RELATED:Marvel Trading Cards: 15 Greats From Marvel Universe I. This book gave the world ECLIPSO, ABEL, and SWAMP THING! Without further ado, here is Screen Rant's list of the 10 Most Expensive DC Comic Books. A 9.0 grading may have also been the 80-year-old comics selling point when it sold in 2011 at auction. Enterprises. Theyre the Fantastic Four, a Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creation that quickly became a fan favorite. One of the two cards were given to dealers for every four boxes they ordered through the offer. 1 with an incredible 9.8 grading sold for over $490,000 in July 2012. #27 is a "Holy Grail" find! His full design wasn't iconic at that point, and he went through a phase of wearing different colored boots, with him donning blue footwear in his appearance. The problem, though, was that this was now the second regular series of cards for Marvel, and Fleer Ultra would soon make three and that's asking for fans to buy a whole lot of cards every year. Superman has been around since the late-30s. Much like the previous Shadow Box card, this one gets a lot of its value from being a short print. There have been hundreds of comics written about him, some of which are worth a fortune. Bob Kane might be a controversial figure, but he sure could draw. This particular Blastoise card is one of only two created by Wizards of the Coast in 1998 as part of a presentation piece to convince Nintendo executives to let WOTC handle the English release of the game. The comic features the first appearance of the bat plane, batarang, Julie Madsen and the Monk. Spoiler alert this wont be the last you see of him. :(. 9 Lobo: $40 - 75 Lobo was a MattyCollector.com exclusive in the last years of the line's existence. Crashing in a small Kansas town known as Smallville, he is raised and adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. A perfect example of a set where the special effects worked nicely for the cards was the 1995 Marvel Metal series, which used foil to make the cards really stand out. This comic from 1940 features the first appearance of the Spectre as well as the Presence, DCs representation of the Abrahamic god. Data from Key Collector Comics shows which comics as of today are netting the highest value from DC, the all-time classic and original superhero comic This issue of "All-American Comics" from 1940 features the first appearance of Alan Scott as the Green Lantern. Finally, the parallel insert Green Precious Metal Gems (numbered to 10) of Wolverine and Deadpool also out of 2013 and 2015 Marvel Fleer Retro would be good additions to character collector collections. 2011 Marvel Beginnings Marvel Villains Hologram #H6 Deadpool and #H31 Mystique. Buy: $60.00. Grade: PSA 9. Generally speaking, the more bells and whistles that got involved in comic book trading card sets, the worse that they got. This comic book marks the first appearance of iconic X-Men, including Charles Xavier, Magneto Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast and Iceman. DC's enduring, long-running Superman-Batman team-up title! Thor made his first appearance in 1962 within the "Journey Into Mystery" series. "More Fun Comics" No. There were four different X-Men Fleer Ultra series, but nothing beats the first one. Home. DC/National Comics rocked the industry and set the standard with the introduction of SUPERMAN in issue#1; perhaps the most coveted and expensive comic book ever! Buy: $2.18. Print runs could come into play as far as total number of cards, but no matter how much of the product was printed, thats a tough pull. One features Avengers characters, the other has X-Men. And over the years, the franchise has produced some impressive and valuable pieces. Rare early issues are Golden-Age favorites, but all the issues are valuable! Next:10 Hidden Details About Wonder Woman's Shield, The 10 Best Versions of Superman (You've Never Heard Of), 5 Marvel Heroes Superman Would Team Up With (& 5 He Would Hate), went for $96,000 at a CGC grade of 9.2 in 2013, sold for $143,400 in 2008 with a CGC grade of 8, second highest-selling comic in the series, Superman: 10 Times His Friends Tried To Kill Him, 10 Hidden Details About Wonder Woman's Shield, REVIEW: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar #1 Is a Cinematic Found Family Adventure, REVIEW: Dark Horse Comics' Under Kingdom Is a Monstrously Fun Adventure, 30 Years Ago, Superman Returned From the Dead, 10 Decisions Wolverine Regrets To This Day, 10 Coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Characters. A legend in the truest sense, he has many cards of note. There is no definitive answer when it comes to the most valuable comic cards, as the value of a card is often dependent on factors such as its condition, age, and rarity. Superman doesn't always save people when he's wearing the blue and red tights, and in Action Comics #20, Clark Kent saves an actress called Dolores Winters from an assassin. Guy Gardner: Warrior vs War Machine?! And some of these comics are so beloved and so expensive that they can fetch hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars at auction. Other than wearing a cowl, that character was a pulp character," comic writer Brian Azzarello told Games Radar. It's like being in an alternate universe! So when DC went to revive the character, they couldnt use the name, and turned him into Shazam. Superman becomes the circus' new strong man and showcases his abilities to Jordan, the circus' owner. Therefore, we're going to try to emphasize sets that were unique from their counterparts, which you would see a lot of in the early days, but then not so much later on when the sets started to get normalized (especially when Marvel purchased one of the big trading card companies). While investigating the war, Kent finds that Lex Luthor is behind it. Yes, its arguably the first appearance of Ant-Man, a character that has become pretty dang popular ever since the "Ant-Man" movie grossed over $500 million at the box office in 2015. As a favor for rescuing her, she grants Kent an interview for the Daily Planet. Copies with as low as a 0.5 grading can fetch over $2,000 on eBay, and one recent sale on the auction site was a 7.0, which sold for $19,000 in May 2019. 1 sold for $507,500 in 2017, and it was only graded as a 5.5. Captain Marvel #18 DC Versus eBay (mrfindit) MARVEL UNIVERSE SERIES 1 HOLOGRAM Cosmic Spider Man Chase Card MH2 1990 IMPEL. Wonder Woman received her first line of comic books in the summer of 1942, not long after the United States entered World War II. 225 marks the first appearance of Martian Manhunter, one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. Both roles are memorable and key to their respective franchises. 8 One of the first teams of superheroes opposing the dark forces that seek to dominate Earth! Check what early issues and key issues are worth by clicking the title! and one book, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, from Triumph Books. Terms To do so, Odin temporarily wipes Thor's memory and turns him into a nerdy scientist while Earth is under attack by the stone men from Saturn. The 1990 Marvel Universe trading cards changed that, with the first set that was more like a baseball card collection. The interior of it is previously published pages from "Detective Comics" No. However, that led to some surprise great artwork, like Joe Madureira drawing the above cards. Thats the recipe for making the most coveted X-Men trading cards. Superman sees him falling from the bridge and is there to save his life. Only 50 cards' worth, but still! But that cover art is awesome. 2016 marvel masterpieces red spectrum 1/1 wolverine would be the most expensive card of all, followed by the 1/1 printing plates and the /10 silver spectrum and what if autographs. They were cool-looking, but there was nothing much of substance to the set. A 9.6-graded copy sold for $126,500 in 2002, but that record was demolished when an 8.5-graded copy that originally sold for $49,294 was resold for $200,000 through Heritage Auctions make-an-offer feature in 2012. Rumor has it that Halle Berry was originally going to have an autograph in the set. See what copies that are floating around are selling for by using our online price guide! Buy: $33.55. In the first, Spider-Man saves J. Jonah Jamesons sons space shuttle from disaster. A 9.2-graded copy of this 1955 comic sold for $140,000 at Comic Connect. Follow the animated stories of the classic masked vigilante! Like Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, she was a late addition to the checklist and not in packs. The copy that sold for $107,550 was a 9.4-graded version, the finest version known to exist. - Fresh From Packs!! However, Professor Xavier is a rare short print making him the most wanted of the die-cut Wanted Posters cards. You may be able to retire if you own this one! Although this is a solid card, its merely average when you stack it up against the rest of the loaded autograph lineup of the original X-Men film. Hailing from the planet Krypton, Supermanis one of the most popular superheroes of all time, and due to his massive appeal, some of the rarest comics he's featured in are worth a lot of money. Chill out! Pinning down the true value of the comic is a bit tough. A small number of the printed cards made their way to the secondary market. A 2.5-graded copy sold for $410,000 in 2018. In the late 1980s, Jim Shooter was pushed out of Marvel after he tried to buy the company and failed. CGC 9.8 Batman #98 white pages DC comics / universe , 3D variant cover , CBCS ? Lois gets caught by an exploding shell and falls unconscious, allowing Superman to grab one of the shells and hurl it back at the bombarding battery. His card for the sequel is 1:4,337 packs. Modern comic book card sets existed before 1990, but they were mostly artist-driven and they were rather flimsily put together, mostly being reproductions of artwork from comic books. WebLot of 5 Sealed Trading Card Packs (DC/Valiant/Wildstorm/Marvel) (L) Buy: $24.99 eBay (borderlandscandg) 1991 MARVEL 1ST COVERS SECRET WARS CARD SIGNED JIM Marvel Trading Cards: 15 Greats From Marvel Universe I, REVIEW: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar #1 Is a Cinematic Found Family Adventure, REVIEW: Dark Horse Comics' Under Kingdom Is a Monstrously Fun Adventure, DC Introduces the Flash's New Son - and Removes a Major Character's Powers, DC's Doom Patrol May Adopt the X-Men's Approach to Superheroing, The First Ever 'Spider-Man' Was Originally Created By DC. Approach the top creators in the comic book industry and say, "Create a new character, we will then put it into a set of cards with new characters created by other creators. Bruces father tries to intervene, and the criminal shoots them dead. "Hulk" No. Follow him on Twitter at @Brian_Cronin and feel free to e-mail him suggestions for stories about comic books that you'd like to see featured at brianc@cbr.com! When a 9.9-graded copy sold for an astonishing $150,000 in 2011, it became the first comic book from the 1970s to sell for more than $100,000. It also features the first appearance of the Ultra-Humanite. Here's how popular trading cards were for comic book companies. A near-mint condition, 9.2-graded copy of Batmans first comic book from 1940 sold for $850,000 at a private auction in 2012. The comic book, which originally sold for 10 cents in 1940, also features a one-page history lesson about postage stamps and a comic strip about an evil ventriloquist dummy. But in 2008, a copy sold for around $450,000 in a cash/trade deal, according to Bleeding Cool. In 2021, that record was broken, when the same comic was sold again for $3.25 million. But hes your genre version of a superstar. 1992 DC COSMIC CARDS HOLOGRAM #DCH1 CLARK KENT LOIS LANE PSA 9 POP 3 NONE HIGHER, DC COSMIC CARDS - IMPEL 1992 (VG+) 1 TO 99 *PLEASE CHOOSE CARDS*, 1992 DC Cosmic Cards #65 Nightwing PSA 9 Mint impel, HARD LIGHT CONSTRUCT DC Deck Building Game card GREEN LANTERN/SINESTRO RIVALS, DC COMICS TRADING CARDS 1992 HERO HERITAGE HAWKMAN MODERN SILVER GOLDEN AGE. It goes without saying that the most expensive Superman comic in existence features the origin story of the Man of Tomorrow. Dan Buckley and Michael Pasciullo give the inside story of one of Marvel's most impactful initiatives of the 1990's! This is clearly the iconic comic book card set of the early 1990s, and will absolutely stir some feelings in fans from the time. There actually was a Jim Lee X-Men set in 1991, but it was just the old school comic book card set, with drawings taken from X-Men comics on the front and then a description of the action on the back. So someone came up with the brilliant idea to mix the two, giving us comic book trading cards! There is a very famous Todd McFarlane set from around this time that is just reworked artwork from McFarlane's comics -- it was still a big deal when it came out. 1991 - 1994 Marvel Wonder Man #1 Lights, Camera, Action! Known for their stellar War Comics, DC kicked it up a notch in issue #81 with the formal introduction of SGT. 22 contains the first appearance of Archie. Golden-Age collectors clamor for these top-dollar books! Challengers of The Unknown was one of the very finest "team/adventure" books when DC first presented them in the late 1950's. This is the first iteration of Barry Allen as the Flash, arguably the most popular Flash character and the first to don the iconic red-and-yellow suit. Travers has a crisis of confidence, but thanks to a rousing speech by Superman, he manages to find a way to fix his earlier errors with a cure for the purple plague and helps to save the city, healing everyone who was affected by the disease. This is one of them. Before Hal Jordan, there was Alan Scott! Copyright 2023, Beckett Collectibles, LLC. "Nuh uh, Spider-Man's faster than Gambit! There doesnt appear to be anything notable about "Action Comics" No. Action Comics #1 was the one that kick-started the superhero genre and was the first appearance of Superman, Clark Kent, and Lois Lane. Here, then, are the 15 best comic book trading card sets, ranked from worst to best. They were so big that Marvel decided to go out and just buy itsown trading card company in 1994 to make itsown cards, rather than outsourcing them to Impel/Skybox (Marvel would actually eventually buy Skybox, as well, to form Fleer/Skybox. The concept was simple but brilliant. However, in this case, the first impression is the wrong one. Buy: $23.99. A quick scan of eBay shows that complete sets of the first series are fetching four to five hundred dollars in some cases. - 107. In this comic, Barbara Gordon gets the crime-fighting itch after a trip to a costume party, where she then helps Batman and Robin fight the Killer Moth. Instead, Clark Kent takes pity on a poor-performing circus and offers to help them bring new audiences to their show. A 9.4-graded copy sold for $205,501 in 2016 at Comic Link. The first assembly of heroes! Includes set info, shopping guide and more. Perhaps the most iconic comic book soldier of all time! Ordering & Shipping This is the first appearance of Daredevil, the Man Without Fear. See the top prices this one-off is going for by following the title link! Silver Surfer is the most expensive Marvel card in terms of value, with a retail value of $1,500. We stock a large selection of pop culture trading card boxes and cases. The ever-compelling HAWKMAN re-emerged for DC in the 60's. There are no first appearances or really anything of importance within the comics plot, but the books cover is so beloved and original prints are so hard to find that some people will pay a huge premium for one in great condition. I found my collection of cards and I stumbled across marvel/DC comics. It was a seismic shift in the way things were done, but at the same time, they were still figuring things out, so the cards aren't as nice as later editions. Contact Us 73 features the origin and first appearance of Aquaman, which has become one of DC's most-loved superheroes. Take, for example, the first Superman comic from Action Comics. In a lot of ways, Amalgam might seem almost like a throwaway set to most collectors, as these sorts of tie-in card sets were usually terrible (can anyone say "Bloodlines"?). The Books of Magic DC Comics Art by Charles Vass, 1992 DC COSMIC CARDS HOLOGRAM #DCH1 CLARK KENT LOIS LANE PSA 9 POP 3 NONE HIGHER, DC COSMIC CARDS - IMPEL 1992 (VG+) 1 TO 99 *PLEASE CHOOSE CARDS*, 1992 DC Cosmic Cards #65 Nightwing PSA 9 Mint impel, CAMDUS LABS DC Comics Deck Building Game TEEN TITANS card, HARD LIGHT CONSTRUCT DC Deck Building Game card GREEN LANTERN/SINESTRO RIVALS, DC COMICS TRADING CARDS 1992 HERO HERITAGE HAWKMAN MODERN SILVER GOLDEN AGE. Bryan Singer is one of them. The copy that sold in 2017 was only a 5.5-graded one, and even though it had a couple of stamps on the cover, it still fetched $188,000 at Comic Connect. 1991-2002 Marvel X-Force Vol. Despite being part of Hollywoods A-list, the Australian actor has several autograph cards. Superman wrestles a tiger, saves a trapeze artist from falling to her death, rescues Lois Lane, and puts two criminals in jail. Just don't go too far with this particular subset, as the later years get really garish. Naturally, this causes the Daily Bugle owner to castigate the webslinger in an editorial for deliberately sabotaging the shuttle. What is truly astounding are the prices on Rarity is also a factor with 200 to 300 copies made. Each of the cards now commands several hundred dollars. The cover was done by Bill Everett and Alex Schomburg. DC's run of character revivals from the Golden-Age struck gold once again with their 60's re-boot of GREEN LANTERN. In a way to bring Larry Trent back to the top, Superman disguises himself as the champ and fights his way back to the title match, where Trent steps back inside of the ring. The comic book-based action genre is about as far as a departure from the dry humor that made his Frasier Crane such a memorable character on Cheers and its spin-off, Frasier. For instance, theres a note on the cover that says Frank R. Paul, who drew the cover, received $25 for his work (about $460 today). After Superboy, Jimmy Olsen was the next Superman supporting character to be given his own comic. This card recreates one of the covers of the first issue of the 1990s X-Men series. Luthor is hot on the heels of the invention and does all he can to secure the weapon for his own dastardly use. This comic with an amazing cover by Jack Kirby features Captain America joining the Avengers, and a near-perfect 9.8-graded copy of one sold for $143,400 in 2017 at Heritage Auctions. In 1991, Comic Images did an entire set of X-Men trading cards all with Lees art. DC Comics in the 40's just seemed to be racking up hit after hit, and when they introduced THE FLASH in 1939, he quickly became one of the most beloved heroes in their roster! Check out what these increasingly collectible comics are going for on Quality Comix's online price guide! Privacy But as the line pressed on and overall interest in trading cards waned, print runs started to shrink. Top-flight sci-fi comic book from DC, this series gave us CAPT. Top Notch stories and art make earlier issues much sought-out! WebIs there any value of 1991-92 marvel and DC comics cards? "Detective Comics" No. WebLegends Mirage Ice Age Exodus Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Adventures in Forgotten Realms Modern Horizons 2 Strixhaven YuGiOh Cards Popular YuGiOh Card Sets Blues Eyes White Dragon Grand Creators 2021 Tin of Ancient Battles Starter Deck: Yugi Starter Deck: Kaiba Maximum Gold: El Dorado Metal Raiders Magic The book that sold for $116,513 was a 9.4-graded copy. Besides Bryan Singer, Patrick Stewart is the other short-printed autograph in the original films set at least among cards found in packs. Shooter then shocked the comic book world by successfully launching Valiant Comicswhich then also pushed Shooter out. There's a hilarious in hindsight series of cards dealing with mysteries of the era, like "What's Wolverine's origin?" In May 2017 with a CGC grade of 7.5, Action Comics #2 sold for $95,002. This issue of Superman went for $96,000 at a CGC grade of 9.2 in 2013, and features the second appearance of Lex Luthor sporting his luscious red hair, and sees Clark Kent investigating a secret military weapon that can artificially cause earthquakes. Yeah, it is just as dumb as it sounds. 2, but it was believed to be too gruesome. 1 According to Heritage Auctions, its extremely rare to find a "Detective Comics" No. This 9.4-graded copy, which sold in 2005, came from the personal collection of Nicolas Cage. 10's story. Its an extremely rare comic, and in early 2018, a 6.5-graded copy sold for $215,100 at Heritage Auctions. $0.84 shipping. Check Quality Comix's online price guide for current going rates! I went through about 25 cards to see the value, and most are .99 cents. Hugh Jackman has been the centerpiece of the X-Men movie universe from the beginning. Further adding to the cards notoriety is the fact that theyre signed in gold ink. Sets based on the early films came with large autograph rosters, featuring some highly desirable signatures. 1966 Topps Batman #1 Legacy Display Card RP DC Comics . This might be one of the best-looking Batman covers ever inked. 7 Although an exact print run hasnt been released, Rittenhouse labeled the card as being Very Limited. That means between 200 and 300 copies exist. 1994 That's how popular this set was. The high-end cards really served the characters well. One year after his debut in 1941, publisher MLJ created "Archie Comics," which is still running to this day, albeit with a more mature story. 27 broke the record for the most valuable comic book when an 8.0-graded copy sold in 2010 for $1,075,000.The seller purchased the comic in the late 1960s for $100. As noted, DC Comics really did not acquit themselves too well in the company-wide trading card field, as comic book trading cards was mostly an area dominated by Marvel. Sort of like seeing the history of Claremont and Lee's run in trading card form. One issue from 1961 that was graded a 9.4 sold for $300,000 cash.
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