In 1993, after being pushed out of valiant, the comic company that he had formed after leaving marvel in 1987, jim shooter formed a new comic book company called defiant. These are the most actively sold comics over the past couple months. Warriors of plasm was the flagship book for jim shooters defiant comics. The set was also issued in two factory tin sets, a premium and a special edition. It was produced by dana moreshead, for marvel comics, as a giveaway for a video game convention the story is based on that of doom and doom ii it. Lasting only thirteen issues, the graphic novel, home for the holidays, written by len wein with pencils by dave cockrum, both establish talents from marvel comics, was released in 1993.
Click here for the overstreet comic book price guide instant digital download. Values of warriors of plasm free comic book price guide. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Aug 27, 2018 comic books have been a big part of american culture since the 1930s, especially following supermans opening splash in 1938. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. That book was famous funnies, a 36page comic derived from early newspaper strips. How much is my comic book worth 6 things you need to know. The digital download will give you instant value and pricing access to virtually ever comic ever published. Obviously, we track values for comics but we also track the number of times a book is searched. The living monolith ahmet abdol is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
Aaron albert, a collector of and an expert on comic books, has studied, taught, and written about the comic book genre for more than 20 years. She along with several other heralds were worshiped by the inhumans of the heroes reborn world. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. The official plasm zero issue card set album includes. Epiphany the sedition agenda part ii, script by jim shooter, pencils by david lapham, inks by mike witherby. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page.
From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Engima from peter milligan and duncan fegredo was the superhero comic book that had a character come out as gay towards the end of the book. Dave cockrum and keith wilson warriors of plasm graphic. Search over 3 million price reports spanning art, antiques, coins, collectibles, memorabilia, and other tangible assets of value. Values of warriors of plasm free comic book values. Plasm comicollector card set and album 1993 enlightened comic books. Comics have existed in america since 1842 with the issue of the adventures of mr. Total cost of printing and for the sake of ease well include shipping. Plasm comicollector card set and album 1993 enlightened comic. In 1938, the introduction of superman turned comic books into the major industry it is today.
The idea was that if you collect the cards, put them in 9card sheets, you could read them like a comic book. However, many other consumerreliant entertainment industries are also struggling, including the movie industry. The first book launched by defiant was warriors of plasm, by shooter and artists david lapham and michael witherby. Gocollect can now put you in touch with highly respected buyers and sellers in the comic book industry. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. This was a trading card set that readers could assemble in a binder to be read as a comic. The doom comic is a sixteenpage comic book, written in 1996 by steve behling and michael stewart, with art and color design by tom grindberg, all credited with purposely gory nicknames for the occasion. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. The heralds kill each of the four, plasma finishing off mr. Below are current values for this comic book and come from ebay data. Once again, the remaining heroes of earth cannot stop galactus, and doom travels once more to 24 hours in the past.
The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. The woman that would become plasma has an unrevealed past before became a herald of galactus. Thousands of comics shops ordered tens of millions of comic books a month, peaking in april with 48 million comic. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. The overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. Impressively, some courageous individuals have tasked themselves with creating a standard guideline for comic book values.
Feb 23, 2017 this video shows you how to look up the value of your comic books using ill show you how to search for your comic and get an average price of what it sells for online. May 07, 2020 the comic book industry faces challenging times right now due to covid19, and many people blame the industrys reliance on diamond, and their recent actions, for some of the problems. Is that old comic you found in the attic worth something. Even if this was a rather normal original story issue, im wanting so much more and so many more issues. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Comic book lot the good guys 1, dark dominion 3, warriors of plasm 5 vntg new.
I recently ran across an older trademark case thats worth mentioning. One of the more regrettable casualties when the comic book spectator boom went bust in the mid90s was warriors of plasm, the very promising flagship. This video shows you how to look up the value of your comic books using ill show you how to search for your comic and get an average price of what it sells for online. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Xmen 6 2020 mark brooks dark phoenix 40th variant marvel nm. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands that is currently not on the market.
By sending out comic books for 50 cents each including postage. How much is my comic book worth 6 things you need to. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The 150 trading cards in this set connect together to tell a full comic book story. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics value, especially if you cant find it in a price guide or on an auction site. Collection of warriors of plasm comic books with multiple first editions est. Usually, diamond comic distributors diamond, the primary company who distributes comic books to comic book stores, pays 60% off cover price.
Simply put the issue was rendered in trading card format, so you had to. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. Upon hearing the news, marvel comics threatened a lawsuit against defiant, claiming the new title violated a marvel uk trademark for their book character plasmer. The launch title for defiant comics was warriors of plasm and it started the reader off. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Cover pencils by david lapham, inks by mike witherby. Overstreet comic book price guide the overstreet guide is a must have if you have a lot of comics, are already a collector or plan on having a lot of comics. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Also included is an exclusive 16page splatterball comic book. Warriors of plasm was the flagship title of jim shooters defiant comics comic book company. Buying or selling without checking iguide could be hazardous to your wealth. Filled with plenty of battles and fighting and even a round of splatter ball, this issue is sure to entertain. Enough highquality bound sleeves to hold the entire 150card set, plus 1 foil random insert cards located on inside of back cover.
For a long time, the overtstreet comic book price guide has been regarded as an authority on the subject. The first modern 20thcentury printed comic book was issued in 1933. Its worth repeating that im collecting for the stories and not potential future value, so if you. If there are 15,000 copies of the comic in perfect condition, it is going to be less desirable than one with only 100 known copies in mint condition. Get the best deals on thor comic book collections when you shop. Luckily, we did all the assembling for you and even included a few extras. No results for plasm dominion good guys similar to plasm dominion good guys on ebay. Defiant comics the definitive lot 62 issues plasm good guys dark dominion etc. Here at comics price guide, we love to track different numbers.
It can be difficult to know the value of a comic book. This album contains the complete set of 150 cards and a splatterball comic book, plus a coa. As you can see, determining the value of a comic book is a subjective endeavour. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover.
Oct 23, 2012 one of the most infamous gimmicks of the 1990s was plasm, the opening book for jim shooters line of defiant comics. Those superheroes of yore are back on the scene in full force, thanks to the huge popularity of movies featuring spiderman, batman, the xmen and others. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. The video and resources below will help you find the best way to get current prices and values of your comic books, whether you own only a couple or thousands here we go. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value.
Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The death of a comic book character is rarely, if ever, permanent, and oftentimes its nothing more than a plan to boost sales by tricking people who assume every comic book gains value if a. May 24, 2012 while the warriors of plasm book lacks quality production value as a collected trade paperback it was published in the 90s, at a time when the comic company defiant was going under, and it looks like a cheap rush job, the individual issues contained in the collection are still striking. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. Warriors of plasm was the flagship title of jim shooters comic company defiant comics. Dynamite entertainment is going with the combination of value and surprise. Shooters new comic book company, defiant, was going to launch a. Something happens in every comic, and every comic will become old given time. Ordeal the sedition agenda part iii, script by jim shooter, pencils by david lapham, inks by mike witherby. Apr 10, 2020 the supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well.