Are Comic Books Without Covers Worth Anything
First, thanks for any help, its a long list. I found a small lot of comic books without the glossy front and back covers. They are mostly from the 1973-1974 era, a few are even 1st or 2nd issues.
Without the covers are they worth anything? They are in decent shape, a few have bent pages, see list below. Offers? Put em on Ebay? Trash em? I also found a small (4" x 3") Walt Disney's Donald Duck. Is it worth submitting some of my more valuable coverless comics to be graded? I have first issues that are coverless, even a 1.5 is worth over $100 on some with cover.
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Are comic books without covers worth anything? Most comic books without their cover would be worthless, but for many, this could be the only way they could get such a classic Superman comic book from the first couple of years of publication without remortgaging or selling a kidney. Action Comics #20 Coverless (DC, 1940) Condition: PR. Hello, I was going through some old boxes and found a bunch of older comic books from from the 70's - 80's.
As I happily read and reread them many times most of them are without covers and the ones that do have covers are creased, torn or have markings on them. Some though are 5 cent or 12 cent comics. Is it worth the time trying to sell them or not? Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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A comic without a cover is basically going to be graded in the Poor (0.5) category, which is about as low as you can go and is usually not worth much. However, there are people out there that try to restore key books by matching coverless copies with removed covers, so a coverless FF #1 and #2 could still fetch a small reward. I have some comic books that have there covers missing complete.
What grade will they get. Such as: "Spider-man" or "Superman" is a fictional comic, However books like "Maas" and "Blankets" are true autobiographical stories in comic book form. Comic books are simply another media like.
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Old comic books without covers are generally worth less than those with covers, but they can still be valuable depending on the title and condition of the comic book. For example, a comic book without a cover from the 1950s or earlier could still be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars, especially if it is a rare or popular issue. As a collector, when I come across coverless books, it's like quarter slots.
Low risk, high (unlikely) reward if there's an overlooked key issue somewhere, but fun to read and go through either way. I'd casually pick up coverless Patsy Walkers for $1 each. Any superhero titles in there? If it's a stack of what, 50-60? What are people's thoughts on comics without covers from the 30's and 40's (Ace, Action, Detective, etc.)? I've never picked up anything from that time period because of the prohibitive costs, but how much cheaper should a comic without the cover be?
