Apr 10, 2020 age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Most copies are worth much less, but the good news is, if you have one of these truly rare comic books, then youre certainly sitting on a prized asset that any comic book collector would be envious of. Instead i got mostly marvel and dc titles from the 2000s, even issues from the past few. 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. The value of marvel comic trading cards our pastimes. In addition to action figures, the star wars franchise launched a line of marvel comic books. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. If you have some sort of very rare and sought after collector s item such as a misprint that was recalled then it m. 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.
British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. Ill show you how to look up what your marvel cards are worth. 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. Dec 21, 2018 the most valuable toys from your childhood could be sitting in your attic or parents basement right now. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Valuable marvel comics you may have in your closet looper. See our superman comic books article for more details. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. 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. Apr 09, 2017 ill show you how to look up what your marvel cards are worth.
However, the value and desirability of individual cards, sets and subsets of products from industry leaders such as marvel comics can often equal or outweigh those of their more sporty cousins. Revisiting the 90s speculative boom that nearly ended the. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Oct 06, 2017 the answer turned this into a key issue comic book almost overnight. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. When you want to sell comic books, you can contact ask us for a free appraisal. Sep 11, 2018 discussed are four extremely valuable comics that might be in your collection that you have possibly overlooked. Welcome to the iguide toy price guide is proud to host the online vintage toys price guide. Batman is one of the worlds bestknown and mostloved superheroes. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comic s.
We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. Today, roughly 90 to 95 percent of all the comic books published within this time period are worth just a fraction of their original cover price. But scratch just a little below that flashy, superficial surface and youll find a comic book hobby and an industry rife with issues that in hindsight should have been klaxons alarming hobbyists of the impending implosion should they stay on the same path. Get real market prices on all types of marvel trading cards. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Dec 02, 2015 the nineties are a decade that receives a lot of flack among comic book collectors. This is clearly the iconic comic book card set of the early 1990s, and will absolutely stir some feelings in fans from the time. Starting or even just expanding an existing comic book collection can seem a little daunting. Signed by todd mcfarlane and stamped on the back cover with a small red web pattern. First editions of wellloved books can become the most prized in literature. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Overstreets annual guide to the comic book collecting hobby has itself become a collectible, and since the 1980s each edition of the price guide includes a page listing collector s values for older editions, with hardcover editions, in particular, selling for a premium.
As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others. Age keys listed on the most valuable comic books page have actually fallen in value since 200810. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more. If you have one of these rare books sitting on a shelf somewhere, get ready to cash in. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list. May or may not include a letter of authenticity from todd mcfarlanes own comic book shop he ran back in the 90s, the spiders web. It sparked a trend in which collectors started reading image books for the first time and, more importantly, brought a new audience into comics. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america.
You will even find a few auction sites dedicated to the comic book market. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Why arent the comic books i collected in the 90s worth anything. There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books appealing to collectors. Comic book collecting is a hobby that treats comic books and related items as collectibles or artwork to be sought after and preserved. Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. The growth of the internet in the late 1990s saw development of online databases to track creator. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name. Sports cards often overshadow nonsports cards in the hobby of collecting trading cards. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps or books bibliophilia, it has a major following around the world today and is partially responsible for the increased interest in comics after the temporary slump experienced during the 1980s. These are the kinds of comics you find in two for a dollar boxes in any comic book store you visit. Marvel, toy biz action figures catalog dash action figures.
We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. Jun 26, 2018 love it or hate it, we all remember the chromium, diecut, polybagged, acetate extremeness that was the 1990s. When it comes to rare comic books, few are as important as the origin and 1st appearance of batman. The title is unpopular, or was bought in quantity during the speculation bubble of the early 1990s, and is now being dumped by collectors. Discussed are four extremely valuable comics that might be in your collection that you have possibly overlooked. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. A very rare example of a 90s comic that went up in value due to a.
Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Another current monthly price guide is comics buyers guide. Also, since the 90s were the collectors boom, the publishers shot themselves in the foot by overprinting things that would otherwise probably be. Well, hindsight is 2020 and with that in mind, lets chart the ten most important comic books of the 1990s. Between 1990 and 1993 no less then 24 new comic book publishers were flooding the market with hundreds of titles and by 1996 all but a handful shuttered their doors. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. The ten most important comic books of the 1990s sequart. Now some comics that contain first appearances from a less know characters at the time, that were not pushed had by marvel or dc, can actually get more on auction if they are in mint co.
Major comics companies have titles with histories that span decades of publication, and if you are new to a particular arc, it can be hard to even decide where to start. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Its a tale of friendship lost and a rivalry established, a tragedy that affects the future of human and mutantkind for generations to come. The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe. 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. Honestly, i was expecting titles from the 90s, and mostly noname issues. Spiders web signed and stamped edition, regular green cover.
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