From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Re: Comic books value?????
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:16:45 GMT

flicek@eb5ts4.EBay.Sun.COM (Dave Flicek):
>Does anyone know if the following comic books are of any value?
>Most are in average condition.  None are mint.

It depends primarily upon your definition of 'average'.  There are
some nice pieces here (nothing valuable), but unless they are, if
not in mint condition, reasonably close to it, you won't get much
for them.  

I was curious enough to look through the Overstreet price guide.
(If you've got more comics where these came from, I'll have to ask
you to get your own guide.)  I'm realistically assuming that when
you say 'average', you mean that they are in 'good' condition (not much 
physical damage, but having lost their gloss and picked up their fair 
share of scratches, scuffs, etc).  Just for reference, I've put the
near-mint prices after the 'good' prices, in brackets.  'Fine' --
which is to say a comic in very nice condition, that differs from 
mint by failings that many non-collectors would dismiss as nit-picking,
will typically be worth about have the near-mint price.  Note too, that
these are prices a dealer would charge you, not prices you can expect
to get -- unless you are prepared to put a lot of work and time into
finding the right buyers.

In brief, if by some miracle these have been carefully preserved
through the years and are almost as good as new, they're worth
a few hundred dollars.  If they are the typical "I have a box of old
comics, and they're in fairly good condition," you should more
realistically figure on being able to get $20-$30 for the lot.

Rin Tin Tin No. 12 Mar-Apr 1956 $4.30  ($30)
Combat No. 26 Oct 1967  $0.85  ($6)
Korak, Son of Tarzan No. 19 Oct 1967 $1.70 ($12)
Hi and Lois Vol 3 No. 10 May 1971  $0.85 ($5)
Cheyenne No. 13 Nov-Jan 1960  $3.15 ($22)
Cheyenne No. 10 Feb-Apr 1959  $3.70 ($26)
Roy Rogers and Trigger Vol 1 No. 105 Sept 1956  $2.85 ($20)
Roy Rogers and Trigger Vol 1 No. 104 Aug 1956  $2.85  ($20)
Our Army at War No. 226 Dec 1970  $0.50  ($3)
Sad Sack Comics Vol 1 No. 87 Oct 1958  $0.70  ($4)
Sad Sack Comics Vol 1 No. 218 Jan 1971  $0.25  ($1.50)
Star Spangled War Stories No. 122 Aug-Sept 1965  $5.70  ($40)
Classics Illustrated No. 47 Aug 1965  $1.25  ($5)
Ringo Kid Vol 1 No. 6 Nov 1970  $0.25?  ($1)
Top Cat Vol 2 No. 2 Jan 1971  $1.15  ($8)
Wonder Woman No 164 Aug 1966  $0.85  ($6)
Treasure Chest Vol 27 No. 1 Oct 1971  $0.25 ($1.50)
Tales to Astonish Vol 1 No. 97 Nov 1967  $4  ($28)
Tales of the Unexpected No. 90 Sept 1965  $1.70  ($12)
Battle Vol 1 No. 70 Jun 1960  $3.35  ($20)
Rawhide Kid Vol 1 No 83 Jan 1971  $1  ($7)
Looney Tunes No. 108 Oct 1950  $2.15  ($5)
Walter/Lantz New Funnies Vol 1 No. 160 Jun 1950  $1.40  ($7)
John Paul Jones No. 1007 1959  $3.70  ($26)
Sea Devils No. 25 Sept-Oct 1965  $2.65  ($18)
Fantastic Four Vol 1 No. 43 Oct 1965  $5  ($35)
Fighting Forces No. 98 Feb 1966  couldn't fine:  if you meant
	Fightin' Marines, that's $0.50  ($3)

'Hope this helps.

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