Mayer found the rejected superman comic strips, and sullivan told siegel and shuster that if they could paste them. The most valuable comic books in the world its all just. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors movie. See the top prices this oneoff is going for by following the title link. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Supermans first appearance comic book at auction mail online. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. The most expensive comic books in the world, however, will inevitably be the earliest and most historic examples of the medium. This book, which goes for around 5,000 dollars is a grail for many comics collectors. On sunday, august 24th, comic book lovers across the world watched with abated breath to what avid collectors would pay for a rare superman comic book. This rare comic book price guide presents the latest value of rare comics based on the average valuation of the most reputable comic book price catalogs in the business.
The ian levine collection, a comic book collection that includes every comic book published by dc comics from 1935 through. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Again, spiderman in the comic books is akin to mickey mouse and disney. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. Ever since comic books first came to be, some writers and artists have sought to use the medium as a vehicle to get across messages draped in social commentary. These days movies based on comic books have become the highest. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. But that is not even the most expensive comic book for sale at comiccon. Any serious comic book collector can tell you that the worlds most.
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Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. The most valuable comic book of all time costs a lot more than just a small fortune to own, and to more than a few of us readers, its an unfathomable amount that will never be seen in our lifetimes. Its why when sony agreed to loan him out to disney, it became a big deal the wallcrawler was coming home. Collecting comic books as a hobby with financial prospect has been going on for a long time. June 30, 1938 the first issue of the comic book series action comics is most recognized as the issue that introduced superman to the world. Written by jerry siegel and illustrated by joe shuster, this book contained our first 12page glimpse of the iconic superhero, superman. Debuting several months before the release of the movie of the same name, the star wars comic was hardly a huge success until george lucas cinematic masterpiece hit theaters, and as such, most copies of the book had lined waste paper baskets before the 1977 star wars buzz started in.
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Mar 30, 2020 today sotheby announced that is will auction dc complete. Apr 10, 2017 its hardly a surprise that the original star wars comic has turned out to be a collectors dream grab. When you talk about monumental moments in comic book history, the death of superman is one of the biggest standout stories. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and. The cover features the redcaped, socalled man of steel holding a. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. 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. Worlds most expensive superman comic just sold for. A year after superman hit the scene, batman made his first appearance in the 27th. The issue sold on ebay was dubbed the holy grail, not just for its rarity, but also how pristine its condition was.
Released in 1944, shop keepers decided not to stock it, due to its offensive cover, which. This rare comic book price guide presents the latest value of rare comics based on the. Perhaps the hottest collectible comic book in recent years has been the first appearance of the incredible hulk in this 1962 comic book by stan lee. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. The photojournal guide to comic books lists this book as rare and only. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors movie tv. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age.
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For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. But that is not even the most expensive comic book for sale at comic con. But for the rare few of us that have at least several million to blow on a few colored comic book pages, the rarest of the rare books can be yours. The ian levine collection, a comic book collection that includes every comic book published by dc comics from 1935 through 2016, including. Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for houseinthehamptons levels of cash, a nearly perfect copy of action comics no. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of superman and helped kick off the superhero genre. Here is a list of the fifteen most expensive superman comics ever. Aug 25, 2014 fans consider the first issue of action comics the most desired comic book in the world. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. 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.
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