Comics are like a fine wine they only get better and more valuable with age. The character of archie first appeared in pep comics issue 22, but he proved so popular that he got his own selftitled comic book series which ran. Due to his popularity, he was given his own series which debuted in winter 1942 titled archie comics. Dec 23, 2018 usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better. Archies digest volumes continued to appear in grocery store checkout lines for years after spinner racks and therefore, most comics were. May 16, 2016 vintage marvel comics are seen for sale at st. Archies pal jughead comic values the foodloving, womanhating friend of archie has many valuable comics. Our full want list contains well over 200,000 issues. Read more archies girls betty and veronica comics price guide see values of. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. Archie comics, the company, remains a force to be reckoned with even in a marketplace that values shock, sex, violence, reality and. The golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age of comic books. Still, having a comic book with a low issue number is another good indicator that it is.
This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Typically within that time frame, superhero comics hold the most value, with first appearance or origin issues being the most sought after. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Top websites about most valuable archie comic books. Life with archie, script by sy reit, pencils by harry lucey, samm schwartz, and bob white.
These expensive comics are classics that include superheroes. Find the value of the archie comic archie digest magazine volume 1. These expensive comics are classics that include superheroes such as superman, spiderman, and captain america. Batman is a comic book hero created in 1939 who later appeared in television shows, cartoons and movies. The companys many titles feature the fictional teenagers archie andrews, jughead jones, betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina spellman, and josie and the pussycats. A day in the life of archie and the gang, which includes a field trip to the united nations. I suppose what piqued my curiosity was the hype surrounding the t. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value.
All archies friends tag along on fred and archies car trip out west, which takes them first to monument valley, then to the grand canyon, and finally to hollywood, where betty becomes obsessed with meeting movie heartthrob tab. Batman is a comic book hero created in 1939 who later appeared in. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. Animated superhero shows and movies better than liveaction versions. Archie andrews and his pals are a timeless and yet timely reflection of american society. Comics that have the most collectible value are those published between 1938 and 1979. Most valuable archie comic books picture this book pdf, learn the comic book values of important archie books, starting with his first in, archie comics spun off the most popular supporting character of. 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. This rare comic book price guide presents the latest value of rare comics based on the average valuation of the most reputable comic book price catalogs in the business. Values of archie digest magazine free comic book values. Jun 01, 2017 actually gary, i would argue pep comics 22 is more valuable than archie comics 1. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world.
Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. I base this on actual sales data i have been collecting for over 15 years. Most valuable archie comic books picture this book pdf, learn the comic book values of important archie books, starting with his first in, archie comics spun off the most popular supporting character of archie s. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world previous slide next slide 9 of 11 view all skip ad pep comics issue 22 featured the first appearance of archie andrews and his friends jughead and betty. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had sworn. Everyones favorite comic book teenager debuted in a 6page story near. This list will be segregated via the four eras of comic books. Then when wertham fanned fears in the early days of cold war blaming ho.
In this educational video we look at the most valuable rare comic books worth money. Richie rich is a fictional character in the harvey comics universe. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Archie comics 1 the 10 most valuable comic books in the. Comic books that feature the first appearance or return of a character are particularly valuable. May 16, 2017 in this educational video we look at the most valuable rare comic books worth money. Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. But there are some pretty desirable keys out there that do not appear often enough.
Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. Archie proved to be popular enough to warrant his own selftitled ongoing comic book series which began publication in the winter of 1942 and ran until june 2015. Archie comics have sold 2 billion comics and are published in a dozen different foreign languages and distributed all over the world. In fact these two books have been steadily climbing within that list and are. Actually gary, i would argue pep comics 22 is more valuable than archie comics 1. Nov 05, 2019 so, in this list of the 100 most valuable comic books, i have focused on comic books that stand to gain more value in the next decades. Make offer vintage lot of 11 archie and me comics group books series 197080s bronze age. The best of archie comics book 4 presents a parade of more than 60 years of changing fashions and drawing styles. What is your archie digest magazine comic book worth. Learn the comic book values of important archie books, starting with his 1st. If loading or printing the full list is a problem, or if you are only interested in a particular publisher or date range, you can produce a smaller list by filtering by publisher, date published, or letter of the alphabet. Archie s pal jughead comic values the foodloving, womanhating friend of archie has many valuable comics.
List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. This book provided a glimpse into the history of this particular animated character in addition to the supporting characters. Archie comics has spawned characters whose popularity ha. Cover pencils by harry lucey, inks by terry szenics. Raredesirable archie bronze books bronze age comic. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade.
Pep comics 22 the 10 most valuable comic books in the world. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. Any form of weathering or damage, including writing, will lower the value of a comic book. Pep 22 is the 1st appearance of archie, betty, and jughead. The valuable ones will have 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, or 25c on the cover. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to direct edition sales direct. Usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better. Our guide to the value of archie comic books covers issues 1 through 100, plus later keys. The archie comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running brands in the history of the comic industry. Dubbed the poor little rich boy, richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents and is the worlds richest kid. May 19, 2020 comic books that feature the first appearance or return of a character are particularly valuable. Pep comics 22 the 10 most valuable comic books in the.
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