Jack kirby leaves marvel comics to work for rival dc comics. Enter a new era of collecting with the overstreet comic book price guide. These are christian themed comic books from the 1970s and early 80s. Bestselling christian books for january 2020, based on the top 50 list from evangelical christian publishers association ecpa. I am new to selling on ebay, i have sold maybe 15 auctions, and i just dont seem to be getting nearly what they are worth. Oor wullie is a comic strip, set in scotland, in the d. Spire christian comics was a line of comic books published. Science fiction sunday school comics from the 1970s were. Nine glorious christian book covers of the 70s and 80s. They were printed on 812 x 11 paper and handed out for free to anyone who would receive them. In that timespan marvel introduced many new super heroes and genres. They include comic book versions of books like brother andrew s god s smuggler, elisabeth eliot s through gates of splendor, corrie ten boom s the hiding place, and david wilkerson s the cross and the switchblade, plus the life stories of tom skinner, chuck colson, johnny cash, tom landry, and more.
Morris cerullo world evangelist 2017 trade paperback. The cartoon character bananaman first appeared in it before going into his tv series. So the concept of christian archie comics was born. Brave and the bold normally teamed batman up with some unlikely heroes and sometimes even villains. A comic book shop dealer may not want what you have, and if he does, he will generally offer you less than 10% of their. Nearly five dozen fulllength comic books by al hartley on a range of topics, published in the 1970s by fleming revell. Nearly five dozen fulllength comic books by al hartley on a range of topics, published in the 1970s by fleming revell and barbour. Either song of solomon or gravitys rainbow are known as the best novels of the 70s. Comic books from the 70s, 80s and 90s do you remember. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Apr 9, 2015 from al hartleys famously cheesy spire christian comics series of the 70s. The spiritman daily dose spiritman daily dose 345 martin is looking right at a figure emerging from the fog. You will get no duplicates in any single box of 70 comics, but if you purchase multiple boxes you might some duplicates in different boxes. Heres a great collection of images from christian comic books of the 1970s and early 80s.
The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. Bear in mind, superhero comic books will generally fetch better prices than nonsuperhero comics, but there are still collectors of nonsuperhero comics. If the rapture is apon us i sure hope its as groovy as this. On my 3rd day a friend from my neighborhood came to visit me with a box of chocolate orange matchsticks and a copy of the latest beano. Michael alfred mike warnke born november 19, 1946 is an american christian evangelist and comedian who was exposed in 1992 for inventing stories of a satanic past. At dc, he creates the fourth world mythology, introducing many new characters to the dc universe, most notably darkseid mort weisinger retires from dc comics after a long tenure as editor of the superman line during the silver age of comic books. Anyone have an insight, tricks, or any ideas on how i can get more attention to my items or attract the right buyers below is a list of what i have left. Hence christian heavy metal, rap, romance novels, and comic books and todays christian. Moody had established a sunday school publication and convinced revell to take it over.
They advertised in pretty much every comic book and would send a kid the seed packets on the honor system. The gospel tracts that people actually like to read. The material is written in comic book format, with the front panel featuring the title of the tract and the inside back. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. But youd rather read about outerspace comedies and rabbits that can talk. He illustrated cover art for the local san clemente baptist church telephone book and some small art jobs for businesses in the area. Spire christian comics from the 1970s the idea of the rapture had been floating around various christian denominations for decades but christian comics brought it to the masses. Back then, books seemed almost magic, opening doors to strange, wonderful and frightening realities. That phase is no better characterised than by this strange american bookslashcomic, which in todays context makes almost no sense, but presumably made the christian faith seem uberappealing in 1971. Chick tracts are short evangelical gospel tracts, originally created and published by american. Read the script pages for felicitys superhero debut. After seventeen issues of steadily declining quality and basically the same story over and over, this series was limping to an end by 1970. List of christian comedians clean christian comedy acts.
Landry, coach of the cowboys football team through one of. The first big hit was the brave and the bold which had been in print since the 50s. In the 70s and 80s, as the number of evangelicals grew, so did the amount of media targeted to that audience, and. And one thing that no one knows is that who ever was drawing the christian comics in the 70s always drew the hippie girls super sexy. You could either keep a 10 cent gratuity per seed pack sold or earn points toward a fabulous prize like a chemistry set. Chick publications is best known for chick cartoon tracts.
The walking dead season 10 premiere ratings hobble to series low. Also, if you try to sell these to a comic book dealer, be warned. Revell company which was founded originally in 1870. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. Just kids by patti smith, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams, watership down by richard adams, carrie by stephen. Arthur delivers skillbased, fastmoving, intriguing, and astonishing sleightofhand magic and mentalism. It is a positive, inspiring, and unforgettable experience. These are excellent condition comic books averaging very fine or better, but some are in fine. His comedy magic show is packed with feats of the impossible, audience participation, smart humor, and tricks no others perform.
In 1970, after convincing management to buy the rights to robert e. Before being debunked by the christian magazine cornerstone, he was viewed as an expert on satanism in the 1980s. In archies date book, the always lovely betty cooper gives tips on how to go about dating without it leading to. I started with music, then added some humor and miscellany, and now also write extensively about comic books. Without ever leaving the safety of our bedrooms, we were able to explore all kinds of new terrain.
See more ideas about childrens books, books and vintage childrens books. There was another popular comic book scheme of the dayamerican seeds. Archies one way was the worlds introduction to a truly bornagain riverdale. The silver surfer was one of the best known comic book characters of the sixties and seventies despite having a comic book that only lasted 18 issues. The early 70s was a great time to be a comic book reader and collector.
Popular british comic books of the 70s and 80s brit life. There was a brief period back in the 1970s when evangelical christianity became strangely cool, or at least, groovy. These gospel cartoon tracts are available in over 100. There were some important books released during this period with some important characters making their debuts and also the subject matter of comics was allowed to become a bit. Howards conan the barbarian, he wrote the resulting comic book of the same name for. In the 1970s, archie and marvel comics artist al hartley who became a. The idea of the rapture had been floating around various christian. First editions of wellloved books can become the most prized in literature. In 1971 rick also created two christian comic tracts featuring a character named holy ned. Nutty was a reguler weekly comic that ran in the uk from 1980 to 1985 there were 292 issues until it merged with the dandy. If you have one of these rare books sitting on a shelf somewhere, get ready to cash in. The 12 craziest moments from archies christian comics. I had four or five of them growing up and although i didnt completely get it, i always enjoyed them, even if only for the dirty drugged out hippies.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Sold by big robs books and ships from amazon fulfillment. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. If you were a child growing up in the 1970s, chances are these are some of the books you remember. Top five christian comic books the scriptorium daily. Comic books published by spire christian comics mycomicshop. 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. Some of these evangelical funny books starred jughead discovering jesus. Archies one way, a typical comic book by al hartley. In 1974, the book was loosely adapted to a comic book format. Mike warnke in december 2001 born michael alfred warnke 19461119 november 19, 1946 age 73 evansville, indiana, u. At the start of 1973, spire introduced the first christian archie comic plus a total of twenty more christian comic books, all written and illustrated by hartley. Evangelist lindsey is still about and a giant in the world of bible prophecy.
The spire christian comics were first published by in the 1970s by the fleming h. This collection beautifully illustrates all of the new heroes marvel launched and it gives us a thorough look at the imaginative and ground breaking titles that tried to. 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. He is succeeded by his longtime friend, julius schwartz. It was a sad occasion for all of 3 days when i was 11 years old and i had to go to hospital to have my appendix removed. The ratings for the season 10 premiere of the walking dead have broken a new record, though not a record amc was banking on. The post office and other shippers are behind schedule and some shipments may experience multiday delays. Besides the action super heroes and the creepier gold key books, i really loved the simplistic and funny character comics like sad sack, richie rich, and other simple cartoon characters. Nationality american education rim of the world high school alma mater san bernardino valley college occupation christian evangelist, comedian known for discredited expert on satanism, christian comedy spouses sue studer m. The endings may feature a recycled scene in which jesus christ portrayed as a giant, glowing, faceless figure. And if youre still thinking about hal lindseys cover, or indeed, michael greens, please, dont have nightmares.
With silver age 1956 1969 comic books demanding such high prices, one way of making a shrewd investment is to look for books that fall within the next age of comic books the bronze age 1970 1980. The comic book version theres a new world coming by hal lindsey. Free christian superhero comics featured comic book. The christian book covers of the 70s, 80s and even 90s are the gift that keep on giving if you find more great examples on your bookshelf, please tweet me and well see if we can produce another round of these. First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s. In addition to the bestresearched pricing in the hobby, youll find market reports, key sales, indepth historical information, tips on grading, and the most complete record of comic books from the 1800s to the present. If you want to submit your music or art for consideration, please email me here. See more ideas about romance comics, comics and romance. Tom landry and the dallas cowboys 1973 comic books.
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