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. Whether youre hunting for deals at a thrift shop or evaluating a piece at an art. The most valuable comic books in the world its all just. 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. Apr 30, 2020 post wwii, americans were in a celebratory mood, and athome entertaining especially cocktail parties was all the rage. Jun 08, 2018 if your home was inherited or for other reasons came with things already in it, search through those closets. 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. Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Recycling riches at a recycling plant, a worker named mike rogers stumbled. Of the,000 copies of the comic sold on the newsstand in 1938, only about 100 remain. A minnesota remodeler said the comic book supermans first appearance he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for.
A 1938 comic featuring the debut of superman that was discovered in the. Newly discovered trove of rare movie posters fetches. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. What comic books from the 1990s would i be surprised are now. Important to the affair was the offering of the appropriate graphic and colorful barwarewith just the right dose of gold glitzby wellknown glassware companies such as libbey, federal glass, hazelatlas, and culver.
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