How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. In general, the comics that have the most collectible value are those published between 1938 and 1979. So how do you go about getting your comic books appraised. Knowing how much your comic book is worth is very important. Mar 01, 2005 when we got this book, he only wanted to read the graphic novel format.
To find original editions, please select show more options to refine your search by publication year. Condition is very important and will greatly influence value. Find the value of your comic books using our comic price guide articles below. Comic book grades are listed as fine, mint, good, and poor. The absolute best way to find out the value of your particular book is to find a rare book appraiser who can look at your book in person and determine its value.
The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Once you know the condition of your comic, it may be time to check a price guide. The late 1960s was a tumultuous time for america both domestically and abroad. May 16, 2016 assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. View daily, weekly or monthly format back to when nike, inc. If you prefer to try to price your collection on your own, a number of notable books will give you an idea about the worth or value of your book collection. American born chinese is a great book but i dont think its historical fiction. 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. Some price guides will give a price range for the comic.
The aim is to provide factual information from the marketplace to help collectors. It gives you a good idea of what buyers are willing to pay, which is what ultimately matters. I think we can all agree that pricing comic books is very hard to do. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. Since that time tom has served as director of americana auctions and senior historical. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. The overstreet comic book price guide, available on amazon, has. Want to know what the current value of your old comic books are. Free online baseball card price guide baseball card values. Now i dont paid too much attention to that section. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. The overstreet comic book price guide 20192020 comics. 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.
Search through your marvel, dc, image, and many more comic titles to see the price of the value of your comic book. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than. Tthe searchable database consists of detailed reports in an evergrowing database of items in this category. Here are the single issues with the highest number of variant covers to date. Search from close to 6000 publishers from dozens of countries. Its overwhelming, timeconsuming and very easy to get wrong. A beatenup old book that is falling apart will have little value. The value of your book depends on many things, so a professional appraisal is important whether you are planning to sell the book or to continue collecting books of the same type. Age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Cards trading card database has prices achieved from actual card sales, not estimates. The true price of a comic book is the price someone is willing to pay, no more no less.
Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Open a comic book, and you can see america in the pages its people, its values. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. Collect from our collectors our cooperative collector network is polite, informative and prompt. Typically within that time frame, superhero comics hold the most value, with first appearance or origin issues being the most sought after. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. One of the best gauges of value for any comic book collection is the price similar collections sold for. Search the heritage auctions archives to find the value of similar items. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name.
Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the pictures, panels, and text that brought them to. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Free online football card price guide football card values. The overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. Between these three posts, this list is by far the most comprehensive list of mattinas cover art anywhere. Click on the returned result that contains your book.
Comicbook titles are added daily, and if you need a certain title and issue just contact us and let us know so we can add it. Knowing how to use a price guide is a simple but important thing. Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing access to virtually ever comic ever published. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. Mar 31, 2014 max brooks, author of the zombie survival guide, has a new historical comic book out, called the harlem hellfighters, about the historic black 369th infantry regiment from wwi. Feb 21, 2016 the 10 most expensive comic books ever sold. Gpa has proved to be an indispensable tool in comic book investing, as. My favorite history comic books, by max brooks, author of the.
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. Love them or hate them, variant covers are a big part of the comic book industry. Comix a history of comic books in america was published in 1971, when comic books still ruled the earth. Obviously, we track values for comics but we also track the number of times a book is searched. Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. By tracking, recording, and averaging over 40 online venues, gpa does the work for you, saving you time and money. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide. The price guide will help you do just that and is an indispensable tool in the comic book collectors arsenal. Every year when i get a copy of the overstreet comic book price guide, i looked the prices first to see what some of my comic books are worth. There are a few different price guides to choose from. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 2008 38th edition. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors.
If you really need a documented estimate of a books value for probate or insurance purposes then visit your local rare bookshop and pay for a formal appraisal. All of them at your literal fingertips, marvel, dc, image, panini, idw and the list goes on. Once you download this portable version of cpg you will have unlimited access to the cpg price guide to take with you to any convention, garage sale and your local comic book store. Sep 07, 2017 top 10 most valuable comic books david lynch addresses rumors of twin peaks season 4 legends of tomorrow spoofs star trek, friends, and more in new season 5 trailer. 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. Up until 1961, comic books were mostly priced at 10 cents in the united states. 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. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books.
Click here for the overstreet comic book price guide instant digital download. The gcd is building the most comprehensive comics database. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1989 3rd edition. We are always accepting individual items and collections for future auctions or even for outright purchase. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. Price guides will list the comic book name and its value based on the condition. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. May, 2019 the best thing to do if youre serious about finding out the value of your books to have a professional book appraiser or bookseller evaluate your collection. Zapkapow comics comic book price guide and collection. This is a wellresearched and graphic lovefest of information on the subject of comic books. Rare book values are very subjective, and can vary widely depending on what the local market will bear where you are trying to sell your book. Minimum prices are for complete, but poor condition books. Comic book price guides are generally monthly, quarterly, or yearly publications which detail the changes in the resale value of a comic over a period of time.
There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Comic book, bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. Each article includes the historical record price achieved for each book at auction, and the minimum yours is worth if youve found one. Individual andor aggregated reports of certified comic book sales are available online. Librarything connects you to people who read what you do. The librarys vast trove of comic books exposes a unique and revealing history of american popular culture. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1990 4th edition. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Baseball card price guide prices from actual card sales. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985.
See what bloggers and the media say about librarything. Heritage auctions archives show actual prices paid at auction for thousands of fine historical. For monthby month pricing since 1995, see cover prices by month. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. 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. Football card price guide prices from actual card sales. This is the third and final list for mattina cover art, here is the mattina dc list and the mattina alternate publisher list. Comic book price guides are just that a guide to what a comic book is worth. Historical anime and manga for japanese historical comics subcategories. Overstreet comic book price guide the overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. Discover historical prices for nke stock on yahoo finance. Apr 12, 2020 the iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books.
The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. 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. Record prices are upgraded immediately for bigticket items, and over. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Prices of comic books are so fluid nowadays, i use the different source for prices. Hey, if a comic book helps him learn history, im all for it. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Here within are found books rare and ancient, starting with the earliest printed works encompassing incunabula, 15th century. In 1976 he became a fulltime dealer and auctioneer, and maintained a robust business in political and other collectors items until his company, slaters americana, was absorbed by heritage in 2004. It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books worldwide. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
They are useful only as a starting point to valuing items in your comic book collection. The best way to find out what americana items are worth is to look at what collectors are actually paying for it. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. No appraisal will be 100% accurate even experts can provide nothing more than an educated guess. Since that time tom has served as director of americana auctions and senior historical specialist for heritage auctions. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. Explore unique, collectible and unusual items from the finest booksellers in the world. He still pulls tidbits out of thin air and when i ask where he learned that fact, he says, from that history comic book you got me. By 1935 reprints of newspaper strips and books with original stories.
Rare books historical memorabilia heritage auctions. Here at comics price guide, we love to track different numbers. 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. A brief history of comic books and an overview of comic formats. The easiest way to do this is to use ebays advanced search to sort through completed auctions similar to your collection, such as comics from.
Where to get your comic books appraised sparkle city comics. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1988 2nd edition. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. Price guides are also important tools for collectors looking to sell their collection or determine their collections worth for insurance purposes. Catalog your books from amazon, the library of congress and 4941 other libraries. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is to check on how much similar copies are currently being offered for.
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