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Highlighting recent record-breaking auction sales of Gold and Silver Age Gold Key and Dell featuring comics adapted from television shows

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The Wild, Wild West #1
Non-Key

Western ⋅ 1966

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The Wild, Wild West #1
 
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Premiere issue adapted from the television show

There are two versions of this issue - one with an ad on the back cover and one with a photo back cover

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.0 sold for $1,020 [$300 in 2004] +240%

Considered by many to be the originator of Steampunk, this mashup of Westerns and High Tech ran on CBS TV from 1965-69

Phantom, The #1

Western ⋅ 1962

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Phantom, The #1
 
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$45
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$130
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$450
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Origin of the Phantom

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $3,360 [$1,300 in 2007] +158%

Our Gang Comics #8

Dell ⋅ 1943

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Our Gang Comics #8
 
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$35
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$100
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$570
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Written by Carl Barks

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $1,680 [$657 in ] +156%

7.0 sold for $154 [No Previous Data]

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #3

Western ⋅ 1963

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Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #3
 
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$7
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$20
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$85
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2nd appearance of Professor Harbinger

3rd appearance of Dr. Solar

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $960 [$410 in 2018] +134%

Turok Son of Stone Giant #1
Non-Key

Western ⋅ 1966

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Turok Son of Stone Giant #1
 
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One-shot featuring reprints from early Turok issues

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $576 [$295 in 2023] +95%

Four Color #878

Dell ⋅ 1958

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Four Color #878
 
Low
$215
Mid
$900
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

First Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

There also exists a $0.15 price variant although sales do not show a consistent history of significant difference in value

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,418 [$1,320 in Apr] +83%

Magnus, Robot Fighter #1

Western ⋅ 1963

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Magnus, Robot Fighter #1
 
Low
$75
Mid
$180
High
$750
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Magnus Robot Fighter

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 8.5 sold for $2,160 [$1,320 in Jan] +64%

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5 (125)

Dell ⋅ 1951

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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #5 (125)
 
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$20
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$80
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$210
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1st appearance of Junior Woodchucks

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $1,320 [$896 in 2009] +47%

Twilight Zone #1

Western ⋅ 1962

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Twilight Zone #1
 
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$30
Mid
$95
High
$350
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Premiere issue of the first ongoing comic book series based on the TV series

Published by Gold Key, previously published by Dell in the Four Color title

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.2 sold for $690 [$478 in 2017] +44%

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century #1

Western ⋅ 1964

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century #1
 
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$40
Mid
$125
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$415
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1st appearance of Buck Rogers in the Silver Age

Comic stories based off of the newspaper strips

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $312 [$222 in Apr] +41%

Jonny Quest #1

Western ⋅ 1964

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Jonny Quest #1
 
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$100
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$300
High
$1k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Jonny Quest in comic books

After this issue, Jonny Quest would not reappear in comics until 1986

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,320 [$1,000 in 2019] +32%

3.0 sold for $259 [$250 in Sep] +4%

Dark Shadows #2

Western ⋅ 1969

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Dark Shadows #2
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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2nd comic book appearance of Barnabas Collins

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $384 [$300 in Dec] +28%

Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #1

Dell ⋅ 1941

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Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #1
 
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$2k
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$8k
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$20k
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1st appearance of Bugs Bunny

1st appearance of Daffy Duck

1st appearance of Elmer Fudd

1st appearance of Porky Pig

1st appearance of Sniffles and Mary Jane

1st appearance of Tom Thumb

1st appearance of Petunia Pig

1st appearance of Blabbermouse

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 6.0 sold for $6,300 [$5,520 in Aug] +14%

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 (44)

Dell ⋅ 1944

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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 (44)
 
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$30
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$100
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$300
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Interior art and story by Carl Barks titled 'The Mad Chemist'

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $384 [$345 in 2016] +11%

Scooby-Doo #1

Western ⋅ 1970

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Scooby-Doo #1
 
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$200
Mid
$800
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$2.2k
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1st appearance of Scooby-Doo in comics

Six months prior to the publication of this issue, Scooby-Doo appeared in Golden Comics Digest #7 in a one-page puzzle activity game, not in a story

[April 2024 - Greg Berlanti's production house has teamed with Warner Bros. for a live-action Scooby Doo Netflix series with writers Josh Applebaum and Scott Rosenberg (Cowboy Bebop)]

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $999 [$901 in 2023] +11%

Four Color #9

Dell ⋅ 1942

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Four Color #9
 
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$1.2k
Mid
$3.8k
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$12k
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First artwork on Donald Duck by Carl Barks

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.0 sold for $14,400 [$13,000 in 2017] +11%

Four Color #16

Dell ⋅ 1941

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Four Color #16
 
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$2k
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$8k
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$20k
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First solo-titled Mickey Mouse feature in a standard comic book

Iconic cover and story "Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot"

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 4.0 sold for $5,760 [$5,200 in 2024] +11%

Four Color #33

Dell ⋅ 1943

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Four Color #33
 
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$200
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$800
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$2k
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Classic Story "Bugs Bunny: Public Nuisance No. 1"

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 8.5 sold for $1,680 [$1,553 in 2003] +8%

Four Color #74

Dell ⋅ 1945

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Four Color #74
 
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$170
Mid
$700
High
$3.4k
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1st appearance of Little Lulu in a standard comic book

First original story, previous appearances in print were collections of reprinted comic strips

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.0 sold for $3,600 [$3,495 in 2011] +3%

Four Color #969

Dell ⋅ 1959

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Four Color #969
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250
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Second Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $6,600 [No Previous Data]

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #9 (69)

Dell ⋅ 1946

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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #9 (69)
 
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$55
Mid
$170
High
$550
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1st appearance of Chip n' Dale unnamed, referred to only as Chipmunks, in a comic story

Previous appearance was a four-page text story with a few illustrations

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $5,520 [No Previous Data]

Four Color #1015

Dell ⋅ 1959

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Four Color #1015
 
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$30
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$100
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$300
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Third Four Color issue featuring the Peanuts

Numbering continues in a standalone Peanuts series that begins with issue #4 (1960)

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $5,280 [No Previous Data]

Four Color #148
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1947

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Four Color #148
 
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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $4,320 [No Previous Data]

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #36

Dell ⋅ 1962

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Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #36
 
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$12
Mid
$40
High
$200
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1st appearance of Magica de Spell

1st appearance of Emily Quackfaster, Scrooge's secretary

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

Four Color #71

Dell ⋅ 1945

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Four Color #71
 
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$50
Mid
$150
High
$950
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1st appearance of The Three Caballeros

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $780 [No Previous Data]

Pogo Possum #1
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1949

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Pogo Possum #1
 
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First solo title series featuring Pogo Possum by Walt Kelly

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.0 sold for $780 [No Previous Data]

Yosemite Sam #1
Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ 1970

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Yosemite Sam #1
 
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First solo title series featuring Yosemite Sam

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📣 Dell & GK Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.8 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

Walt Disney Huey, Dewey & Louie Junior Woodchucks #1
Non-Key

Western ⋅ 1966

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Walt Disney Huey, Dewey & Louie Junior Woodchucks #1
 
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First solo title series featuring The Junior Woodchucks: Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie

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📣 Dell & Gold Key Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $408 [No Previous Data]

Our Gang Comics #10

Dell ⋅ 1944

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Our Gang Comics #10
 
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$22
Mid
$70
High
$350
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Key Facts

Written and drawn by Carl Barks

Market News

📣 Dell & Gold Key Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $312 [No Previous Data]

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