In 1998, wizard magazine ranked the series as the best ongoing comic book of the year. The series focused on tim drake, the third character to robin vol 4 19932009 robin volume 2 began publication in november, 1993 and was the first ongoing comic book series to spotlight the boy wonder. Not every comic book is a good candidate for thirdparty grading. Information about comic book in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. But since this comic stars a geriatric hero facing the end of his life, the extreme visual bombast contrasts sharply with marlows underlying sadness. Franks psychic gifts have been showing him that evil has continued to grow unabated in the world, and hes. Written by matt wagner for the majority of its run with art from guy davis and others, sandman mystery theatre retold the early years of the original sandman during the 1930s before he was a member of the justice society of america and dealt with mature themes such as racism and the politics of the approaching second world war. Dc rebirth is a 2016 softrelaunch of the entire dc comics line of ongoing monthly superhero titles. We are shipping all orders on time, but please expect possible delays in transit. Gleasons art is fantastic and his writing is just as good, and robin. Cover may have missing pieces, creases, folds, and discoloration. The first is that it updates live as comic books are sold. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. The teenagers of gotham city have adopted the r and made it their own. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Jokers wild comic book series pitted tim drake against his predecessors jason todds murderer, the joker.
This is a balanced issue that treats the reader to quality character work and exciting action all wrapped up in a well constructed plot. Sometime after a lonely place of dying, tim drake finally got permission to be batmans new sidekick. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. Because condition is important to the value of rare comics, the idea of grading by a company that does not buy or sell comics seems like a good. The first 100 issues of the robin series were written by chuck dixon, which was acclaimed at the time for a highprofile teen pregnancy arc involving tims girlfriend, stephanie brown spoiler. Dont miss the start of this new series from rising star writer lee bermejo joker, suiciders, who also provides the covers. The origins of batman really go back to the origins of superman, who debuted in the june 1938 issue of nationals action comicsthe cover depicted the man from krypton lifting a car over his head. Fifteen years ago, the end of the worldthe anticipated millennium eventwas avoided thanks to the efforts of frank black and fbi agents fox mulder and dana scully. Collectable comics for sale uk comicbook auctions comics 4 sale rare comics and common comics for sale, huge range available to uk now great limited editions, superhero comics, rares, unique comics, art comics and a lot lot more. House ad tim drake had grown up idolizing the batman. Robin volume 2 began publication in november, 1993 and was the first ongoing comic book series to spotlight the boy wonder.
Use our comic book value guide and auction archives to find the value of your comics. This page contains information about robin volume 4. If ordering more than one of our comics or magazines, contact us before submitting payment for a reduced shipping price. Big on brains but lacking in the muscles department, the new robin is sent to paris to train with one of the last remaining masters of an ancient martial art. This isnt a gruesome, stomachchurning story even if blood drips from its pages.
Batman and robin must figure out who is leaving clues and where they point. The second reason its special is that it only focuses on graded comics. Comicnewbies the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. This is a fun adventure title that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Conceived as a way to attract young readership, robin. The comic book price guide for great britain sandman.
The second online comic book price guide is called gp analysis for comics. It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. Part 1 of 5 big bad world comes with a poster centerfold. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. This would also mean that lee has 9 comic books because robin has 5 more than him. The joker tears up gotham city as an absent batman fails to confront him, leaving it up to robin to track down and stop his mentors nemesis. Buy products related to comic book guide products and see what customers say.
Demand for superman was so great that the call went out to nationals artists and writers to. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Robin 2 the jokers wild collectors set 1991 comic books. Subzero comics buys and sells comics, action figures, statues and busts and all related collectibles. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. If the comic in question is not of sufficient value. Its a ridiculous, overthetop, postnextwave comic full of ultraviolence and explosive action. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Before spiderman became the star of multiple comic books series, tv shows, and movie franchises, he was a. Without comic books, there would be no superman, batman, iron man, and wonder woman, and the.
The kid sidekick robin is a dc comics character created as batmans sidekick in 1940 and best known as the trope maker and trope codifier of the kid sidekick archetype. Robin is a finished comic book series published by dc comics with lee bermejo as dual artist and writer, along with other artists rob haynes, jorge corona, and khary randolph. There have been many, many different robins throughout the characters publication, but most of them have common elements. The first issue was released in june 2015 and the last issued in may 2016. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of.