Value of Original Sy Barry Art

Sy Barry art price guide

Published work by Golden Age artist Sy Barry doesn't come to market very often, but it's eagerly sought by collectors when it does.

Facts About Original sy barry Comic Art

Record Sale for Artwork:
$5,520 The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 10-28-62

Official Website:
https://sybarry.com

Key Comic Book Issues:

• The Phantom Daily Comic Strip
• The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 
• Strange Adventures #2
• Strange Adventures #12

How Much is Sy Barry Artwork Worth?

A few hundred to several thousand dollars will buy you an original Sy Barry published piece.

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Prices For Sy Barry Art

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 5-10-71 by Sy Barry sold for $5,520. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 5-10-71 sold for $5,520
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The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 10-28-62 by Sy Barry sold for $2,280. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 10-28-62 sold for $2,280
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All-American Western #120 Page 4 by Sy Barry sold for $1,135. Click here to get your original art appraised.

All-American Western #120 Page 4 sold for $1,135
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All American Western #121 Page 6 by Sy Barry sold for $1,195. Click here to get your original art appraised.

All American Western #121 Page 6 sold for $1,195
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All-American Western #121 Page 8 by Sy Barry sold for $2,630. Click here to get your original art appraised.

All-American Western #121 Page 8 sold for $2,630
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Jimmy Wakely #13 Page 2 by Sy Barry sold for $1,195. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Jimmy Wakely #13 Page 2 sold for $1,195
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 1-20-62 by Sy Barry sold for $145. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 1-20-62 sold for $145
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 2-24-69 by Sy Barry sold for $2,520. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 2-24-69 sold for $2,520
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 5-6-63 by Sy Barry sold for $870. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 5-6-63 sold for $870
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 10-23-75 by Sy Barry sold for $170. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 10-23-75 sold for $170
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 12-1-75 by Sy Barry sold for $3,840. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 12-1-75 sold for $3,840
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 12-15-92 by Sy Barry sold for $310. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip 12-15-92 sold for $310
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip Undated by Sy Barry sold for $130. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip Undated sold for $130
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The Phantom Daily Comic Strip Undated by Sy Barry sold for $460. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Daily Comic Strip Undated sold for $460
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The Phantom Illustration by Sy Barry sold for $180. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Illustration sold for $180
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The Phantom Stranger Sunday Comic Strip 12-28-75 by Sy Barry sold for $1,435. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Stranger Sunday Comic Strip 12-28-75 sold for $1,435
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The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 8-19-62 by Sy Barry sold for $2,150. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 8-19-62 sold for $2,150
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The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 10-6-23 by Sy Barry sold for $2,425. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip 10-6-23 sold for $2,425
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Strange Adventures #2 Page 9 by Sy Barry sold for $1,440. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Strange Adventures #2 Page 9 sold for $1,440
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Strange Adventures #12 Page 5 by Sy Barry sold for $1,560. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Strange Adventures #12 Page 5 sold for $1,560
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Strange Adventures #12 Page 7 by Sy Barry sold for $1,440. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Strange Adventures #12 Page 7 sold for $1,440
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Strange Adventures #55 Page 4 by Sy Barry sold for $525. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Strange Adventures #55 Page 4 sold for $525
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The Adventures of Alan Ladd #1 Page 2 by Sy Barry sold for $2,500. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Adventures of Alan Ladd #1 Page 2 sold for $2,500
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The Phantom Specialty Illustration by Sy Barry sold for $900. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Phantom Specialty Illustration sold for $900
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World's Finest Comics #66 Page 5 by Sy Barry sold for $4,800. Click here to get your original art appraised.

World's Finest Comics #66 Page 5 sold for $4,800
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History of Sy Barry in Comic Book Art

Sy Barry was born in 1928 in New York City. In 1943, he began studying at the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan. Following graduation, Barry began freelancing for the comic book series Famous Funnies.

His brother Dan Barry was also a comic book artist, best know for drawing the Flash Gordon comic strip, and gave Sy his first professional work as his art assistant.

By the end of the 1940s Barry was freelancing for a number of publishers such as Timely Comics, DC Comics, National Comics and for Lev Gleason. Barry worked on features like The Phantom Stranger and Johnny Peril for National Comics. 

He would also continue to assist his brother with the Tarzan comic strip from United Feature Syndicate, as well as the Flash Gordon comic strip from King Feature Syndicate.

In 1957, Barry was hired to draw a comics pamphlet called Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, written by Alfred Hassler and Benton Resnik and distributed by the Fellowship of Reconciliation. 

When The Phantom artist Wilson McCoy died in 1961, Barry was hired on by King Featues to be the comic strip's successor. Barry remained the The Phantom Daily Comic Strip artist for over 30 years, until his retirement in 1994. Barry would often use pencil artists to help him with the strip, and served primarily as the strip's inker, although he would occasionally do the pencilling as well. 

His first daily strip was published on August 21, 1961 and his final strip was on September 3, 1994. The first ever Phantom Sunday page was published on May 20, 1962 and his final was on September 18, 1994. 

In 2005, Barry was given an Inkpot Award. 

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