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The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. Well, wait no longer, heres a list of the 20 most expensive comic books in the world. The cover is also a big part of the price, drawn by bob kane. Audubon is a historic illustrator who pioneered much early wildlife research.
The webslinger is one of the world s most beloved costumed. The cover bears the famous if somewhat crude drawing of superman smashing a car against a rock. The original appearance of superman also, the wizard zatara started a wave of superhero comic books. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. The largest collection of comic books includes 101,822 unique items and is owned by bob bretall usa of mission viejo, california, usa. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. Cbr exclusives endoftheworld books you should not read during the covid19 pandemic. The following are top 10 best image comic books series ever in the world. The comicbook also features the first appearance of the cyclops, marvel girl, beast, angel and iceman and also the introduction of professor x and magneto. Most of the best quality golden age comics in the world come from his.
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And so the first publication of the xmen became the most expensive one. Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date modern age top 60 most valuable comic books. Written and drawn by jerome siegel and joe shuster, the comic introduced superman as champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had. The most expensive comic books in the world, however, will inevitably be the earliest and most historic examples of the medium.
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Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. In addition to being the first appearance of the beloved character, batmans early detective comics appearances are notable for giving readers a rare look at a more brutal batman, willing to use deadly force and even firearms his hatred of guns, which goes handinhand with. Now onto the ultimate rarity hes the poster boy of the superhero world and commands the highest price a comic book has ever sold for. The above total only includes the number of unique comic books, any duplicates were not included in the total. Beast attempts six incredible record titles in one sitting. Its final selling price also makes it the most expensive comic book in the world, beating the previous record a copy of the same comic with the same grade but with offwhite pages. The sale set a world record for the most expensive marvel comic ever sold at public auction and an auction house record as the most expensive comic book ever sold by the worlds largest comic book and comic art auctioneer. What is the most expensive us comic book art sold at auction, and how much are original comic illustrations worth. Today, christies new york will auction off a copy of john james audubons birds of america, which already holds the title of most. Most copies are worth much less, but the good news is, if you have one of these truly rare comic books, then youre certainly sitting on a prized asset that any comic book collector would be. By the top five most expensive comic books of all time august 25, 2014 1.
Thats the most ever paid for a spiderman comic at public auction. Every generation has its own man of steel, with christopher reeve cementing the power of superman up on the big screen in superman. The 20 most expensive comics in the world therichest. Children dressed up in costume examine comic books for sale in samara, russia. Christopher reeves screenused superman cape sets new. The worlds most valuable marvel comic book sells for. Worlds most expensive comic book to be displayed at new york comic con october 08, 2014 1. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began.
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We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Not to mention an auction house record as the most expensive comic book ever sold by heritage, the worlds largest comic book and comic art auctioneer. The world record for the most expensive book ever sold is a science book. This was the most expensive book ever sold when it changed hands back in 2010. It could be a recordbreaking afternoon in the book world. Most unusual guinness book of world records entries. This is a historic copy of a historic comic book, said ed jaster, senior vice president at heritage auctions. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020 wealthy. The discrepancy in grades can be due to just a few small defects in the comics appearance.
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