Collecting modern age comic books as an investment surprisingly modern age comic books can be quite valuable. The searchable database consists of detailed reports in an evergrowing database of items in this category. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the u. This rare set was sold only in the 1980 sears wish book, so if. Most collectible books of the decade 20002009 on abebooks. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in. From the ateam to zap it, some of these toys are worth thousands. 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. Harley will be played by australian actress margot robbie. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. From uniforms, weapons, and helmets to toys, artwork and movies. She has contributed to antique trader, todays vintage, and more.
The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. See more ideas about action figures, toys r us and marvel. If you grew up in the 80s, youve probably owned many of these classic toys. The first such comics included the anthology series star reach, published by comic book writer mike friedrich from 1974 to 1979, and harvey pekars american splendor, which continued sporadic publication into the 21st century and which shari. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books.
List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. Vintage toys, tmnt, toys r us kids, marvel comics, modern toys, old school toys. It almost makes you want to run out to toys r us right now and buy some toys and just lock them away on the offchance that it will. See more ideas about 1980s toys, toy store and toys. Whether you choose to resell your comic book collection or hang onto it, its a good idea to know what your collection is worth, even for insurance.
Contact us due to minimal staffing for the safety of our employees and community, our phone lines are currently offline. Collectors want books signed by christopher tolkien, who edited children of hurin, and alan lee, who illustrated the book. Joe, americas movable fighting man was introduced to boys in 1964 with four 12inch action figures action soldier, action sailor, action marine, and action pilot and 75 supporting. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This stamp, one digit long usually 18, refers to the position the mold occupies in the pvc injection machine it is used to help the manufacturers detect defects. If theyre in mint condition, vintage fisher price toys can make a mint. Shop for dc justice league comic books on sale at s online toy store. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. Antiques arms and armor is your place for wwi world war one and wwii world war two military collectables and antiques. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. These heroes in a half shell first made an appearance as comic book.
Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. I also left with a new hobby and my first lifetime passion. Lots of people hoarded marvel comics from the 1980s, so this book cant be considered rare. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. In the transformers films, video games, and comic books, the neverending. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. 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.
This book has been gathering some steam for some time now since news of the suicide squad movie that is due out in 2016 was announced. 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. 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. Thundercats 1985 ben gali thundercats toys, toys r us kids, 1980 toys. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Detective comics toys r us special 1997 comic books. See more ideas about action figures, toys and comic books. You will even find a few auction sites dedicated to the comic book market. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969.
I dont much care about the long story arcs that are the rage today. The photo above is a proposed comic book line up, snapped at a toys r us in north little rock, arkansas. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. The rise of comic book specialty stores in the late 1970s createdparalleled a dedicated market for independent or alternative comics in the us. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Obviously, within every field of mass produced collectibles there are varying factors that affect value. The post office and other shippers are behind schedule and some shipments. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. Comic books from the 70s, 80s and 90s do you remember. We are always accepting individual items and collections for future auctions or even for outright purchase. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide.
Tolkien may have died in 1973 but his estate keeps churning out books for the diehard fans. Nutty was a reguler weekly comic that ran in the uk from 1980 to 1985 there were 292 issues until it merged with the dandy. Half price books comic book haul 104 bundles of value. Potato head, lincoln logs and cabbage patch dolls are among the most popular.
Thundercats from the ashes of thundera comic books art, comic art, book art. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books hubpages. Find the value of the marvel comic xmen betrayed toys r us giveaway volume 1. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books.
Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. Joe reappeared in the 1980s as a promotional comic book, produced by marvel. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. European manufacturers must place this stamp on all items to show minimum compliance with. 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. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard.
The dark knight returns, a fourissue comic book limited series written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics, debuts. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Many of the price and buyers guides have become collectors items themselves, with old and back issues holding a value similar to that of the comic books themselves. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics. Retro toys, collectables antiques for sale cheapest prices possible uk based. Mar 10, 2009 the repetition is part of what makes mythology. Oor wullie is a comic strip, set in scotland, in the d. By definition a mass produced product such as comic books, cars, posters, stamps, coins, dolls, toys, figurines, action figures, advertising and even antique furniture was produced in quantity. Tolkien released his epic trilogy the lord of the rings, he wrote a smaller fantasy novel for children called the hobbit in 1937.
Toys r us kids, 80s kids, batman figura, batman armor, retro toys, 90s toys, batman action figures. Joes appeal to children has made it an american icon among toys. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. 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. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to direct edition sales direct. 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. 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. We are shipping all orders on time, but please expect possible delays in transit. The cartoon character bananaman first appeared in it before going into his tv series. How much vintage 1980s toys are worth today may shock you. Heres an interesting, informative infographic that breaks down the worth of a wide range of 1980 s toys, video games and gadgets which are now selling online for serious money. Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. Joe action figure one of my favorites 1980s toys, retro toys.
The transformers line of toys from hasbro that debuted in 1984 is one of the most successful toy franchises in the history of toys. Aug 10, 2015 i was a graphic designerpackage designerillustrator with hasbro from 1983 thru 1989. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics 1980s onwards. Vintage comic book, the official handbook of the marvel universe update 1989 no. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Apr 22, 2020 a bodacious place, a sojourn to the halcyon days when the president ate jellybeans and every boy dreamed of the actionpacked plastic wonders found in the toy store. Batman toys r us special replica edition 1997 comic books.
Also, for a character thats been around 30 years, the only comic book. The very first prototype of the very first gijoe action figure has been auctioned off at 200 gs. That is almost a quarter of a million dollars for an action figure. Call up your mom and tell her you hate her for making you throw these away so she could turn your room into an office. Nostalgia zone comic book store buy and sell comic books. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Pages in category comics based on toys the following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. Like many other collectible items comic books are evaluated according to their condition or grade. 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. Great deals on toys r us comic book hero action figures. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. Moon shoes, bubble mower, and rock em sock em robots may be less popular, but no less awesome. How to protect comic books asmr soothing sounds by jay rule.
If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold. Toys r us replica edition dc comics paperback january 1, 1997. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Beginning in the mid 1980s comic book characters became increasingly complex. As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others. Archies girls betty and veronica comics price guide.
Toys r us comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. 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. We break down the archie series for the first 100 issues, plus spinoffs, annuals and christmas specials.
See more ideas about wrestling, wrestling superstars and 1990s. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comic s. This stamp refers to the date the smurf mold was created not the date that specific smurf was made. The list of the most valuable important modern age. Joe is a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company hasbro. See more ideas about illustration, graphic design and 1980s. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. The better condition a comic book is in the more valuable it will be to collectors. So, it should come as no surprise that a few smart people thought it best to capitalize on the games popularity by branching out. What 1980s toys, games, and gadgets are worth now geektyrant. 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. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics.
The most expensive comic ever sold on ebay, this pristine 1938 edition went up for. Here are some work that i still have from that time. What is your xmen betrayed toys r us giveaway comic book worth. Legendary comic book heroes toys, action figures and collectibles.
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