First dandy comic book values

We break down the archie series for the first 100 issues, plus spinoffs, annuals and christmas specials. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. The comic book price guide for great britain dandy book, the. Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. You can start at our comic book values free course, or pick up an overstreet comic book price guide. Burns tests his rejuvenator ray on homer simpson, resulting in homer growing to colossal proportions. Dandy comic, the the comic book price guide for great britain. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.

Click here for the overstreet comic book price guide instant digital download. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. A digest size comic that first appeared in 1983 along side its beano counterpart. Still, having a comic book with a low issue number is another good indicator that it is. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.

It had light tan pages and tan edges but it also had the original half size eight page advert for the first dandy. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have in stock, then please get in touch and well let you know just as soon as it comes in. We currently have 43 books in this category in stock. An anonymous collector from essex bought the first edition dandy, the free gift it originally came with and a flyer advertising its release. Some readers have expressed annoyance at variant covers appearing on this list. Most recent stock first, price most expensive first, price cheapest first, title az. The annual, which had an original cover price of two shillings and six. It could be either a popular hero character or even a terrible villain. The first one was titled the dandy monster comic and the cover shows korky the cat in the foreground pointing to other characters each named, jimmygrockle in right bottom corner. May 16, 2016 assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. 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. A good place to start collecting is with the comic annuals you can buy well read beano or dandy annuals from the 1950s or. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. A first edition of the dandy from 1937, complete with the free gift of a whistle, would sell for more than.

Over the years the british comic magazine the dandy has had many different strips ranging from humour strips to adventure strips to prose stories. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing access to virtually ever comic ever published. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. Usually when it comes to a valuable comic book, the lower the issue number the better.

Duncan mcalpine, who runs the comic book price guide website, said. See todays dandy comic for sale, best offer and auction. Dandy comic, the the comic book price guide for great. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have in stock, then please get in touch. In 1954 the first desperate dan book was released, mostly consisting of. The dandy fi rst hit the streets on december 3, 1937, six months before its sister comic the beano.

The dandy was a british childrens comic magazine published by the dundee based publisher. A lot of 80s comics are usually found in the 25 cent bins, but depending on the issues and titles, some are worth a decent amount of money. Building a collection of comic books is a fun and rewarding hobby. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. The overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. The dandy annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1938, to tie in with the childrens comic the dandy.

A very large collection of beano, dandy and dennis the menace annuals and books. Dec 27, 2017 adult comic viz, which was founded in newcastle in 1979, parodies the beano and dandy through the the antics of characters such as johnny fartpants, roger mellie and billy the fish. Perhaps britains most iconic comic character, dennis the menace has appeared in the beano since 1951. Dandy books still sell well though are traditionally below beano values. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction.

Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics. Some had punch holes and most were trimmed, ruckled and worn. Adult comic viz, which was founded in newcastle in 1979, parodies the beano and dandy through the the antics of characters such as johnny fartpants, roger mellie and billy the fish. Phil who has his own website philcomics auctions, says. See more ideas about dandy comic, comic covers and dandy. The first issue was printed in december 1937, making it the worlds thirdlongest running comic, after il giornalino cover dated 1 october 1924 and detective comics cover dated march 1937. The dandy annual will still continue to be published, even though the weekly dandy comic has now ended. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. You are viewing all stock in the dandy annual category. As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others.

Get all good price and hot deals of 1950 comic book values here. However eventually the dandy changed from having all these different types of strips to having only humour strips. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. The cover is composed of very dark tones of black captain america issues rise in value. The comic book price guide for great britain dandy comic, the. You will even find a few auction sites dedicated to the comic book market. Archies girls betty and veronica comics price guide. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. In the early issues, the comics were a mixture of prose stories and cartoon strips.

Turning the cover back too far can result in spine creases. View market values for books, store your collection, and. A carnival of comics, the first modern american comic book, is published. The art and history of the dandy is a chronicle of 75 years of comic violence and madcap antics from the likes of desperate dan, korky the cat, beryl the peril, keyhole kate and other intrepid fi gures who have long since left the comic. With good cover colours and some grubbiness to the covers, this robust example of the first dandy comic made. Dandy comic annual from 1938 sells at norfolk auction bbc news. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comic s. From august 2007 until october 2010, it was rebranded as dandy xtreme. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate.

Unfollow comic book price guide to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The first issue, under the name the dandy comic, was published on 4. The dandy monster comic was the first of 81 editions of the book. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. Either case, if there is the first appearance or an origin story of a character in the comic, that can really make it worth a lot more. Most of it is dark shadowy work that has you straining to see more details. A book of the names and address of people living in a city. This copy of the first dandybeano summer special was printed in 1963 and was the first publication to combine beano and dandy characters. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. It is the highest price paid for a british comic at auction. These values are approximate, and depend on how many folks are buying books on ebay, the condition of the books, and so on. The amazing colossal homer, script by steve vance plot and script and cindy vance plot, pencils by steve vance layouts and bill morrison finishes, inks by bill morrison and tim bavington. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. At first launch, an copy of beano, which featured cartoon characters.

But he frequently adds these spectacular wisps of orange, lime green or red. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Burns tests his rejuvenator ray on homer simpson, resulting in homer growing to colossal. We carry a large selection of comics that have been professionally graded and encapsulated by cgc or cbcs. Prose stories were the first to go being phased out in the 1950s. The value of old beano comics is soaring as nostalgic investors snap up. Dec 23, 2018 the first appearance of a character can make that comic book skyrocket. Copy of first ever beano comic fetches record price three. Nov 25, 20 a first edition of the dandy from 1937, complete with the free gift of a whistle, would sell for more than.