Charles Addams Autographs
Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were subsequently popularized through various adaptations.
Addams was born in Westfield, New Jersey. He was the son of Grace M. (née Spear; 1879–1943) and Charles Huey Addams (1873–1932), a piano company executive who had studied to be an architect. Known as "something of a rascal around the neighborhood," as childhood friends recalled, Addams was distantly related to U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, despite the different spellings of their last names, and was a first cousin twice removed to noted social reformer Jane Addams.
Addams would enjoy the Presbyterian Cemetery on Mountain Avenue in Westfield as a child, where – according to author and Addams expert Ron MacCloskey – he would wonder what it was like to be dead. In the cartoons, his ghoulish creations lived on Cemetery Ridge with a dreadful view.
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Traded items with a signature of Charles Addams
The most expensive item with a signature of Charles Addams (CHARLES ADDAMS– SIGNED FRAMED ORIGINAL DRAWING OF WEDNESDAY, W. COA/LOA) was sold in June 2025 for $5,195.00 while the cheapest item (ADDAMS FAMILY AUTHOR CHARLES ADDAMS SIGNED CARD & PRINT) found a new owner for $9.99 in November 2010. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2009 with an average selling price of $189.29 for an autographed item of Charles Addams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with $1,250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.95 was May 2017. In average, an autographed item from Charles Addams is worth $153.59.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Charles Addams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Cartoonist Charles Addams Signature - Cartoons inspired The Addams Family!! | $58.00 |  |
| Cartoonist Charles Addams Signature - Cartoons inspired The Addams Family!! | $58.00 | |
| Cartoonist Charles Addams Signature - Cartoons inspired The Addams Family!! | $58.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Creature Comforts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E67 | $499.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Creature Comforts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E67 | $499.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Creature Comforts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E67 | $499.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Favorite Haunts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E57 | $599.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Favorite Haunts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E57 | $599.00 | |
| Charles Addams signed Favorite Haunts Book JSA LOA d.1988 Addams Family E57 | $599.00 | |
| Rare Illustrator Charles Addams Signed Original New Yorker Letterhead Note 1986 | $27.00 | |
| Rare Illustrator Charles Addams Signed Original New Yorker Letterhead Note 1986 | $27.00 | |
| Rare Illustrator Charles Addams Signed Original New Yorker Letterhead Note 1986 | $27.00 | |
| THE ADDAMS FAMILY CAST SIGNED AND FRAMED INCLUDING CHARLES ADDAMS THE CREATOR | $1,250.00 | |
| THE ADDAMS FAMILY CAST SIGNED AND FRAMED INCLUDING CHARLES ADDAMS THE CREATOR | $1,250.00 | |
| THE ADDAMS FAMILY CAST SIGNED AND FRAMED INCLUDING CHARLES ADDAMS THE CREATOR | $1,250.00 | |
Latest News about Charles Addams
Tim Burton's Wednesday: Here's What We Know So Far About Netflix's The Addams Fa (10/12/2021): Wednesday, based on characters from cartoonist Charles Addams, will focus on Wednesday Addams' time at Nevermore Academy. 
