Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984 and modern age comics published after 1991. Superman accidentally electrocutes ultrahumaniteinluthor while trying simply to stop him from using a braintransferring device the ages of super hero comics. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more. The comic book features batman on only six pages but, hey, its batman s official debut. Studios vip studio tour of the 75th anniversary batman exhibit. Bruce waynes parents are murdered by a cheap crook, and young bruce vows to avenge their deaths by warring on all criminals. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Next page number date titlenotes g vg f vf nm m 1 1963 spiderman spiderman vs.
Demand for superman was so great that the call went out to nationals artists and writers to. In 2005 so far, the average price paid for batman 1 cgc 4. Examples would be spiderman 1, spiderman 1 value,xmen 1 prices, or xmen 1 for sale. Beginning batman vol 1 19402011 batman began publication in the spring of 1940 and was published until 2011. Fletcher, steve cook, will dennis, maggie howell, and mark doyle. Batman began publication in the spring of 1940 and was published until 2011. Part 1 story, art and cover by joelle jones and laura allred.
It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and. The legend of the batman who he is and how he came to be. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman. 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. Explored as part of the aversion of comicbook time. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The market for high grade copies is tremendous, as highgrade copies sell for as much as a luxury car would. Be warned, it could be less than an unsigned issue but it could be more, who knows.
Batman meets commissioner gordon face to face for the first time. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. The original press run for the comic in 1940 was thought to be. Youll find that the vast majority of comics from these eras are too common to create much excitement. Batman comic books since 2000, batman comics are one of our best selling comics. Antagonistic, confrontational and suspicious of each other, spawn and batman engage in violent battles before realizing they are both after the same villain. The results will show retail prices for the comic books, remember if you are selling your comics to dealer you could get far less than that price. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. Batman comics values and price guide heritage auctions. The only place you can start is with the standard comic book value steps, and then see what your particular comic will sell for in the marketplace.
Make offer comic book lot, batman, spiderman, superman, justice league, flash. At wayne manor, batman and robin visit their secret hall of trophies and they recall how they got some of them. However, there are individual issues which have emerged as very desirable, such as amazing spiderman 252, 300, avengers 196, batman 386, batman adventures 12, new mutants 98, walking dead 1, 19, teenage mutant ninja turtles 1 1st print, cerebus 1 through 4, albedo 2, and miracle man 15. The original press run for the comic in 1940 was thought to be about 500,000 but today fewer than 300 copies are. On the ground, batman and commissioner gordon talk about kobras recent theft of three military missiles. But how does batman confront a new hero who wants to save the city from the dark knight. So figure how my step brother had issues 117 then 21 thru 34 of superman in mint condition in a box along with batman 1 22 all in mint condition and he ran from the government for tax reasons, got very ill and passed away, and they are. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Batman and robin tpb 202016 dc comics the new 52 batman and robins training day sc 2017 simon spotlight a. After you have done your evaluation of your old comic book collection based on. Remember, this will give retail prices, if you are looking to sell your comic books a dealer will typically give you between 10% and 100% of the price depending on the desirability of the comic book.
So figure how my step brother had issues 1 17 then 21 thru 34 of superman in mint condition in a box along with batman 1 22 all in mint condition and he ran from the government for tax reasons, got very ill and passed away, and they are. Within the industry, the beginning of copper age comics was marked by a large group of highprofile artists moving away from marvel and into privatelyowned. Which is the most expensive superman comic of all time. Each of the books of generations i approximately covers one of the ages. A new era begins as a new batman arrives in gotham city. So, if to collect or buy batman comic books, look no further.
Beginning in 1954, national periodical publications began publishing eight issues of batman a year. Did you know in just the last year alone 8 different comic books jumped in value. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. The series is spun out of the events of the return of bruce wayne an back to comics contents. But how does batman confront a new hero who wants to save. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Batman and the outsiders comic books for sale online. High into the sky, an airliner begins its final descent into gotham. As far as actual sales i was able to find a batman 1 cgc 6. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. See the top prices this oneoff is going for by following the title link. For readers who buy batman comic books, weve got lots of old batman comic books for sale. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. It tells the story of his parents death and how he came to be batman.
Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. If you have an identical or similar to this auction item, please call or contact us to discuss. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. The dark knight is a comic book series starring batman. Not a great increase in february 2004 a batman 1 cgc 4. Tim burtons 1989 batman film inspired bruce timm and paul dini to develop batman. The wedding nights barely over, but catwomans back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat whos pulling heists around gotham city. The origins of batman really go back to the origins of superman, who debuted in the june 1938 issue of nationals action comicsthe cover depicted the man from krypton lifting a car over his head. Year one and sin city, brings batman to new york city in his search for an arsenal of hightech weapons and robots that use decapitated human heads as their brains.
Batman and robin storybook hc 1997 landolls batman and robin team up hc 20 dc comics board book batman and robin the case of the laughing sphinx hc 1982 dc fisherprice library of storytapes and books. Prices keep increasing and some comics have increased as much as 80x in value in the last 20 years. An example would be xmen 1 value,xmen 1 price or xmen 1 for sale. He and his twin brother operate two blogs dedicated to science fiction and fantasy films, the geek twins and film sketchr. Only 52 have been graded by cgc plus 82 restored copies.
Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. They range from 1 issue standalone stories oneshots to longer. This page contains information about batman volume 1. Generations provides examples of accidental murder. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Why you should collect and buy batman comic books with the exception of superman, batman is the longest running title in comic book history. Frank miller, author of the dark knight returns, batman. Although the original batman series is the most popular, other old batman comic books are for sale here.
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