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. 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. Basically, its an umbrella title for various archie family stories, virtually indistinguishable from the numerous other archie magazines. 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. Jul 31, 2014 in the 1970s, archie and his pals were a bunch of crazed perverts.
Vintage lot 42 archie series comic books early 1970s. Archie and his gang from riverdale have been a part of american culture since the 1940s. I used to enjoy archie comics when i was growing up in the 1970s, so i decided to take a look. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jughead wants to buy a rubber plant for his moms birthday, but they cost too much so he goes to the lodge mansion hoping mr. Values of archie giant series free comic book values. Unfollow archie comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In the sixpage introducing archie story, the freckled and bucktoothed. Find the value of the archie comic archie giant series volume 1. Archie comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, actionadventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including archie, jughead, betty, veronica, reggie, kevin keller, josie and the pussycats, sabrina the teenage witch, and many more. In addition to the bestresearched pricing in the hobby, youll find market reports, key sales, indepth historical information, tips on grading, and the most complete record of comic books from the 1800s to the present. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. Aaron albert, a collector of and an expert on comic books, has studied, taught, and written about the comic book genre for more than 20 years. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. Archie and pep comic lot 47 comics all in fantastic shape. In no particular order i am going to list ten of the most important books of the bronze age of comics, value will depend on what condition they are in with near mint copies. One of the few new characters to make a splash in the modern era of archie is cheryl blossom, and this is the issue where she made her debut.
The boys of riverdale high are straightup unzipped. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. In the 1970s, archie and his pals were a bunch of crazed perverts. Enter a new era of collecting with the overstreet comic book price guide. Archie fantasizes as he writes veronica an invitation to the prom. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Get all good price and hot deals of value of comic books 1970s here. The lust filled pages of archie comics in the 1970s. Archie giant lot of 101 comic books1 from 1950s64 from 1960s36 from. Veronica is wearing a new paper dress, but is upstaged by betty wearing a paper dress made out of comic strips. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up.
It walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Manga are comics created in japan, or by japanese creators in the japanese language, conforming to a style developed in japan in the late 19th century. Archie comics hold the record for highest value of a nonsuperhero comic book. Archie comics have sold 2 billion comics and are published in a dozen different foreign languages and distributed all over the world. 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. Certain bronze age keys listed on the most valuable comic books page have actually fallen in value since 200810. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. Get the best deals on archie comics book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. A feeding frenzy in the midtolate2000s lead to a glut of cgcgraded near mintmint copies coming to market. The archie comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running brands in the history of the comic industry. Overstreet has been running its publication for over 35 years and is regarding by many as one of the leading. Archies firstever original young adult graphic novel.
Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Archie is trying to get in shape in the school hallways which causes problems with the faculty. 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. Like all good ongoing pop ephemera, the comics have done much to reflect the era in which they were produced. Archie comics of the 1960s as a mirror to fads, fashion. Are you holding a rare gem in your collection that will bring top dollar. Of vintage comics archie, casper, dennis menace, spooky, valued. May 16, 2016 vintage marvel comics are seen for sale at st. Comics are like a fine wine they only get better and more valuable with age. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the archie giant series magazine is its weird penchant for discontiguous issue numbering and alternate names.
In the mid1960s, during the period fans and historians call the silver age of comic books, archie switched its superheroes to a new imprint, mighty comics group, with the mlj heroes done in the campy humor of the batman tv show. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres. They have a long and complex prehistory in earlier japanese art. With all you need about informations, prices of value of comic books 1970s, we always supply the cheapest cost, compare and the best service to you. Chilling adventures of sabrina occult edition hard cover. Archie comics, the company, remains a force to be reckoned with even in a marketplace that values shock, sex, violence. Is that old comic you found in the attic worth something. See more ideas about archie comics, comics and comic books. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
Comic section, script by dick malmgren, pencils by dan decarlo, inks by rudy lapick. The lust filled pages of archie comics in the 1970s flashbak. The great thing about archie is year after year he only seems to get more popular, and that means the values of these 15 books have aged like. Archie giant series magazine comic books from archie.
After asking betty to the prom, he learns that jughead. Official overstreet comic book price guide is a yearly publications which details the changes in the resale value of a comic over the last year. Our guide to the value of archie comic books covers issues 1 through 100, plus later keys. Change is coming to riverdale in this cantmiss kickoff to archies new ongoing series. In the 1960s however, more so than ever before in its history, that reflection shown in the pages of all those archie titles incorporated influences from what was happening in the. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Comic book secrets now has a quick free comic book values page for your use. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.
Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Generally considered the first teen comics, archie comics 1 is one of the rarest comic books in terms of near mint condition and a highly sought golden age comics in any grade. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Today i want to give you few free resources to help find the true value of your comic books.
And dont take your books to any comic dealer before you are through grading the books yourself. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. Skywald publications was a 1970s publisher of blackandwhite comics magazines, primarily the horror anthologies nightmare, psycho, and scream. Archie comics always captured the blinding slaphappy horniness of adolescence, but in the 70s things got kicked up a notch.
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