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May 1939 although detective comics is the longest continuously published comic book in us history. True comic history and the entire find was valued at. Architectural salvage antique doors with metal accents. Vintage comic books found at the yard sales but not much else. Rare batman comic found in attic heads up by boys life. Finding and buying a rare comic book is a thrill whether youre into comics for the profit or for the passion. Rebecca rego barry is the author of rare books uncovered. The worlds most valuable comic book finds tech times.

The incredible hulk 181 comic book is a key issue in the world of superheroes because it is the first appearance of xmen wolverine. His basement needs clearing out why yes, id be delighted to help. Your typical comic book top ten type list will profile specific interesting or rare comic books to collect. When perusing comic book piles at garage sales, its a good idea to keep. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list them on ebay. List of important comics from the 1990s rare comics. Read about the family whose discovery in their attic of a copy of action comics no. Now as you expect, there was house stuff for sale but my eye focused on a.

Shakespeare second folio my rare book discovery is rather different from that of others. Vintage comic books found at the yard sales but not much. So post all of your great garage saleestate saleflea marketantique mall finds here. These are some of my purchases from saturday yard sales for my ebay business.

Tales from the thrift store rare book treasure hunting. How i scored 3000 vintage comic books at a yard sale to sell on. Heres a list to help you understand the major grading scale of hardback editions used by. But behind one of those paintings was a sketch of 1930s singer rudy vallee, signed by andy warhol. Something strange is going on at osborn industries go figure.

Ken maynard cartoons ettamogah pub closes in 12 hours. A rare vintage comic book featuring one of supermans first adventures. If you see this exceedingly rare thandle air raid atari 2600 cartridge at a. Though many comic books are highly valuable, these sums arent indicative of the average. After searching craigslist for anything that sounded promising, i ended up flying solo as my wife didnt even bother to get out of bed, just saying good. Whether youre selling books or buying them, its important to be familiar with the book grading scale and condition definitions. In 2012, a man found 345 comic books in his great aunts closet and that collection ended. The early pulp magazines with doc savage and the shadow are very rare so are many of the british penny dreadfuls but they dont have the same collecting power as the big names like batman, spider. Take an inside look as to how i purchased 4,000 comics found in an old shed after a morning of great community garage sale finds. But when scherstuhl finds the nearly inedible recipe for rush limbaughs grandmas jello salad, he knows hes struck gold. Head to larger cities, where there are lots of comic book stores to look through.

The collection includes 44 of the overstreet comic book price guides list of top 100 issues from the golden age of comic books. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Onlinetime reports on a rare 1987 cultclassic video game, found by a nevada man in the attic of his childhood home. Original artboards for the first issue of the avengers comic book. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. With it being the summer kickoff holiday weekend, the yard sales were virtually nonexistent, and i almost got skunked. It could be magazines, toys, posters or anything else you deem appropriate but try to keep it comic related if possible.

Of the,000 copies of the comic sold on the newsstand in 1938, only about 100 remain. The best garage sale finds and their amazing stories completeset. Epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. She was also asked to read for maureen, but found out later that the casting. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to list them. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Now some comics that contain first appearances from a less know characters at the time, that were not pushed had by marvel or dc, can actually get more on auction if they are in mint co. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Blockbuster finds like this are rare, but not unheard ofit just might pay to. Rebecca rego barrys new book, rare books uncovered, is dedicated to the stories of the favorite finds, the books discovered in unlikely places that collectors remember years, even decades later.

If you happen to have one of these rare comic books, you may have a superfortune on your hands. So how can you put yourself in the best position possible to find a rare comic book yourself. I would rummage around and buy as many comic books as i. How about comic collectibles and cgcgraded comic books you cant find in any stores. Garage sale haul videothe huge comic book findmega. Running it by heritage auctions, the family learned they had purchased a mix of original art pages from the very first avengers comic book in a mix of other art. The best garage sale finds and their amazing stories. So i was visiting some family in connecticut this past weekend and i came across a garage sale that had some awesome comic booktoy finds. I randomly bumped into someone who overheard me asking for comic books at a garage sale last weekend. Whether youre collecting comics or you scored a great find at a flea market or garage sale, it pays to check if you have one of these rare examples. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Specifically xmen, thundercats, transformers, and gi joe related. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. New careers found in old comic books the new york times.

Read yourself raw rare oversized art spiegelman francoise mouly plus maus. Online time reports on a rare 1987 cultclassic video game, found by a nevada man in the attic of his childhood home. For example, if you want to collect comics, you dont want to go somewhere where theyre rare because youll have to pay a huge premium. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1990s. Post your garage saleflea marketantique mall finds here. In rare books uncovered, expert on rare and antiquarian books rebecca rego barry recounts the stories of remarkable discoveries from the world of book collecting. Unfollow rare comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I was only interested in baseball cards and comic books. Another place to look for a rare comic book discovery is a garage, yard sale or a good local organization sale such as a charity or library sale. Sometimes its a koolaid man comic book where the oversize beverage pitcher busts into orbiting spacecrafts, or a comic wherein pseudoarchies are raptured up to heaven in a psychedelic swirl. He said he had his cousins childhood comic collection and was looking to sell. Rare books, outofprint books online half price books.

Art collector and businessman andy fields was searching for valuables in a garage sale in las vegas. It meets every collectors goals and its a fun experience along the way. Though i do collect first editions and the signed copies of authors i love, my discovery was in the course of my work as an archivist. And if this comic book fairytale sounds familiar, thats because. If vintage comics are more your style, try shopping the local tag sales. I am going to take it up a notch and give you my top collecting themes, each of which will lead you to new ideas for comics to add to your collection. Batman was so popular that dc spun him off into his own series. Comic collector finds rare treasure in wolverines debut. You might be able to get a buck apiece at a yard sale. Vintage and antique rare finds rare finds warehouse. The highlight of the auction was a copy of action comics no. One instance where this theory may not work is garage sales. On sunday, august 24th, comic book lovers across the world watched with abated breath to what avid collectors would pay for a rare superman comic book. Condition is key when it comes to determining a books value.