The Trending 20 is a weekly feature that tracks which comic books are showing a notable increase in interest by analyzing quantities sold on eBay during the current week compared to the previous week  Refreshed every Thursday

Clicking on the eBay link and making a purchase may result in this site earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Bernard Chang featuring the Monkey Prince

Key Facts

1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

1st cameo appearance Riot

Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

Five families of magicians protect the world from supernatural enemies

[May 2021 - Netflix series in development]

Marvel ⋅ 2018

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$18

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Sun King, the avatar of Ra

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Created by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely about the offspring of superheroes living in the shadow of their parents

Adapted for Netflix, premiered May 7, 2021

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote

Marvel ⋅ 2010

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Hit Monkey

The Hit Monkey one-shot went on sale one week before Deadpool #19 which is often confused as his first appearance

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

1st appearance of Shriek, a mutant ally of Carnage

Shriek appears in Venom II

Introduction of Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane

Key Facts

16-page, black and white one-shot introducing hero, Hank Howard in a neo-noir adventure

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

2nd cameo appearance of Carnage including mention by name, a hand, an arm and partial face

Image ⋅ 2018

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

A family of monster hunters try to settle their differences before humanity is devoured

Every Bitter Root standard cover is a connecting cover in blocks of 5 - issue #1 - #5, #6 - #10, #11 - #15

[May 2021 - Regina King to direct, Ryan Coogler to produce for Legendary]

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Supreme Soviets: Perun, Sputnik, Crimson Dynamo, and Red Guardian, Josef Petkus

1st appearance of Fantasma

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Catalina Chavez, the sister of America

Low
$90
Mid
$280
High
$900

Key Facts

1st appearance of Crimson Dynamo, Anton Vanko

2nd appearance of Pepper Potts

2nd appearance of Happy Hogan

Marvel ⋅ 2004

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin

Marvel ⋅ 1998

Price Trend
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5

Key Facts

1st team appearance of Winter Guard: Red Guardian, Vanguard, Sibercat, Darkstar, Vostok (Sputnik), Fantasma

5th Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15

Key Facts

Fifth printing, secret variant

Cover art depicting Lee Harvey Oswald

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Sherlock, a new Joe

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

1st full team appearance of the Soviet Super-Soldiers: Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo, Ursa Major, Vanguard

1st appearance of Pieter Phobos

Adjust Your Filters To See More Comics!

By default Key Collector searches for Standard Cover Key Issues.

Adjust the "Variants" search filter above for additional content:

  • Variant Covers ([[totalVariants]])

At Key Collector, our primary focus is on unearthing those rare Standard Cover Key Issues for you. However, the world of comic collectibles is vast and varied. We want to make sure you have the tools to explore it all!