Joseph Barbera Autographs
Joseph Roland Barbera (/bɑːrˈbɛərə/ bar-BAIR-ə; Italian: ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist. He co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera alongside William Hanna.
Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Barbera hesitantly joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. In 1937, he moved to California, and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry.
In 1957, after MGM dissolved its animation department, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Top Cat, The Smurfs, Huckleberry Hound, and The Jetsons. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company. In 1991, the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.
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Traded items with a signature of Joseph Barbera
The most expensive item with a signature of Joseph Barbera (m26 Animation Art Tom and Jerry Cel Signed by Joseph Barbera Framed Rare Item J) was sold in December 2025 for $2,408.18 while the cheapest item (Joseph Barbera Autograph Signed COA Trading Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2016. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2016 with an average selling price of $5.50 for an autographed item of Joseph Barbera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $2,408.18 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.16 was November 2016. In average, an autographed item from Joseph Barbera is worth $6.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joseph Barbera were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Joseph Barbera - Producer - 3x5 Card - Signed / Autograph | $94.98 |  |
| Joseph Barbera Animator Cartoonist Autographed 3x5 Index Card w/COA WWE33-126 | $39.99 | |
| Joseph Barbera Animator Cartoonist Autographed 3x5 Index Card w/COA WWE33-126 | $39.99 | |
| JOSEPH BARBERA Cartoonist Animator AUTOGRAPHED As Is Unverified NO COA | $9.99 | |
| JOSEPH BARBERA Cartoonist Animator AUTOGRAPHED As Is Unverified NO COA | $9.99 | |
 | JOSEPH BARBERA signed Cave Kids comic with COA ... Hanna-Barbera Comic 1962 | $139.00 | |
| JOSEPH BARBERA signed Cave Kids comic with COA ... Hanna-Barbera Comic 1962 | $139.00 | |
| m26 Animation Art Tom and Jerry Cel Signed by Joseph Barbera Framed Rare Item J | $2,408.18 | |
| m26 Animation Art Tom and Jerry Cel Signed by Joseph Barbera Framed Rare Item J | $2,408.18 | |
| Tom and Jerry Cel Art Signed by Joseph Barbera Authentic Vintage Rare | $2,139.63 | |
| Tom and Jerry Cel Art Signed by Joseph Barbera Authentic Vintage Rare | $2,139.63 | |
 | Tom and Jerry Meet Little Quack ~ SIGNED by JOSEPH BARBERA & WILLIAM HANNA MGM | $1,800.00 | |
| Tom and Jerry Meet Little Quack ~ SIGNED by JOSEPH BARBERA & WILLIAM HANNA MGM | $1,800.00 | |
| Wiiam Hanna & Joseph Barbera Signed 8x10 Jetsons | $100.00 | |
| Wiiam Hanna & Joseph Barbera Signed 8x10 Jetsons | $100.00 | |
