100 Most Expensive Copper Age ComicsThe Copper Age Comics 100 Most Expensive Comic Book List Show
Find record sales and minimum values for Copper Age comics. That is the period from 1981 through 1991. Why 'Copper Age'? Collectors referred to the first period of comics as the Golden Age. Which made sense at the time. Then they needed to call the 60s revival something. They chose Silver Age. Bronze Age... I'm on the fence about. Copper Age... Ridiculous. Why "modern age" instead of "Iron Age"? Because somebody woke up and smelled the stupid coffee. #endrant If you missed the other episodes, use these links: Golden Age Comics | Silver Age Comics | Bronze Age Comics | Modern Age Comics MASSIVE NEWS!Top 100 Copper Age Comics Most Expensive Comic Book List1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 First Printing, Origin and First Appearance of the Team, BREAKS NEW GROUND!1.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984): Record sale: $245,000 (Not a typo!) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised See our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book price guide 2022 Update: Original TMNT Comics #1 Breaks New Ground It's long been the most expensive comic book published in the 1980s. But the September 2021 sale of a CGC 9.8 for $245,000 sets this incredibly popular book even further apart from the rest of the field. How to Identify the first printing of TMNT #1The first three printings are identical from the outside. Second printing does NOT have the inside back cover ad (see below). Third printing is clearly stated in the inside cover. The inside back cover on 1st prints has a full-page ad for another Mirage
publication, Gobbledygook #1.  2021 Update: The Next 9.8 Sale Will Be Critical A CGC 9.8 Signature Series sold in December 2021 for just over $190,000. But the next sale of a "plain" 9.8 will reveal whether or not the market can sustain the current level. Even if the one copy of New Mutants #98 in 10.0 comes to market, I cannot see how the #1 position might change. This price is unprecedented! It has brought the comic book world's attention firmly to focus on what has been an era of growing interest for many years now. 2nd and 3rd printings now make the top 100! See below. Other recent sales in lower grades:
2. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 Joins the $30K Club!2. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984): First Encounter Between Record sale: $32,250 (CGC 10.0) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 2021 Update: Idiotic Purchase An insane purchase during the pandemic. I guess if you can't go to restaurants, then you should spend five years of restaurant budget on a single CGC 10.0. Ludicrous. You could own a really nice Silver Age key issue for the same price. 3. Albedo #2, 1st Usagi YojimboSAMURAI RABBIT SLICES THROUGH OPPOSITION!3. Albedo #2 (1984): Record sale: $31,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Samurai Rabbit Storms Up the List! Yet another massive breakthrough for potentially the 1980s' most difficult book (even tougher than TMNT #1 in high grade). The long-eared deadly Samurai just broke a record, with a 9.8 selling for $31,000 in May 2019. This is only the second book of the Copper Age (so far!) to break the $30K barrier. 2021 Update: Rabbit Runs Slower Most recent sale is $19,800 (July 2020), showing that this is another book with more supply than demand at the upper grade levels. 4. Wolverine #1 1988, 1st Patch4. Wolverine v2 #1 (1988): Record sale: $17,600 (CGC 10.0) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Of All The Books in
All The World... Wolverine #1? In June 2016, somebody was crazy enough to buy the only CGC 10.0 copy of this book for more than $17,000, so it's now the fourth most expensive comic book of the 80s. To put that into perspective, you could have bought a copy of Incredible Hulk #181 in CGC 9.8 AND a copy of New Mutants #98 in CGC 9.9 for about the same money! 2021 Update: Calm Down If You Own This Book The only 10.0 in the census set the stupid record. Since then, everybody with a copy of this book thinks he or she has a goldmine. Sorry to burst your bubble. I doubt if the owner will get their money back again. If another 10.0 pops, then it halves the value of the first. Important Note About Most ValuableComic Books of Copper AgeWhile the dreaded curse of variant covers didn't really catch on during this period (there are a couple below, but they are the exception not the rule), this is an important note about CGC 9.9 and 10.0 sales. CGC 9.9 and 10.0 grades distort the record sale prices, but we include them for completeness. There's no doubting the headline nature of, say, Wolverine #1 from 1988 selling for $17,000. Is that really so different from a CGC 9.8 of TMNT #1 selling for $90,000? In both cases, the only reason for the sale is their exceptional grade. Yes, 10s and 9.9s mess with sales data, and create unrealistic expectations of value in the process. But these sales are important milestones, so we made the editorial decision to include them on this page. 7. Bone
#1 (1991): Record sale: $13,200 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 2021 Update: Bone breaks into the top 10 This huge new record sale catapults Bone #1 into the five-figure club. This is a genuinely tough book, which we seldom see in collections. 8. New Mutants #98 (1991): First Appearance, Deadpool Record sale: $11,700
(CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Bored collectors stuck at home during the pandemic have driven 9.8s briefly over $2,000! I told myself that it wouldn't last. I was right. Most recent sale was $1,600. Spotlight on Canadian Price VariantsThis growing area of the hobby focuses on the variant prices printed on comics to be distributed in Canada. Some border cities in the US (Chicago, Minneapolis for example) also received these books on newsstands. Estimates are they make up 5 percent or less of the total print runs. See our dedicated Canadian Price Variants Comic Book Price Guide here. 10. Batman the Killing Joke (1988): Record sale: $7,400 (CGC 10.0) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 2021 Update: Money to burn? Another stupid purchase of a CGC 10.0 means this book is ludicrously high up the top 100 most valuable comic books of the Copper age. $7,400 would buy you a very, very respectable copy of Avengers #1. FFS. Most Expensive Copper Age Comics #11 - #2011. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (2nd Printing) Record sale: $6,750 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 2021 Update: 2nd printing is the poor man's 1st printing It's a sign of how Hot TMNT #1 has become that the 2nd printing is now this high up the list of most valuable comic books of the 1980s! NEW ENTRY! Raphael #1: TMNT One-Shot Spin-Off (1985) Record Sale: $6,100 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 12. Amazing Spider-Man
#252 (1984): Record sale: $6,000 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised What is the TRUE 1st Appearance of the Symbiote? While ASM #252 gets all the attention and the love, there are two other simultaneous first appearances which appear lower down on the 1980s most expensive comic book list.
ASM #252 is the most expensive comic book of the three largely because of the cool cover, and the fact that there are more
Amazing Spider-Man collectors out there. There is also an expensive Canadian price variant and a newsstand variant (see below). 13. Gobbledygook #1 (1984): Record sale: $71,400 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised A super-rare and mysterious book that will, in time, become far more valuable. IF you can find one... 14. Daredevil #181 (1981): Record sale: $5,760 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Another idiotic place to put nearly $6K. 15. Amazing Spider-Man #316 (1989): Record sale: $5,000 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 16. Superman
(1988): Record sale: $5,000 Click for Full Story of this Rare Comic on Ebay | Have Yours Appraised 17. Vampirella #113 (1988): Record sale: $4,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised What are Newsstand Variants?We have a dedicated page for Newsstand Variant Comic Book Prices. 20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (3rd Printing) Record sale: $4,200 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised The 3rd printing is now in the top 20!! Amazing. 21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 Record sale: $4,880 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (1985): Record sale: $25,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 25. Primer
#2 (1982): Record sale: $3,200 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 26. Captain America Annual #8 (1986): Record sale: $3,100 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Another one-off crazy sale that will probably never be repeated. 28. Star Wars #42 Record Sale: $4,500 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 29. Amazing Spider-Man #238
(1983): Record sale: $2,700 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised See our Amazing Spider-Man Price Guide New Mutants #98 Record Sale: $11,700 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 30. The
Transformers #1 (1984): Record sale: $3,400 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Read our Transformers Comic Price Guide 32. Miracleman #1 Gold Edition Record sale: $2,200 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised There is a lot of uncertainty about this special edition, with prices all over the place and no close repeat of the record sale for a long time. 33. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (1985): Record sale: $1,450 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 36.
Batman #386 (1985): Record sale: $2,030 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised NEW ENTRY! Cry For Dawn #5 (1991) Record Sale: $2,000 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 41. Incredible Hulk #377
(1991): Record sale: $1,900 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Only the third printing appears on the Copper Age comics list. The first and second printings of this book are not valuable. The books are easy to identify, with totally different color covers and prices. Most recent sales:
44. Aliens #1 (1988): Record sale: $2,370 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Hellblazer Blazing the TV Trail The announcement of a TV deal for Hellblazer has cemented John Constantine's first full appearance on the Copper Age comics top list. You might want to snap up a copy of Saga of the Swamp Thing #25, which reportedly has a cameo of the character. 46. The Transformers #1 (1984): Record sale: $3,400 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Newsstand variants are becoming big news in Copper Age comics collecting. 48. Love and Rockets #1 (1981): Record sale: $1,550 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 49.
DC Comics presents #47 (1982): Record sale: $1,740 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 50. Star Wars
#68 Record Sale: $5,280 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised Most Valuable Copper Age Comics (1980s) #51 - #7551. The Crow #3 (1989) Record Sale: $1,500 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 53. Evil Ernie #1 Record Sale: $1,440 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 55. Amazing Spider-Man #265 Record Sale: $1,330 (CGC 9.9) Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 56. Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles #4 (1985): Record sale: $1,830 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 59. Amazing Spider-Man #239 (1983): Record sale: $1,250 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 60.
Marvel Team-Up #141: Record Sale: $1,220 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 62. The Crow
#2 Record Sale: $1,230 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised All Four Crow issues are now on the Copper Age Comics top list. 65. Incredible Hulk #340 (1988): Record sale: $3,400 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8
(1984): Record sale: $16,800 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 68. X-Factor #6 (1986): Record sale: $1,050 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 69. Sonic the Hedgehog
Promotional Supplement #1 (1991) Record Sale: $850 (CGC 9.9) Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 70. Thor #337 (1983): Record sale: $2,950 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Don't Miss the Most Valuable Modern Comic Books!71. Amazing Spider-Man #239 (1983): Record sale: $1,250 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 74.
Sandman #8 (1989): Record sale: $4,560 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Most Valuable Copper Age Comics #76 - #100Watchmen #1 (1986) Record Sale: $1,380 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 78. Marvel Super Heroes
Secret Wars #1 Record Sale: $1,500 (CGC 9.9) Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 79. X-Factor #6 (1986): Record sale: $1,050 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 80. Batman
#359 Record Sale: $680 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 83. X-Force #2 (1991): Record sale: $660 (CGC 9.9) Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 86. The Crow #4
(1989) Record Sale: $620 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 89. Marvel Team-Up #141 Record Sale: $1,220 Check Live Prices on eBay | Have Yours Appraised 92. Sonic the Hedgehog #1
(1991): Record sale: $1,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised See our Video Game Comics price guide 93. G. I. Joe #21 (1984): Record sale: $3,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 96. G. I.
Joe #21 (1984): Record sale: $3,000 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 97. Batman #428 (1989): Record sale: $450 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 98. Punisher #1
(1986): Record sale: $940 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Read our Punisher Comic Price Guide 99. Batman #357 (1983): Record sale: $1,750 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 100. X-Factor #6
(1986): Record sale: $1,050 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Most Valuable Copper Age Comics:Books Which ALMOST Made The List101. Silver Surfer v3 #44 (1990): Record sale: $410 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 104. Tales of the
Teen Titans #44 (1984): Record sale: $850 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised Sales have softened on these Copper Age comics in 9.8. The record sale of the only 9.9 is over 15 years old and will be smashed if and when it changes hands again. 105. Omega Men #3 (1983): Record sale: $400 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised 106. Batman #404
(1987): Record sale: $700 Check eBay Values | Have Yours Appraised What Are Copper Age Comics?The Copper Age Comics era is disputed. Some comics people would dismiss it entirely, saying the Modern Age begins as the Bronze Age ends. For those who buy in, we can say that it begins with Marvel's Secret Wars and DC's Crisis, and ends with the mass defection of Marvel staff to Image Comics. So, let us say the Copper Age runs from 1981, 82, 83, 84 or 85 to 1991 or 1992. For the purposes of this article, we'll call it 1981 to 1991. The prices on the most expensive Copper Age comics list is influenced by 80s kids in the workplace, now able to afford to indulge in their nostalgia. Speculators are also driving up prices of the most expensive Copper Age comics, as 60s and 70s books become unaffordable for many. Don't Miss the Most Valuable Modern Comic Books!Most Valuable Comic Books From Other ErasGo from Most Expensive Comic Book from the Copper Age to the Comic Price Guide menu How do I know if my old comics are valuable?Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover. The valuable ones will have 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, or 25c on the cover. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value.
Which old comics are worth money?Superman 1- $5.3 million: Superman 1, the most expensive comic book of all time, 1939. ... . Fantasy 15- $3.6 million: ... . Action Comics 1- $3.1-3.2 million: ... . Batman 1- $2.2 million: ... . Detective Comics 27- $2.1 million: ... . Marvel Comics 1- $1.2 million: ... . All-Star Comics 8- $936,000: ... . Captain America Comics 1- $915,000:. What age of comics is the 80s?End. One commonly used ending point for the Bronze Age is the 1985–1986 time frame. As with the Silver Age, the end of the Bronze Age relates to a number of trends and events that happened at around the same time.
Are 1970s comics worth anything?Comics from the 1970s can be quite valuable if you have the right books, but there are still plenty of issues that aren't worth much. The 1970s saw comic books taking a shift.
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