In the cartoon, arcade is an asian teenager who possesses the ability to communicate with and control machines. The authority is a really fun comic book that looks and feels like a blockbuster movie something enjoyable like bad boys 2 but not a piece of art, and certainly, not a masterpiece. While wed all like to hold out hope there is a nm 9. If you sell it to a comic dealer expect to only 30%50% of the resale value.
We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. Find great deals on ebay for comic book price guide and comic book price guide 2019. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Next page number date titlenotes g vg f vf nm m 81 1970 the coming of the kangaroo. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books.
Arcade the comics revue 1975 comic books mycomicshop. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. The rarest and most valuable atari 2600 games retrogaming. Everybody in the 1980s was keeping their comics in plastics and in mint condition.
The comic book price guide 1980 1981 books from 1900 present included catalogue and evaluation guide no 10 overstreet, robert m. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. I have some old collectible comic books yahoo answers. The comic book market is primarily concentrated on more vintage comics, most of which were published in the 1930s to mid1970s. Arcade is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories.
They bought and hoarded large numbers of each issue, not realizing that they were ensuring the worthlessness of the very items they were hoping to profit on. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books hubpages. Comicbook superheroes are the gods of modern mythology and they have been. The 67yearold owner of kalispells only comic shop, comics arcade, sheppard has been. Thats the final year comics stayed at 10 cents, the price theyd been since the modern comic book dawned in the 30s. Comics analysis site comichron wrote an article listing the average prices of comics based on dc, marvel, and archie for each year since 1961. Mar 10, 2009 a metaphor, perhaps, for the comicbook industry, which at the time was showing signs of wear as characters continued to play out the same story kryptonite again.
The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. The games graphics make it look as if its art was ripped straight from a comic page, while the experience of pummeling waves of enemies with various mutant heroes feels exceptionally accurate to the comic book, giving arcade attendees one of the earliest experiences of feeling like they were actually fighting alongside comic book heroes. Vintage comic book ads of the 1980s page 2 comic book ads of the 1980s. Though the collectible value of the original release has dropped, purcell. Shop owner shares love of comics with kalispell daily inter lake. See values for tmnt comics, 1st gambit, secret wars 8 and more. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Due to its vintage and the bizarre state of the video game industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the atari 2600 library boasts some of the most common and affordable cartridges, as well as some of the rarest and most valuable games ever released. I was bored, being 9 and the only kid there, but the husband took me downstairs to a. Capcom series is a familiar staple of video gaming, and often tops lists of not just the best games starring video game characters, but also lists of the best games of all time. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics.
The character is a combination of an evil genius and a hitman who carries out his assassinations via various elaborate traps, often referred to as. The most valuable books for this time period were those that were independently produced. It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid 1980s to mid1990s. The character is a combination of an evil genius and a hitman who carries out his assassinations via various elaborate. The easiest way to determine if your comics fall into the good category is by looking at the cover price. 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. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. Jun 29, 2006 the authority is a really fun comic book that looks and feels like a blockbuster movie something enjoyable like bad boys 2 but not a piece of art, and certainly, not a masterpiece. You can start at our comic book values free course, or pick up an overstreet comic book price guide. 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. Tectonic price surges in the comic book market are.
All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Its long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s. Capcom games are powerful testaments to the diverse library of characters that fall under the marvel banner what really makes these arcade games shine. The list of the most valuable important modern age. Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. The list of the most valuable important modern age comics 1980s onwards. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection.
If you have later issues, then see our detective comics price guide for values. What is the value of 1980 marvel comic books answers. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. In fact, as hennessey the comic book story of beer argues in this detailed, if sometimes too cutesy, history, electronic gaming developed not as an offshoot of the computer revolution but right alongside it. 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. Such price surges in the comic book industry are why investors should. Today, roughly 90 to 95 percent of all the comic books published within this time period are worth just a fraction of their original cover price.
The xmen space riders set is, for lack of a more technical term, completely bonkers. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Collecting the most valuable comic books of the 80s and 90s. 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. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by marvel comics. We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Vintage comic book, the official handbook of the marvel universe update 1989 no. Search over 3 million price reports spanning art, antiques, coins, collectibles, memorabilia, and other tangible assets of value. The dark knight returns, a fourissue comic book limited series written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics, debuts. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books.
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. 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. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Published by the print mint in large 8 x 10 12 format, white pages, 52 pages, color cover with blackandwhite interior. Arcade appears in the ultimate spiderman episode game over, voiced by eric bauza.
A look at comic prices and price inflation over the years. Spidey forgot to fill his webshooters for the fifth time in a year. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. Collected for art and content not necessarily price guide. See more ideas about arcade, arcade games and vintage video games.
Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Valuable comic books most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is. Collecting modern age comic books as an investment surprisingly modern age comic books can be quite valuable. Big comic book lot 78 the uncanny xmen marvel comics 1970 1980s great cond. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide.
The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. In the cartoon, arcade is an asian teenager who possesses. It was one of the earlier marvel sets with a collectapiece gimmick i. Get the best deals on richie rich comic book collections when you shop the largest. This book has become the bible for the comic book world. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Full list of rare whitman comic books featured on the website. Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your.