It always amazes me that something someone originally bought for a few cents can be worth so much now, but most copies were thrown away as comics were considered disposable. All mine were for sure. I do have the annuals for various British comics though. Some of those may be worth a small amount. I've seen @blewitt post about basically ironing comics to raise their value a little, but your torn up one may be beyond that. It's a little sad that the old comics won't be read as that could reduce their value. Are digital versions available of them?
Cheers for the insight into this bit of history.
yeah, I've seen some stuff along those lines, ironing, pressing, removing stains or tape residue. apparently there are businesses that do "restorations", whatever that means. That cover I have is far too gone for any of that, and not worth all that much even in real good shape. not at the moment, but prices/collectors do seem to have cycles. Obviously MCU stuff is in high demand now, could be things circle back around to golden age books being a hot item...who knows.