Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. Comical podcast a comedy show all about comic books. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. When it comes to comic collectibles, theres a lot more to please a collector than simply the comic books themselves. The 1990s was the age of wizard magazine and image comics, the speculator boom followed by the spectacular bust, and a time when title after title was churned out featuring identical heroes with bad attitudes, big guns, and ohsomany pouches. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Christmas day and the only christmas comic from 1979. December 1, 1980 december 2, 1980 december 3, 1980 december 4, 1980 december 5, 1980 december 6, 1980 december 7, 1980 december 8, 1980 december 9, 1980 this strip and the following strip are adapted in i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown december 10. Vintage garfield comic books 1980 s to 1990s collectible comics first editions. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Many books that were in the horror genre during the 90s tended to be about 300400 pages in length, whereas this is almost 700.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Doublesize anniversary issue, and introducing karma. Rogue trooper return to millicom part 4 of 6 written by gerry finley. Find out which issues are worth money, including fantastic four 1, 5 first doctor doom, 45 first inhumans, 48 1st galactus and silver surfer, 52 1st black panther and more. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to direct edition sales direct. If you decide to sell them you can go to a comic store and expect to get an offer of so much per book, 20 cents is not out of the norm, sometimes less depending on what you have. Mean team part 11 of 11 written by the beast, art by belardinelli. 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. Garfield by jim davis for december 14, 1980 gocomics. 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.
The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. Free comic book value and price resources including the pros and cons of each. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Letter to the editor from comics artistwriter stan timmons. In the 1970s kung fu was discovered in america and it became a craze for many years. This issue was reprinted in marvel treasury edition 7 published in 1975 and again in marvel illustrated books. 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. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
Are there any other rare comic books featuring the xmen. 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. Vintage comic book, the official handbook of the marvel universe update 1989 no. The tornado name is dropped from the 2000 ad comic book. Lot 53 vintage marvel comics group thor 19741980 2550. However, some comic characters and books got their start in the. The avengers return to rutland for another halloween parade in avengers 119. December 1, 1980 december 2, 1980 december 3, 1980 december 4, 1980 december 5, 1980 december 6, 1980 december 7, 1980 december 8, 1980 december 9, 1980 this strip and the following strip are adapted in i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown december 10, 1980 december 11, 1980 december 12, 1980 december, 1980 december 14, 1980 december 15, 1980 december 16, 1980 beethovens. December takes a really long time to get where its going. This comic was launched in 1980 and its cast of characters was led by bananaman. I am also surprised gi joe is not higher on this list. December 1, 1980 december 2, 1980 december 3, 1980 december 4, 1980 december 5, 1980 december 6, 1980 december 7, 1980 december 8, 1980 december 9, 1980 this strip and the following strip are adapted in i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown december 10, 1980 december 11, 1980 december 12, 1980 december, 1980 december 14, 1980 december 15, 1980 december 16, 1980 beethovens birthday.
Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. 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. Dec 28, 2016 the 1990s was the age of wizard magazine and image comics, the speculator boom followed by the spectacular bust, and a time when title after title was churned out featuring identical heroes with bad attitudes, big guns, and ohsomany pouches. Also popular are the mystery and horror comics from this era. The items are genuine authentic lot 52 vintage marvel comics group thor 19741980 2550 cent comic books, the items appear to be complete they look to be in exceptional condition. The avengers return to rutland for another halloween parade in.
Their recording studio was at a haunted abbey in wales, and the band had a terrifying experience there one night in 1980, which resulted in a death and the breakup of the group. Sell my comic books presents a fantastic four comic books price guide. For marvel comics, it was the decade when the number of x titles grew out of control, spiderman was entangled in the divisive clone saga. The following is a complete list of all volumes of the amazing spiderman, with notes for each issue. This comic book pilot is written by stan lee and illustrated by steve ditko. View the comic strip for garfield by cartoonist jim davis created december 14, 1980 available on december 14, 1980 search form search. 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 super friends had an ongoing comic book series published from 1976 until 1981 the stories were further adventures of the popular hannabarbera animated series, the super friends it began after the 1973 season of the tv series was canceled.
Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. A comic book marking the firstever that spiderman appears was sold by. Browse the marvel comic series peter porker, the spectacular spiderham 1985 1987. Watch garfield and friends on our new youtube channel.
Long island comic book convention holiday inn, rockville center, new york june 2022. The bronze age extends from 1970 to about 1980, which includes comics priced at 15. What are the most rare whitman comics from aug to dec 1980. I didnt buy any dc books at this time but i did buy a lot of the post crisis relaunch books for about a year. The 2000th issue of the beano dated 15 november 1980. None really, but the most exciting find is a run of 1960s to 1970s comics. The publication reported that the owner of the comic book, walter yakoboski, of long island, n. January 1, 1980 january 2, 1980 january 3, 1980 january 4, 1980 january 5, 1980 january 6, 1980 january 7, 1980 january 8, 1980 january 9, 1980 january 10, 1980 january 11, 1980 january 12, 1980 january, 1980 january 14, 1980 january 15, 1980 january 16, 1980 january 17, 1980 january 18, 1980 january 19, 1980 january 20, 1980 january 21, 1980 january 22, 1980 january 23, 1980 january. Bloom county by berkeley breathed for december 15, 1980. The first episode of moebius and alejandro jodorowskys lincal is published in metal hurlant. Garfield, december 1979 comic strips garfield wiki fandom.
List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. This page contains a list of all the comics included in rom vol 1. Slaine tomb of terror part 1 of 15 written by pat mills, art by glenn fabry. In december, fortune reported that spidermans cocreator stan lee turned 93. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics.
Peanuts by charles schulz for november 28, 1980 black. British eighties funny comic books child of the 1980s. The whitman comics published between august 1980 and december 1980 were only available in prepacks, three comics in a package sold through department stores and nontraditional. This page contains a list of all the comics included in moon knight vol 1. Read todays garfield comic strip, or search for your favorite.
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. June 15th, 1980 find your favorite garfield comic strip. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list.
It focused on the superfriends, and wendy and marvin. View the comic strip for bloom county by cartoonist berkeley breathed created december 15, 1980 available on december 15, 1980 search form search. If youre a fan of a particular genre or character, you can collect other memorabilia such as posters and comic book figurines. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003.
A comic collectors anecdotes and analysis, with an emphasis on dell, gold key, whitman and related comics. Find out whether there is more than meets the eye to this 1980s comic book. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Even books from the 1970s have very little chance of making it onto the site, but there are a few that would definitely be interesting to write about so ill leave the cutoff at 1980. Its not the longest book ive ever read, but its a little longer than your typical books from that era. 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. This is a complete list of issues in the uncle scrooge series of comic books. Then in 1977, when the superfriends cartoon was relaunched with zan and jayna, instead of wendy. I really am shocked at the amount of top tier dc books that were selling so poorly. Milestone, paradox press, piranha press, tangent comics, vertigo, wildstorm. Before spiderman became the star of multiple comic books series, tv shows, and. The stories were further adventures of the popular hannabarbera animated series, the super friends. It began after the 1973 season of the tv series was canceled.
Id guess that about 20 of the books in the influential list would be a top 50 copper overstreet book based on their raw 9. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Strontium dog max bubba part 3 of 21 written by alan grant, art by c. The complete peanuts 19791980 includes a number of classic storylines and peppermint patty in cornrows, including the monthlong sequence in which an ill charlie brown is hospitalized including a particularly spooky moment when he wonders if hes died and nobodys told him yet, and an especially eventful trek with snoopy, woodstock, and the scout troop now including a little girl. December 2001 comic book sales to comics shops comichron. The avengers origin of the vision published in 1982. The items are genuine authentic lot 52 vintage marvel comics group thor 1974 1980 2550 cent comic books, the items appear to be complete they look to be in exceptional condition. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books.
Adventure comics 1938 1st series mark jewelers 478mj. December centres on a group of musicians with psychic abilities, who were brought together by an unscrupulous record company to make a very special album. Top 50 copper books in overstreet copper age comic books. Comic is complete with cover and all pages attached. Use our comic price guide articles to find out the value of your old comics or. The comic books do have cosmic wear on outside of covers on front of comic book and back of comic book and on edges of comic book cover. January 1, 1980 january 2, 1980 january 3, 1980 january 4, 1980 january 5, 1980 january 6, 1980 january 7, 1980 january 8, 1980 january 9, 1980 january 10, 1980 january 11, 1980 january 12, 1980 january, 1980 january 14, 1980 january 15, 1980 january 16, 1980 january 17, 1980 january 18, 1980 january 19, 1980 january 20, 1980 january 21, 1980 january 22, 1980 january 23, 1980 january 24. I found this character appealing as i enjoyed superhero stories although strangely ive never been a reader of the dcmarvel style of comic books yet it was still quite funny. December 1, 1980 december 2, 1980 december 3, 1980 december 4, 1980 december 5, 1980 december 6, 1980 december 7, 1980 december 8, 1980 december 9, 1980 this strip and the following strip are adapted in i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown december 10, 1980 december 11, 1980 december 12.
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