Comic Museum S Classics Illustrated Ashcans Classics illustrated & ashcans 25 years in the business all books are strictly graded prices subject to change 08 26 21 sale prices title & #, date, grade reg sale limited edition ashcans aetos the eagle (ouc) #2 9 95 (nm) $1.50 $0.85 aster (entity) #1 94 (nm) $3.00 $2.10 highbrow entertainment (image). Ashcans. the term ashcan, coined during the golden age referred to the practice of creating a physical comic book for purposes of registering the trademark for titles and logos to the u.s. patent and trademark office. it is rare for early ashcans to have survived. ashcans are now used as a marketing device by publishers and are the equivalent.
How To Find The Value Of Rare Ashcan Comics An ashcan comic is a form of the american comic book originally created solely to establish trademarks on potential titles and not intended for sale. the practice was common in the 1930s and 1940s when the comic book industry was in its infancy, but was phased out after updates to us trademark law. the term was revived in the 1980s by bob. Two books i would recommend for anyone interested in ci's are the complete guide to classics illustrated by malan and classics illustrated: a cultural history by jones. (thanks scrooge). the malan book is great for the comic collecting aspect of ci's while the jones book is great for its history of the artists and publisher. Purchase comic books at wholesale prices from comic museum. we have many discounted back issues available in our online comic book store from marvel, dc, dark horse, image and many independents. search through our alpha numeric menus of comic books from the golden age, silver age, bronze age and recent periods. how to order. The most important among these ashcans is the superman comics #nn (d.c. comics, 1939) graded cgc 8.5 (lot 91072). bidding for it had already reached $38,000 several days before the sale. following the tremendous success of superman’s debut in action comics #1 in 1938, publisher national allied publications (which later merged with d.c. comics.
Gcd Series Headline Comics Ashcan Purchase comic books at wholesale prices from comic museum. we have many discounted back issues available in our online comic book store from marvel, dc, dark horse, image and many independents. search through our alpha numeric menus of comic books from the golden age, silver age, bronze age and recent periods. how to order. The most important among these ashcans is the superman comics #nn (d.c. comics, 1939) graded cgc 8.5 (lot 91072). bidding for it had already reached $38,000 several days before the sale. following the tremendous success of superman’s debut in action comics #1 in 1938, publisher national allied publications (which later merged with d.c. comics. The top price for classics illustrated (1941): #10 is $56, paid in september 2019 for a 8.0 graded copy. other prices include $415, paid in november 2017 for a 6.5 graded copy and $234, paid in march 2022 for a 5.0 graded copy. why is this comic book valuable? issue $10 of classics illustrated (1941) was published in april 1943. An ashcan comic is a form of the american comic book originally created solely to establish trademarks on potential titles and not intended for sale. the practice was common in the 1930s and 1940s when the comic book industry was in its infancy, but was phased out after updates to us trademark law. the term was revived in the 1980s by bob.
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