for ensuring that these hardtofind titles can still be found and bought.
This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. 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. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. Of course, as with anything, rare comic books hold more value than common editions. Below we break down the top 5 most valuable comics from that decade. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. Since 1990, collectors, speculators, and diehard valiant fans have searched for the rarest, most elusive valiant comicbooks known. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia.
For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. Hardly any made the list, and the ones that are there mostly fell. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors movie. Now, this is the bottom 50 of the top 100 most wanted comic books by collectors of all ages and from.
However, instead of ending the comic book so soon, peter parker, the science guy, concocts some chemicals to fuse ocks metal arms. There are only around 50100 original copies believed to still be in existence so get digging. Values relate to first editions in very good condition. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Also keep an eye on the latest superhero movies when digging through your vintage comic books. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Regardless, its one of the rarest and most valuable spawn books. Johannes gutenberg, printed 1456, 180 copies known to exist. The top 10 most valuable modern age key issue comics to. Truly rare comic books may come along once or twice in a lifetime. The most expensive marvel trading cards set of the 90s 1996 marvel masterpieces duration.
If you have one of these rare books sitting on a shelf somewhere, get ready to cash in. Sadly, books fall outofprint when publishers decide that there isnt enough demand. If you discover one then its the equivalent of bilbo baggins finding gollums ring in the depths of the. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Dc might as well not exist as far as the hot comics 100 is concerned. Clicking a text link or image marked check live prices will take you to ebay. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life.
List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. A period of comic books that will never be topped again. Includes minimum market price in very poor shape, right up to record prices. Drawn by whilce portacio and inked by todd mcfarlane, this variant came during a time when spawn was down to a low 30k print run. That all changed in the silver age, which is when marvel truly stepped up the wow factor with characters who are still fan favorites to this day. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. I liked the book very much since im a book collector and found the pursuit a lot of fun and did indeed find rare books in the most unlikely places. Serious comic collectors again akin to those in the card genre spend time and mountains of cash at auctions and online distributors attempting hopefully fruitfully to outbid the competition and walk away proud. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. When it comes to valuable comics, the golden age was pretty much ruled by dc. 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.
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