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For avid comic book collectors and enthusiasts, you will find below the list of the top 25 rare comic books in the world. Generally speaking, the rarer a comic book, the greater its value. Any of these covers will fetch a fantastic price at auction, but as theyre so rare, and were considered completely disposable, only a few issues ashcan comics survive. Speaking purely from my own experience assembling runs of marvel comics, i can say that plenty of the books ive struggled to track down arent scarce at all in terms of number of surviving copies but they might be rare in terms of the census or more importantly to me, the market because very few people care enough to slab them, and. Rare comic books price guide, valuable, expensive, world. Highend collectibles from framed photo, comic books, poster, pop culture, tv series, movies, sports, vintage toys, vintage signs and bar ware. Oct 18, 2012 i collect rare and out of print books, magazines, comics, photographs, old litho prints, vintage print ads, photo negatives, picture post cards, hand written letters, and maps. These are the kinds of comics you find in two for a dollar boxes in any comic book store you visit. Comics can be thoughtprovoking, boundarybreaking, emotionally complex, and all the things that books without pictures can be. Your typical comic book top ten type list will profile specific interesting or rare comic books to collect. To order presentationready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit h. Jan 31, 2019 comic link specializes in selling comic books and comic book art. This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world.
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