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The very first printing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 featured a cover inspired by Frank Miller’s Ronin comic book series. The first issue had a print run of only 3,000 copies resulting in extreme rarity of the firest appearance of Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The Copper Age series was created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The comic was closer in size to a magazine and featured black and white art on the inside.

Today, the first printing of the first issue is highly sought after and very valuable. Prices range, but you can expect to pay over a thousand dollars for a decent copy. That is, if you can find one.

Right in the middle of the Silver Age of comic books, Marvel released Daredevil #1. The subtitle of the book is The Man without Fear. Daredevil was a quick success, playing out Marvel’s formula of a teenage boy, grappling with growing problems, and finding his unique super power. In this case, Matt Murdock loses his sight, but gains his powers from a radioactive canister.

Daredevil’s heightened senses were a big hit in the Silver Age and continues to the current modern age of comics. This issue can easily clear $1000 in mid to high grade and much more for uber high grade condition.

Of course, this issue was written by Stan Lee. Penciled cover artwork was by the King, Jack Kirby. Interior pencils were by Bill Everett. Of note is that Steve Ditko partook of some inking work as well.

Right after the U.S. entered World War II, there was a lot of anger in America, particularly at the Japanese for their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Needless to say, the event was depicted in many ways during the Golden Age of Comic Books. One of the rare comics is Captain America #13 published by Timely Comics, now known as Marvel Comics.

This issue features both Captain America and Bucky very prominently on the cover. As a matter of fact, both are drawn oversized on the cover with Pearl Harbor below them. On the cover, Captain America is hitting Hirohito with the following quote, “You started it, now we’ll finish it.” The lower left corner of the cover has an emblem that reads Remember Pearl Harbor.

During the Golden Age, war covers were very popular and helped to sell many issues. This issue of Captain America was published in April 1942 with art by Al Avison.

The Internet has revolutionized the way old comic books are sold. A simple search demonstrates that old comics for sale can be found via auction sites, classifieds and comic book dealer websites.

With the holidays approaching, we wanted to take the time to remind readers that vintage old comics can be searched for via ComicSeeker.com. The most common types of searches are for comics from the Silver Age. Of course, Spider-Man leads the way.

After the Silver Age, comic books from the modern and copper age are highly sought after. The variety is great, though. For example, Spawn is just as popular as The Walking Dead. However, DC and Marvel comics are also popular. Titles such as X-Men and Green Lantern are searched often.

Next, the Bronze Age could be considered Hulk 181 (the first appearance of Wolverine) and Green Lantern 76 and then everyone else.

Finally, the Golden Age of comics is ruled by Superman and Batman. Wonder Woman and Flash trail behind the two big guys when looking for old comics for sale. Also note that Marvel Mystery Comics, published then by Timely, is extremely hot for golden age collectors.

So, when looking for old comic books for sale, whatever it is, just use the search box above and enjoy your hobby.

During the middle of the Bronze Age, the X-Men were a lagging title for Marvel. However, with the release of Giant Size X-Men #1, that all changed. In this issue, a new team of X-Men was assembled by Professor X to save the original X-Men. From this issue, you get a long list of mutants to call X-Men, they are:

• Angel
• Banshee, who joins as a new X-Men
• Colossus, in his first appearance
• Cyclops
• Havok, who joins
• Iceman
• Lorna Dane, who joins
• Marvel Girl
• Nightcrawler, first appearance
• Storm (Ororo), first appearance
• Sunfire, joins team
• Thunderbird, first appearance
• Wolverine, joins team

This issue was on the newstand in May, 1975 with a cover price of 50 cents. Today, Giant Size X-Men #1 is valued at several hundred dollars.

This issue was written by Len Wein. Cover art by Gil Kane and interior cover art by Dave Cockrum.

Often times, a person with vintage comics, or an old comic book collection has no idea of their value. The comic books may have been inherited, or, found in an attic, stored away for many years. What the person really wants to know if whether or not they have collectible rare comic books.

To determine if you have collectible comics, there are three general guidelines. Those are age, desirability and condition.

Old Comic Books

The first rule is to determine how old are the comic books in your collection. Generally, the older your comics, the more collectible the comic book may be. Though not always true, this is a good general guideline. For example, a Golden Age comic book, or a comic from the Silver Age is probably more collectible than a comic from the last 10 years.

There are exceptions. For example, a copy of The Walking Dead #1 is currently more collectible than most Secret Hearts #3 from the late Golden Age.

Desirability

The next rule is how desirable the comic is. Higher means the comic is more collectible and probably has a higher value as well. For example, superhero comic books are currently more desirable western comics. However, there was a period in the 1950’s where western comics were considered more collectible. Detective Comics #27, the very first appearance of Batman, is more collectible than Famous Funnies #1, the first comic book.

Comic Book Condition

The final piece to determine how collectible your old comic book is, is its condition. It is possible for some rare early comic books to be in excellent condition. In that case, it is worth more than the same comic book in a poor condition. In comic book collecting, condition has several levels. A future article will review all those levels.

So, there you have it, the general rules for determining how collectible your rare, and not so rare, comic books are.

The first detailed origin of Batman was in the Golden Age. The comic was Batman #47 and featured a young Bruce Wayne on the cover mourning the death of his parents. This comic was published in 1948, about 8 years after Batman first appeared in Detective Comics 27.

The origin story was written by Bill Finger, who wrote most of the great golden age Batman stories. The cover and interior pencil art is attributed to Batman’s creator, Bob Kane. Inks by Charles Paris.

Originally priced at 10 cents, Batman 47 now has a value of thousands of dollars in high grade. Even mid-grades of this comic are valuable at well over a couple of thousand dollars.

Iron Fist #14, was published by Marvel Comics in 1977. Iron Fist would end with the last issue, making it a classic Bronze Age short run. However, most notable for this series was this 14th issue, which was newstand priced at 30 cents (or 35 cents, depending on which version you picked up).

This issue is most noted as the first appearance of Sabretooth, a key villain in the Marvel Universe. Actually, Sabretooth is a key villain of Wolverine. So, although the series was short lived, Iron Fist remains highly valued due to this first appearance. Although Iron Fist wins in the end, he does get a good beating by Sabretooth, making for a good read.

This issue was written by Chris Claremont and pencilled by John Byrne. The comic is readily available in most grades, and, considering the cost of Wolverine’s first appearance in Hulk 181, this is very much affordable.

In the Fantastic Four #10, Doctor Doom returns to plague the Fantastic Four. This issue is a milestone comic book in the Marvel Universe. It is the first time that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appear on the cover (and inside panels) of a Marvel comic book.

This issue, titled “The Return of Doctor Doom” was published in January, 1963. The story is by Stan Lee and pencilled by Jack Kirby. Inked by Dick Ayers.

In the story, Dr. Doom uses Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to trick the FF. As a result, he is able to switch bodies with Reed. Stan and Jack appear in the story on a number of pages, but not with a direct view of their faces.

Early Fantastic Four comics are very valuable, but hard to price. They are readily available on most major comic book dealer websites, but are typically lower grade. Therefore, the price is somewhat reduced.