Comic book printing plate

[digginfool]

Dug this up in Northampton, Mass. At first, I thought it was a rubber floor mat, but closer inspection proved otherwise. It is a comic book printing plate titled, "SPEEDY RABBIT." It is a reverse image of the cover. It is roughly from 1963. I believe it is one-of-a kind,therefore maybe valuable. Any idea what it may be worth? Or any idea of any comic-geek websites?

 

[wvhillbilly]

Wow Id love to find something like that[]

 

[digginfool]

I bought the comic book itself from ebay. It was obviously a time when chasing animals with bats was still politically correct.

 

[Niko]

Wow what a great find! Keep up the good digging

 

[Steve in MA]

I love timed out sessions. ok, long story short, Not much collector's interest in the book = not much interest in the plate. Superman or Spider-man, you are talking some good cash, but my guess would be $25-50. There was a comic book musuem in Northampton created by one of the creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it closed a few years ago. If you wanted to sell it, framing it with the issue might increase value to $100+, but most of that money is in the frame. www.gdcomics.com is a dealer in Easthampton that has been in business for years that I know of through reputation. www.thatse.com has also een there for years, I've had dealings with them, and they are top-notch. They might be able to give you a better idea. Sometimes small editorial cartoon plates are turned up by metal detectors, butI haven't found any yet, nice find!!