How much is a comic book wolverine origins first edition worth. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. It was written by stan lee, with cover and interior story art by jack kirby, and featured the origin and first appearances of professor x, magneto, and the original team members angel, beast, cyclops, iceman, and marvel girl. The list is more interesting as a result, and so our editorial decision is final.
The xmens oldest enemy is back and its going to take everyone in the xmen have to bring him down. The routledge companion to gender and sexuality in comic book studies is a comprehensive, global and interdisciplinary examination of the essential relationship between gender, sexuality, comics and graphic novels. Jul 26, 2012 the first issue of both avengers and x men fetched record prices at a highly anticpated auction of highgrade silver age comics held by heritage auctions on july 26 x men no. Unfollow first edition spider man comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Talk about what you love with other committed bibliophiles. X men, iron man, captain america, the avengers, evil dead, pacific rim, aliens, and other films has lead the channel in. John byrnes next men also known as next men or jbnm is an american comic book series written and drawn by john byrne. But other x men comic books for sale are nearly as popular. The metal men and billy called timmy in the previous issue escape from the planet of the playground of terror, and land on another planet where robot juggernauts try to melt them down. But most buyers will only buy a comic like that from you if you it graded by the cgc. In 1899 a funny folks comic book came out, taking a close first stab at a format for many platinum age comic books.
This is it, the first issue of the uncanny xmen, and even in the beginning, there was magneto, the earths most powerful super villain. How to identify first editions book collecting guide. Batman is a comic book hero created in 1939 who later appeared in. After 7 days of it being on auction, and just before i went to work, someone emailed me and asked if they were first editions. Comic book men is a reality television series on amc that is set inside kevin smith s comic. Editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. X men for all the variations of the subject on the site. Clicking a text link or image marked check live prices will take you to ebay. Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february march april may june july august september october november december winter spring summer fall. Xmen 1, special collectors edition 1st issue, october 1991.
Essential xmen tpb 199720 marvel 1st edition comic books. Uncanny xmen 1963 1st series uk edition comic books. Below are the most valuable comic books published since 1992. We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. The first volume of the series was published by dark horse comics between 1991 and 1995.
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Often when we imagine collectible books, we envision enormous, goldenedged shakespeare tomes under glass, but the truth is, its not limited to antiquarian books a collectible title can be any rare book, limited edition, unusual book, or any book likely to appreciate in value. Xmen marvel comics 1 oct 1991 1st issue legend reborn comic january 1, 1991 5. Next page number date titlenotes g vg f vf nm m 1 1963 spiderman spiderman vs. The book is only described as a second edition if significant changes are made to the copy. Comics in translation 1st edition federico zanettin.
However, the original x men series which starting in 1963 is still the most popular. 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. First appearance of beast, first appearance of angel. Buy 1st edition comics and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Subscription services available to instore clients and special order requests can be. Next dimension for the gamecube, playstation 2 and xbox, voiced by masasa. Xmen 1, special collectors edition 1st issue, october. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. First edition, first printing with full number line. How do you know if you have a first edition of a marvel comic. X men comic books for sale there are problably more spinoffs and different series of x men comic books than any other superhero team. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america.
X men is a comic book ongoing series a namesake team of superheroes, published in various incarnations by marvel comics, beginning in 1963. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Snag a book from over 2000 earlyrelease books every month. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. Xmen marvel comics 1 oct 1991 1st issue legend reborn comic. Depending on the comic book, there may have been multiple prints released. The routledge companion to gender and sexuality in comic book. Conceived by stan lee and jack kirby, this first issue will always remain one of the core books within the marvel comics mythos. Rare avengers, xmen first issues sell for record prices. Book two of the playground of terror, script by bob kanigher, pencils by ross andru, inks by mike esposito.
Get the best deals on first comic book collections when you shop the. This copy has been professionally recased, with the original epapers, the gilt lettering on the spine is dulltarnished which makes it a bit difficult to read but in fact this is a very nice copy of a very scarce edition. Dk ultimate xmen marvel hardcover book peter sanderson 1st american ed 2000. In 1991, a second, companion series debuted, marking the first time that more than one x men series would be. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Psylocke is a playable character in the 2002 fighting game x men. The price of a comic book before the twenty first century was about 10 cents to start, and then the price grew.
Edition and printing can be used fairly interchangeably in talking about collectible books, especially in regard to modern fiction. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. In collecting terms, a general definition of 1st edition book would be a works first commercially available appearance in. The first issue of the x men, also known as the uncanny x men, was published on september 10, 1963. In publishing terms, a first edition book is all copies that were printed from the same setting of type as when first published. She can use her powers to form a psychic dagger and.
When your comic was published, and if it is a real first edition, can mean the difference between an investment and a waste of time and money. Catalog your books from amazon, the library of congress and 4941 other libraries. Any form of weathering or damage, including writing, will lower the value of a comic book. The first issue of both avengers and x men fetched record prices at a highly anticpated auction of highgrade silver age comics held by heritage auctions on july 26 x men. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Feb 27, 2017 200 videos play all popular videos comic book men comic book men topic pawn stars. Print nm wolverine and captain america encounter a common enemy t. Comics in translation attempts to address this gap in the literature and to offer the first and most comprehensive account of vari. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Nightwing ikemen series kotobukiya dc comics 1st edition. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively.
Comic books that feature the first appearance or return of a character are particularly valuable. Comic book lot of 14 superman 1st edition 1979, spiderman. First edition of first ever xmen comic up for sale as. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. One, total elimination of super soldiers was created by scientist daniel schumann and programmed to act as a failsafe in case the members of the super soldier project was abusing its. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. This graphic novel comic book adaptation was first created in 2005 by award winning artist michael allred. Comic book talk how do you know if you have a first edition of a marvel comic book.
How do you know if you have a first edition of a marvel. Xmen comics values and price guide heritage auctions. The metal men escape by alloying together and billys sight is returned by a comet shower on the way back. This comic book starts what is now called the platinum age of comics. Tarzan apes by edgar rice burroughs, first edition, 1914. For comic a comic book collector, authenticity is allimportant. Disputed inker creditsol brodsky per nick caputo, bob ford, and. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is commonly the rarest and most desirable to collectors. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. So if you ask the printer to print 10,000 copies of a book and then you sell them all and go back and ask for another 7,500 copies, the first 10,000 copies was the first printing.
Before spiderman became the star of multiple comic books series, tv shows, and movie. The dj is fine except for a crease on the inner flap near the price. Its the xmens first day of class, and magneto wants to make it a memorable one and their last. X men comics are printed every month, and all the first printings are first editions if you mean the very first x men comic, it depends on the condition its in. The premium edition has replaced the full text originally included in the first edition with simplified and edited text, making the story easier for younger readers to follow and also showcasing more of the stunning artwork. Uncanny xmen 1963 comic read uncanny xmen 1963 comic. Best guess, if it doesnt say specifically that its a second printing, it is probably a first printing. First edition of first ever x men comic up for sale as part of a unique auction of collectible comic books posted on 5162014 in conjunction with the release of the highly anticipated new x men movie, days of future past, a first edition of this popular comic book series is set to become available for public sale via online auction service. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of. As weve mentioned elsewhere, first edition means the first printing of a book. Read uncanny x men 1963 comic online free and high quality. And yet, relatively little has been written on the translation of comics. Some x men series are only one issue long oneshots and others. The x men comic books category for a complete list.
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