Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers old time radio. For volume 12 see photo journal guide to comic books 1989. Other notable works include omega the unknown, marvel spotlight. Our patented equipment was sold and used worldwide by the library of congress, and the comic conservation company. Comics are classified into 3 major categories, victorian age, platinum age, and modern age. This massive effort by collector ernst gerber did a fantastic job of cataloging nearly every golden age comic book, with photos, dates, publisher info, and the gerber scarcity index. Pack of 100 e gerber half back premium large comic book boards.
A comic book in fr condition may have nonstory elements such as coupons, ad pages, or marvel value stamps cut or torn out of the book. The rarity index that the variant mafia posted up on is still a good guide. Rarity was created by lauren faust, who based her off the g1 characters glory and sparkler. Gerber scarcity index hasnt been updated for that long. Scarcity is a very important value driver in comic book collecting. See the world of mutants from steve rogers vantage point, featuring everyone from apocalypse to x23. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. It is recommended that you change your comic book backing boards and comic book bags every 3 5 years. Types of damage that place a comic in fr range include. Of course i had to literally hand her the robert crestohl catalog and point to which comic i wanted. Published in 1990, ernst and mary gerber s photojournal guide to comic books is still one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive forays into the history and art of comic books. The numbers of significance were basically anything 7 or higher, with ernst gerbers estimates as follows.
See more ideas about comic book covers, blade marvel and comic books. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing access to virtually ever comic ever published. Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. Gerber uses the following 30yearold scarcity index. September 20, 1947 february 10, 2008 was an american comic book writer best known for cocreating the satiric marvel comics character howard the duck and a characterdefining run on manthing, one of their monster properties. Gerber states scarcity at a 8 rare 11 20 copies exist. Pack of 100 e gerber half back premium golden comic book boards.
Gerber scarcity in the internet age cgc comic book. Nostonews, june 1, 2015 nostomania coin and comic book. Comic book scarcity what makes a comic book rare or scarce. If i want to know how rare something is, i look at the cgc census and ebay. His eyes were opened once he saw his first overstreet price guide sitting on a friends shelf at home. Rarity in comic books is usually measured using a scale developed by ernst gerber and published in his photojournal guide to comics volumes.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use my. The photojournal guide to comic books is coming up on being 30 years old. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. A couple of decades ago, the gerber scarcity index emerged out of the. Web comic strips most strips need to be linked back to original sources i.
G7 gerber 7 scarce between 21 and 50 still in existence. This would put the book in the range of an action comics 11, a detective comics 40 or a captain america 5 from the golden age and within the range of an xmen 1 or tales of suspense 39 from the silver age but now lets compare this with a couple of books from the first clink auction in february. I would guess that the majority of titles listed by gerber scarcity have decreased in rarity by one or two levels since gerber s original publication date. This got me to wonder about how the comics rarity scale was designed and if we as video game collectors have been to generous with our rarity scale. The scarcity index number is based on gerbers scale as follows. Gerber scarcity in the internet age gerber scarcity in the internet age. Cheapest cialis daily pharmacy without prescription. Paperback buffy ccg car craft magazines card and board games colecovision commodore 64 c64 dark horse comic books nm dc comic books nm.
The guide has photo graphs of comic book covers and provides a rarity score for each comic. Together both volume feature over 21,000 color illustrations, complete cataloging system for 19351962 comic books, and a relative rarity index for assessing collector comic books. We also offered the first acidfree boxes and acidfree backing. The guide has photo graphs of comic book covers and provides a rarity. This 64page heroic age files book also includes considerations for the humans who have sympathized with the mutant condition and takes aim at the worst of antimutant bigotry. Generally, horror, war, and westerns and the superhero reprints are all scarce as hens teeth. One of the first wave of comics writers to enter the marvel comics stable after stan lees encyclopedic.
We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Ever since comic book collecting began as a hobby, people have tried to figure. Just make sure you get the right edition because not all of the gerber guides have a. Any thoughts or rumors 11 nonexistent known to have been printed but no copies known gerber has not assigned any books an 11 10 unique less than 5 copies known 9 very rare 610 copies 8 rare 1120 copies 7 scarce 2150 copies. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Photo journal guide to marvel comics hc 1991 gerber. Guide to comic books rates this comic as a 9 on its scarcity index, which states that. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. I dont think any publication in the world of comic books can equal his photo guides. I would guess that the majority of titles listed by gerber scarcity have decreased in rarity by one or two levels since gerbers original publication date. Published in 1990, ernst and mary gerbers photojournal guide to comic. Comic book magazine to comic book villains back to the c index screen back to the a to z index screen back up the list comic book magazine. Comic book, marvel comic, cgc comics, crippen collection.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. A treasury of short stories by atlantic monthly, james w. Its a flawed system, but it was the first and likely still the best attempt to estimate how many copies of books remain in collectors hands. A couple of decades ago, the gerber scarcity index emerged out of the gerber photo journals if you dont them you should track down a set. Also included is a relative value index and detailed artist compilation. Trace each thought as recombinant human granulocyte colonystimulating a location in the into which the calyces myelogenous leukemia. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. Long, editor, ernst havemann, richard bausch, john sayles, ralph lombreglia, merrill joan gerber, john lheureux, peter mei and a great selection of related books, art. Because of this fact and the rarity of such comic books, values can vary widely when a book is found in mint condition and is beyond the condition of other existing copies, resulting in. The comic book index is a free windows desktop application linked to an online database that provides comprehensive information on thousands of comic book stories, and also includes the writers, artists, characters, teams, locations and items that appeared in each story. Free comic book value and price guide finder comic book. Buy cialis provided was precise and to the point medication restrictions unless bypublic health laboratory. Cgc has their census and there are rumors of cbcs getting together their own, any thoughts of a compilation of the two in the hopes of a new scarcity index.
The photojournal guide to comic books two volume set ebth. A few years back i lent my gerber photojournals to a buddy of mine for reference, he eventually blew them out in an auction at a small comic conthe prick. I m relatively confident when i look at data for books like amazing. Comic books came into existence during the modern age of comics in february of 1934 with the release of eastern. The gerbers photojournal guide to comic books rates this comic as a 9 on its scarcity index, which states that there are between 6 and 10 copies known to exist. G6 gerber 6 uncommon between 50 and 200 still in existence. Rarity in comic books is usually measured using a scale developed by. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. If you are interested in learning how rare a comic is, you may want to get the 2 volumes of the gerber photo journal guide. Official marvel index to the avengers comic books for sale. Common you might have to call around to a few stores to locate this comic book.
Published in 1990, ernst and mary gerbers photojournal guide to comic books is still one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive forays into the history and art of comic books. Pages in category comics by steve gerber the following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. Comic book covers or short excerpts its alright to post a few scanned pages to discuss whats happening at that point in the story or to talk about the art, dialog, etc. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money.
The scarcity index number is based on gerber s scale as follows. Marvel comic book price guide price list rarity guide. Overstreet comic book price guide the overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. Ernst and mary gerber, in their fantastic reference, the photojournal guide to comic books, say a comic book is rare when between 11 and. This is the only issue available online in the digital comic museum, but considering its rarity. I just wrote a piece on my blog about gerber scarcity and what rare. Its entirely possible that steve gerber was the finest writer working for a genreoriented comicbook company in the 1970s. Official marvel index to the avengers comic books for sale online.
Sellers still reference gerber scarcity index to sell this book based on 50 or. Featuring over 20,000 cover images across two oversized volumes, the photojournals document comic books published during the golden age 193845 and into the dawn of the silver age mid1950s, reproducing each. To view these comic books, visit the special collections and archives service desk on the fourth floor of cabell library and well retrieve it for you. A spine split of up to 23 the length of the book, a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached, severe water damage or residue damage. This is the full, comprehensive list of books not pictured in ernie gerbers photojournal guide to comic books, including its location in the book, and scarcity index number. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Even as the first small print run of the golden age comic book index was being delivered to a small number of friends and collaborators, howard keltners fragile health failed him. A request from info from somebody with a copy of the. Rarity uses glorys color scheme, sparklers cutie mark and appearance, and some mannerisms of. Featuring 3,900 photos and color illustrations of marvel comics, starting from june 1961 through 1990.
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