Book Description
From the publisher of Comics Buyer's Guide - the leading monthly price guide about comics - comes the #1 tool for helping you track and price your collection!
This book saves you money! You can use it to maintain a handy inventory of your collection. Take it to conventions and shops to help you remember what comic books you already have, so you never buy the same comic book twice by accident!
This blockbuster edition brings you:
• Listings and updated prices for more than 125,000 comics
• A grading guide to help you figure your comics' conditions
• Details about characters' first appearances
• Facts about thousands of variant editions - including Marvel and DC Whitman variants
Whether you're new to comics or a seasoned collector, 2007 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide is designed to meet your needs!
Customer Reviews:
36th ed an: easy to use, complete, comic/magazine $guide.......2007-01-28
Best title in its class!
This Title has a very diverse collection of titles and values good for finding the value of an old unheard of comic. There is normally multiple dollar values for each comic edition and its associated grade on a scale of 1-10. All this book needs is some more guide lines on how to price out comics that are signed and have CGC authentication. They do have general rules for determing CGC (professionally graded comics from a new company) comic values but they seem a little off especially when combined with fractional grades.
Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide 2007: 1961 to Present (Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide).......2007-01-23
very extencive and complet.
A REAL WORLD GUIDE FOR REAL COLLECTORS.......2006-12-18
The Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide published by KP Books and the editors of the Comic Buyers Guide continues to be my comic price guide of choice. The 2007 edition is another 832 pages of prices and information from primarily1961 to the present. A more apt description may be from the beginning of the Silver Age to the present as if covers those DC books such as Showcase # 4 which kicked off what we know today as the Silver Age of Comic books.
There are several things I love about this book. First, it can, if you wish, be used as a checklist. Rather than list comics in a run of issues (for example, Avengers 101 - 110) and listing one price for each issue in that run, this book lists each issue number individually with a check box next to it to check off if you own that issue. Hence the reason that it covers only the silver age to the present, otherwise it would be about 2000 pages instead of 800. I like this idea as a quick reference to one's own personal collection. Second, it lists only the near-mint price for each book with a grading guide to figure out prices for lesser condition books. Anyone who's been collecting comics for any length of time can easily do this right off the top of their heads and I've never found it necessary to list three different prices for comics.
Another thing I like is that the book lists the month and year of each issue. This is a small tool that I think people overlook but that I have found to be very useful. But I think what the Comic Book Chcecklist Price Guide doesn't give you is just as important as what it does give you...namely it doesn't give you hundreds of pages of ads like Overstreet does. It also doesn't give you dozens of pages of stale market reports from dealers whose motives are somewhat dubious in what they report in terms of price information. Rather than rely on this `advisor' information this book has garnered real world data from auction services like eBay to provide what I feel is true pricing, black & white data and that's all I really need...not some dealer in Hoboken claiming to have sold book X for seven billion dollars.
If you want a true price guide without all the vacuous fluff then this is the comic book price guide for you!
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Book Description
As the demand for new and vintage comic books soars, Standard Catalog of(r) Comic Books delivers an unparalleled volume of comic book history and up-to-date prices.
Now in its 4th edition, this reference features more than 5,000 new issues and over 50,000 new facts about comic books published in North America in the last 70 years. Each listing provides collectors and dealers with original price, cover date, creator names, story titles, character appearances, original print runs, sales figures, and more. This edition gives enthusiasts something they won't find in any other comic book guide - updated information from the monthly price guide magazine, Comics Buyer's Guide, the world's longest-running comics magazine.
-2,000 photos assist collectors with quick identification
-Prices based on online auctions and sales data
-5,000+ new issues are featured in this collectors' favorite
Customer Reviews:
BUILDING A BETTER COMIC GUIDE.......2005-12-13
The Overstreet Comic Price Guide has been around so long that it's become ubiquitous in the industry. It's the default standard of most collectors. Now while Krause Publications does out their own yearly price guide, the Standard Catalog of Comics is a whole other animal. This massive, 1600 plus page tome lists more comic titles than any other guide at over 165,000 comics, far more than any other guide going, and includes hundreds of variant issues. The Standard Catalog of Comics is the blue collar guide to comics. It isn't filled with fluff articles about Superman or Archie, this is a guide designed for and by comic book collectors and enthusiasts.
First, this book does a far better job of explaining comic grading and conditions than Overstreet, and features close-up photos of standard defects such as creasing, spine-roll, rusty staples, and stress creases. But what really sets The Standard Catalog apart from its competitor is it's pricing data. With Overstreet, we get dozens of pages of retailer reports offering their opinions and a handful of recorded sales that to me has always been fairly useless. Today, the internet, and particularly eBay has changed the way comics are bought and sold and pretty much replace retail shops and conventions as the preferred place to buy and sell back issues. What this book provides is real date culled from real sales, and a lot of it.
What the editors have done is to track up to 25 recent auction closings for various combinations of CGC graded comics. For example, Daredevil #1 had at 25 reported closings in a condition of CGC 6.0 over the evaluation period. These books closed with a low of $455, a high of $911, and an average of $640. In another example, Marvel Team-Up #24 had 4 closing (and three is the minimum used for reporting) in a grade of CGC 9.8. The high was $147. Now this book in standard NM condition is only valued at $8 so you can see the wide disparity in slabbed comic books. This is real world data that is invaluable to collectors like myself who have moved to eBay to buy and sell comics. Where there is no auction data each book is given only a NM grade and then there is a chart to calculate the value of a book in lower grade. This information comes from the Comic Base, as well as convention and mail order sales. Purists may be bothered by that but really, what more does one need? The CGC data is what is going to appeal to most collectors anyway.
Another thing setting the Standard Catalog apart is its circulation data. With records of capital City and Diamond orders along with the publisher's statement of ownership figures, circulation totals are provided for thousands of comics. Now you can know just how many copies of the supposed "rare" title were distributed. Again, this is invaluable information for collectors. Listed for issues are items such as notable character appearances, events, origins, first appearances, artist/writer credits, they even list the title of the story for hundreds of thousands of individual issues. In addition brief capsule essays are provided for nearly all mainstream comic titles.
The book is clearly and concisely written. The information is provided in a well laid out format and is easy to follow and locate. Is it perfect? Well not quite. While there are over 2,000 comic photos that only averages to just over one per page and more photos would have been welcome. Still the wealth of valuable information in the book makes it absolutely indispensable for any comic book collector and should be in the possession of anyone who is series about comics.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
So much more than prices.......2005-10-16
This book is so much more than a price guide. Don't get me wrong, as a comic book price guide it's a good one, not only giving you the average comic store retail value of books, but that the average online auction value is in several CGC grades. It's fair and accurate on most books, though it doesn't give insanely high values to some of the `hot new' books. Also, it has individual listings for each comic book with check boxes by every issue so you can keep track of what you have and what you need.
But this 5.5 pound monster isn't just about how much your comic is worth. For most series it gives a background and description of the series. It tells you who wrote and drew every single comic, and it even has how many issues were printed for most comics.
Newcomers to comic books can enjoy this rich wealth of comic book information but I believe the long time comic book fanatic will best enjoy it. For the long time fan this book will not only help you keep track of your vast collection, but it will allow you an opportunity to discover new comic series. It will reacquaint you with lost comic book loves, and it will provide you hours of reading.
This is a must have for every comic book fan new and seasoned, young and old. I can't recommend this enough!
Overwhelming!!.......2002-09-17
This catalog provides a wealth of information for collectors of comic books. It can be overwhelming for a novice (me) to absorb, but what fun I will have while I learn. Definitely a worthwhile investment.
Great big reference book.......2002-07-12
This thing is a monster. It has details on nearly every comic published, through to September 2001 or so. Besides the usual pricing information, if also includes circulation info (for some titles) and CGC info (how many copies have been CGC'd, and what the highest grade is). Many titles have a short series synopsis included, with information on storylines, creators, and anything else that might be interesting about a title.
Average customer rating:
- The Comic Art Price Guide (2nd edition) by Jerry Weist (ISBN: 0970092202)
- Errors, incomplete info, overly-ambitious effort
- Too Singular A View,Or More Opinions Would Have Counted!
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The Comic Art Price Guide
Jerry Weist
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0970092202 |
Author Biography
Jerry Weist first began collecting comic books and science fiction in 1958 when he picked up the second issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland at his father's grocery store. He produced his own Monster fanzines in the early 1960s - went to his first World Science Fiction Convention in Cleveland in 1966 - and later edited and published the groundbreaking comic book EC Fanzine SQUA TRONT! SQUA TRONT lead to his meeting Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Al Feldstein, and a host of other New York artists and editors. He moved to NYC in 1972 and established himself as an artist on the lower east side, eventually having one-man shows at galleries in SOHO - and then moved to Boston where he started THE MILLION YEAR PICNIC - on of the first comic book specialty stories in the US. Shortly thereafter THE SCIENCE FANTASY BOOK STORE was also opened in Harvard Square in Cambridge, and Mr. Weist with his partner Barbara Boatner also published THE R. CRUMB PRICE GUIDE, and THE UNDERGROUND PRICE GUIDE under the banner of Boatner/Norton Press. After spending ten years in retail the author moved to New York and convinced Sotheby's in 1991 to mount the first major Comic Book and Comic Art auction - this sale was a success selling over one million dollars of rare comics and comic art in one afternoon - and the rest is history. Now after ten Sotheby's Comic art auctions (including two successful science fiction auctions, and the very successful MAD ABOUT MAD auction) that have totaled over $14 million in sales the author is updating his popular Price Guide for Comic Art with a 2nd Edition.
Customer Reviews:
The Comic Art Price Guide (2nd edition) by Jerry Weist (ISBN: 0970092202).......2006-07-16
Nestled within this August 2000 guide to original comic art is a small section on underground comix, approximately less than 1/6th of the book, which was intended be a 'market check' and supplement to Kennedy (1982) for a subset of popular underground titles (e.g. Freak Brothers, Zap Comix, Air Pirates, Gothic Blimp Works, etc.). Strengths: first attempt by anyone to capture increase in values for high grade and scarce underground comix, good essay on UGs and importance of Zap Comix #1. Weaknesses: no information on printing determination; only small subset of UGs, errors/omissions.
Errors, incomplete info, overly-ambitious effort.......2001-12-04
My experience and knowledge is limited to the original comic art and underground comics sections, though I wouldn't bill myself as a great authority on either. However, even I can spot dozens of factual errors in both sections, as well as many surprises found among the values given for comix. The well-known first underground comic, "Adventures of Jesus" is not even listed! Granted, Underground Comix are a very complex area of comic book history and collecting, having a variety of printers and publishers with the various editions. His guide should at least list all printings (in the interest of documentation, even if their value is minimal), and add more historical info on significant titles, including creators. I won't even go into his lack of intelligable writing ability. Surprisingly poor effort from an accomplished expert. All in all, a frustratingly incomplete and ameteurish "Waist!." Get the out-of-print Jay Kennedy guide instead.
Too Singular A View,Or More Opinions Would Have Counted!.......2000-08-17
The Author has taken a vast and nearly impenatrable subject, Comic and related Original Art and subjected his audience to a Narrow Workingmans view of a more complex and multitextured subject; Despite a life long consultancy within the economics of the Comics Field, the Author has narrow focused his opinion into an end-all-of-knowledge that disservices broader subject; it becomes obvious that the Updated and Expanded format of this PRICE GUIDE attempts to fill and redefine further areas with the same limits of success as the 1992 Price Guide. The prior 1992 Guide failed only in its limits of information: Without providing data base of cataloging Auctions and Private sales lists, these guides are only Organizational Catalogs for experienced, and Gee Whiz Look At All This Neat stuff to Newbie (Wanna be?) Collectors. The collecting community has already emailed itself insensible with observations of 'I'd pay $1000 a page OVER the guide listed prices on **** Silver Age Pages by ---- (artist);etc. Maybe the Third Guide will Be the Charm; This one needed another dozen or two of Consultants; and a MUCH MUCH expanded level of expertise and Overview.The greyed and unfocused reuse of images and data from the First guide also cheapened the whole look of this; and makes the whole production look unprofessional.
Book Description
-Hollywood's focus on comic book storylines is helping catapult Spider-Man, Batman and the Hulk into the hottest leading men category
-Speaks to a loyal audience base -- regular attendance at annual ComicCon events is 80,000+
-Strong activity among the online auction crowd: 17,000 active comic book auctions on eBay daily
Comic book heroes are taking over the world. With box office hits like Spiderman, X-Men, the Batman series and Fantastic Four ushering in new comic book fans, and renewing interest among former collectors, comprehensive price guides are a must have. This book is the one guide readers will need, because it:
-Features 95,000 listings for classic and contemporary comics that allow collectors to quickly evaluate and price collections
-Contains special sections devoted to Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics and Underground Comics
-Offers reports about changes in the industry and outlines impacts to companies and collectors
Plus, 900+ vibrant color photos make comic book browsing fun.
Customer Reviews:
SIMPLY THE BEST COMIC PRICE GUIDE!.......2006-07-31
Comics Values Annual 2006 is Krause Publications, publishers of the long-running Comic Buyer's Guide. I've been a big fan of KP's comic price guides as a great alternative to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. My main problem with Overstreet is the endless pages of ads you get in each new edition that grows longer each year. I don't need 150 pages of dealer ads and with eBay, who really needs these dealers anyway? I just want prices and information which is what Comics Values Annual 2006 delivers in a no-frills package.
This edition gives a brief overview of the industry, a grading guide, and features an interview with Ghost Rider artist Mark Texeira, before getting right to the guide and prices. The CV Annual is very different from the Overstreet in its layout, Rather than simply list each title alphabetically, this guide lists titles alphabetically by MAJOR publisher beginning with DC and then continuing with Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Classics Illustrated, and then tossing in miscellaneous Golden Age titles, Misc. B & W, titles, and misc. color titles from modern publishers like Valiant, Gold Key, Gladstone, Malibu, etc...Now this may not be to every collector's liking as we've been conditioned to one type of delivery, but I personally like it. I mean it's still a Marvel and DC world to most collectors, especially in regards to Silver and Golden Age books so why have to thumb through all the junk no one's interested in when Marvel and DC have their own sections.
The editors have obviously ordered the book by importance with the DC and Marvel sections first, followed by the miscellaneous Golden Age titles, followed by the Dark Horse and Image sections before the final misc. section with Classics Illustrated bringing up the rear. The other major difference is that the Comic Values Annual lists each issue (almost) separately, rather than just a span of issues. This allows the book to list important information for each issue such as the initials of a noted artist or writer, the story title, special character appearances, etc...
If I had to say the one huge advantage that the Comics Values Annual 2006 has over the Overstreet guide its that it is more user-friendly. The Guide lists only a NM value for each book but the grading guide in the back of the book easily allows you to figure out prices for any grade of comic. In all there are over 94,000 comics listed. Krause keeps putting out great comic book price guides and they have become my book of choice and I've been a collector for over thirty years!
Reviewed by Tim Janson
The Price Guide is in! The Price Guide is in!.......2006-05-25
Receiving my copy of this book is always a good day. The book has real (not articificially inflated) prices of actively-traded comics, as well as credible insights into the marketplace and readable interviews with industry pros. I highly recommend it.
The Perfessor
Book Description
Comic book enthusiasts of all interests will find the updated 12th edition of this price guide has more of the details they need, and special options they seek. The 2006 Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide contains listings and updated prices for more than 125,000 comics, including 5,000 new comics.
An easy-to-follow checklist format allows collectors and dealers to easily assess and identify comic books. Listings include cover dates, creator information, and near mint prices for comic books of 1961 to the present, plus key Silver Age information from previous years. A special section outlines actual prices paid at auction for 100,000+ comic books graded by Comics Guaranty,LLC. Plus 400 photos for quick reference!
-Updated price lists for accurate assessment
-Details on 5,000 new comics help collectors expand their collection
-125,000+ listings give detailed collecting specification enthusiasts need
Average customer rating:
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The Overstreet Premium Ring Price Guide
Robert M. Overstreet
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0930625455 |
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- The Unauthorized Guide to the Simpsons Collectibles: A Handbook and Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
- Clean pictures
- A virtual smorgasbord of Simpson memorabilia.
- A Book that really touches the collector emotionally !
- Colorful, informative and a fun read!
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The Unauthorized Guide to the Simpsons Collectibles: A Handbook and Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Robert W. Getz
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 076430545X |
Book Description
Woo hoo! Here, at long last, is a guide to the ever-expanding world of collectibles inspired by America's longest-running animated sitcom, "The Simpsons." Since their first appearance in 1987, the Simpsons have lent their familiar faces to literally hundreds of items, from dolls and action figures to clocks and cookie jars. With over 500 full-color pictures of Simpsonabilia that range from the everyday to the obscure, Robert W. Getz invites you to join him as he braves this forbidding, spiky-topped Everest. Prefaced with an essay that traces the history of the show and the reasons for its long-lived popularity, The Unauthorized Guide To The Simpsons Collectibles has something to offer every Simpsons collector, from the beginner to the die-hard fan, including a guide to current prices.
Customer Reviews:
The Unauthorized Guide to the Simpsons Collectibles: A Handbook and Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors) .......2006-11-10
It's a verry good book, every collector should have it.
Clean pictures.......2000-01-20
It's a big book but it can be bigger. Some sections are too small, like cels and others. It is still very good guide and full of high quality pictures. Introduction is great! If you are a Simpsons collector then you have to own this.
A virtual smorgasbord of Simpson memorabilia........1999-03-21
If there is anything that has been released about "The Simpsons" it is safe to say it can be found here. Getz takes an in-depth look at merchandise from the earliest days of the show to the more recent items. Particularly useful are his sections on "The Simpsons" comic books and trading cards. However, other areas are not neglected. If you have always wanted to see "Simpsons" items from around the world then here is your opportunity. This is a much needed book well worth its price.
A Book that really touches the collector emotionally !.......1998-11-09
What a great book! Robert used pictures and prose to capture the spirit of Simpson collecting. Although I have a lot of the items he featured in his book, the ones I don't have I want even more! It is worth a slow and careful read, over and over again.
Colorful, informative and a fun read!.......1998-08-24
I stopped by a local bookstore and finally found the Unauthorized Guide to Simpsons Collectables. I found it to be packed with fun product information, beautiful, sharp color photographs throughout and just plain fun to read! If you love the Simpsons and/or collecting, you'll love this book! I fully recommend it!
Book Description
Comics Values Annual 2005 offers collectors, investors, and dealers everything they've come to expect from this all-encompassing reference. This colossal edition packs nearly 100,000 classic and contemporary comics and more than 1,000 photographs into hundreds of user-friendly, well organized pages.
Each listing is cross-referenced and includes issue number, title, date, artist, and current collector value. Readers will find updated listings and prices for Acclaim, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, D.C., Marvel, and more. Special sections are devoted to the highly collectible Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics, and Underground Comics.
-Up-to-date collector values -Offers tips for buying, selling, and preserving comic books -Collectors can accurately evaluate their comics with a grading guide and current market report
Customer Reviews:
The best Price guide on the market.......2005-04-07
Every year, when this time comes around I'm happy for two reasons. First it is Spring, and we can stop wearing all those heavy winter clothes, and second because the new CVA is in (or is it the other way around?)
CVA is easily the bestest, most organized, and fully realized comicbook price guide on the market. It is assembled by a crack team of professionals dedicated to the project, and thoroughly respected in the field of comics and collectibles.
This one far and away beats the competition. Always with great articles and/or interviews, as well as easily organized into "company" chapters, which makes finding specific titles much simpler.
Yes boys and girls, this one is - most definitely - the cat's meow!
Book Description
Comic book collecting is an enormously popular hobby, and
collectors, dealers and enthusiasts alike will want the updated
11th edition of this must-have comic book price guide. The
2005 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide contains listings
and prices for more than 115,000 comic books, with over 400
photos for easy identification.
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- Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide 2007: 1961 to Present (Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide)
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- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
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