One of these comics sold for $291,100 in 2016. There doesnt appear to be anything notable about "Action Comics" No. It's a Skrull double feature for this entry! The copy that sold is one of three known to exist and was the highest-graded copy, with a 9.2 grade. Action Comics #10 is the sixteenth most expensive comic book in the world! TTS #35 would be the first appearance of the Ant-Man, but this issue of the anthology series would be the first appearance of Hank Pym, who even tossed his serums down the toilet by the end of the story, knowing that only bad things would happen. In "Showcase" No. 18. Only three copies are known to exist with a higher grade. Chris Claremont begins here and that should be enough to make this sought-out by fans. Actually, this information might wow some comic investors and those into comic speculation more than actual comic collectors. You wouldnt know it just by looking at its cover, but "Pep Comics" No. I am surprised and thought that the 1st appearance of Wolverine would've taken the number #1 spot. This comic with an amazing cover by Jack Kirby features Captain America joining the Avengers, and a near-perfect 9.8-graded copy of one sold for $143,400 in 2017 at Heritage Auctions. In 1959, Marvel Comics released Tales of Suspense No. A 9.2-graded copy of the 1944 comic sold for $292,900 in 2017, shattering the previous record of $173,275 for a 9.0-graded copy that sold in 2015. It's the most recent and highest known sale that I could find at the time of this writing and publication. Then, in 2019, a 9.4-graded version sold for a very patriotic $915,000. And that's not to say his debut was great, because it wasn't. While not as valuable as some o DCs books or even some other Marvel books, this book like Cap is timeless and in theory, could bump in value at a moments notice and is currently valued at best at 343 thousand. Notable Sales $3.4 million (CGC 6.0, private sale, 2022) $3.25 million (CGC 8.5, ComicConnect, 2021) $2.1 million (CGC 9.0, ComicConnect, 2011) $1.5 million (CGC 8.5, ComicConnect, 2010) CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 While it actually hit stands in late 1979, 1980 appears in the indicia. Also, what X-Men fan doesn't know Colossus and Nightcrawler? Thing was that Marvel did a test run to see how readers would take to a price increase. Since his debut, the not-so-jolly green giant has been in all kinds of media, making fanboys go nuts. This comic from DC features a dramatic cover design with Superman stopping a train with one hand, but the cover isnt this books only appeal. The record-setting sale, which went for $215,100, occurred in 2018, and it was for an incredible 9.6-graded version with off-white pages. From early issues of Superman to rare variants of modern classics, these comics represent some of . In reality, that isn't a super amount of copies at that grade, even with the extra 7 Blue Label 9.8s that CBCS has graded. In an attempt to bring in new comic readers, Funnies, Inc. partnered up with Timely (the eventual Marvel) to put out books in movie theaters to try and drum up some sales. This comic is pretty much all origin story, with Abin Sur of the Green Lantern Corps crashing into the middle of a desert, and while on the throes of death, finds a worthy successor to the Green Lantern in Hal Jordan. Anyway and seriously, look at Wolvie's mask on the cover of this issue compared to the cover of Incredible Hulk #181. Only 3300 copies were printed, making it a relatively uncommon book, but if you grabbed one of these in 1998, you'd be $500 richer today. There weren't a lot of hugely popular characters that made their debut in the '90s, but if there's one exceptional standout, it's Deadpool. What are the most expensive comic books ever sold at auction? Cover by Herb Trimpe. Sounds familiar, doesnt it thats because, besides the first Avengers movie, it is also the plot of the first Avengers issue. Also, the CBCS census has zero entries for 9.8s of this comic. If you're one of the nine or ten people that still have a copy are also sitting on almost 200 thousand, the book has been sold for 193K. Between the pages of Incredible Hulk #377, Bruce Banner and various Hulks wage war against one another within the landscape of Banner's troubled mind. Despite being one of the most sought out Bronze Age key comics amongst collectors, quite a few are arguing that the 1st cameo of Wolverine in the prior issue of Incredible Hulk #180 should be the more sought-out and valuable between the two. Five years after making his villainous debut, Venom decided to do what every other comic character in the '90s was doing: become an edgy anti-hero. The total for 9.8s of Giant-Size X-Men #1 in the CGC Census is 218. In 1937, DC publisher Harry Donenfeld was worried that a competing publishing house would steal the "Action Comics" title, so he mocked up this comic book and sent it to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to secure the title. A 9.4-graded copy of this iconic comic sold for $275,000 at auction in 2014. It's fitting that both the first issue of the Mightiest Heroes and the first issue of the Mightiest Avenger both go for the same price 275 dollars. It is, however, the first appearance of Ms. Marvel on a comics cover if you waited for the second printing. Stan Lee wanted Hulk to be a big grey monster, but an issue with the printing ink turned the Hulk varying hues of green on the inside pages. The third "All Star Comics" from 1940 featured the first superhero team ever. 1 sold for $507,500 in 2017, and it was only graded as a 5.5. You've made it through the whole list and knew full well that Amazing Fantasy #15 was going to be the most valuable Marvel book of all time, but just didn't know why. Instead of being the undead, Michael Morbius is the living dead and was created due to science rather than supernatural evil. Also has first appearance of Yukio. In 2019, that record was absolutely smashed when a 9.4 graded copy sold for $1.26 million on Heritage Auctions. Most recent known sale of a Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.8 was for $45,000 and sold at Comic Connect in September of 2021. Dr. Curt Connors as a villain seldom gets the respect he's deserved as far as comic book baddies go. A 9.0 copy sold for $411,000 in 2016 at auction, and three years later a 9.4-graded copy sold for over double that price on eBay. Captain America got his start during WWII America, and the first comics were basically beautifully drawn pieces of American propaganda (note the "Ageless Orientals Who Wouldn't Die!!!" . The only other sale I could find for this comic was back in 2013, and it sold at Heritage Auctions for $13,145! 31 copy above a 4.0 grade, which might explain how a 5.0-graded one sold for $131,450 in 2017. Start Over. That doesn't mean interest in this comic has been stale though. Talk about being connected! 53 features the second appearance of the Spectre, continuing his origin story for the Golden Age superhero. This is why I am putting it below Luke, Cage Hero for Hire #1 for now. . As one of Marvel's most popular heroes, this isn't the first time you'll see Spider-Man on this list, but it's relatively rare to see a recent, common comic shoot up in value like this. The 1st appearance of Phoenix in X-Men #101 is a classic Bronze Age X-Men debut. 100 Most Valuable Comic Books From the Golden Age #1: Action Comics #1, World Record First Appearance of Superman Action Comics #1 (June 1938) Origin and First Appearance of Superman Record sale: $3.4m (Goldin.co sale) Minimum value: $250,000 Have Yours Appraised Read our Action Comics price guide #2: Batman #1, First Solo Batman Comic A solid copy will net you around $350. A 9.6-graded copy sold for $126,500 in 2002, but that record was demolished when an 8.5-graded copy that originally sold for $49,294 was resold for $200,000 through Heritage Auctions make-an-offer feature in 2012. Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1970s (It Pays to Know) It's important to know why the comic books you collect are valuable. Marvels take on the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde paradigm begins right here when brilliant scientist Bruce Banner is caught in a gamma ray explosion and is forever altered by becoming a giant rage monster whenever anyone pisses him off. Previously, the highest-priced issue of this book sold for $227,050 and was a 9.0-graded pay copy, meaning it was used to record how much each contributor was paid. Note that this book can sell for a good amount in almost any grade. Usually, it also has to tie in with a comic that they're tied to historically. Issue has 1st appearance of Sabretooth. 23 Amazing Spider-Man #6 (1963) $71,000 Things are changing slightly as the MCU grows, so perhaps it's time to pick up some investment comics now. The first appearance of the Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #129 is absolutely one of my most prized comics in my personal comic collection. Fun useless fact time - when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Incredible Hulk they wanted the Green Goliath to be grey. A 6.0 rated Rocket copy sold for $3.18 million in January 2022, having never been sold before, so it looks like prices are continuing to rise for this special book. The second most expensive sale of the iconic comic book occurred in 2018, when an 8.5-graded copy sold for $2,052,000 in 2018 at Comic Connect. As time went on, however, Deadpool evolved into a character who became acutely aware of how ridiculous comics are as a creative medium, and took full advantage of everything illustrated heroes could offer. 5. As if the Canadian White version of Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Special wasnt special enough, then how about different issues being reprinted within the pages of the issue. Most of these are compared from sales of CGC 9.8s. Unlike early DC issues, early Marvel books weren't necessarily anthologies, but chaptered features and FF # 3 was no different. Avengers #1 - $274,000 The 1963 comic book, Avengers #1, features Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp. In many ways, Amazing Spider-Man #300 was the turning point in Spider-Man's history, making it a book beloved not only for its value, but also its story. The comic book has skyrocketed in value, possibly because of Wonder Woman's resurgence in film and popular culture. It features the third cover appearance of Superman, and a story involving an abusive prison warden that Superman has to bring to justice. Soon after, he became a prime antagonist for everyone's favorite mutie runt and the rest his history. In the first of a two-parter, the two heroes dueled to a stalemate in and around Manhattan. The comic also boasts the 1st Wolverine cover, and the 1st classic Hulk vs. Wolverine battle in comics. Not much is known about the sale, only that it occurred in 2001. Average value for these 5 sales is $112,480, making it still the 2nd most valuable Bronze Age key issue that isnt some kind of variant. $40k already and more than a 15k increase in just a few mere months of each other. Only one sale, yet the CGC Census has 3 recorded 9.9s in existence so far? We'll have to see, but I bet it will definitely be quite a bit. For that, his first adventure has been known to sell for as much as 110K. His first appearance in the costume in Tales To Astonish #35 is the first time the anthology series focused on the little guy and this series would become his own and the first time he was able to talk to ants. If you collected comics in the early '90s, we're very sorry. Here is no different, as Spideys second Amazing adventure has been known to go for 72K. Because of the selected area of distribution, these 35 Cent Price variant comics are more rare than the regular 30 Cent versions that were distributed. Published in 1940, the Overstreet Guide called it "The definitive funny animal anthology comic after which all others were modeled.". 3 is a coveted item among collectors because of its amazing cover by Lou Fine, which depicts a giant named Samson beating iron monsters to death with a spiked flail. Since the book was only distributed in New York City, researchers have found only five known copies to exist, which puts it in the kind of rarity that might even be fewer copies than Action Comics # 1. During World War II, comic books like Captain America were definitely morale-filling feel-good comic books. Plus the sales dates for the Iron Fist #14 are much older. A near-mint 9.6 copy of "Flash Comics" sold for $450,000 at auction in 2010. But in the earliest days of the Merry Marvel Marching Society, the big guns were the big guns, and aside from first appearances, that was about it. Also curious is the record-setting price for the sale in 2017, since a 2011 Superman No. For the purposes of this list, we're using values based on recent auctions and assuming that your closet isn't some Narnian portal that opens up into a 1960s comic store; we're going to assume that everything you can find in your closet could be purchased at your local comic shop, and was published during the late '80s and beyond. How far up the rankings will this book go when Marvel/Disney finally casts Logan? As you can already see, 2021 was a crazy year for record-breaking comic sales. As the Fantastic Four battle the Mole Man, Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket ship that will alter their lives forever! He has found ways over the years of suppressing the beast, but similar to the Hulk, it's just not easy being green. This first encounter had Spidey use a vacuum cleaner, but writers have spent a lot of time making the Sandman a credible threat over the years, and cinematically with Thomas Haden Church in the role for Spider-Man 3. This book is consistently sought after by collectors as it is considered the true first Marvel comic book of all time. The comic that arguably started the entire Marvel Comics Universe arc that dominated the box office for years, "The Avengers" No. While some people like to playfully mock Canada, we shouldn't be knocking the 198K (American) that you could nab for having this book. Did an extremely rich person decide to shop at Heritage for a bunch of high grade Bronze Age key comics in September of this year or something? 1 Fantastic Four #1: $20,000-$25,000 Well it's about time we formally addressed the first issue. The first appearance of Moon Knight has been in demand and sought-out for a good while, but I do remember a time when this comic was under the radar. With a seemingly endless supply of mutants and various X-Books that have come and gone during the years, it might be conceivable that you could paper the entire Earth in X-Men comic books and it all started right here with this comic valued at 492 thousand. Remember, this is as it stands at the time of this writing in December 2021. This 8.0-graded comic fetched $252,100 in 2017, the same year that "Riverdale" debuted on the CW network. It was graded in a near-mint, 9.2 condition. 4, DC revitalized the Flash with a whole new look and character. Case in point: the Amazing Spider-Man #300 edition of Marvel Collectible Classics. The most valuable comic book on our list, an 8.5 graded copy of Action Comics #1 sold for a huge $3.25 million in April 2021. It's hardly a surprise that the original Star Wars comic has turned out to be a collector's dream grab. Nearly all of them were drawn, inked and written by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Marvel's Nyx series was not standard superhero fare, mostly because it didn't really involve any known superheroes. Amazing Fantasy 15 graded CGC 9.6 holds the record for the 2nd highest-selling comic book of all time (recently beaten by Superman 1 CGC 8.0 at 5.3 million dollars). The original . The first iteration of the Torch was actually a robot invented by Phineas T. Horton. Incredible Hulk #181. X-Men #141 does also have the first appearances of Mystique's Brotherhood of Mutants, and the baddies that make their actual debut from that group are Pyro, Avalanche and Destiny. Anyway, we'll see how Disney approaches this character. With a really cool sci-fi pulp cover and title, The Man In The Ant Hill, Tales To Astonish #27 had a lot of things going for it before you even turned past the cover page. I remember loving to hate on the villain and constantly rooting against him whenever the two went toe-to-toe. Therefore, they selected a few certain regions to test this out, and it just wasn't with this particular Star Wars comic. "Tales to Astonish" No. 11/06/2022: $90,000 Heritage Auctions sale. As mentioned prior in the Star Wars #1 listing in this article, this issue is not the regular 30 Cent Price edition but the more limited and rare 35 Cent Price Variant. Hopefully, it garnered more excitement for Asian superheroes in the comic medium. We may see Frank Drake appear in the Disney Plus Blade series, and if so, his first appearance in comics is in this issue of Tomb of Dracula #1. The BvS or Infinity War of its time, Marvel Mystery #9 was the first crossover story between two superheroes when the worlds of Namor and the original Human Torch collided. So, the first appearance of Thanos, a well-known baddie in the Marvel Universe of comics and the main baddie of the fan-favorite classic event series The Infinity Gauntlet that inspired the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game. 3/31/2022 UPDATE: March 19th, 2022 saw a CGC 9.8 sell at ComicConnect for a whopping $75,500 bucks. Cover art by Gil Kane, John Romita and Gaspar Saladino. Illustrated by Dale Keown (who'd go on to create the Hulk-like Pitt for Image Comics), it's not even the first printing of this comic that's worth big bucks, since the standard green cover is worth about a dollar. Shang-Chi is an original character and first appears in Special Marvel Edition #15, but Fu Manchu is a character that Marvel bought the rights to and first appeared in the novel, The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu. Yes, its arguably the first appearance of Ant-Man, a character that has become pretty dang popular ever since the "Ant-Man" movie grossed over $500 million at the box office in 2015. For anyone who either has the issue or the money (166K!) Can that be right? Currently, there are 35 Universal 9.8 copies and 1 Signature Series recorded over at CGC, making it a total of only 36 copies. So it should come as no shock that the most famous book in Marvel history is the most valuable at 1.1 million dollars at its highest. Never mind the fact that some other flag bearing hero, the Shield debuted a year earlier, Cap, of course, became a hero for the ages. We're talking about a guy who knew little to nothing about Chinese culture and felt apt to write about it in a way that absolutely portrayed it as morally and culturally inferior. Their debut in 1961 helped to usher in a new age of superheroes but combine it with shows like Lost In Space, where it's not just one person on an adventure, but an entire family. Damn, once again, the venue it sold at was Heritage Auctions. Either one of these is worth your time and effort to find if you're hunting down issues to invest in. 0 comments#1: Action Comics #1. With his similar healing factor that slows down his aging, Sabretooth (Victor Creed) should be an interesting villain that can be linked to several periods of time with Logan. Instead, the series focused on teenagers who happened to have powers. 1 with an incredible 9.8 grading sold for over $490,000 in July 2012. The secondary comic market is always moving and updating with comic sales. The character was originally Captain Marvel but became Photon and then Spectrum in the Marvel comic books . Pretty rare for Marvel Spotlight #5s at 9.8 grades! Marvels first family was and always has been the Fantastic Four. How do you know what's valuable? Someone had stolen it from his home, but it was found 11 years later in a Southern California storage locker. World War II always sells, comic books from this era always sell too. Almost forgot Savage Tales #1 and it should probably be on here. However, until another one of these Iron Fist #14 35 Cent Price Variant CGC 9.4s sell in the near future, it will stay here on this list. Did you know this comic came out before this classic and iconic sci-fi movie even hit theaters? Prior recent and highest known sale of an X-Men #94 CGC 9.8 was for $63,000 in April of 2021. The second issue of Amazing Spider-Man was as successful as the first at giving Ol Webhead a memorable villain whose nefarious efforts have been thwarted by Spidey for years. Sabretooth needs to be ruthless and savage yet cunning. He, originally the character was male, made his first appearance in 1940 within the pages of "Whiz Comics" No. However, if the House Of Ideas hadn't sold off the rights to their most popular heroes like the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and of course your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, then perhaps the Marvel Cinematic Universe wouldn't be what it is today. The 68-page comic originally released in 1941 with a 10-cent cover price. The copy that sold in 2017 was only a 5.5-graded one, and even though it had a couple of stamps on the cover, it still fetched $188,000 at Comic Connect. This is the issue that is the basis for so much of what the Marvel universe came to be, as far as the Avengers go as it is the first appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age. Again with the mutants. (Image courtesy Bixentro via CC BY 2.0) The Silver Surfer, a pivotal Silver Age comic book, was first published in August 1968. The most recent sale I could find was on eBay and for $8,979.99 on the date of Jul 28, 2021. If youre one of the lucky few to have a copy or have the money to have a copy, youre currently sitting on a grand investment of 120K. As a breakout character with ties to Wolverine, and an appearance in Logan, her first appearance in Nyx #3 is worth an average of $350. Ultra-Humanite was Supermans greatest antagonist until Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Lex Luthor in 1940. Highest Previous Sale: $1,500,000 Current Auction Estimate: $1,750,000 Why It's Valuable: Published in June 1938, this is the mother of all comics. The massive superhero team up saw them do battle with Namor who fled to the Northern Seas where a super soldier from Brooklyn was knocked out of his block of ice and began to thaw. Sure it's just another Cap and Bucky take on the Red Skull story and it's Captain Americas third issue. For many years Action Comics #1 was consistently the most expensive comic book. A very rare example of a '90s comic that went up in value due to a character appearance is New Mutants #87. All of the little green mayhem started way back with their debut in FF #2, where they impersonate the Fantastic Four to frame them for crimes and try to take over the world with the real team out of the way. Fu Manchu is undeniably a racist Yellow Peril stereotype, and the comic creators may have milked it as good as the racist creator of the character, Sax Rohmer, could have. Because the sale of the next lower grade beat the most recent sale of a CGC 9.6 Marvel Premiere #15, I put it higher on the list than that comic. This 9.4-graded copy, which sold in 2005, came from the personal collection of Nicolas Cage. We do our best to keep this list updated and try not to have anything on the list worth $15 or less.
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