The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe today. Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a. Storage wars action figure comic book hoarder house part 1. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. 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 and jack kirby. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. This book is consistently sought after by collectors as it is considered the true first marvel comic book of all time. Aug 25, 2014 a pristine edition of action comics no. The record breaking sale helped superman once again reclaim the most expensive comic. Take actor nicolas cage, a selfproclaimed comic book fanatic. Every time a comic book movie makes hundreds of million of dollars, a comic book owners collection gets a little more valuable.
The 20 most expensive comic books ever sold da card world. Its not the highest price ever paid for a comic book, an honor that goes to action comics no. Find the value of the dc comic dc one million miniseries. Todd mcfarlane, creator of the book spawn, has the record for highest selling book of all time. But fishler says the price paid is the most for a book from the silver age, the mid1950s to about 1970. Superman comic sells for a million dollars the independent. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a.
In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Worlds most expensive superman comic just sold for. Aug 12, 2018 this book is consistently sought after by collectors as it is considered the true first marvel comic book of all time. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Its the second rarest comic to feature bruce wayne and his alterego, but with the famous origin story at its core, its easy to see why. We can talk about the relative value about comics until the cows. This is the first video in a series from the comic book hoarder house. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Comic books range in value from a few cents to millions of dollars, says crosby.
And that was just for the comics, not to mention the other comic book art and other items that brought him over 5 million dollars. Every time a comic book movie makes hundreds of million of dollars, a comicbook owners collection gets a little more valuable. Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. Action comics 1, the first to hit a million dollars. This particular book was written towards the end of the 15th century 1477 and outlines stories of 30 different pilgrims in society. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. 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. 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. Issue features the beginning which tells the origin of the six million dollar man and the secret web in which steve austin investigates evildoings in china, and a twopage text story no way out. Then you look at antman, which is listed as having 40 pages and costs 4.
The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. Heres a quick recap of the 20 most expensive comic books in the world. Just be ready to spend at least 567k for it if you find a near mint copy. If any of these items are sitting in your attic, you could make a lot of money. Plus, that price value will probably increase significantly as the years go by.
There is only one copy known to exist that is graded better than the 9. The one time superman hopeful put his collection up for auction and pulled in a cool 1. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Money people deal paperback august 1, 2016 by stefan aarnio author. A usual marvel comic advertisements included has 32 pages for 3. The record breaking sale helped superman once again reclaim the. In august 2014, a copy of the same comic, of which. In 20, one copy sold for over half a million dollars, making it one of the most expensive comic books in the world. The most expensive timepiece the brand built comes to us in the form of an 18k gold pocket watch with two movements. Comic book version of the popular 1970s tv adventures of steve austin, the bionic superhero. On comic book day were examining some of the most valuable. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020 wealthy.
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold for one million us dollars, smashing the previous record price for a comic book. In 2012, the debut issue of xmen from 1963 sold for. Breaking the two million dollar mark with its astounding cgc rating of 9. This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world. Astro books owner paul stock interview by derek conlon.
Nostomania coin and comic book price guide, values. Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. Mar 02, 2018 this is the first video in a series from the comic book hoarder house. Hot air and chicken feathers is written by al milgrom, with art by frank springer and mike esposito. As fans throng to new york comic con, these comic books sell. But how much are the comics where they first appeared worth on the open market. The man who made millions from old comics in a closet. The comic book has skyrocketed in value, possibly because of the insanely popular wonder woman film.
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