The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. The torch and toro are asked, as patriotic citizens, to travel to mount rushmore to clean up the base of the memorial of its scrap rock, and, in the process, toro is shot. Amused and believing that captain america will meet his end, the red skull decides that hes seen enough and decides to amuse himself by parading around as captain america some more. This serial has nothing to do with the original comic book captain america but is still entertaining. He was a hero to millions, an inspiration to americas armed services and the representative of his nations greatest ideals. The chess board of death captain america by simon and kirby.
Captain america is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Novelty press was an american golden age comicbook publisher that operated from 1940 1949. 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. What is the value of a captain america comic book darkhawk side by side with the punisher. Use these values as a guideline for evaluating the reasonableness of dealer prices, setting up trades with other collectors, and estimating the worth of your collection. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. The 1940s newspaper strip comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Find the value of the marvel comic captain america volume 1. Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. A weird figure has carved wooden chess figures of people who must be eliminated before he launches the mightiest blitzkrieg the world has ever seen. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Captain america comic books tell the exploits of steve rogers, a rejected wwii army recruit who takes a superserum and becomes captain america. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 19401949. Even better, some guy named stan lee wrote his first ever story for a comic book in this issue.
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Aug 12, 2018 even better, some guy named stan lee wrote his first ever story for a comic book in this issue. He lived for his country and now, he has given his last final measure for the nation he loved. For instance, if you found a trove of vintage comic books in your grandfathers basement, you will no longer need to go to a professional appraiser and pay a substantial fee in. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. Read more iron man comic book price guide another of the marvel age of comic book characters, iron man played in the superhero movies by robert downey jr.
The captain america comic books category for a complete list. Greatest 12 characters of the 1940s who is on this list, what this list is about and how they got on the list. Get the best deals on captain marvel golden age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. In the 1950s, there was a brief run of the captain america comic where, in keeping with the spirit of the times and the newly started cold war with communist russia and china, captain america. Captain america first appeared in captain america comics 1 which was released in december of 1940 and had a cover date of march 1941. It was the comic book arm of curtis publishing company.
Some people considered the star, dick purcell, to be pudgy but this is simply not so. Captain marvel golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Youll come across avengers comics much more often than the captain america comics of the 1940s and 50s. Captain america and bucky set out to solve the riddle of the connection between a wave of sabotage sweeping the u. Captain america is a fictional character, a superhero, created by american cartoonists joe simon and jack kirby. Get in touch and well help you figure out their value. 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. In the aftermath of the superhuman civil war, captain america was shot down in cold blood. Interior is surrounded by high quality cover reproduction. So a comic book might have an initial print run of 250,000. Marvel ran a fake captain america comic strip written and drawn by karl kesel as an online comic, as if it was published back in the 1940s.
Entered as second class matter at the post office, meriden, conn. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 1940. Simply put, cap embodies many of the classical virtues that have been important to us since the days. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. An extra big issue with a magnificent classic captain america 1940s cover. In 1966, stan lee and jack kirby created the first african superpowered hero character to appear in mainstream american comics a character that would become a popular comic icon. I still think, and seeing some of the house ads, as well as the captain america volume 2 no. Captain americas moral philosophy the new republic. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. This proves to be the red skulls mistake, as captain america gets the aid of an unlikely ally. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s.
Two legend in the marvel universe, captain america and his young ally bucky barnes. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the. These days movies based on comic books have become the highest boxoffice earners. Though marvel is associated with such wellknown comic book superheroes as captain america, the fantastic four, the incredible hulk, the amazing spiderman, and the xmen, it began as a brand for martin goodman of timely publications and then atlas comics. This book contains stories written in simulated 1940s comic strips style featuring captain america and his sidekick bucky during world war ii. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. What is the most expensive captain america comic book answers.
Origin and 1st appearance of captain america and bucky in case no. Unfortunately for him, two of those figures are captain america and bucky. Avenger 2011 free comic book day 2016 captain america. All new captain america fear him 2015 all new captain america fear him tpb 2015 marvel now. A comics artist and writer who helped cocreate many comic book icons such as the hulk, thor, captain america, the avengers etc. Meet captain america, script by joe simon, jack kirby. What is the value of a captain america comic answers. All new captain america 2014 marvel 4 of 4 in stock. Timely captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale. Since 1940, captain america has battled his enemies in the name of american values, and as those values have changed over time, so has captain americas character.
Even though it is done in modern day computer graphics. Unfollow comic book captain america to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Among noveltys bestknown and longestrunning titles were blue bolt and target comics. Creative talents such as jack kirby captain america, fantastic 4, the hulk, and the mighty thor and stan lee spiderman are among the acclaimed marvel comic writers that created many of todays most famous. This guide will not make you an expert, but it will help you decide if your books are worth enough to get an official. The strange death of captain america is a slightly smaller than standard size premium comic that came with a cassette story tape package produced by shanlon distribution.
The book holds the distinction of being the first true, standalone horror comic book and is credited with establishing the horror comics genre. Allnew captain america comic books for sale online. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Synopsis this is one of a set of lists i made showing a progression. Captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. If you do, it might be worth visiting ebay or your local comic book store to check their value. Without the issues condition youll need to refer to. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. White argues that the core principles, compassion, and judgment exhibited by the 1940 s comic book character captain america remain relevant to the modern world.
Red skull for years and then started to fight communism in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Possessing knowledge on appraising the value of old comics is priceless. Flash comics 1 debuted in 1940, and since then has been one of the more valuable issues on the open market. Captain america for the main version of the subject. Because the comic book world fosters a close fancreator dialogue, creators must consider their everchanging readership.
What if captain america was published in a newspaper strip back in the 1940 s like superman and batman were. Find out the values of silver age captain america comic books. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Considered to be one of the comic book giants, he is often referred.
He just had a more realistic body type than a male growth hormone guzzling freak like sylvester stallone. Welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Adventures of captain america 1991 adventures of captain america tpb 2018 marvel 6 of 6 in stock. Captain america was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the axis. While there are some valuable silver age comic books featuring captain america, none are truly rare comic books in the way that the golden age issues are. In the 1950s, there was a brief run of the captain america comic where, in keeping with the spirit of the times and the newly started cold war with communist russia and. Captain america comics captain america comic book list marvel. Marvel comics that were written by popular and acclaimed comic book creator and artists are also considered with a higher value. Community content is available under ccbysa unless. Sep 07, 2017 top 10 most valuable comic books david lynch addresses rumors of twin peaks season 4 legends of tomorrow spoofs star trek, friends, and more in new season 5 trailer.
Captain america for all the variations of the subject on the site. What if captain america was published in a newspaper strip back in the 1940s like superman and batman were. Pennies from heaven, pencils by syd shores, inks by vince alascia. Entire contents 1940 by timely publications, 330 w. Captain america comic books rejuvenated the marvel comic book here from the golden age of comics. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. That was a time where adventure and serial comic strips were not only much more common but better appreciated, after all.
In this weeks line it is drawn, the topic was to have luke cage replace a character on a famous comic book cover. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read captain america comic lists by marvel experts. But then if its a smash hit like captain america, three years later theyd be doing a million copies an issue. Beck, greg duncan, bob kingett colors bill parker, bill parker. Another creation of the great jack kirby along with joe simon. Captain america comics published by monthly timely publications, meriden, conn.
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