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The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. The 39th issue of tales of suspense, is the 7th most expensive comic book in the world. With comic book art unlike fine art, nostalgia can be a huge influence to a collector and what they are willing to spend. The incredible hulk, issue 1, is the 10th most expensive comic book ever sold. The 10 most expensive books in the world flavorwire. The discrepancy in grades can be due to just a few small defects in the comics appearance. Thanks to the constantly growing success of superhero movies, marvel has been cashing in on the big screen versions of their comic book characters for the last decade. The manuscript was compiled by several artists circa 1500 ce and has 254 folios. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. Jul 22, 2017 this is a book by naturalist and painter john james audubon that includes a vast array of bird species, 6 of which have become extinct since the time of illustration.
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What is the most expensive us comic book art sold at auction. Ever since supermans first appearance in 1938, comic books have captured the hearts and minds of children and adults. World war ii always sells, comic books from this era always sell too. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep climbing action comics no. This was the most expensive book ever sold when it changed hands back in 2010. Other books featured multiple times on the list are the gutenberg bible, the first folio of shakespeare s plays and the north american indian with four separate copies. The adventures continue picks up where the show left off. In this issue, a brand new superhero emerges, that goes by the name of barry allen, or the silver age flash. Oct 28, 2015 the 10 most valuable marvel comics in the world. Action comics 1 for the first time features superman who took the whole world by storm.
Two different comics have sold for one million dollars recently and even lower grades of this comic book sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020 wealthy. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. 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. Even though marvel books arent generally as valuable as their dc counterparts, if you happen to have a wellkept copy of any of these issues, take care of it, because it could help pay for your retirement. In addition to being the first appearance of the beloved character, batmans early detective comics appearances are notable for giving readers a rare look at a more brutal batman, willing to use deadly force and even firearms his hatred of guns, which goes handinhand with. Tales of suspense is an american comic book anthology series, that was primarily. Luckily, many of these are available on the internet, and its actually pretty fascinating to see how old books and first editions are pricedits sort of like the art world, in that its not always clear why something is valuable. What is the most expensive us comic book art sold at auction, and how much are original comic illustrations worth. The webslinger is one of the worlds most beloved costumed. Ever since supermans first appearance in 1938, comic books have. Jan 05, 2018 the most expensive comic book of all time. Here are 10 of the most expensive comic books that can be found out there.
In fact, comic collectors are now paying big money to secure rare editions of popular comic books. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. From the most expensive superman comic to the most expensive spiderman comic, the higher profile the superhero, the more valuable the issue. To save some money to make up canadas trade deficit, the issues were printed in black and white. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. The comicbook also features the first appearance of the cyclops, marvel girl, beast, angel and iceman and also the introduction of professor x and magneto. 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. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Marvel mystery was another canadian white book, a book that collected several timely issues into one actionpacked anthology. The incredible hulk, issue 1, contains the very first appearance of dr. Children dressed up in costume examine comic books for sale in samara, russia. Feb 21, 2016 the 10 most expensive comic books ever sold. It is the most expensive comic book of the world ever sold as it was sold. The most expensive comic books in the world, however, will inevitably be the earliest and most historic examples of the medium.
The 20 most expensive comic books ever sold da card world. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date. Dec 12, 2019 heres the most expensive comic books in existence, and boy i tell you, i remember the old days, when comic books and a soda pop were only a dime. This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world. When this book sold, it became the most expensive illuminated manuscript in the world.
Aug 20, 2019 the selection of the most valuable comic books of all time contains some of the most recognizable characters with an emphasis on their first appearances. The list of comic books and figures mentioned below have been compiled from various sources around. Jan 20, 2012 the 10 most expensive books in the world. The 10 most valuable marvel comics in the world therichest. Here, we list what the worlds top 10 comic books are worth in mint condition, using data from nostomania, which.
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