Value 1960's archie comic books

Katy keene, a character created by bill woggon, has appeared in several comic book series published by archie comics since 1945. There are some new overviews from archie comics staffhistoriansfans in the 2010s sections and a new commentary on the cosmo the merry martian story promoting the new cosmo reboot thats coming in 2018 as part of the archie action lineup replacing the original 2012 commentary on said story. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. He was contacted by bob overstreet, who was doing the same thing. The best of archie comics book 2 deluxe edition is more diverse than 2016s deluxe book 1. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. In the 1960 s however, more so than ever before in it s history, that reflection shown in the pages of all those archie titles incorporated influences from what was happening in the real world. Also, if you try to sell these to a comic book dealer, be warned. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. 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. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. In the mid1960s with the silver age of comics, archie switched the heroes to a new.

Lodge s rare tropical plants while he is away on business. In the sixpage introducing archie story, the freckled and bucktoothed. Only observation worth bringing up is that most of the books were marvel. This all depends on the titles of the comic books and whether or not they have key stories or characters. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. My boyfriend is a big fan of archie and this book features a great variety of archie comics from the 1950s. I got 2 bags and only 4 dc books, 1 vertigo, 1 image and some kids comics invader zim, disney princesses, a simpson. New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. Reggie gets the mistaken impression that moose has put up midge as collateral for. Archie 1960 comic read archie 1960 comic online in.

Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Ptomaine terror, script by frank doyle, pencils by bob white pureheart the powerful battles evilheart and fang finkster. But its not always easy to put your curls in value need some. Lot of 42 vintage archie comics 42 archie comic books as shown in photos below cover price is. Vintage archie comic tin bank vintage comic book art etsy. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value.

Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Cover for pep archie, 1960 series new archie comics, archie comic books new archie comicsarchie. Vintage lot 42 archie series comic books early 1970s. Get the best deals on archie silver age comics 1956 1969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Unfollow archie comics 1960 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Get the best deals on archie comics book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. We are fair, honest, and we pay high prices for 1940 s, 1950 s and 1960 s era comics. In 1970, jerry bails, who had recently published the collectors guide to the first heroic age, was considering creating a comic book price guide. Id like to see them do more of these classics illustrated comics. Open a comic book, and you can see america in the pages its people, its values. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand.

How much are comic books worth from early 1960s answers. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. If you cant find the 2008 edition, a 2007 or 2006 edition will work. Great comic books of the sixties by billy ingram 1995 article. This will be found in the collectibles and hobbies section. I am selling my fathers comic books he had as a kid, and in this lot are 12 life with archie comic books from the mid 1960 s with all of them having 12 cent covers. New listing lot of 46 vintage archie comics archie pals n gals 1960s 1990s. Lot of 18 archie jumbo comics digests betty veronica b and v 20162019.

The archie comic book value pack includes 20 different archie comics. This is a deluxe reprint of the vintage classic comic book i had as a small boy in the 1960 s. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. Originally a comic book, mad developed readerships of over 2,000,000 in the 70s, known for. Spiderman, the xmen, fantastic four, and the avengers were created during this era. Silver age gold gold key comics from the 1960s gocollect.

These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies. 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 comics archie comic books vintage comic books classic cartoon characters cartoon tv vintage toys 1970s high school memories betty and veronica comic book covers archie comics retro. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Archie comics silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Veronica becomes irritated with archie s friendship with jughead and forces archie to choose between them. Get the best deals on archie silver age comics 1956 1969. Nov 03, 2017 the librarys vast trove of comic books exposes a unique and revealing history of american popular culture.

Sep 20, 2019 some of the most valuable comic books in the world were created in the 1960s during the silver age of comic books, which ran between 1956 to 1970. Get the best deals on archie comics silver age comics. In at least one instance, the regular characters meet a christlike figure on the beach, and listen as he gently preaches christian values. Comic book price guides are generally monthly, quarterly, or yearly publications which detail the changes in the resale value of a comic over a period of time.

Archie tries to not let a beautiful sunny day go to waste, but the water is drained from the lodge s pool and mr. Whats my crime, the plot thickens, the trial begins, not guilty. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. 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. Superworld is one of the top comic book dealers in the world. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.

Most grab bags skimp you on marvel and load up on valiant and image with some dc and a couple marvel so this is a good thing. Is that old comic you found in the attic worth something. Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Superior version to anything hollywood has done shows how even comic books are better than movies. Like all good ongoing pop ephemera, the comics have done much to reflect the era in which they were produced. Life with archie, script by sy reit, pencils by harry lucey, samm schwartz, and. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. If there are 15,000 copies of the comic in perfect condition, it is going to be less desirable than one with only 100 known copies in mint condition. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began.

Archie different 60s 70s silver bronze 19661974 giant. Search comic price guide browse by publisher new comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. See more ideas about archie comics, comics and comic books. Archie comics bronze age comics 19701983 for sale ebay. A comic book shop dealer may not want what you have, and if he does, he will generally offer you less than 10% of their. Your comic book collection s value is reliant upon the issue, condition and popularity refer to the overstreet comic book priceguide for pricing. Each pack may contain one or more issues from the archie lineup of comics.

Comic backissue prices had stabilized by the end of the 1960s. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. Make offer vintage comic book mix lot of 11 marvel dc archie pinocchio bronze age 1960 1980. As a kid, i first discovered comic books in 1965 when i saw the tag at the end of the superman tv show that was then in reruns. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. Dec 23, 2018 the grade of a comic book is how good or bad its condition is.

Archie and his gang from riverdale have been a part of american culture since the 1940 s. Most valuable comic books of the 1960s personal finance advice. With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. Archies girls betty and veronica 1951 comic books 19601969. Archie as pureheart the powerful 1966 comic books 19601969. 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. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Grades are given by the comic book certification service, also known as the cbcs. Archie comics hold the record for highest value of a nonsuperhero comic book. 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. They are organized pretty randomly, with no attempt to keep them truly in order of value by record sale. The restoration of the artwork is incredible and the construction of the book itself is of very high quality. Archie comics, the company, remains a force to be reckoned with even in a marketplace that values shock, sex, violence, reality and. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.

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. These comics gained a foothold in the public consciousness thanks in part to censorship. Our guide to the value of archie comic books covers issues 1 through 100, plus later keys. Comic book lot archie jughead betrothed insexts scales and scoundrels dreamless.

Get the best deals on archie comics bronze age comics 1970 1983 when you shop the largest online selection at. Archie 1960 comic read archie 1960 online for free. It stated that superman was a character that appeared in action comics and superman magazines, so i had to have some. Archie 1960 comic read archie 1960 comic online in high. Archie comics of the 1960s as a mirror to fads, fashion and.

I strongly recommend you go to the library and find a book called overstreets comic book price guide. 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 the company began in 1939 as mlj comics, which primarily published superhero comics. The best of archie comics book 2 deluxe edition best of. This is good news if you own copies of these rare comic books today. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. She is a modelactresssinger marketed by the publisher as americas queen of pinups and fashions readers were encouraged to submit original drawings of outfits and accessories for her and her friends to wear, as well as designs for automobiles, homes, interiors. Upcycled tin bank covered in vintage archie comics. It can be difficult to know the value of a comic book.

But rest assured, if they are here then they are rare. Archie comics, the company, remains a force to be reckoned with even in a marketplace that values shock, sex, violence. A comic book that is torn up, well read, or bent is worth far less than a comic book that is in pristine condition. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. Archie is so lovesick that he cant sell any raffle tickets for the student council. Founded by harvey kurtzman and william gaines, the american comedy magazine known as mad hit the shelves in 1952. Remember, comics only cost 10c, right from the earliest days into the early 1960s. Price guides are also important tools for collectors looking to sell their collection or determine their collections worth for insurance purposes. Are you holding a rare gem in your collection that will bring top dollar. Apr 10, 2020 the supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. Your ip and username will be stored with the information. Apr 14, 2008 bear in mind, superhero comic books will generally fetch better prices than nonsuperhero comics, but there are still collectors of nonsuperhero comics.