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Panic was part of the ec comics line during the mid1950s. The bimonthly humor comic was published by bill gaines as a companion to harvey kurtzmans mad, which was being heavily imitated by other comic publishers. Current series 42 all series 5288 user ratings critic ratings. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate.
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The comic was scheduled for release during the week of april 1420, 1940. Overstreet comic book price guide 45th edition 201516 superman by robert m. 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. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. The man of steel, action comics, and justice league of america introduces an unstoppable alien named doomsday who creates a path of destruction on his way to the heart of metropolis and whom superman must stop at. Editing victor fox color color dimensions standard golden age u. Copyrights and trademarks for the comic, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners. The overstreet comic book price guide, available on amazon, has been published annually since 1970. This will take a few days and comics will pop in as we get the archives sorted out. Welcome to the best kept comic book secret on the internet. Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. Covers uk comics from the 1930s onwards and us comics from the silver, bronze and modern age. It was written by doug murray and later by don lomax and illustrated by michael golden.
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Read more house of mystery comics price guide from 1951 into the 70s, house of mystery never quite became popular. Its full of clear and fun explanations and cartoons. Beginning with its first issue februarymarch 1954, panic had a 12issue run over two years. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible book s value more than.
The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Here are some of the rare issues that may have been gathering dustand value in your attic for years. First appearance and origin story for the justice society of america. War in vietnam from the perspective of activeduty soldiers involved in the conflict. Values in six grades, supersize images and unique information that you cant find inany other guide. An opened version would depend on the condition of the actual comic book. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
I will be posting comics from all ages from all genres in raw grade. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Another book which is in constant demand in any grade, we have been offered examples as poor as a 1. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Overstreet comic book price guide 47th edition 20172018. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Many of the price and buyers guides have become collectors items themselves, with old and back issues holding a value similar to that of the comic books themselves. Redo calculations because the p value is very close to being considered significant, but isnt. It may not reflect actual market price for some books but its a good starting point. 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.
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