Is comicbookplus.com safe?

https://comicbookplus.com/

SafeStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Comic Book Plus appears to be a legitimate free archive of vintage comics and media.

The site presents a free archive containing Golden and Silver Age comics, comic strips, pulp fiction, old-time radio, fanzines, and a forum. It says it monitors the collection for copyright or trademark issues, and the available evidence shows no concrete scam mechanism or malicious visitor flow. Its long-established domain and clean saved hosting-reputation result add support, although neither proves safety by itself.

The site appears safe to use for browsing its archive. As with any external payment page, verify the destination before making an optional donation.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan No antivirus detections across 90 engines

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

A free historical-media archive

Comic Book Plus describes itself as a place to read and download vintage comic books, with additional collections of comic strips, pulp fiction, old-time radio, and fanzines. The reviewed page explicitly describes its content as free and legal.

The operator characterizes the collection as a historically significant archive and says it remains vigilant about content that may breach copyright or trademark law.

No supported scam or technical-threat pattern

The saved hosting-reputation evidence records an abuse confidence score of 0/100 with no saved reports. This is reassuring technical context, but it does not independently establish the operator's trustworthiness.

The domain is 5,388 days old, which supports that this is an established site rather than a newly created page, though age alone is not proof of safety.

The page also solicits support through single or annual donations, and the reviewed commercial path includes a cross-site link to PayPal. No evidence provided shows deceptive billing or another harmful payment mechanism.

Why the score is 94

The score combines saved deterministic evidence with the grounded analysis available for this report. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 90

No detections

Fresh result

No detections across 90 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 90

All 90 engine results

0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
CyRadar - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - clean - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
Netcraft - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
Rising - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Seclookup - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
Sophos - clean - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

comicbookplus.com

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The even better news is that all the content is FREE and LEGAL. Donate a single amount, or Subscribe annually and you will help make it even better!!

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations

01
The even better news is that all the content is FREE and LEGAL.
02
Donate a single amount, or Subscribe annually and you will help make it even better!!

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Comic Book Plus - Free Public Domain Books, Forum & OTR Radio
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Free

Observed behavior

Cross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

01text The even better news is that all the content is FREE and LEGAL.
02An optional support appeal offers single or annual donations, with a cross-site payment link.
03The registrable domain is 5,388 days old.

Web research findings

Independent findings for comicbookplus.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

1 positive

Positive reviews (1)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

Comic Book Plusopen
"We aim to house only Public Domain content. If you suspect that any of our material may be infringing copyright, please use our contact page to let us know. So we can investigate further."

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

Domaincomicbookplus.com
Redirects tocomicbookplus.com
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencespagead2.googlesyndication.com · google.com

Domain Timeline

Dec 12, 2011
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 15 years old today.
Sep 13, 2026
Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

comicbookplus.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domainteam@comicbookplus.com

Phone numbers0804290

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (team@comicbookplus.com).
Phone number listed (0804290).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age15 years old

RegistrarBluehost Inc.

RegisteredDec 12, 2011

ExpiresDec 12, 2034

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresNov 30, 2026 (78d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

pagead2.googlesyndication.com google.com cse.google.com clients1.google.com paypal.com paypalobjects.com static.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruscomplete
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Saved checks from Sep 13, 2026

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 90 engines flagged	Completed	No adverse finding	fresh · Sep 13, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	2 visible observations saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result0 of 90 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessfresh · Sep 13, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result1 independent finding were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on comicbookplus.com and not a lookalike like c-omicbookplus.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is comicbookplus.com legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on comicbookplus.com, so it appears legitimate. All 90 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 14.8 years old, registered on December 12, 2011 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is comicbookplus.com safe to use?

comicbookplus.com has a Safety Score of 94/100 (Safe). Core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like comicbookplus.com still be used in a scam?

Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from comicbookplus.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from comicbookplus.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has comicbookplus.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 90 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report comicbookplus.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is comicbookplus.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — comicbookplus.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the comicbookplus.com domain?

comicbookplus.com is 14.8 years old, registered on December 12, 2011 through Bluehost Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does comicbookplus.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — comicbookplus.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 78 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

Where is comicbookplus.com hosted?

comicbookplus.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

Is comicbookplus.com a well-known website?

Yes — comicbookplus.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.

How often is the comicbookplus.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 13, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about comicbookplus.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

94/100

Safe

Comic Book Plus appears to be a legitimate free archive of vintage comics and media.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionThe site appears safe to use for browsing its archive. As with any external payment page, verify the destination before making an optional donation.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is comicbookplus.com safe?

Comic Book Plus appears to be a legitimate free archive of vintage comics and media.

A free historical-media archive

No supported scam or technical-threat pattern

Why the score is 94

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

Comic Book Plus appears to be a legitimate free archive of vintage comics and media.

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