View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. It began in the 1930s and lasted until the early 1950s. Fawcett publications comic book values comics price guide. This comic price guide tells you the current values. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Ga comic book collecting in the financial crisis of 2020. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid1950s. Golden age comics and collectibles 95 king st west, brockville, ontario k6v 3r1 rated 4. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. We can help you find the fair value of your comics.
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Most experts agree that the platinum age lasted until 1938. Quick ways to tell if you have a comic worth moneyplus some of the old superman comics i got at the last sale in alpena michigangolden age. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day.
The top 10 golden age comic books according to the overstreet comic book price guide. Most valuable golden age comic books silver age comic. Anyway, this period of our countrys history makes people look back on it with pride because it had a lot of values in it. Overstreets golden age and silver age quarterly overstreets fan. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Golden age experts of the collectors society participated in the heritage auctionscertified guaranty company poll, conducted by society members benjamin j. Free comic book trader is the premier collectible comic book marketplace and your onestop shop for vintage comic books, golden age comic books, silver age comic books, modern age comic books, comic book memorabilia, archie comics, big little books, boom. Comic book dealers recommendations metropolis comics. Silver age comics 19561969 silver age comics provide you with a look into the past, taking you to an era of books that spanned from 1956 to 1969.
Today well look at the top 10 golden age comic books. The only people that will really get panicky are those who have unrealistic ideas of their comic collection values, and dont have the patience to wait for the next upswing. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. The golden age of comics this is my comic book blog. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Orville ace golden age comic strip 10 x 7 reproduction metal sign j473.
As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. Ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 19381947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the.
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