We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. From batman to barb wire, this decades films took big risks that didnt always work out. There was a large, adult audience that took comics seriously and wanted more sophisticated material. Overstreet has been running its publication for over 35 years and is regarding by many as one of the leading sources for backissue comic book pricing. The guy said the book was hot and woujldnt move on the prioce. An ode to the 1970s marvel kids magazine pizzazz flashbak. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Truly rare comic books may come along once or twice in a lifetime. It was more a less a knock off of the popular scholastic magazines dynamite and, more closely, bananas. Actually some really great events such as fatal attractions and infinity gauntlet came out of the 90s but unfortunately all people seem to think about is the damn shoulder pads and.
The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Use our comic book value guide and auction archives to find the value of your. If you have some sort of very rare and sought after collectors item such as a misprint that was recalled then it m. Gocompare worked with comic book expert duncan mcalpine of the comic book price guide to. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. In contrast, we paid attention in 3rd grade and we correctly alphabetize our comic books for sale. They werent the biggest movies in the world at the time. You can start at our comic book values free course, or pick up an overstreet comic book price guide. I got the 30s to the 70s book and thought getting this book would be cool.
Feb 23, 2017 this video shows you how to look up the value of your comic books using ill show you how to search for your comic and get an average price of what it sells for online. They are derived from numerous sources such as dealer price lists, advertisements in comic book collecting publications, and public auction results. Sep 26, 2015 jackie estrada is raising funds for comic book people. The top superman comic books for collectorsinvestors. There was a new generation of comics professionals who. I know, overstreet makes no sense, but thats what they do it. Milestone, paradox press, piranha press, tangent comics, vertigo, wildstorm.
Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. However, i went over to the the comic book database top ratings page, hit ctrlf to find. The 90s wasnt just about image comics, but it sure was a huge part of what shaped the decade. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Photographs from the 1990s, now available in fine comics shops and bookstores, as well. A restored copy of a comic book is worth significantly less than an unrestored copy as it artificially increases the number of books in higher condition.
In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. This creates competition for the best and resultant increased value. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. The following is a list of the top 10 most influential comics or series that acted as sign posts in this transitory period between the last years when comics were accessible to readers of every. Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s, longtime comics industry insider jackie estrada ran a successful kickstarter campaign to fund comic book people 2. Enter a new era of collecting with the overstreet comic book price guide. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place.
While i have a number of wolverine comics from that era, i would have to scour through the entire price guide to find all of the particular valuable comics. How much are marvel comic books from the 1980s worth. Please like and subscribe if you enjoy this video and check. A mint copy of a key comic book may be worth 10 to 100 times the value of an average copy. See more ideas about comic books, comic covers and comic book covers. Next page number date titlenotes g vg f vf nm m 81 1970 the coming of the kangaroo. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. A lot of 80s comics are usually found in the 25 cent bins, but depending on the issues and titles, some are worth a decent amount of money. While the 90s probably had too many guns, jackets with pockets, holo covers, variants, trading cards, utility pockets, pogs, and animals wearing sunglasses, we still got some great work. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. A restored copy of a comic book is worth significantly less than an unrestored copy as it artificially increases the number of. What comic books from the 1990s would i be surprised are now. The best dc comics miniseries of the 1980s berkeley place. The 90s live on the 90s brought us some of the best stories the industry has ever seen.
Not all comic book are just for kids they are for adults to and can help people understand political events happening. 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. 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. And i think after much due consideration i strongly disagree with the idea that the 1990s.
It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid 1980s to mid1990s. Unlike the colorful and wellwritten stories of the marvel cinematic universe or the dark spectacles that the dceu has to offer, comic book films from the 90s were more varied in tone. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Jackie estradas comic book people 2 provides unique peek at the comics indusry in the 1990s. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s.
Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. The last stand from 2006 at number 16, edging out xmen. As a followup to 2014s wellreceived comic book people. Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s on kickstarter. All auctions until further notice will be online and phone bidding only. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. An ode to the 1970s marvel kids magazine pizzazz what kid growing up in the seventies didnt enjoy pizzazz magazine. Check out the video above as we got handson with the device. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. That being said, it is worth mentioning that since most comic books from the.
In the 90s, comic book movies werent as simple as pulling from marvel or dc comics. What comic books from the 1990s would i be surprised are. Arts and entertainment of the 1980s comic books gave kids a way to see their favorite super heroes instead of just reading about them. Action comics 1 this is the book that started it all. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In addition to the bestresearched pricing in the hobby, youll find market reports, key sales, indepth historical information, tips on grading, and the most complete record of comic books from the 1800s to the present. To repeat the caveat i gave on main 1980s page which has links to see other years within the decade, the list you are about to see involves no judgment or pricing data, but rather simply ranks the universe of comics published in 1988 by publishers other than marvel or d. Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s estrada, jackie on. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. Use our comic price guide articles to find out the value of your old comics or email. The comic book price guide 1980 1981 books from 1900 present included catalogue and evaluation guide no 10 overstreet, robert m. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to direct edition sales direct. See values for tmnt comics, 1st gambit, secret wars 8 and more.
There was a system of stores for selling such comics to that audience. Take advantage of our high resolution images and videos to place bids up until the live event, and then continue to bid during the heritage live auction event, including live streaming audio and video. Nov 14, 2016 20 comic book movies from 1990 to 2000, ranked worst to best. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values.
Top 198 books published in 1958 that people have added on goodreads. Its long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s. A comic book marking the firstever that spiderman appears was. After the raging success of tim burtons batman, studios began looking to the pages of their favorite comics for source material for the next big blockbuster. I found about 25 in my attic, they are all still in the package.
Aug 18, 2014 top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s. Lots of people hoarded marvel comics from the 1980s, so this book cant be considered rare. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. In fact, this seems more like a wild, psychedelic 1970s book than a 1980s mini. Siegel and shuster introduce the world to superman. They werent the biggest movies in the world at the time, so things like the rocketeer had the chance to be. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. In this video we discuss some of the best comics that were published in the 1980s. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible.
Every kid worth his polybag and backing board just had to have one, and the resulting frenzy sent the book to the top of wizards top ten hottest books list for a thenrecord four months. That book had almost ten printings, and only the extremely rare first printing is worth that much, since there were only a couple hundred copies of it, having been an independent book that. Superman from the 30s to the 80s rh value publishing on. This video shows you how to look up the value of your comic books using ill show you how to search for your comic and get an average price of what it sells for online. Jan 14, 2017 in the 90s, comic book movies werent as simple as pulling from marvel or dc comics. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. Mar 10, 2009 and the 1980s were all about good stories. I have about six comic boxes with mostly 80s and 90s era comics. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. Big rapids distribution, a major midwestern comics distributor, goes under, and two former employees john davis and milton griepp, form capital city distribution, headquartered in madison, wisconsin. Top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s lifestyle. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o.
Jackie estrada is raising funds for comic book people. Official overstreet comic book price guide is a yearly publications which details the changes in the resale value of a comic over the last year. Vintage comic book, the official handbook of the marvel universe update 1989 no. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. 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. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. Of the seven films in the franchise, three place in the top 20 based on gross u. If you do not know the exact title of comic books you are looking for, type any words that you think are in the comic book s title into the search box at the top of this page. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.
Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. Arts and entertainment of the 1980s by jazlyn stoken on prezi. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. In this educational video we look at the most valuable rare comic books worth money. The modern age of comic books runs from the mid1980s to the present day. American and british comics from the 1930s to the 1990s. Big rapids distribution, a major midwestern comics distributor, goes under, and two former employees john davis and milton griepp, form capital city distribution, headquartered in madison, wisconsin notable alternative titles raw, world war 3 illustrated, and reid fleming, worlds toughest milkman, all make their debuts. I created this video to help the new collector focus on finding key issues for their collection or to find comics of value that they can trade or sell to. When this book was first released it was a national sensation.
A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. This video does a fantastic job of explain what was going on in the industry back then and how image helped pave the way for creator owned comics. Platinum age 18971937 2,283 golden age 19381955 172,425 silver age 19561969 208,121. Keep in mind that comic books are mass produced and then sold to a lot of people. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Comic book pressing video course master dealer key issue list.
The man of steel, a sixissue comic book limited series written and penciled by john byrne, inked by dick giordano and published by dc comics, debuts. There was a new generation of comics professionals who had mastered their craft in the 1970s and early 1980s. May 16, 2015 10 most valuable comic book movie franchises published. Well hindsight is 2020 and with that in mind, lets chart the ten most important comic books of the 1990s. I was bored, being 9 and the only kid there, but the husband took me downstairs to a. Found in the desert and nursed back to health, the raven named ebnn becomes a bounty hunter, tracking outlaws across a lawless land. A common comicbook cover format displays the issue number, date, price and publisher along with an illustration and cover copy that may include a storys title. A treasure trove of candid photos of artists, writers, and other comics folks taken by an insider photographer. The miniseries was designed to revamp the superman mythos, using the historyaltering effects of crisis on infinite earths as an explanation for numerous changes to previous continuity batman. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded.