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Incredible Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Incredible Hulk #1
 
Low
$7k
Mid
$37k
High
$210k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of the Hulk

1st appearance of Betty Ross

1st appearance of Rick Jones

1st appearance of General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

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[October 2022 - Harrison Ford will appear as General Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America 4 / March 2023 - Liv Tyler rumored to reprise the role of Betty Ross in Captain America: New World Order]

Journey Into Mystery #83
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Journey Into Mystery #83
 
Low
$4.2k
Mid
$20k
High
$81k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Thor

Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir

1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens

1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor

Amazing Fantasy #15
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Amazing Fantasy #15
 
Low
$30k
Mid
$115k
High
$695k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Spider-Man

1st appearance and death of Uncle Ben

1st appearance of Aunt May

1st appearance of Flash Thompson

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1st appearance of Liz Allan, later marries Harry Osborn

💰 In Sept. 2021, a 9.6 sale of $3.6 million surpassed the previous record in this grade of $1.1 million from 2011

Tales of Suspense #39
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales of Suspense #39
 
Low
$6.2k
Mid
$18.5k
High
$44k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor

1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy

🏅#4 on the Hot 10

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $840,000 [No Previous Data]

There is only one 9.8 of Iron Man's introduction known to exist

The previous highest amount paid for a copy of this issue was $275,000 in 2013 for a 9.6

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

8.0 sold for $32,400 vs the average $31,880 (+2%)

7.0 sold for $24,000 vs the average $22,548 (+6%)

1.0 sold for $4,450 vs the average $3,708 (+20%)

Tales to Astonish #44
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales to Astonish #44
 
Low
$625
Mid
$1.7k
High
$7.6k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of the Wasp

Tales of Suspense #45
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales of Suspense #45
 
Low
$110
Mid
$835
High
$2.8k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Virginia "Pepper" Potts, later becomes Rescue

1st appearance of Happy Hogan, later becomes Freak

1st appearance of Jack Frost, later becomes Blizzard

Avengers #4
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers #4
 
Low
$780
Mid
$3.8k
High
$8.1k

Key Facts

Captain America joins the Avengers

1st cover appearance of Captain America on an official Marvel Comics cover, previously Timely, then Atlas

1st appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

Death of Bucky, in a flashback

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1st cameo appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo

Uncanny X-Men #4
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Uncanny X-Men #4
 
Low
$525
Mid
$2.1k
High
$10.5k

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto

1st appearance of Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Quicksilver

1st appearance Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde

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1st appearance of Toad

2nd appearance of Magneto

Although the Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story

[October 2023 - Toad rumored to appear in Deadpool 3 along with other previously seen villains from the Fox movies / December 2023 - a Brotherhood of Mutants projects is rumored to be in discussion for the MCU slate]

Tales of Suspense #57
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #57
 
Low
$280
Mid
$975
High
$2.8k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

Fantastic Four #52
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #52
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

Avengers #62
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Avengers #62
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$400

Key Facts

1st appearance of M'Baku, aka Man-Ape, the leader of the White Gorilla Cult

1st appearance of W'Kabi, the second-in-command to T'Challa

Amazing Adventures #1
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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Amazing Adventures #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$85

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of the Black Widow wearing her classic black costume

First Black Widow solo story

1st appearance of Ivan Petrovich, the surrogate father of Natasha

Marvel Premiere #7
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Marvel Premiere #7
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Wong

Captain Marvel #26
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Captain Marvel #26
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

Key Facts

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Thanos

Death appears alongside Thanos as an ally

Avengers #114
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers #114
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Mantis

Mantis joins The Avengers

Swordsman rejoins The Avengers

Marvel Premiere #47
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Marvel Premiere #47
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

1st appearance of Scott Lang as Ant-Man, in costume

1st appearance of Cassie Lang, daughter of Scott Lang, later becomes Stature and then Stinger

[January 2023 - Cassie Lang expected to appear in a Young Avengers project]

1st appearance of Darren Cross, later becomes Yellowjacket

Iron Man #125
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Iron Man #125
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of James Rhodes

3rd appearance of Ant-Man in costume

"Demon in a Bottle" part 6

Incredible Hulk #271
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Incredible Hulk #271
 
Low
$20
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$80
High
$215

Key Facts

2nd appearance and first cover of Rocket Raccoon, formerly Rocky Raccoon in Marvel Preview #7

1st appearance of Judson Jakes

1st appearance of Lylla, an otter and the love interest of Rocket

1st appearance of Wal Rus

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1st appearance of Blackjack O'Hare

Avengers #260
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Avengers #260
 
Low
$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Nebula

Origin of Nebula, the granddaughter of Thanos

Captain America #362
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Captain America #362
 
Low
$1
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$2
High
$3

Key Facts

1st cover and full appearance of Crossbones

A-Next #12
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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A-Next #12
 
Low
$1
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$3
High
$12

Key Facts

1st appearance of Hope Pym as Red Queen

1st appearance of Big Man, Henry Pym Jr.

1st team appearance of The Revengers: Big Man, Ion Man, Killerwatt, Magneta, Red Queen and Sabreclaw

Captain America #6
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Captain America #6
 
Low
$8
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$20
High
$80

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier

Drax the Destroyer #1
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Drax the Destroyer #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$5

Key Facts

Reintroduction of Drax, design of character as he later appears in the MCU

1st appearance of Cammi Benally

📖 Annihilation Reading Order: read Drax the Destroyer #1 - #4, then Annihilation Prologue #1

New Avengers #27
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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New Avengers #27
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

Key Facts

1st appearance of the second Ronin, later revealed to be Clint Barton

Black Panther #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Black Panther #1
 
Low
$5
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$15
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$50

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Shuri as the Black Panther

Shuri does not fully appear in the interior pages until Black Panther #5 (2009) but she does appear as Black Panther in cameo in an alternate reality in Black Panther Annual #1 (2008)

Invincible Iron Man #10
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Invincible Iron Man #10
 
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$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Rescue armor

Variant second printing cover art by Salvador Larroca

Avenging Spider-Man #9
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avenging Spider-Man #9
 
Low
$4
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$12
High
$45

Key Facts

1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel

Carol doesn't officially accept the codename until Captain Marvel #1 2012

All-New, All-Different Avengers #9
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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All-New, All-Different Avengers #9
 
Low
$1
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$5
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$15

Key Facts

1st cover and second appearance of the Wasp, Nadia Pym

⚠ Misconception: cited by some as Nadia's first appearance but she first appears in an original story in Free Comic Book Day 2016: Civil War II

Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Non-Key
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
 
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$1
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$2
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$3

Key Facts

1st and only partial cover appearance of the Ancient One (as she appears in the MCU)

Exiles #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Exiles #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$3

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Valkyrie, cover only, not in interior story

1st appearance of Khan, an older Kamala Khan

1st cameo appearance of the Time Eater, an alternate reality Kang occupying the corpse of Galactus

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