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Hot 10

The Hot 10 is a weekly market analysis of the most significant transactions related to established Key Issues using eBay, auction houses and other cited sources.

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Daredevil #1

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Daredevil #1
 
Low
$1.7k
Mid
$6.8k
High
$21k
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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

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#10 on the Hot 10

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

5.5 sold for $3,699 vs the average $3,662 (+1%)

4.0 sold for $3,800 vs the average $2,684 (+42%)

2.0 sold for $2,225 vs the average $1,675 (+33%)

1.8 sold for $1,499 vs the average $1,377` (+9%)

This is the sixth week in 2025 that Daredevil #1 has ranked on the Hot 10

Daredevil #131

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Daredevil #131
 
Low
$25
Mid
$90
High
$250
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Bullseye

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

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

9.2 sold for $525 vs the average $443 (+19%)

8.5 sold for $380 vs the average $281 (+35%)

8.0 sold for $270 vs the average $258 (+5%)

7.5 sold for $259 vs the average $234 (+11%)

6.5 sold for $179 vs the average $167 (+7%)

6.0 sold for $172 vs the average $150 (+15%)

5.5 sold for $150 vs the average $138 (+9%)

Bullseye has now appeared on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 for the sixth time since the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again

Invincible #1

Image ⋅ 2003

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Invincible #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1.1k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Invincible

1st appearance of Omni-Man, the father of Invincible

1st appearance of Deborah Grayson, the mother of Invincible

1st appearance of Titan

1st appearance of William Clockwell, Invincible's best friend

1st appearance of David Hiles, a physics teacher

1st cameo appearance of Atom Eve

1st cameo appearance of Science Dog, on a comic cover

Copies ordered by retailers: 10,800

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#8 on the Hot 10

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

9.6 sold for $2,650 vs the average $1,730 (+53%)

9.4 sold for $2,025 vs the average $1,160 (+75%)

3 copies outsold the average

9.0 sold for $1,025 vs the average $1,006 (+2%)

7.0 sold for $725 vs the average $613 (+18%)

LIMITED EDITION 9.8 sold for $595 vs the average $345 (+72%)

An 8.0 sold for $1,400, a new record over the $800 high from 2024 by +75%

This is the third time in 2025 that Invincible #1 ranked on the Hot 10

Invincible is reported to have contributed to $500 million in subscriber revenue for Amazon since season 1

This season’s episode 4 has amassed 475 million minutes in view time

Forbes reported Invincible is Amazon’s best-rated, top-tier show of all time with 100% critical reviews for season 2 and 98% for season 3

Invincible is the second smash hit from Robert Kirkman, the writer of The Walking Dead which was a critical and financial success on AMC

Incredible Hulk #181

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Incredible Hulk #181
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$4.5k
High
$11k
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Wolverine, final page cameo in issue #180

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #54 - Shanna the She-Devil

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#7 on the Hot 10

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

9.4 sold for $10,500 vs the average $10,348 (+1%)

8.5 sold for $5,200 vs the average $5,120 (+2%)

6.0 sold for $3,150 vs the average $2,910 (+8%)

5.5 sold for $2,900 vs the average $2,634 (+10%)

4.5 sold for $2,499 vs the average $2,300 (+9%)

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $1,100 vs the average $952 (+16%)

MARK JEWELERS in 8.5 sold for $7,000 with no previous data

Wolverine first full appearance captures a spot for the fifth time on the 2025 Key Collector Comics Hot 10

Giant-Size X-Men #1

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
Low
$550
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5.5k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#6 on the Hot 10

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

6.5 sold for $2,000 vs the average $1,891 (+6%)

8.5 sold for $3,419 vs the average $3,299 (+4%)

4.0 sold for $1,251 vs the average $1,203 (+4%)

2.0 sold for $1,195 vs the average $964 (+24%)

0.5 sold for $565 vs the average $497 (+14%)

This is the third week Giant Size X-Men #1 has appeared on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 in 2025

Two weeks ago a 9.8 sold for $36,000

Out of 14,273 graded copies, grade 7.5 is the most common with 1,092 copies

The highest graded copy is 9.9 of which there is one which sold in 2024 for $170,000, nearly 6x that of the 9.8 average sale

Iron Man #1

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Iron Man #1
 
Low
$225
Mid
$810
High
$2.2k
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Key Facts

First ongoing title series featuring Iron Man

Origin of Iron Man

Identity of Big M revealed to be Whitney Frost, later known as Madame Masque, the daughter of Count Nefaria

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#5 on the Hot 10

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

9.0 sold for $2,195 vs the average $2,149 (+2%)

8.5 sold for $1,625 vs the average $1,526 (+6%)

7.5 sold for $1,000 vs the average $905 (+10%)

6.5 sold for $733 vs the average $662 (+11%)

3 copies outsold the average

4.5 sold for $475 vs the average $436 (+9%)

3.0 sold for $360 vs the average $315 (+14%)

2.5 sold for $375 vs the average $340 (+10%)

Iron Man’s premiere solo ongoing series had a strong start to 2025 qualifying five times of the first seven weeks of 2024

This is the sixth time the issue ranked due in large part to Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday

Amazing Spider-Man #300

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Amazing Spider-Man #300
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Venom

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#4 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $2,950 vs the average $2,687 (+10%)

9.6 sold for $935 vs the average $848 (+10%)

3 copies outsold the average

9.4 sold for $660 vs the average $593 (+11%)

NEWSSTAND 9.2 sold for $603 vs the average $592 (+2%)

9.0 sold for $483 vs the average $457 (+6%)

8.5 sold for $500 vs the average $400 (+25%)

8.0 sold for $495 vs the average $378 (+31%)

3 copies outsold the average

7.5 sold for $318 vs the average $313 (+2%)

NEWSSTAND 7.5 sold for $375 vs the average $350 (+7%)

7.0 sold for $359 vs the average $294 (+22%)

6.5 sold for $335 vs the average $299 (+12%)

NEWSSTAND 6.5 sold for $350 vs the average $296 (+18%)

NEWSSTAND 4.5 sold for $291 vs the average $247 (+18%)

This is the fourth consecutive week and 12th overall that this massively in demand issue secured a spot on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

Fantastic Four #49

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Fantastic Four #49
 
Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Galactus

1st cover and 2nd appearance of the Silver Surfer

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

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

7.0 sold for $1,226 vs the average $1,196 (+3%)

6.5 sold for $950 vs the average $862 (+10%)

5.5 sold for $720 vs the average $578 (+25%)

5.0 sold for $585 vs the average $573 (+2%)

4.5 sold for $525 vs the average $514 (+2%)

4.0 sold for $618 vs the average $476 (+30%)

3.5 sold for $450 vs the average $411 (+9%)

3.0 sold for $380 vs the average $364 (+4%)

TWO MISSING PAGES 0.5 sold for $525 vs the average $514 (+2%)

This is the fifth time in 2025 that Galactus’s first full appearance ranked on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

Last week, Fantastic Four #48 took the top spot on the list

Amazing Spider-Man #129

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Amazing Spider-Man #129
 
Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Punisher

1st appearance of the Jackal

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#2 on the Hot 10

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

9.6 sold for $6,750 vs the average $6,222 (+8%)

8.5 sold for $2,500 vs the average $2,047 (+22%

8.0 sold for $1,950 vs the average $1,818 (+7%)

7.5 sold for $1,899 vs the average $1,469 (+29%)

6.5 sold for $1,300 vs the average $1,143 (+14%)

3 copies outsold the average

6.0 sold for $1,199 vs the average $1,043 (+15%)

5.0 sold for $975 vs the average $904 (+8%)

4.5 sold for $900 vs the average $817 (+10%)

4.0 sold for $1,075 vs the average $807 (+33%)

3 copies outsold the average

3.0 sold for $726 vs the average $641 (+13%)

Daredevil: Born Again and Frank’s future prospects in the MCU with a season two and a Punisher Disney+ special presentation has earned the vigilante a spot on the list in 12 out of 15 weeks of 2025

Batman #423

DC ⋅ 1988

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Batman #423
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane

Hot 10 Week 17

🏅#1 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $2,000 vs the average $1,696 (+18%)

9.6 sold for $475 vs the average $416 (+14%)

9.4 sold for $280 vs the average $274 (+2%)

9.2 sold for $250 vs the average $234 (+7%)

8.5 sold for $250 vs the average $170 (+47%)

7.5 sold for $159 with no previously reported sales data

SECOND PRINTING 9.6 sold for $160 vs the average $137 (+17%)

SECOND PRINTING 9.4 sold for $150 vs the average $138 (+9%)

SECOND PRINTING 9.0 sold for $127 vs the average $96 (+32%)

THIRD PRINTING 9.4 sold for $108 vs the average $107 (+1%)

This was a big week for 9.8s with a $2,000 sale and another four that outperformed against the $1,696 average: $1,699 / $1,740 / $1,875 / 1,900

There is no recorded sale of a Newsstand in grade 9.8 and it cannot be determined how many (if any), there exist in the coveted grade

Newsstand in 9.6 sell for approximately 70% higher than Direct

One of the most iconic covers in the Batman title is McFarlane’s only work on the 1940 Batman title

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