Silver age comics 19561969 silver age comics provide you with a look into the past, taking you to an era of books that spanned from 1956 to 1969. Find the value of the valiant comic magnus, robot fighter volume 1. This title has been published off and on for over fifty years, cycling through numerous publishers. Robot comic book covers comics podcast comicbookinvest. Weve selected what we consider to be the ten best and most enduring stories miller has worked on over the years. The robot here is the hal, the computer aboard the spaceship discovery one. This transformers comics price guide is for the series from 1984 to 1991 by. This is the most important comic that came out this year. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. Rossums universal robots, written in 1920 and first performed in 1921. Speakaboos offers many interactive robots stories as part of our story library.
The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. The book tim and tara finished by 31 chapters unveil a great and bizar adventure. This list of fictional robots and androids is chronological, and categorised by medium.
They are robots in a big futuristic city, where a huge human robot disaster is upcoming. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. The first exclusively science fiction comic book was planet comics published by fiction. These books cover a wide range of genres, from superhero adventure tales to horror stories, allowing you to select the type of comic that fits your particular interests. Butterfly, a preface by pak, and useful editors notes on reading and understanding screenplays and their unique conventions. Common among these were a robot impersonator of the heroes meant to steal their. Transformers comics price guide sell my comic books. Strangely though, thats not what the stories are really about. Once the robot was to break free, he adopted a human identity and cover of ny policeman, jim hammond. Robot is a series of books containing the art of various asian artists, created by range murata and published by wanimagazine. Each issue of gladstones ducktales comic featured at least one story based specifically in the shows continuity, and many issues also contained reprints of older uncle scrooge stories written and drawn by carl barks. Walt disneys comics and stories comic books from dell. Bruce canwell associate editor has written about fiction on the page and on the screen for most of his life. With tamlyn tomita, james saito, vin knight, gina quintos.
The authority is a really fun comic book that looks and feels like a blockbuster movie something enjoyable like bad boys 2 but not a piece of art, and certainly, not a masterpiece. Kubert does a great job of capturing the feel of the old west, the look here has an authentic, southwestern flavor, the characters are more complex than kids were used to in the publications from dc in 1969. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Robots could learn human values by reading stories. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Transformers identification and price guide pdf book comic. The main characters are robots, and robots are quite boxy.
Volume 1 was released on october 21, 2004, and ten volumes have currently been released. Datas real killer app, though, is being able to read his audiencein some cases, even better than a human comic. In fact, violent images make me turn green and i dont handle graphic horror movies well. Jun 04, 20 so if its a robot, it needs to talk about being a robot. Like the best science fiction, pak has taken elements of the fantastic and wrapped up some wonderfully human tales. May 23, 2016 the sequel to 300 is finally hitting theaters this week. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. This tale belongs to our bedtime stories collection. It is chockfull of transformers toys from 1984 through to the end of the line in 1990. Magnus robot fighter 1963 gold key comic books mycomicshop. 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. Datas real killer app, though, is being able to read his audiencein some cases. Walt disneys comics and stories featured countless disney characters, including winnie the pooh, chip n dale, mickey mouse, dumbo, and goofy. False men starring the aliens, script and art by russ manning.
The transformers identification and price guide book by mark bellomo is the best resource there is for transformers g1 and g2 collectors. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide. The concept or robots figured common only into stories involving superman and wonder woman and for various reasons. Whether children are looking for a funny, adventure, scifi, fantasy, realistic, or heroic story, theres always a comic book that would meet that need. Top notch stories and art make earlier issues much soughtout. All of the firehair stories are superior examples of the best comic book tales the industry could offer, then or now.
When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is. Download our free workbook of values, watch our animated stories and enjoy jakhu stories, our stories for kids app stories of robots use these sort stories to enrich your family life. The word robot itself comes from a work of fiction, karel capeks play, r. Transformers identification and price guide pdf book. Digital manga publishing was originally responsible for the north american distribution, with the first volume being released august 6, 2005. It includes all depictions of robots, androids and.
Robots and androids have frequently been depicted or described in works of fiction. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Rise of an empire isnt directly based on a frank miller comic like the original, it still has us reflecting back on miller. Robots could learn human values by reading stories, research. Jun 01, 2017 the transformers identification and price guide book by mark bellomo is the best resource there is for transformers g1 and g2 collectors. What hasnt changed is the timeless quality of these great stories. I, robot is a classic science fiction book in the sense that it takes some technology that doesnt exist and asks, what would life be like if we did have this. The main plot follows rick deckard, a bounty hunter who is faced with retiring, i. The seven trees of tangerine by janeese milligan and the nidus by ann m. He is one of the main villains of invincible alongside thragg.
Feb 18, 2016 robots could learn human values by reading stories, research suggests. Stories of robots educational resources for parents and. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. A secret kept starring magnus, robot fighter, pencils by paul norris, inks by mike royer. For years, my biggest comic collecting regret has been that i didnt know or understand how amazing precode horror and crime books were when i was younger. Values of magnus, robot fighter free comic book price guide. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. 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. Marvel is the most important book for years to come. This comic book series was unparalleled in concept, setting, and cast of characters, plus superb artwork, unique and engrossing stories, and an uplifting moral. Scifi quickies stories from the readers, scripts by janeese milligan and ann m. Ruckers ware series, spanning the novels software, wetware, realware, and freeware, is the first book to say literally fuck you to the three laws of asimov.
Robots could learn human values by reading stories, research suggests. Magnus, robot fighter volume 1 magnus, robot fighter archives manning, russ. While our production values are archival, the material we present is fresh and exciting. Want to know what the current value of your old comic books are. Robot is a fictional superhero turned supervillain appearing in the comic book invincible, which is published by image comics. I want this to be the most important comic for the next year, too. Comic books are easily taken as unhelpful for kids because of the fanciness and the colors. So if its a robot, it needs to talk about being a robot. Besides, the main reason why people read comic books is for fun and enjoyment. Aug 12, 2018 while plenty of comic book fans have known this for years, perhaps some might not the human torch existed long before johnny storm went on a spaceship. Robot with a virus short stories for children to teach values.
The first iteration of the torch was actually a robot invented by phineas t. With scifi, we get a number of classic or weird and lively robot stories. The first ducktales comic book, published by gladstone publishing, ran for thirteen issues from august 1988 to march 1990. Epic comic book collection haul bronze age ebay mystery box unboxing key issue. Jul 03, 2017 epic comic book collection haul bronze age ebay mystery box unboxing key issue. Of course, for a comprehensive list of robot characters, you should look here list items. Robot stories is a collection of four vignettes concerning, well, robots. Aboutcontact the library of american comics is dedicated to preserving, in definitive editions, the long and jubilantly creative history of the american newspaper comic strip. Robot with a virus is a short story to teach that treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who given the chance would surely treat them well.
Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. The robot series is a series of 37 science fiction short stories and six novels by american writer isaac asimov, featuring positronic robots. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Magnus robot fighter 1991 valiant comic books mycomicshop. Henry accidentally discovers that the new girl, roberta flywheel, is a robot. Robot stories and more screenplays includes a foreword by david henry hwang playwright for m.