We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The value of old beano comics is soaring as nostalgic investors snap up. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have. If you have one of these stashed away, handed down from parents or grandparents, it could quite easily sell for over. Turning the cover back too far can result in spine creases. Comic dealer sells rare beano first issue the argus. A rare vintage comic book featuring one of supermans first adventures. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Here are the 18 rarest and hardest to find comic books. The comic cost just two pence when it was published in july 1938 but it. Rare copy of first beano comic book is up on ebay telegraph. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands that is currently not on the market. As you might expect, the older, vintage beano books are the most valuable.
The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. A vintage comic dealer is putting a collectors dream up for auction with an exceedingly rare first issue of the beano. Jan 12, 2017 january 12, 2017 more key comic books of 1990 to repeat the caveat i gave on main 1990s page which has links to see other years within the decade, the list you are about to see involves no judgment or pricing data, but rather simply ranks the universe of comics published in 1990 by. Rare copy of first beano annual from 1939 to be sold at. Like dandy comic library, this is a collectible title though finding true near mint copies can prove challenging as they tend to be well read. As well as the comics, beano has released an annual called the beano book every year since 1940. The market is a fickle beast and sometimes comic books shoot up in value for a time and then come crashing down. In fact, only a handful still exist as far as we know, and only one of those still has its whoopee mask gift. It cost only 2 pence when it was first sold but the starting price on ebay is. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. You are viewing all stock in the beano annual category.
Buy beano annual collection and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Do you have an old beano comic that could be worth. They are organized pretty randomly, with no attempt to keep them truly in order of value by record sale. The beano has a place in every comic book collectors heart as it was the most popular comic book in the country. A rare copy of the first beano annual, published before the appearance of favourite comic character dennis the menace, is to be auctioned. It is not rare, as you may suspect since it is 20th century but. The value of old beano comics is soaring as nostalgic investors snap up comic strip jolly japes they first enjoyed in their childhood. 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. The comic book price guide for great britain beano comic.
Rare beano annual from 1939 to be sold at auction sky news. May 16, 2016 a new infographic from gocompare reveals how much your old comics are currently worth. They are useful only as a starting point to valuing items in your comic book collection. The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly. Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth. Rare coins you could find in your change the most valuable.
A very rare copy of the first ever beano annual is going. Beano comics for sale in uk 95 secondhand beano comics. These comics show up for sale pretty regularly on ebay uk though early issues less often. The first issue of the beano is dated july 30 1938 original issues are very rare and are.
Find the value of the dc thomson comic beano comic library volume 1. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. The beano for the beanomagic book titled annuals which today in top. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands.
The 28page comic, which was printed in 1938, is one of only 25 copies still in existence. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics value, especially if you cant find it in a price guide or on an auction site. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they are worth. Comic book price guides are just that a guide to what a comic book is worth. Nice collection of beano comics ranging from loads and loads of the beano and. Books from this period are rare and hugely sought after. The beano is the longest running british childrens comic magazine, published by dc thomson in dundee, scotland.
The 1940 beano book was the first of 79 annuals published to date by the comic, and appeared just a. Plus todays selected beano comics for sale, best offers, auctions, appraisals, free sales advice, free sale prices, values, wish list and more. Apr 10, 2017 not all of these books have turned out to be successful, though, as theres a big difference between rarity and value. We are temporarily closed but will reopen monday, april 20th, and begin accepting orders again friday april 17th. January 12, 2017 more key comic books of 1990 to repeat the caveat i gave on main 1990s page which has links to see other years within the decade, the list you are about to see. Apr 15, 2014 an ultra rare copy of the first ever edition of the beano is set to fetch thousands of pounds when it goes up for auction. Oct 03, 2016 do you have an old beano comic that could be worth. See todays beano books for sale, best offer and auction. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Seller of rare and collectible first editions, including ian fleming and james bond, detective fiction, tintin, vintage dc thomson, doctor who hardbacks, pg wodehouse, terry pratchett, jrr tolkien.
Comics arent automatically worth a mint, even if they are rare there are certain things collectors will look. In 2015, a 28page edition of the firstever beano reached. Weve added this gallery of really rare comic books because, for all the glamor of the bigname superheroes and villains, these are the really hard books to find. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. This is more often the case with newer comic books, but can also be true for older ones. Firsts featuring 8 of our comics bound in hard back, including beano no 1. The highest known graded copy is fine plus which sold at auction in september 1995 for. Do you have one of these super valuable vintage beano comics. We currently have 45 books in this category in stock. Duncan mcalpine, who runs the comic book price guide website, said annuals. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over. Sep 14, 2015 a rare copy of the firstever beano comic has sold for a record. You are viewing all stock in the dandy annual category.
Weve added this gallery of really rare comic books because, for all the glamor of the bigname superheroes and villains, these are the really hard. See todays beano comics for sale, best offer and auction. Dec 27, 2017 books from this period are rare and hugely sought after. Dec 23, 2018 even if every indicator below is met, the comic book still might not be worth much of anything. New listing the beano book 1998 comic annual hardback vintage. Aug 22, 2018 rare beano annual from 1939 to be sold at auction. The comic book price guide for great britain beano comic, the. Sep 2006 saw a nice vg copy with half inch tear at top margin to all pages sell for. The 1940 beano book was published around the outbreak of. Beano comic, the the comic book price guide for great britain. Genuine first edition beano comics are extremely rare. 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.
Like the comics, big eggo was the cover star until 1949, when he was superseded by biffo the bear. How about comic collectibles and cgcgraded comic books you cant find in any stores. Experts at comic price guide explained the value of the comic. A new infographic from gocompare reveals how much your old comics are currently worth. This first edition hardback of the beano book by the london publisher d. The market is a fickle beast and sometimes comic books shoot up in value for a time and. Plus todays selected beano books for sale, best offers, auctions, appraisals, free sales advice, free sale prices, values, wish list and more. Ever wondered if you might have a copy of the very first beano ever. Still, most of the books on this list will fetch a few hundred dollars on ebay at best, assuming you can find any of them. Aug 22, 2018 the first edition of the comic annual is expected to sell for between. Do you have one of these super valuable vintage beano.
Vintage 3 beano bundle book dandy books comic published by. We currently have 23 books in this category in stock. Beano comic library the comic book price guide for great. Jun 11, 2017 the first beano issue cartoon characters such as ostrich big eggo and lord snooty and his pals and sold for. The beano has a place in every comic book collectors heart as it was. Oct 03, 2016 if youve an old beano comic hidden in your house, you could be sitting on a goldmine worth of cash up to. Like the comics, big eggo was the cover star until 1949, when he. Just how much does the value of a comic book appreciate throughout the years. There are no specifically rare issues to my knowledge though early ones in very high grade are hard to come by and the last few issues will be less common owing to reduced print runs.
Aug 22, 2018 a rare copy of the first beano annual, published before the appearance of favourite comic character dennis the menace, is to be auctioned. And now a very rare copy of the first ever beano annual is going under the hammer in norfolk. Vintage 3 beano bundle book dandy comic annual chi. An ultrarare copy of the first ever edition of the beano is set to fetch thousands of pounds when it goes up for auction. Even if every indicator below is met, the comic book still might not be worth much of anything. Sainsburys supermarket issued a free facsimile with sales of the beano book. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Copy of first ever beano comic fetches record price three. Values of beano comic library free comic book price guide. Beano comics job lot 1990 to 2014 with special edi. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age.
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