Building a collection of comic books is a fun and rewarding hobby. Wizard magazines 100 best single issue comics since you were born 100 greatest covers anybody have a better site with a list. When all star comics returned during the bronze age, it returned with a bang. A lot happened in that 10 years so its hard to pick just one event or story that i loved. The authority is a really fun comic book that looks and feels like a blockbuster movie something enjoyable like bad boys 2 but not a piece of art, and certainly, not a masterpiece. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics.
Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values.
Wizard, the 2nd series the comic book price guide for. In 2014, a pristine issue of the 1938 comic, with its original price of 10 cents still. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. With its highend production values and embodiment of the comic speculator boom, wizard was an instant hit, with a monthly circulation of more than 100,000 copies. The guide to comics, wizard was a guide to comics and comic pricing.
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. The comic book price guide for great britain comic search. Superworld comics can give you a fair and honest appraisal of your comic book collection. Wonderful wizard of oz comic books for sale online. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. Popular british comic books of the 70s and 80s it was a sad occasion for all of 3 days when i was 11 years old and i had to go to hospital to have my appendix removed. It can be difficult to know the value of a comic book. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. Find the value of the dc thomson comic wizard volume 1. Other tips include being aware of the age of the comic, whether its from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80 s or close to today and the condition of the comic. This issue, which brings in a cool 150 to 180 bucks near mint, has the pleasure of being the first appearance of power girl, earth2s answer to supergirl.
The overstreet comic book price guide, 42nd edition by robert m. Wizards 100 greatest covers top 100 villians wizards top 100 greatest villians of all time top 200 characters wizards top 200 comic book characters and then just for fun. Wizard strongly supported new publishers valiant comics and image comics, heavily promoting their new releases. The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe today. While wizard magazine often lists prices, it is very limited, and is based on what comic book shops want to charge, not what the professionals grade. The articles where mainly about superheroes and other popular aspects about comics, including. Wizard top 100 lists comics general cgc comic book. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics. Part of the reason youre likely collecting comics is for the nostalgia and entertainment value. Modern comic book values testing wizards hot 10 comics.
The wizard bentley wittman, also known as the wingless wizard, is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. If you play the pink floyd album dark side of the moon over the wizard of oz. Just how much does the value of a comic book appreciate throughout the years. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The overstreet comic book price guide, 42nd edition. Popular british comic books of the 70s and 80s brit life. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. How does cgc determine fair market value for comics.
Could be based on stories, art, and major events of that decade from whatever comic company you like. During the height of the boom, that number of shops reached somewhere around 10,000. For the 80 s, it looks like watchmen, dark knight, and killing joke are keys, but teen titans and justice league, as far as price is concerned, is not yet. This all depends on the titles of the comic books and whether or not they have key stories or characters. Is that old comic you found in the attic worth something. 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. Want to know what the current value of your old comic books are. I think a key book can be either historicle importance or favorite book, or both. If you cant find the 2008 edition, a 2007 or 2006 edition will work. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page.
Wizard takes you on a trip to the kubert school of art. I strongly recommend you go to the library and find a book called overstreets comic book price guide. The animated series discusses how the book differs from the mainstream batman titles, and the overall comics market of 1994. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. Wizard comic book price guide annual sc 1996 comic books. We go by the title on the cover, ignoring the first the and a etc. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list them on ebay. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. Cbcs comic books 2 comic book art and collectibles 3 comic book figures statues 1 comic book original artwork 2 comic book basics 154 cgc comic books 9 comic book grading comic book history 8 comic book price guide 22 comic book storage 3 comic book values 99 digital comic books 3 comic book glossary 1 comic book. Learn the dance moves to iconic 80s and 90s music videos. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. The creative team behind batman adventures the monthly comic based on batman.
These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. This is wizards top 200 comic book characters, i personally dont agree with it, but still tell us how you feel. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. This will be found in the collectibles and hobbies section. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. The dark book wizard press collectors series vol 1 comic book villains w poster. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers.
Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Dec 25, 2006 while wizard magazine often lists prices, it is very limited, and is based on what comic book shops want to charge, not what the professionals grade. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. It often is a first issue of a series or a first appearance of a character. No comic book has done more to push the genre forward, out of the primitive wordsandpictures realm and into something mythic and deeply psychological. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. If there is something that you are looking for but is not in the guide yet, drop me a line and i can help. You will even find a few auction sites dedicated to the comic book market. Apr 14, 2008 this all depends on the titles of the comic books and whether or not they have key stories or characters. Stripped down art, singleissue stories, and a classical hero as the leadyet, as writer kelly puckett points out, there is an element of. During the very late 80 s and early 1990s there was diamond distributors and capital city who shared the burden of delivering comic books to all of the comic book shops across america. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. See more ideas about underground comic, comics, underground comix. Use our comic price guide articles to find out the value of your old comics or email us your list for a free online comic book appraisal. 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. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.
Ill have to look back and see what my favorites were but i am curious what the rest of you think. Rob liefelds captain america sketches trashing them a few segments after they debutmary marveland the last godawful batman. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Enter a word to search for all matching uk and us publishers and titles.
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