Good Morning all,

I have only just registered on the site, and have a request for a little bit of help.

My Sister-in-law is in a bit of a predicament. Her Husband has been collecting comics for quite a few years, and has boxes of them. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, and she has no idea what the comics are worth, and she doesn't know at the moment whether to hold on to them for the kids, or sell them.

She has asked me if i can help get her some idea of the value, as she has been offered 10pence (0.10GBP) per comic, and is a bit suspicious.

She has gone through them all, and produced a list (approx 27pages), but hasn't been able to take any photos.

Is there anybody that would be willing to give the list a look, and give a realistic valuation, so that she can decide whether to keep them (and adjust the insuarance accordingly) or sell??????

All the comics are in pristine condition, the majority of them have been kept in plastic wallets.

The comics include Superboy, Batman, Superman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, The Flash, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, THe Sandman, Bloodlines etc etc etc

Thank you in anticipation

Dave

Hi,

Very sorry for your loss.

What dates are the comics?, im sure someone will come along soon too help you, (this is not my area of interest)

Ive just had a quick look in the 2007 Millars Collectable guide and found the following-

1989 Sandman comic - £10 - £15 each.

1967 Batman comic - £5 - £10

1961 comic number 1 - £650 - £750

purplestevie...

hello again

thanks for the response. Greatly appreciated

The comics range from around 1979 up to 2000, although i don't have dates for all of them. I do have most of the issue numbers, and hopefully that will help.

laters

Dave

Hello Dave,

The vast majority of comics from this period are not worth very much unless they are in some way significant, i.e. they feature the first appearance of a particular character or have a particular storyline.  A lot of comics at this time were overprinted and there are therefore a lot of them about!  Most can be bought for 50p-£1 (or less!).  There are also a lot less comic collectors about now than there were twenty or thirty years ago and therefore there is a far smaller market for them.  If you like I will have a look at your list and see if there are any issues that may have any significant value.

James