Siegel and shuster introduce the world to superman. Mar 23, 2020 due to the recent surge of superhero movies, ive recently found the joy of comic book collecting again with about a twentyyear absence from the hobby. The uk set is fairly common to find and is of reasonable value in recent years. Read more about this book on our captain america comics price guide page. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Search our archive of more than 10 million auction results.
We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Get the best deals on death of superman when you shop the largest online selection at. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. Top superman comic books comic book values comic book. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Its the tragedy that sets this hero down a dark path. Due to the recent surge of superhero movies, ive recently found the joy of comic book collecting again with about a twentyyear absence from the hobby. I still had some of my original collection and began to go through them looking for what key issues i was missing. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics.
Its the first comic to have superman, but its an anthology comic. Most of the early issues didnt have superman on the cover, so this comic isnt worth as much as others. The most valuable version is the platinum edition, that was given to dealers who sent back a survey to dc comics in 19921993. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Superman the death of superman tpb 1993 dc 1st edition. To get the most accurate value, you would need to know which of these you have, along with what condition the comic is in. Well also make a cash offer for your superman comic books, should you wish to sell. Wizard magazine published monthly also has a comic book price guide printed in the back of every issue. Just how much does the value of a comic book appreciate throughout the years. Death of superman promotion of 1992 mile high comics.
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Reports of supermans return spread rapidly, but is this really. This listing is done in the order for when a comic book issue was. The crossover, which originated from editor mike carlin and writers dan jurgens, roger stern, louise simonson, jerry ordway, and karl kesel, began in december 1992 and lasted until october 1993. The first three titles feature the original superboy, the legendary hero superman as a boy. Wondering what your old spiderman comics are worth. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. What is the value of a 1993 superman comic funeral for a. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. Reports of superman s return spread rapidly, but is this really. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way.
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Death and return of superman part 1, justice leaguesociety, superman published feb 1993 by dc. Consisting of 66 cards, the set also had a 16piece puzzle that was painted by norm saunders, a hobby legend for such sets as mars attacks and civil war news. Only the second time superman appeared on a comic book cover. 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. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.
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Get the best deals on modern age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. With over a decade behind us now since that illadvised promotion was first conceptualized, i believe that all of us in the world of comics are still paying the price for the death. Heck, at least in the first printing, they couldnt even read the book without reducing its value, as dc polybagged the issue. Grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. Action comics 1 this is the book that started it all. Silver surfer or the silver surfer, is the title of several series of comic books published by marvel comics featuring the silver surfer. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. The most valuable version is the platinum edition, that was given to dealers who sent back a survey to dc comics in 1992 1993. The death of superman is a crossover story event featured in dc comics supermanrelated publications. Superman 75 the death of superman, volume 2 comics 1993. Superboy is the name of several american comic book series published by dc comics, featuring characters of the same name. This title started in 1968 and remains a fan fave, with key issues going for top dollar. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria.
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