Also, for a character thats been around 30 years, the only comic book series he has. The decade beginning with the late 1930s is known as the golden age of comic books. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The back half of the 1980s, however, were arguably. Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984 and modern age comics published after 1991. Now some comics that contain first appearances from a less know characters at the time, that were not pushed had by marvel or dc, can actually get more on auction if they are in mint co. Keep in mind that comic books are mass produced and then sold to a lot of people. Letters column includes fan letter by comics artist leonard kirk. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades.
Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they are worth. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american superhero comic books usually said to run from 1970 to 1984. Batman in a book length adventure titled this way lies madness, script by len wein, pencils by irv novick, inks by frank mclaughlin.
Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. While many batman spinoffs come and go, the selftitled series and detective comics are the two mainstays that will never fade away. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. Lots of people hoarded marvel comics from the 1980s, so this book cant be considered rare. Jul 18, 2017 from legendary comics writer gerry conway with illustrations by fanfavorite artists including jim aparo, carmine infantino, jose luis garcialopez and don newton, and featuring guest appearances by superman, green lantern and the whole batfamily, these classic tales showcase one of the greatest talents ever to write for the caped crusader in tales of the batman. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s.
Script by james owsley, pencils by jim aparo, inks by mike decarlo. The dark knight returns, a fourissue comic book limited series written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics, debuts. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The dark knight returns, a fourissue comic book limited series written and drawn by frank miller. Selina kyle leaves gotham city in order to sort things out. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. After the war, sales dropped dramatically and then continued to slide down throughout the 1950s. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave. Find out what your batman books are worth, and get a free comic book. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Jan 01, 2000 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Batman in a booklength adventure titled this way lies madness, script by len wein, pencils by irv novick, inks by frank mclaughlin.
The 1980s are the best time for batman comics because of four stories. Art by jose luis garcialopez and dick giordano 1980 61. In the 1980s, dick grayson became the superhero nightwing. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. Super heroes all died out between 1950 and 1955 with only superman, batman and wonder woman and a few smaller ones still being published. The comic book market is primarily concentrated on more vintage comics, most of which were published in the 1930s to mid1970 s. The batman comic title logo this is the very title logo that adorned the batman comic book for years. If you have some sort of very rare and sought after collectors item such as a misprint that was recalled then it m. Furthermore, kahn, giordano, and others at dc were moving towards a decision to take radical action to make the entire dc universe line of comics more relevant to the comic book audience of the 1980s, which was increasingly composed of adults, not children.
Well help you navigate the very best stories of dc comics most. Batman in the 80s contains stories i grew up reading in the comics. This collection of stories is cleverly divided by themes. While ec comics and its horror and true crime books were hardest hit. Script by max allan collins, pencils by dave cockrum, inks by mike decarlo. However, through this period comic books based on the superman, batman, and wonder woman characters retained a modest audience. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. When a new robin proved unpopular in the 1980s, dc gave its fans a 900. Batman faces a motorcycleriding mad dog markham, a bad. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the.
Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid1980s to mid1990s. It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid 1980s to mid1990s. This list is going to take a look at batmans comics over years and rank the. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age.
Tons of awesome batman comics wallpapers to download for free. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in. The easiest way to determine if your comics fall into the good category is by looking at the cover price. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Many of the superheroes from todays blockbuster franchises, including batman, superman, and captain america, emerged during this period, and the industry grew into a commercial powerhouse. The middle decade of the last century was not a good one for the comics industry.
Batman battles the league of assassins, hired killers trained by the same master who trained bruce wayne, in the wall. Batman by neal adams book three the brave and the bold 19551983 dennis oneil. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to direct edition sales direct would overtake newsstand by the middle of the decade. Batman tries to keep twofaces past hidden from jason todd, while jason takes on the mantle of robin in two of a kind. Within the industry, the beginning of copper age comics was marked by a large group of highprofile artists moving away from marvel. Dec 16, 2019 the complete history of the joker, from his first appearance as batman s nemesis in comic books to his reinvention in the new movie joker.
Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. You can also upload and share your favorite batman comics wallpapers. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman.
The man of steel, a sixissue comic book limited series written and penciled by john byrne. Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover. It is not to be confused with the nowfinished comic book series of the same name. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.
She tells bruce wayne shes disappointed with him for not trusting her when catman framed her for the museum robbery. Jan, 2017 a list of important comics from the 1980s. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. In 1954, psychiatrist fredric wertham wrote in his bestselling book seduction of the innocent that comic books of all types were corrupting the youth of america. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. Following the adventures of gothams dark knight, batman is one of comics longestrunning monthly comic books. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Batman searches for the whereabouts of killer croc while croc himself breaks into gotham city jail to take care of the last obstacle in his path toward ruling the gotham underground. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. The comic books of this dark stage culminated in the acclaimed 1986 miniseries the dark knight returns, written by frank miller, as well as batman. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics.
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