Comic book collection value i how much my comic collection. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. Dont have time to track every comic in your collection. Zapkapow comics comic book price guide and collection. The guide to comics, wizard was a guide to comics and comic pricing. Its important to emphasize this, because too many collectors especially when its time to sell their comic books quote the value of the books in their collection. The comic book price guide for great britain comic search. Here are the single issues with the highest number of variant covers to date. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps or books bibliophilia, it has a major following around the world today and is partially responsible for the increased interest in comics after the temporary slump experienced during the 1980s. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Comic book collecting is a hobby that treats comic books and related items as collectibles or artwork to be sought after and preserved.
Collectors is a sundaystyle color comic strip published online every sunday, written and drawn by eddie. The love story of a husband, a wife and a comic book collection. Artist jim engel is a cartoonist and toy designer by trade, so its no surprise that he is the proud owner of a comicbook art collection more than five decades in the making. 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. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics.
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. Obviously, we track values for comics but we also track the number of times a book is searched. Get the best deals on wizard comic price guide when you shop the. From the authoritative stuff at comics buyers guide, the worlds longest running magazine about comics, comic book price guide is the only guide on the market to give you extensive coverage of more than 150,000 comics from the golden age of the 1930s to current releases.
You can start at our comic book values free course, or pick up an overstreet comic book price guide. Building a collection of comic books is a fun and rewarding hobby. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Search for comics across your favorite online storefronts, all in one place. Synchronize your comic data between the desktop software, mobile apps and the connect webapp. We provide you with free appraisals and no obligation. High grade comics, demand, rarity, and age are other factors that set the value of your collection as a whole. Books value how to collect books that will appreciate in. Often, the collectors may own two copies of a book a valuable presentation copy and a regular reading copy. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Enter a word to search for all matching uk and us publishers and titles. New listingwizard price guide the 100 most collectible comics first edition in poly. Factors that influence the comic book collection value.
See actual sales data for both graded and raw comics, adjusted daily. Covering famous 40 oz titles from 1899 to 1965, wizard of oz books value home store oz price guide oz gifts ozblog collecting decorating values oz resources book tips faqs spectacular offer mgm movie fans wicked free newsletter how to order sitemap testimonials links contact me about me. First off, when we speak of the worth of a comic book collection, it depends entirely on the individual issues that constitute the entire collection. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. I think the number may be higher than people think. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. Wondering if there are any wizard collectors out there. Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. We are pleased to present the inaugural 2018 edition of our collaborative effort as a completely free online comic book price guide please read the price guide introduction here first if you have not yet done so it explains how this guide covers a cover price variant window in the 1980s for a highly collectible type of 1st print cover price variant known as a type 1a price. We go by the title on the cover, ignoring the first the and a etc. Nostomania allows you to find the value of your comics for free and also has an area where you can buy and sell comics. A dedicated if perhaps diminishing collector following.
A lot of 80s comics are usually found in the 25 cent bins, but depending on the issues and titles, some are worth a decent amount of money. Here at comics price guide, we love to track different numbers. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Wizard magazine xmen turn thirty collectors edition the guide to comics 30th anniversary unknown binding january 1, 1993 4. In the latest issue of the baum buggle magazine celebrating the 50th year of existence of the international wizard of oz club, there is the article hot of the press dedicated to the wizard of oz price guide that i created. Collect from our collectors our cooperative collector network is polite, informative and prompt.
If there is something that you are looking for but is not in the guide yet, drop me a line and i can help. Automatically track the values and trends of every comic in your collection and wishlist. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. Wizard press collectors library series comic books for. Price guides are also important tools for collectors looking to sell their collection or determine their collections worth for insurance purposes. Now, this is the bottom 50 of the top 100 most wanted comic books by. The articles where mainly about superheroes and other popular aspects about comics, including. Choose to add the book to your collection, want list, or sell list. Wizard takes you on a trip to the kubert school of art. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
Rarity, title, issue, and condition determine value, although often one of those variables is far more important than the others. Its important to emphasize this, because too many collectors especially when its time to sell their comic books quote the value of the books in their collection they simply look up all the prices in the guide, usually blanketgrading their books as near mint minus 9. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the comics industry experienced a speculator boom of collectors who saw potential in an up and coming collectors market. Remember, if you enjoy articles about comic books and cosplay then like my blog here and join my fb group at we love comics.
I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life. Comic book realm also has free registration and is an excellent resource for all kinds of information about your comic books, including the current values. Comic book price guide by brent frankenhoff nook book. Comic books have been published for more than a century, and collectors categorize them into five ages. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. In addition to the thousands of comic books from such publishers as marvel, dc, dark horse. Sample of presentation copy and a reading copy of wonderful wizard of oz so in order to judge which books will become more valuable, you must begin to look at the books through the eyes of a collector, not a reader. Wizard press collectors library series comic books for sale online. Covrprice the ultimate tool for comic collectors and. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value.
In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Maybe 500k750k who will at least pick up the occasional book and 300k who purchase somewhat regularly. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Love them or hate them, variant covers are a big part of the comic book industry. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Platinum 18971937, golden 193855, silver 195669, bronze 197079, and modern 1980present. 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. 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. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. Wizard magazine xmen turn thirty collectors edition the.
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