Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, overstreet also produced publications that would serve price updates regarding newer comics releases from the present, to selected titles dating from the silver age, including a price guide to current and valuable comics, as well as comic book and collector news, and interviews. Includes all comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970. Find out the value of this and the surfers own series, plus other important appearances. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free appraisals. Mar 02, 2016 as you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide. The silver age lasted from 1954 or 1956 to about 1970 though some people count everything up until 1985 as part of it, folding in the the bronze age of comic books. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1988 2nd edition. Gocollect can now put you in touch with highly respected buyers and sellers in the comic book industry.
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