When he first appeared in march 1941, captain america was the alter ego of steve rogers, a skinny art student from new york who had been transformed into a supersoldier by the u. Captain americas moral philosophy the new republic. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Captain america collectibles, comics, figures, cards, more. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay.
The comic included the fulllength inhumans story starring medusa. What is the value of a captain america comic answers. Steven rogers was born in the 1920s in the lower east side of manhattan, new york city, to poor irish immigrants, sarah and joseph rogers. Since this takes place in the 1940s, characterisation matches the comics of the time. Marvel captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale. That was a time where adventure and serial comic strips were not only much more common but better appreciated, after all. If you do, it might be worth visiting ebay or your local comic book store to check their value. The scan quality in those earlier issues is surprisingly good, considering the age of each comic book. Captain america in just what the doctor ordered, 12 pages. 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. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
The collection continues into 2007, with a few reboots along the way. Batman and captain america are both optimistic and welladjusted, and the joker is a straightforward crime lord with a clown motif rather than a crazed serial killer. Published in february 1940and confusingly labeled 2, it was the first comic book to feature captain marvel. Inhumans marvel comic book price guide find out the value of key first appearances of major inhumans members and villains in our hot comic price guide. Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. 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. Wonder woman comic book price guide with her golden lasso and cando attitude, wonder woman has been continually published since the early 1940s. 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. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. History of comics censorship, part 1 comic book legal. What is the most expensive captain america comic book answers.
Marvel captain america 1940s style framed comic book. Flash comics 1 debuted in 1940, and since then has been one of the more valuable issues on the open market. But then if its a smash hit like captain america, three years later theyd be doing a million copies an issue. Apr 01, 2014 his fistbased patriotism was a colossal hit with american comic readers that first captain america book sold nearly a million copies, and unlike most comic heroes at the time, captain america. Obviously, cap spends a lot time fighting the nazis. The value of any collectible comic depends on its condition and the relative demand for the issue. Most polls were closer to 80% against going to war. Captain marvel golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. Trying to enlist, but rejected because of his scrawny physique. What is the value of captain america marvel comic 1 answers. One very simple method of finding an approximate value of a book is to search for similar copies on and see what prices are being asked.
Captain america and bucky set out to solve the riddle of the connection between a wave of sabotage sweeping the u. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Captain america was punching out the leader of another country that 75% of the country did not want to go to war with. Captain america in the merry widow murders, 12 pages. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today. Captain america comics 1941 1954 comic series marvel.
We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Two legend in the marvel universe, captain america and his young ally bucky barnes. Origin and 1st appearance of captain america and bucky in case no. Youll come across avengers comics much more often than the captain america comics of the 1940s and 50s. The 1940s newspaper strip comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. The ultimates redesigned captain america after brad pitt. Best of the golden age batman, captain america, alex schomburg get nods as collectors select their favorite covers of the era. Very good minus condition with supple offwhite pages. Captain america is a fictional character, a superhero, created by american cartoonists joe simon and jack kirby.
Captain america comic books tell the exploits of steve rogers, a rejected wwii army recruit who takes a superserum and becomes captain america. The golden age captain america comic series is a hugely popular run. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The dark side of captain america you never knew about. Published in march 1941, this was the original comic book in which captain america appeared. The history behind captain america punching hitler cbr. Get in touch and well help you figure out their value. Captain america was created in 1941 by legendary comic artists jack kirby and joe simon. Captain america is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. When he was first revived in 1964 hed spent 20 years on ice, which was lengthy, but wouldnt have been a wholly. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. This template will categorize articles that include it into category.
History of comics censorship, part 1 below is a webfriendly version of the cbldf presentation on the history of comics censorship, which has been delivered to audiences of scholars, lawyers, advocates and readers in the united states. Browse the marvel comic series captain america comics 1941 1954. Get the best deals on captain america golden age comics 1938. Captain america was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the axis powers. He left his mark on the world of comics and he will be missed. Values of captain america free comic book price guide. Still, its hard to look back on early captain america comics from that time period and not cringe.
The character captain america was created by cartoonists joe simon and jack kirby in 1940 while they were working for timely comics a predecessor of marvel comics which is where most of the. Search our archive of more than 10 million auction results. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. An american supersoldier premiering at the height of world war ii tensions was an instant hit and has been in constant publication since 1964. And understandably so, because in todays captain america.
When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. We buy everything from large collections and estates to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. 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. So a comic book might have an initial print run of 250,000.
Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 19401949. We break down the value of her key and early appearances, and help you to value your comics. There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books appealing to collectors. The comic book industry flourished from a mere six companies in the presuperman days of 1936 to two dozen by the early 1940s, some of them manufacturing comics in unsavory, assemblyline conditions that resembled sweatshops.
Working in the comic industry since the 1980s, jackson butch guice is known for his marvel work on the xmen and captain america franchises. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. These days movies based on comic books have become the highest boxoffice earners. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Although mostly remembered for the books he published in the early and mid 1940s, the chesler comic book titles may be broken down into three periods.
Captain america comics 1941 1954 captain america comics 1941 1954. 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. Youve subscribed to captain america comics 19411950. Captain america originated with his own selftitled comic book captain america comics in the 1940s where he is portrayed fighting nazis in world war ii. This rare comic book price guide presents the latest value of rare comics based on the average valuation of the most reputable comic book price catalogs in the business. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Captain marvel adventures 1941 18 cgc ng coverlessincomplete 1462524001 1st appearance and origin of mary marvel and the marvel family.
Captain america is the name of several comic book titles featuring the character captain america and published by marvel comics, beginning with the original captain america comic book series which debuted in 1968. Meet captain america, script by joe simon, jack kirby. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 1940. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. The book holds the distinction of being the first true, standalone horror comic book and is credited with establishing the horror comics genre. Like most superheroes of the time, caps stories were used as wartime propaganda.
Captain america comic books marvel database fandom. Covers detached on right front cover side of bottom staple. Available on these devices similar books to captain america golden age masterworks vol. The iconic comic book by creators jack kirby and joe simon was. 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. 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. An extra big issue with a magnificent classic captain america 1940s cover. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. Apr 10, 2020 age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Scrawny boy turned musclebound hero, captain america fought the nazis and red skull for years and then started to fight communism in the late 1940s and. Silver age captain america comic values sell my comic books.
Find the value of the marvel comic captain america volume 1. See more ideas about captain america costume, captain america and america. Cover art by joe simon inks and pencils and jack kirby pencils. During the political and social chaos of the late 1930s and early 1940s, the literal blackandwhite view of america s right versus evils might provided a simplistic escapist fantasy for millions of supermans readersmost of whom were young and impressionable. Top websites about vintage captain america comics value. Interior is surrounded by high quality cover reproduction. Get the best deals on captain america golden age comics 19381955. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. This classic golden age comic is the perfect addition to your comic book collection. A group of top comic collectors has chosen detective comics no. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Original art pages shuffled down lines of artists, each with his or her own task.
Ever since his creation as a comic book character in the 1940s, captain america has been written as a person who embodies whats best about the. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. Get the best deals on captain marvel golden age comics 1938 1955. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Ok, this is the last of my classic captain america ads from the exhibit in seattle last year and that exhibit is currently in philadelphia go check it out if youre nearby. Falling into an iceberg at the end of wwii, captain america is discovered, defrosted and brought back to action by marvel comics in the 1960s. Another creation of the great jack kirby along with joe simon. The captain america comic books category for a complete list. Cap retains an anchor in the 1940s, but the amount of time he spent frozen in ice just grows and grows as time goes on. A piece of comic book history, this limited edition, from original art by butch guice, depicts the classic captain america. Marvel masterworks atlas era young men hc comic book volume 73. In the early period of 19371939, they produced funny books that focused more on humor strips, adventure and western stories. Published by timely comics, the brand would eventually become marvel.
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