Key Collector Comics

January 3 2020

📆 Top 20 Keys January 3, 2020 ⚠️ Percent increase refers to copies sold unless otherwise stated 

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Star Wars #42
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Star Wars #42
 
Low
$25
Mid
$60
High
$280

Key Facts

Standard-sized comic book appearances:

1st appearance of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter

1st cameo appearance of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss - bounty hunters

1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious

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Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special Magazine, adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back

Debut of Slave I, a pursuit craft

Detective Comics: Batman 80th Anniversary Giant (Walmart) #1
DC ⋅ 2019
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Detective Comics: Batman 80th Anniversary Giant (Walmart) #1
 
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180

Key Facts

Celebrates the 80th year of Detective Comics in an 80-page format sold exclusively at Walmart

According to DC, approximately 1,500 copies were sent into the market

Reprints the first appearances of Robin, Batgirl and Leslie Thompkins

Back cover is a mostly black advertisement for the Shazam! movie and susceptible to color rub

ROM #1
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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ROM #1
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of ROM

1st appearance of the Prime Director

1st team appearance of the Dire Wraiths and the Spaceknights

Marvel Graphic Novel #4
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Marvel Graphic Novel #4
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

1st team appearance of New Mutants: Cannonball (1st), Psyche (1st), Wolfsbane (1st), Sunspot (1st), Karma

Psyche aka Dani Moonstar later becomes Mirage

1st appearance of the White Rook, a member of the Hellfire Club

Journey Into Mystery #622
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Journey Into Mystery #622
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

1st appearance of Ikol, a future Loki who is merely an echo of Loki's younger self

Cowboy Ninja Viking #1
Image ⋅ 2009
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Cowboy Ninja Viking #1
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$85

Key Facts

A man with Multiple Personality Disorder turns out to be an extremely effective assassin

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,375

[November 2020 - Deadline reports this production is still in-development]

Tomb of Dracula #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Tomb of Dracula #1
 
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Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600

Key Facts

1st appearance of Dracula, created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan, inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic character

1st appearance of Van Helsing

1st appearance of Frank Drake, a descendant of Dracula

[April 2023 - if speculation is accurate that Mia Goth will portray Lilith Drake, the daughter of Dracula, chances are her father will be a part of her origin]

The Witcher #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2014
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The Witcher #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

'The Witcher' video game tie-in comic book series

Original stories created by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowki's exist but are very difficult to find

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,525

Adapted for a Netflix series, premiered December 2019

Meet The Skrulls #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Meet The Skrulls #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Warners, a family of Skrulls

Black Hammer #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2016
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Black Hammer #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

1st appearance of Black Hammer

1st appearance of Lucy Weber, later becomes the second Black Hammer

1st appearance of Abraham Slam

1st appearance of Talky-Walky

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1st appearance of Madame Dragonfly

1st appearance of Golden Gail

1st appearance of Colonel Weird

1st appearance of Anti-God

1st team appearance of Starlok and the Lightriders

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,775

[December 2019 - optioned for TV and film by Legendary with development well underway according to Jeff Lemire]

Tarot #1
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Tarot #1
 
Low
$18
Mid
$55
High
$185

Key Facts

Variant cover art by David Nakayama

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $250 [$135 in 2021] +85%

Giant-Size Avengers #4
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Avengers #4
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80

Key Facts

Marriage of Vision and Scarlet Witch

Origin of Mantis, the Celestial Madonna

Daredevil #168
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Daredevil #168
 
Low
$35
Mid
$125
High
$380

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Elektra

1st cameo appearance of Robert 'Goldy' Goldman, dialogue only

First solo written work on Daredevil by Frank Miller - previous co-writer credit first occurred in issue #165

Elektra misspelled 'Elecktra' on the cover

New Mutants #1
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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New Mutants #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15

Key Facts

3rd team appearance of the New Mutants

Origin of Karma

Star Wars #68
Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Star Wars #68
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$350

Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Captain America #312
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Captain America #312
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

1st appearance of Flag Smasher, Karl Morgenthau

Thor #617
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Thor #617
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Kid Loki

Daredevil #1
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Daredevil #1
 
Low
$1.7k
Mid
$6.8k
High
$21k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Daredevil, Matt Murdock

1st appearance of Foggy Nelson, a lawyer

1st appearance of Karen Page, the love interest of Matt Murdock

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

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9.8 sold for $360,000 [No Previous Data]

There are three copies of Daredevil #1 graded 9.8 known to exist but this is the only transaction of one on record

The previous highest price paid for Daredevil #1 was for a 9.6 at $125,000

This occurred twice in 2013 - once for a 9.6 Northland pedigree and again for a 9.6 Twin Cities pedigree

Star Wars #1
Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Star Wars #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$85

Key Facts

Error variant with Star Wars #1 (2020) blank sketch cover wrapped around Thor #1 (2020)

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