The golden age captain america comic series is a hugely popular run. 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. That was a time where adventure and serial comic strips were not only much more common but better appreciated, after all. Published in february 1940and confusingly labeled 2, it was the first comic book to feature captain marvel. 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. He told stories of his days at timely comics in the 1940s, working on captain america, young allies, human torch and the destroyer. Trying to enlist, but rejected because of his scrawny physique. A piece of comic book history, this limited edition, from original art by butch guice, depicts the classic captain america. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Marvel captain america 1940s style framed comic book.
Cover art by joe simon inks and pencils and jack kirby pencils. Since this takes place in the 1940s, characterisation matches the comics of the time. Captain america comics 1941 1954 captain america comics 1941 1954. Captain marvel adventures 1941 18 cgc ng coverlessincomplete 1462524001 1st appearance and origin of mary marvel and the marvel family. Marvel masterworks atlas era young men hc comic book volume 73. But then if its a smash hit like captain america, three years later theyd be doing a million copies an issue. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. Search our archive of more than 10 million auction results.
Two legend in the marvel universe, captain america and his young ally bucky barnes. Captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 19401949. 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. For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. A group of top comic collectors has chosen detective comics no. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books.
Browse the marvel comic series captain america comics 1941 1954. Captain america is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Interior is surrounded by high quality cover reproduction. Captain america was punching out the leader of another country that 75% of the country did not want to go to war with. 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 break down the value of her key and early appearances, and help you to value your comics. 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.
When he was first revived in 1964 hed spent 20 years on ice, which was lengthy, but wouldnt have been a wholly. Working in the comic industry since the 1980s, jackson butch guice is known for his marvel work on the xmen and captain america franchises. Captain america is a fictional character, a superhero, created by american cartoonists joe simon and jack kirby. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Most polls were closer to 80% against going to war. Origin and 1st appearance of captain america and bucky in case no. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. This template will categorize articles that include it into category.
Another creation of the great jack kirby along with joe simon. 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. Captain america comic books tell the exploits of steve rogers, a rejected wwii army recruit who takes a superserum and becomes captain america. Still, its hard to look back on early captain america comics from that time period and not cringe. Captain america was created in 1941 by legendary comic artists jack kirby and joe simon. An extra big issue with a magnificent classic captain america 1940s cover. 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. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics.
Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. What is the value of captain america marvel comic 1 answers. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Published in march 1941, this was the original comic book in which captain america appeared. Very good minus condition with supple offwhite pages. Get the best deals on captain america golden age comics 19381955. Captain america was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the axis powers. 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. 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. There are four basic criteria that make vintage comic books appealing to collectors. The history behind captain america punching hitler cbr. 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. 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.
We buy everything from large collections and estates to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between. What is the most expensive captain america comic book answers. Top websites about vintage captain america comics value. What is the value of a captain america sentinel of liberty. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. 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. The captain america comic books category for a complete list. Meet captain america, script by joe simon, jack kirby. Marvel and dc comic books worth big money showbiz cheat sheet. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. And understandably so, because in todays captain america. Captain america comic books marvel database fandom. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 1940.
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. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Available on these devices similar books to captain america golden age masterworks vol. Published by timely comics, the brand would eventually become 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. What is the value of a captain america comic answers. 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. 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. Captain america comic books this page contains all comic volumes on the database for this series. The collection continues into 2007, with a few reboots along the way. 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.
If you do, it might be worth visiting ebay or your local comic book store to check their value. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Captain americas moral philosophy the new republic. Covers detached on right front cover side of bottom staple. Captain america collectibles, comics, figures, cards, more. Youve subscribed to captain america comics 19411950. The ultimates redesigned captain america after brad pitt. 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. In the early period of 19371939, they produced funny books that focused more on humor strips, adventure and western stories. The comic included the fulllength inhumans story starring medusa. He left his mark on the world of comics and he will be missed. Best of the golden age batman, captain america, alex schomburg get nods as collectors select their favorite covers of the era. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world today.
The iconic comic book by creators jack kirby and joe simon was. Wonder woman comic book price guide with her golden lasso and cando attitude, wonder woman has been continually published since the early 1940s. Wow, people havent been this angry about a captain america book since he was killed in 2007. See more ideas about captain america costume, captain america and america. 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. Get the best deals on captain america golden age comics 1938. The book holds the distinction of being the first true, standalone horror comic book and is credited with establishing the horror comics genre. 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. Beck, greg duncan, bob kingett colors bill parker, bill parker. This classic golden age comic is the perfect addition to your comic book collection. Captain marvel golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. Marvel captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale.
History of comics censorship, part 1 comic book legal. 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. These days movies based on comic books have become the highest boxoffice earners. Get the best deals on captain marvel golden age comics 1938 1955. Captain america comics 1941 1954 comic series marvel. Legendary marvel comic book artist allen bellman, left, meets miami marlins mascot billy the marlin dressed as captain america before the start of a baseball game between the miami marlins and the. So a comic book might have an initial print run of 250,000. Captain america in the merry widow murders, 12 pages. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
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. 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. Captain marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the golden age, regularly outselling the adventures of superman during the 1940s. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Like most superheroes of the time, caps stories were used as wartime propaganda. The scan quality in those earlier issues is surprisingly good, considering the age of each comic book. The value of any collectible comic depends on its condition and the relative demand for the issue. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. The 1940s newspaper strip comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Obviously, cap spends a lot time fighting the nazis.
Values of captain america free comic book price guide. An american supersoldier premiering at the height of world war ii tensions was an instant hit and has been in constant publication since 1964. 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. 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.
Silver age captain america comic values sell my comic books. The dark side of captain america you never knew about. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Flash comics 1 debuted in 1940, and since then has been one of the more valuable issues on the open market. Get in touch and well help you figure out their value. Like other antiques or collectibles, value is determined by how much a collector is willing to pay for the item. 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. Captain america in just what the doctor ordered, 12 pages. Original art pages shuffled down lines of artists, each with his or her own task.
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