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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. Little eva golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Sister annual to oor wullie both strips appeared in the weekly sunday post in scotland. This november, 1953 book also has near newsstandcaliber offwhite to white pages. Peter pan disney 1953 mini giveaway promotional comic book. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies. 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. Originally a comic book, mad developed readerships of over 2,000,000 in the 70s, known for the brilliant satirical pieces that filled each page. Eagle comic book volume 3 collection 1952 to 1953 52 comic. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. Values of walt disneys comics and stories free comic book. Broons book 1953 rare contents only oor wullie comic. Apr 10, 2017 instead, comic stores have to order a certain amount of normal issues, and for each five or ten of fifty issues the store orders, the publisher will provide one special issue with a rare cover. The beano annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the childrens comic the beano. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog first sonic in comics. The annuals are traditionally published in july or august, in time for christmas, and since 1965 they have had the date of the following year on the cover. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Explore thousands of old and rare books, including illuminated manuscripts, fine press editions, illustrated books, incunabula, limited editions and miniature books.

Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, blackandwhite comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. 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. As can be seen, the covers are much more violent than their 1940s predecessors are. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. There are a few small age spot but over all it displays nicely. We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. What parents dont know about comic books baptist general convention of texas, 1953. Satan himself sells a story to a comic book editor and demons threaten the creative staff until the printing plates are destroyed, and the demons along with them. The first educational comic type magazine ever published for the exclusive use of elementary school students. If you have found rare comic books from the same era 1940s with just the title batman on the front, then you may be a little confused.

I will also be listing more rare books so check out my other listings. This eventually leads to the comic code and censorship. Classics illustrated junior featured albert lewis kanters comic book adaptations of fairy and folk tale, myth and legends. Below are 10 of the most amazing covers of this era and some of the rarest. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Cover for action comics april 1953 dc comic books, vintage comic books. I have a very nice scan of the front of the book so you. Woody woodpecker meets scotty mactape dell comics 1953 promo rare. We are one of the strictest grading comic book mail order companies in america.

Within that hour i knew for a fact, what i had only begun to guess. Get the best deals on dennis the menace golden age comics 1938 1955. The comic store is then able to sell that rare variant at an inflated price thanks to its collector appeal. If you have one of these rare books sitting on a shelf, get ready to cash in. Comic books discover rare books at where youll find a wide selection of fine, collectible, and rare books including comic books page 2. In this phenomenally rare state of preservation, it is very likely a onceinalifetime opportunity. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. Tarzan has appeared in many comic books from numerous publishers over the years, notably western publishing, charlton comics, dc comics, marvel comics and dark horse comics. Dennis the menace golden age comics 19381955 for sale.

We love comic books at biblio, and there are some truly outstanding rare and antique comic books in the biblio rare book room. Fredric wertham in the course of his anti comics lecture tours in 1953 54. What parents dont know about comic books 1953 comic books. Whether youre a budding rare book collector or a bibliophile with an evniable collection, discover an amazing selection of rare and collectible books from booksellers around the.

Rare books and comics home page browse and purchase from. I went to the rose bowl swat meet almost every sunday and one dealer had a set3 v. Find the value of the dell comic walt disneys comics and stories volume 1. In 1953, classics illustrated junior debuted with snow white and the seven dwarfs.

Not as rare as some of the old comics showcased here, the revamped, more modern spiderman from 2000 created quite some buzz and is a highly popular addition to the marvel universe. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. Porky causes a bucketbrigade to be formed after he eats too much hot sauce at petunias barbeque. He wants to give you the least he can get away with to buy your comics from you.

What is your walt disneys comics and stories comic book worth. Batman was so popular that dc spun him off into his own series. The fourth issue of mad magazine features harvey kurtzman and wally woods classic superman parody superduperman. A sorcerer is cheated when he fulfills his end of the bargain to remove all of the roaches from a. Buy products related to rare comic books and see what customers say about rare comic books on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Browse by cover or artwork below, or use our search below to find scarce titles or issues. This is the first specific comic book parody in mad and strikes a nerve among readers. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Want to know what the current value of your old comic books are.

Rare 1953 picture parade andys atomic adventures vol. We have 30 years experience buying and selling comics of all genres and grades. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. Get the best deals on golden age war comics when you. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Will logan be the rare superhero film that transcends the. An interesting, unusual promotional comic priced to sell 274140504662. Comes with comic book reader included in the downloads.

Woody woodpecker comic book collections for sale ebay. Classics illustrated comic book no 103 1953 bird cover men. Three of the rarest wonder woman comic books of all time to. This is a promotional comic give away free by admiral appliance dealers in 1953. That time charlton comics published a trans scifi story in 1953. 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.

Unfollow rare comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The previously lowselling mad now finally becomes a bestseller. A series of 3d kids stories, published to coincide with the 3d craze in movies and comics of the era. Comic books discover rare books at where youll find a wide selection of fine, collectible, and rare books including comic books page 2 covid19 update april 19, 2020. Knocked unconscious by snow, mortie dreams he is on a tropical island with his friends but they turn out to be cannibals. 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. In the us market, horror comic books reached a peak in the late 1940s through the mid1950s, when concern over content and the imposition of the selfcensorship comics code authority contributed to the demise of many titles and the toning down of others. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Dubbed the poor little rich boy, richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents and is the worlds richest kid. A dealer making an offer on your comic books is hardly likely to point this out to you. Shockingly we have had two copies of this book, both coming to auction six months apart from each other. Largesize tabloid publication that was given out by dr.

In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. Up for sale is a copy of a key book from the golden age of comics. See the top prices this oneoff is going for by following the title link. Rare early issues are goldenage favorites, but all the issues are valuable. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Here are some of the rare comic books that we have found so far in the hoarder house. Richie rich is a fictional character in the harvey comics universe. Barrie applebys roger the dodger makes its debut in the beano. Rare books and comics home page browse and purchase from our inventory of over 30000 comic books our comic book web site has over 30 thousand comics spanning all genres. Founded by harvey kurtzman and william gaines, the american comedy magazine known as mad hit the shelves in 1952. Will logan be the rare superhero film that transcends the comic book movie tag. This comic has what i consider to be light to moderate wear including slight tearing along the back spine side. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values.

Top 60 best horror comic books by value sell my comic books. Certain hot comic books can double or triple in value in a very short period of time. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. I specializes in bronze, silver, golden age comics plus rare highly sort after comicscomplete setscollectibles. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity.

Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. These are the contents only for the rare 1953 broons book, whose cover would have depicted the broons highland fling dancing with members of the family standing around. 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. The comic ran for 23 issues before being converted to magazine format, primarily to avoid the attention of the comics code. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s.

Sep 06, 2019 comic publishers that wrote within the genre, again used propaganda and comics to show the evils of communism now that nazism was destroyed. Teen comedy featuring mazie and her group of friends, similar to the archie gang. This book features the 2ndever appearance of spooky, the tuff little ghost. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. The characters earliest comic book appearances were in comic strip reprints published in several titles, such as sparkler, tip top comics and single series. We buy everything from large modern collections to individual high value golden age and silver age books. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Issues included miscellanea such as an aesop fable and a fullpage illustration to color with crayons. The comic ran for 23 issues before being converted to magazine format, primarily to avoid the attention of the comics code authority. 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 value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. The previously lowselling mad now finally becomes a best.