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Here, then, are the twentyfive most valuable individual batman comic books, based on the prices as of december 2015 on the awesomely useful. These are the 20 most expensive comic books in the world. Even though marvel books arent generally as valuable as their dc counterparts, if you happen to have a wellkept copy of any of these issues, take care of it, because it could help pay for your retirement. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020 wealthy.
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The 10 most expensive comics in the world therichest. The 20 most valuable comics ever auctioned off have all been sold since 2010. Here, we list what the worlds top 10 comic books are worth in mint condition, using data from nostomania, which. Worlds most expensive comic book to be displayed at new york. For proof, look no further than the fact that a small number of. The most expensive books in the world readers digest. Jan 20, 2012 the 10 most expensive books in the world. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Here, we list what the world s top 10 comic books are worth in mint condition, using data from nostomania, which. Heres the most expensive comic books in existence, and boy i tell you, i remember the old days, when comic books and a soda pop were only. To a great disbelief, the comic was actually being sold for 10 cents when it was first published in 1938. The most valuable comic books along with baseball cards, comic books represent an important component of the collectibles market, and can prove to. Today, christies new york will auction off a copy of john james audubons birds of america, which already holds the title of most. Top 10 most expensive comic books in the world world most.
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The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. Here is a list of the fifteen most expensive superman comics ever, as well as information about them and why they are particularly valuable. The incredible hulk, issue 1, is the 10th most expensive comic book ever sold. Sep 26, 2014 but the increasing commercialisation of our favorite comic book heroes has made the original and traditional renderings of these heroes all the more valuable, and the hardcore fanatics are cashing in. Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. The price sets a new benchmark for a comic book sale. Detective comics was the beginning of the world beating dc empire. Ever since supermans first appearance in 1938, comic books have. What is the most expensive us comic book art sold at auction. The original appearance of superman also, the wizard zatara started a wave of superhero comic books. Seeing the kind of cash action comics and others were raking in, he agreed, and marvel comics was born.
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Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. It could be a recordbreaking afternoon in the book world. From the first appearance of the amazing spiderman to the first ever xmen comic book, were taking a look at the top 10 most expensive comic books. The origins of comic books come from the 1700s in japan and 1830s in europe but they were first popularized in the 1930s in the united states. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep. Thanks to the constantly growing success of superhero movies, marvel has been cashing in on the big screen versions of their comic book characters for the last decade. The 10 most expensive books in the world flavorwire. Apr 15, 2018 the incredible hulk, issue 1, is the 10th most expensive comic book ever sold.
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