This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world. Find character 1st appearances, origins, deaths, iconic covers, classic battles and more milestone moments in comic book history on the free. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books the bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles remaining the mainstay of the industry. Still, having a comic book with a low issue number is another good indicator that it is. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s october 6, 2017. 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. After the events of the final days story arc, frank castle finds himself in an unusual state. Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984 and modern age comics published after 1991.
This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Within the industry, the beginning of copper age comics was marked by a large group of highprofile artists moving away from marvel and into privatelyowned. Find out which copper age 1980s90s comics are worth big money today. Sold by big robs books and ships from amazon fulfillment. If you want to invest in most valuable comic books of the 1980s, then you need to know what issue will gain in value the most over time. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Our 60 most expensive comic book list from the socalled copper age, roughly. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and. Comic books for sale buy dc, marvel comic books online. If you want it sold now, instead of in ten years, you usually have to settle for 50 cents a piece or less for most books from the 80s and 90s. Collecting comic books is a lot like collecting baseball cards.
Due to its very limited numbers, in our time is considered one of the rare books for book collectors around the world. However, there are many comic books from the 80s that are valued in the hundreds of dollars. The valuable ones will have 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, or 25c on the cover. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. Why i loved the 80s 30 titles that lived and died in the.
We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Why i loved the 80s 30 titles that lived and died in the decade of excess. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter of comics was allowed to become a bit. Classic toys from the 80s worth a fortune today cbr. More people were buying and reading them than ever before and, in turn, more new publishers and new titles came into being. With silver age 1956 1969 comic books demanding such high prices, one way of making a shrewd investment is to look for books that fall within the next age of comic books the bronze age 1970 1980. The most valuable comic books in the world its all just. Now, i can definatly give a few examples of bad stories. The 80 s were the definitive era for me as far as comic books. Most valuable comic books of the 1980s personal finance. In april 2017, canadian economist mark carney proudly declared, what a difference a decade makes. Famous artist todd mcfarlane successfully brought this first issue into the limelight, which lead to many other spiderman series.
Punisher heads to a chicago safe house to find weapons and money, but he finds bigotry instead. Its long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s. It brought a darker sense of realism to these heroes that not too many people cared to tackle. This makes digging through your old books worthwhile to see if you have any gems. Most valuable marvel comics you might find in your closet. So, you want to know what the holy grails are from the 90s when it comes to comic books. Usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better. Even though marvel books arent generally as valuable as their dc counterparts, if you happen to have a wellkept copy of any of these issues, take care of it, because it could help pay for your retirement. The third issue of suspense comicsa shortlived horrorthriller titlebecame the most valuable nonsuperhero comic book ever when a copy. It was a story we loved to hate cause it took away some of our comic innocence.
The most valuable comic books of the 1980s were published in the middle of two crucial ages for comic books. This badass figure was actually released after the series had ended and was released as a tiein to the heman minicomic. Alan moore and dave gibbons created a 12 part comic bible. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Most valuable comic books of the 1980s personal finance advice. Amethyst princess of gemworld, crystar the crystal warrior, arak son of thunder, the ateam, team america, she hulk just bored me for some. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. Secret wars ii is a nineissue comic book limited series and crossover published from 1985 to 1986 by marvel comics. Although the end of the 20th century was a troubling time for the comic book. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. In general, the way action figures work on the back market is that the most popular figures are rarely the ones that are worth the most. We had the formation of the superstar independent in image comics and the birth of the. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important.
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. Jan 31, 2017 the absolute hardest to find 80s books. Two different comics have sold for one million dollars recently and even lower grades of this comic book sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Top ten comic covers of the 80s by mike mclarty on november 29, 2010 19 comments when i volunteered for putting together a top 10 list, my first inclination was this would be an easy process that essentially wrote itself. January, 2017 a list of important comics from the 1980s key. Despite being awesome, your 80s and 90s funnybooks are pretty much worthless. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. This was one of the most soughtafter books from rai, one of the most famous characters of the decade, and a strong contender for the ten most important comic books of the decade. The 5 most valuable comic books from the 1990s comicon.
Extremely valuable comics that might be in your collection. I normally just buy a complete series comic list off ebay that was made in the 80 s, 90s, or 2000s and enjoy them. This is because the most popular figures are produced in the highest numbers and they go through multiple series, making the original series slightly less of a big deal. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value. One of the few new characters to make a splash in the modern era of archie is cheryl blossom, and this is the issue where she made her debut. See more ideas about rare comic books, comic book collection and comic books. Top ten comic covers of the 80s major spoilers comic. Serious comic collectors again akin to those in the card genre spend time and mountains of cash at auctions and online distributors attempting hopefully fruitfully to outbid the competition and walk away proud owner of a hardto. I have about six comic boxes with mostly 80 s and 90s era comics. Valuable marvel comics you may have in your closet looper. Ever since the earliest comic books appeared on newsstands in 1933 they followed many of the. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. The 3 most valuable 80s comics are they in your garage. Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover.