Each article includes the historical record price achieved for each book at auction, and the minimum yours is worth if youve found one. 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. While marvel has pulled all comics from april 1, their official statement takes a cautious, waitandsee approach. You can also check and see what online retailers are selling their comics to get an idea of the competition. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. It was written by steven grant, with art by mike zeck and. Black history comic books black history books black. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1990 4th edition. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. Fantastic four is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team fantastic four created by stan lee and jack kirby and published by marvel comics, beginning with the original fantastic four comic book series which debuted in 1961. 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. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
The overstreet comic book price guide, available on amazon, has been published annually since 1970. Possessing knowledge on appraising the value of old comics is priceless. Price guides are also important tools for collectors looking to sell their collection or determine their collections worth for insurance purposes. See the comic value packs page for a list of available packs and prices. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1988 2nd edition. It is a widely endorsed new approach to the study of history that utilizes the appeal of the comic book. With the release of comic book characters into pop culture through movies and television, however, there was a marked rise in the value of those classic comic books. Find the value of the marvel comic new mutants volume 1. 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. In addition to being the preeminent source of comic book pricing information, it features a ton of other data as well. The 42nd edition includes all new insights and features and along with the most comprehensive listing of comics, all new entries in the. Comic books at the headquarters of dc entertainment in burbank. Comic store owners have shuttered their shops and the distribution of new titles has been frozen.
Ec comics mad magazine values find out more about ec comics, including all the classic horror titles, crime patrol, picture romance, and many more. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. How is coronavirus changing the comic book industry. We have 246 titles and 3,348 issues in our western category for you to enjoy. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. All the major publishers launched their own titles, as you will soon discover by looking at all the titles we hold.
While these guides are nice tools and will give you a general idea, their prices are just guidelines and are by no means set in stone. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Find the value of the dc comic camelot 3000 volume 1. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books. The overstreet comic book price guide, 42nd edition. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 2008 38th edition. For instance, if you found a trove of vintage comic books in your grandfathers basement, you will no longer need to go to a professional appraiser and pay a substantial fee in order to know the estimated value of the old comics. Core titles such as spiderman, xmen, and superman have a steep learning curve for new readers due to their lengthy histories and the inaccessibility of the comic book medium. As comic books gained in popularity and the people who owned them got older, value began to be placed on comics. Theres a good reason the overstreet comic book price guide has been the definitive guide for collectors and dealers alike since 1970. Western comics and books page 1 of 5 comic book plus.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Part of the reason youre likely collecting comics is for the nostalgia and entertainment value. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. Minimum prices are for complete, but poor condition books. There are also online guides such as comicspriceguide. Marvel will also not be releasing any new comic book titles digitally on april 1, they observed. Here at comics price guide, we love to track different numbers. While 2017 and 2018 direct market comic books have.
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. Each value pack is grouped around a theme and provides 2 lbs. Record prices are upgraded immediately for bigticket items, and over. Each volume contains 32 colorful pages and is a fully illustrated, biographical account of many significant achievements of black men and women. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books. The comic book price guide for great britain uk comic. How about comic collectibles and cgcgraded comic books you cant find in any stores. In astro city, each issue is a new beginning and is presented without many of the visual and narrative shortcuts that are conventions of the comic book medium but.
Both of those sites are absolutely useless when it comes to figuring out fmv for slabbed books comicspriceguide is the better of the two comicbookrealms market prices are downright ridiculous, but youre still talking about a level of accuracy thats akin to asking your nextdoor, non comic book collecting neighbor what he feels the value of your cgc 9. Comic book movie news rumors videos trailers and more. Looking through the history of the medium and surveying its successful titles can provide insight into how to approach your own creation. Find the value of your comic books using our comic price guide articles below. Comic book titles do not always feature simply the name of the main character. After creating a comic book character and story, your next task should be naming the comic. Read more top 60 most valuable horror comic books find out the value of the worlds most desirable and rare horror comic books. The last thing to keep in mind is that you need to be realistic about your comic book value. Comics that have the most collectible value are those published between 1938 and 1979.
As the first superhero team title produced by marvel comics, it formed a cornerstone of the companys. How does cgc determine fair market value for comics. 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. Obviously, we track values for comics but we also track the number of times a book is searched. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value.
The real growth of western comics came a few years later with the end of world war ii. Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the pictures, panels, and text that brought them to. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Typically within that time frame, superhero comics hold the most value, with first appearance or origin issues being the most sought after.
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. Our comic value packs are a fun, affordable way to get a lot of comics without spending much. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Simply use a search engine and type in the title of the comic book. From indie titles to rebooted superhero classics, these are the best and boldest comics and graphic novels from 2019 so far. Golden legacy is a classic collection of 16 inspirational volumes.
If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Building a collection of comic books is a fun and rewarding hobby. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. 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. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1989 3rd edition. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. A rare vintage comic book featuring one of supermans first adventures. The 10 bestselling comic book titles of 21st century.
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