Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Prices are based on the number of copies in stock and also, in the case of early numbers, greater page counts and higher original cover prices. Voodoo hoodoo is a darker piece, telling the story of bombie the zombie, who is sent to inflict a curse upon scrooge for once having stolen the land of his african tribe in order to build a rubber plantation. Or you could check out the classic uncle scrooge and donald duck stuff. Il propose dabord a des entreprises dutiliser ces comic books comme. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s.
Norways first donald duck comic book sold for 18,560 dollars. But his time as a superhero was short, and by late 1944 his stories became more conventional, in the. Its mostly older italian or dutch reprints, but its still pretty fun. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. But i really enjoyed this collection of donald duck comic strips. The most recent was a 1994 syndicated series, produced by carbuncle studios. As his name implies, super duck nicknamed supe was originally a parody of superman, even down to a red and blue costume. No rest for the weary text story starring super duck, art by al fagaly.
Why my mother threw out my comic books part 1 of 3 webages by adam blatner reposted november 18, 2009 this is based on a talk given on 61209 to the summer session of the senior university georgetown. Read donald duck 1980 comic online free and high quality. From the beautiful donald duck cover to the inimitable strips inside, this one is a classic winner by any estimation. Donald duck 1940 dellgold keywhitmangladstone comic books. Super duck was a comic book character created in 1943 for what was then mlj comics now archie comics by staff artist al fagaly. But his time as a superhero was short, and by late 1944 his stories became more conventional, in the disneycarl barks mode. This trade collects 16 of the 18issue 2010 run from boom. Carl barks library, donald duck adventures in color, comic. The first issues cover showed supes grabbing adolf hitler and. There, he was a superhero who gained his powers by ingesting special vitamins. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. The sales of comic books increased markedly during world war ii. The legendary don rosa explains why he quit comics cbr. Several issues feature reprinted illustrations and stories by classic disney comic artist carl barks.
Donald duck golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. This collection includes twelve assorted issues of donald duck published by gladstone in the late 1980s. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. Jul 24, 2015 from nearly that point on, carl has been referred to as the duck artist. Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers old time radio film fun 1554 15 pages. The only superhero comics published continuously through the entire 1950s were action comics, adventure comics, batman. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Donald duck is featured in trick or treat based on the 1952 disney animated short, plus the backup story hobblin. Get the best deals on donald duck golden age comics 1938 1955. Donald duck and mickey mouse begin any comic historian can hardly overlook the importance of disney characters to early comics and here is the key issue to own for the disney comic collector. Fagaly illustrated most covers up through the early 1950s. Disney cartoons, disney posters, pato donald y daisy, donald duck comic. We have 53 books to download or read online the latest is super duck 39 guest login. Joe blow synopsis the neighbors chickens are scratching up super ducks garden.
Rewritten from the fifth super duck comic story in issue 11. Super duck would eat az pills to gain powers to stop villains. Nothing to do with toronto but theres very good site on the history of 3d comic books as well as 3 d films. A collection of comic books starring walt disneys donald duck. Find the value of the dell comic donald duck volume 1. The first american comic book with the cartoon character donald duck was published in 1935. Don rosa, who drew disneys scrooge mcduck and donald duck comics for many years has written a lengthy and fascinating piece on why he gave up creating comics rosa, who started working on the series in early middle age, gave up making comics entirely in 2012 for a variety of reasons, including vision problems caused by a detached retina, depression, and. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. All these publications were printed from stereo photographs using techniques that had been developed decades earlier. View market values for books, store your collection, and.
Untitled it shouldnt happen to a dog story, script and art by burton geller. Editor gary groth has stated that the principle is to reproduce as closely as possible the coloring of the original comic books with changes made to the work only in case of. I would recommend the dutch comic artists like daan jippes and william van horn, aswell as other egmont artists, such as vicar and santiago. Untitled story starring flash the fox, art by joe edwards. From nearly that point on, carl has been referred to as the duck artist. Americans turned to comics to put themselves in better moods during these hard times. Win, a onepage text feature the super system, and onepage gag strips. Super funny comics for kids schools 58 ideas vintage comic books, vintage. An assortment of ten vintage comic books starring walt disneys donald duck. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Get the best deals on super duck golden age comics. The companys most successful superhero series was supermystery comics. Oct 23, 2014 the first american comic book with the cartoon character donald duck was published in 1935. Comics influenced emotions and attitudes of the american people superhero comics became.
Large, magazinesize, heavystock, squarebound, fullcolor comic albums with new covers created from carl barks art. The cockeyed wonder is an obscure funny animal character who started in 1943 and got his own comic book series in 1944. The avengers is, of course, one of three superhero actioners to be released this summer, with the dark knight rises and the reboot the amazing spiderman on deck. A new world new stuff the 1950s was an odd time for comic books. While doing donald duck comic books, he created a whole family and community of duck characters to live and breathe. Walt disneys wise little hen large book 1937early donald duck predates comics. His main venue in all this time has been the comic books. Super duck was a comic book character created in 1943 for what was then mlj comics now.
But by that time, supe as he was addressed had moved out into his own comic, which started with a cover date of fall, 1944. They were suffering from after the boom of the 1940s. Duck collection in 128 pages, perhaps the best of the best by aaron johnson, at least up to 2009 when the book was first published. It was during this era that noted donald duck writerartist carl barks rose to prominence. Donald and the boys are visiting an hotel in an avalanche prone area. Mickey mouse, donald duck and the rest of the classic disney characters are headed back to comics but, interestingly enough, not. Find out more about cartoons and the creation of our best loved super heroes. Art by carl barks, paul murry, kay wright and tony strobl. Three untitled super duck stories by al fagaly, plus backup stories it shouldnt happen to a dog, willy the wiseguy, and cubby bear by red holmdale. While doing donald duck comic books, he created a whole family. However, we are not experts on comic books or on grading them. As its title indicated, it was about a superhero duck. But when handdrawn 3d comic books hit the newsstands in early july 1953, the world saw something new.
Donald duck 1980 comic read donald duck 1980 comic. Some were even printed by american colortype, a firm that been in the 3d printing business since the 1920s. A cover gallery for the comic book donald duck best comic books, vintage comic. Apr 2, 2020 explore cstech57s board 40s and 50s comic books, followed by 146. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. It faltered during the 70s, but managed, in fits and starts, to. Disneys donald duck adventures another rainbow publishing. Ajaxfarrell was a comic book publishing house from the 1950s owned by farrell publishing. Mickey mouse, goofy, pluto are all timeless disney classics but there is one character who stands head and shoulders above the rest donald duck.
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. We will try to describe their condition to the best of our nonprofessional judgment. The stories can be very confusing for new readers considering how many things that are absent from the original universe. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. It gave this reader a chance to catch up on all if the original wtd cartoon strips that were missed from before, and in the frequently used threepanel illustrations, we meet all of the. The carl barks library donald duck adventures in color comic albums. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s by jaclyn coughlan on prezi. Donald duck is one of the famous ducks we all know and love. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. This auction is for eight comic books of walt disneys donald duck. Idw to publish comics based on classic disney characters. They wouldnt sell, so i hired a mob of thugs and chased the tribe into the jungle, scrooge explains smugly remember, this is still the early, mean scrooge.
Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s comics became popular in the 1930s during the great depression. Most of them are in very good or excellent condition. Super duck golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Donald duck comic books, by walt disney vintage comic books, vintage comics. Duck avenger is a series which dosent match the original duck universe at all. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you. Read donald duck 1962 comic online free and high quality. Super duck imagines hes in the court of king arthur, facing the black knight in combat. Donald duck viewcomic reading comics online for free 2019. Comics dans lequel apparait superman, le premier superheros cree par joe. Archie soon dropped this concept, however, to make him an ordinary, comicbook, funny animal character in the mold of donald duck.