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Editions in a comic book series that feature the introduction of a new character, or a significant event in comic book history, are particularly sought after by collectors. Im sure one could get far more than half good for an average ga superhero book that looks high grade, but is missing a page. Follow the adventures of the catman, the kitten, miss victory, the hood, rocketman, jetgirl, and green lama. These just in, i think wolf trap blonde is at the top of the quarter books heap with a classy cover composition by george gross. They were cheap, portable and had inspirational, patriotic stories of good triumphing over evil. Count the number of sides of a page that images for the cover appear on, so a wraparound comic would be 2. Both series exemplify the combination of issuedriven plots and comicbook wildness for which the era is known, but theyre executed with more.

By establishing a base value guideline, we can have some degree of correlation between actual rarity and graded books in the cgc census. Use our comic storage boxes in conjunction with our comic book backing boards and comic book bags for all of your current age, silver age and golden age comics. Find the value of your comic books golden age 19381956. The heroes and heroines from the golden age of comics live again. View thousands of scanned comic books in the feature gallery, or search metropolis entire comic inventory with their advanced search. A good rule of thumb on pricing restored books is to consider what the book sells for in the grade the book would be in if the resto were to be removed. The golden age of comics this is my comic book blog. Captain america comics 1941 golden age 35 coverless 0. Golden age comics public domain comic books collectible. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1990 4th edition. Life back then was much simpler, except for the world wars and the racism and the genocide and communism and the bomb and sexism and labor uprisings and organized crime and the tea pot dome scandal. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. Golden age comic books cgc graded golden age comics da. Captain marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the golden age, regularly outselling the adventures of superman during the 1940s.

The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books. Of the golden age american comic book publishers on this list, only ten continued to publish comic books after 1960, and only three of them are still currently in business. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. The condition grade of a comic book is an extremely important factor to consider when buying comic books for investment. Theoretically, if all contents of a comic are indexed, the page counts of the individual sequences should add up to the total page count of the comic. The golden age is a 1993 fourissue elseworlds comic book miniseries by writer james robinson and artist paul smith. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Original artwork for bronze age comics is also a popular area for collectors, some original pieces fetching extremely high prices at auction.

Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february. These icons indicate the confirmed existence on the cgc census of a morerare cgcrecognized cover price variant version of the key bronze age comic book in question. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Ten copies or less, cgc census, based on osg value. Copper to modern age comics comics from approximately 1980 to the. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Golden age comics and collectibles 95 king st west, brockville, ontario k6v 3r1 rated 4. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. Different value for canadian editions of golden age comics. Action comics 1 first superman detective comics 27 first. The debut of the new superhero the flash in 1956 is generally considered the beginning of the silver age of comic books. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back.

Its most popular character was captain marvel, a property later to be purchased by dc comics not to be confused with marvel comics character of the same name. My golden age comic book collection part 1 duration. Explore over 425 million sold for prices with item details and images. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 2008 38th edition. The page count for any cover sequence is normally 1. This lot of gene autry dell10centers are all complete and all are intact through to the centerfold despite front cover wear. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1989 3rd edition. Comics price guide its a guide to comic most valued comics based on auction results price.

Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were in fact different people. Today well look at the top 10 golden age comic books. How much are worth cgc, marvel, batman, spider man comics. The standard guide to golden age comics is the 2006 edition from krause publications, who have been publishing outstanding books about collectibles for many years. 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. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article.

Pluto in the legend of coyote rock 1945 one sheet disney. Along with heroes the villians of the era return, rouges such as dr. Fawcett comics, a subsidiary of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comics publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. All affordable, not difficult to find and no key issues in this run, making it a bit more desirable to the collector that really just wants a dc golden age book. Missing page golden age comic books cgc comic book. Now is probably a good time to dump your collection, unless youre sitting on something of proven value like golden age batman and superman books, because the number of comic book readers plunged after the mid to late 90s market implosion. You can click to reach the variant list it came from e.

The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. Ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 19381947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. Most valuable golden age comic books silver age comic. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. During the latter part of the golden age, the post war years, military and western comics replaced superheroes in popularity. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics.

This guide to strictly the golden age of comics covers titles from 1938 to 1956 with some 30,000 prices and is edited by alex malloy and stuart wells iii, the same men who edit the. Jan 30, 2017 a book like cap 74 probably benefits from being an unusual version of a high demand book, but in general the superior editions of superhero timely books seem to have a following. Thrills comic book covers of the golden age, 19331945 by. Golden age greats 1994, is published by paragon publications. Also, while comic books consistently kept a height of 10 12 inches 26. Each year the overstreet comic book price guide publishes the top comic books in several eras and genres. We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. Media in category golden age of comic books the following 199 files are in this category, out of 199 total. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Find the value of the dc comic golden age miniseries. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Apr 03, 2017 the golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956.

Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Comic book dealers recommendations metropolis comics. The sales of comic books increased markedly during world war ii. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. The top 10 golden age comic books according to the overstreet comic book price guide. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Bcw offers a variety of cardboard and plastic comic storage boxes. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age.

Marry the wrap with the missing page to a nm looking copy and you have a book that will probably fetch midgrade value. Why your bronze age comics collection aint worth squat. Meet the wartime super heroes who built the marvel universe. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. Comic books that are professionally graded by companies like the certified guarantee co cgc and receive a grade of 9.

Id say the least desirable are the dc and other editions from the late 40searly 50s that have fewer pages than their us counterparts. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home facebook. Most valuable comic books comic book values comic book. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1988 2nd edition. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid1950s. The golden age of comics was a time of superheroes like superman and batman. Worthpoint is the largest resource online for identifying, researching and valuing antiques. Coverless copies of ga books can fetch 2025% of gd value. Take a look below and see what these comics are currently fetching at auction. The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. Labonog, keston fulcher, robert cat conrad, and matt nelson. Reprints, golden age 193855, comics, collectibles picclick.

The goal was identifying golden age comic books 19371949 with the most impressive covers. This is a contender for the next age of comics, but its here where consensus breaks down i suppose the end of the bronze age is where it really breaks down, but thats the beginning of this age, so there. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. The character is of some historical significance due to a lawsuit that resulted from his only appearance. Lot of gene autry comics, dell,golden age, 19481956 complete, gd to vg. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Mar 06, 20 the golden age of comics was golden because it is old. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Golden age 1938 to 1945 silver age 1956 to 1970 bronze age 1970 to 1984.

It began in the 1930s and lasted until the early 1950s. Infidelity shows up in the novel library version but you dont see the diversey broadway novel digest around, especially this clean. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. Investing in golden age dc comics on a budget cbsi comics.

Thank you to everyone who has supported ultimate key issue comics. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939. Bronze age comics can be found sometimes at auction, at comic book fairs and conventions, through dealers, in some comic book stores, and via ebay. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Mar 02, 2016 as you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. I have a collection of old comic books ranging from superman to iron man, years ranging from 1967 to 1990i am needing to know how much they are worthi also have a marvel transformers head masters vol. Issues 5 flash, green lantern and wonder woman headline this title. 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. This is the facebook page for bill jourdains golden age of comic books blog and podcast.