The UK’s leading comic book auction house Excalibur Auctions is excited to offer two historically important and exceptionally rare comics by the famous American publisher DC, that have never been offered in the UK before. The first is Superman #1 which is currently ranked #3 on Overstreet’s list of the Top 100 Golden Age comics. Superman The Golden Age ran from 1938 to 1956 and was a period when the concept of the ‘super-hero’ was...
Marvel Comics is celebrating its 80th anniversary in a number of ways in 2019, but the release of Marvel Comics #1000 ranks among the most ambitious, with each page of the 80-page special featuring a different creative team telling a story inspired by a particular year in Marvel’s history. The stories range from the debut of a major character to the appearance of a seminal storyline to the release of a landmark movie including the...
Legendary comics publisher Marvel and The Folio Society are teaming up for a Collector’s Edition of Marvel: The Golden Age 1939-1949, available for pre-order now, to be published on 25th September 2019. In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics #1, the volume presents five specially curated comic books, selected, edited and introduced by Marvel stalwart Roy Thomas, including a painstakingly produced facsimile of the comic that started it all back in 1939. This...
With the current popularity of movies based on comic-book superheroes, it’s no surprise that rare and collectable comics are appreciating in value. If you own a classic such as Action Comics 1 (1938), featuring the first appearance of Superman and worth $3,200,000; or Detective Comics 27 (1939), the first appearance of Batman and worth $2,230,000; you wouldn’t just read it then throw it under your bed. No modern comic will reach anything like that value...
