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Invincible #2

Image ⋅ 2003

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Invincible #2
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
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Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Allen the Alien

1st full appearance of Atom Eve

1st appearance of the Mauler Twins

1st appearance of Robot

1st appearance of Rex-Splode

1st appearance of Dupli-Kate

Origin of Omni-Man

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,506

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $400 [$49 in 2018] +716%

Cocaine Comix #3

Last Gasp ⋅ 1981

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Cocaine Comix #3
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$70
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Key Facts

Anthology of stories, the first was illustrated by George DiCaprio, the father of Leonardo DiCaprio

Cover art by Robert Williams, who gained infamy overnight when his artwork for Guns N' Roses' 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction, was swiftly pulled from stores following public outcry over its sexually violent imagery

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $495 [$77 in 2013] +543%

Marvel Age: Spider-Man #7

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Marvel Age: Spider-Man #7
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250
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Key Facts

One of four promotional comics distributed at Niagra Falls to promote the nearby Marvel Adventure City theme park

This comic is the scarcest of the four

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,320 [$350 in 2020] +277%

Wonder Woman #223
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1976

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Wonder Woman #223
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $512 [$150 in 2009] +241%

Detective Comics #142

DC ⋅ 1948

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Detective Comics #142
 
Low
$275
Mid
$815
High
$3.1k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of the Riddler

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $3,049 [$900 in 2018] +239%

El Dorado #12
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1967

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El Dorado #12
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50
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Key Facts

Photo cover featuring John Wayne

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $585 [$191 in 2015] +206%

Uncanny X-Men #1
Non-Key

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Uncanny X-Men #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
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Key Facts

1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $4,800 [$1,793 in 2016] +168%

Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #14

DC ⋅ 2023

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Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #14
 
Price Trend
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$700
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Key Facts

Promotional comic distributed on VisitBurbank.com

Produced for the unveiling of a seven-and-a-half-foot-tall, 600 lb. bronze statue of Wonder Woman in March 2023, designed by Jenny Frison and located in Burbank, California, where DC Entertainment is located

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,826 [$720 in 2023] +154%

To date only 19 copies have been sent to CGC resulting in two graded at 9.2, eight at 9.6 and nine at 9.8

Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #4
Non-Key

Archie ⋅ 1951

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Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #4
 
Low
$35
Mid
$100
High
$330
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Key Facts

Dan Decarlo's 1st art for Archie Comics

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $561 [$229 in 2005] +145%

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #141

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #141
 
Low
$60
Mid
$200
High
$600
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Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,450 [$600 in 2018] +142%

The CGC Census reports two copies in 6.5, and just seven higher

Crown Comics #3
Non-Key

McCombs ⋅ 1945

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Crown Comics #3
 
Low
$230
Mid
$690
High
$2.3k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $675 [$288 in 2024] +134%

The Unexpected #127
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1971

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The Unexpected #127
 
Low
$18
Mid
$55
High
$185
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $700 [$300 in 2005] +133%

House of Secrets #90
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1971

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House of Secrets #90
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$95
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $710 [$312 in 2023] +128%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

3rd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

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Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $180 [$81 in Jun] +122%

Invincible #68

Image ⋅ 2009

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Invincible #68
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$75
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Dinosaurus, a man with the ability to transform into a dinosaur

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $500 [$225 in Jan] +122%

9.6 sold for $271 [$225 in Jan] +20%

Batman #2

DC ⋅ 1940

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Batman #2
 
Low
$5k
Mid
$15k
High
$50k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of the Joker

2nd appearance of Catwoman, Selina Kyle and first time she is referred to as Cat Woman, used interchangeably with The Cat

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $8,600 [$3,877 in 2017] +122%

Amazing Spider-Man #122

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Amazing Spider-Man #122
 
Low
$45
Mid
$120
High
$450
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Key Facts

Death of Green Goblin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS & MENNEN INSERTS 4.5 sold for $305 [$138 in 2021] +121%

For value context, last month a standard Newsstand 4.5 sold for $133

Invincible #8

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #8
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Damien Darkblood, a demon detective

1st appearance of Amber Bennett, a love interest of Invincible

1st appearance of Elephant

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,321

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $550 [$258 in Sep] +113%

Journey Into Mystery #83

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

BACK COVER MISSING 0.5 sold for $2,500 [$1,300 in 2019] +92%

Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #3
Non-Key

Archie ⋅ 1951

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Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #3
 
Low
$80
Mid
$235
High
$790
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $1,586 [$837 in 2017] +89%

Invincible #75

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

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Invincible #75
 
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$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

Remastered version of Invincible #1

Retailer Appreciation edition given to stores that ordered at least one copy of cover A

An additional free copy given to retailers who ordered 50 copies of cover A

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $402 [$225 in Aug] +79%

Foxhole #1

Mainline ⋅ 1954

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Foxhole #1
 
Low
$250
Mid
$875
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Kirby inspired by the Joseph Hirsch watercolor painting titled High Visibility Wrap (1944)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $1,300 [$780 in 2024] +67%

Forest Fire

American Forestry Association ⋅ 1949

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Forest Fire
 
Low
$30
Mid
$130
High
$325
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Smokey the Bear in a comic book story, previously appeared in Public Service Announcements

16-page promotional comic co-published by Carter Oil Company and the American Forestry Association

First printings identified by the Carter Oil advertisement on the back page while later printings have a blank space for participating advertisers

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $699 [$425 in 2023] +64%

The Creature #1

Dell ⋅ 1963

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The Creature #1
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$425
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Key Facts

Inspired by the ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ (1954)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $449 [$275 in Mar] +63%

Mary Marvel Comics #1

Fawcett ⋅ 1945

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Mary Marvel Comics #1
 
Low
$190
Mid
$790
High
$1.9k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Georgia Sivana, daughter of Dr. Sivana

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $600 [$376 in 2024] +60%

X-23 #1
Non-Key

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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X-23 #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $700 [$450 in 2023] +56%

Detective Comics #65

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #65
 
Low
$250
Mid
$850
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance and first cover of Boy Commandos

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $326 [$218 in Mar] +50%

Green Lantern #1

DC ⋅ 1941

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Green Lantern #1
 
Low
$5.5k
Mid
$16k
High
$55k
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Key Facts

Origin of Green Lantern, Alan Scott retold

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $5,856 [$4,000 in 2006] +46%

Wonder Woman #66
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1954

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Wonder Woman #66
 
Low
$90
Mid
$270
High
$895
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Key Facts

Origin of Wonder Woman's tiara

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $314 [$216 in 2018] +45%

Daredevil #200

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Daredevil #200
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10
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Key Facts

Milestone issue #200

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CANADIAN PRICE VARIANT 9.8 sold for $378 [$261 in 2023] +45%

For value context, in 2024 a standard 9.8 Newsstand sold for $112 and last month a 9.8 Direct sold for $115

Plastic Man #1

Quality ⋅ 1943

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Plastic Man #1
 
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$7.5k
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Key Facts

First solo titled series featuring Plastic Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $4,400 [$3,050 in 2018] +44%

Psychoanalysis #1

EC ⋅ 1955

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Psychoanalysis #1
 
Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300
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Key Facts

One of multiple EC titles published after the Comics Code Authority was established

Anthology of stories titled as case numbers ie., Case No. 103 - Male (Freddy Carter)

Biography of Sigmund Freud

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $490 [$348 in 2024] +41%

Batman #14

DC ⋅ 1942

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Batman #14
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

2nd cover appearance of the Penguin, first cover appearance in the Batman title

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,226 [$1,590 in 2024] +40%

Haunt of Fear #14

EC ⋅ 1952

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Haunt of Fear #14
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k
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Key Facts

Origin of the Old Witch

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,200 [$863 in 2023] +39%

Crazy #1

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Crazy #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of a Marvel parody series that lasted three issues

Relaunch of the title in 2019

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $342 [$253 in 2005] +35%

Something Is Killing the Children #1

2nd Print ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Something Is Killing the Children #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$130
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Key Facts

Variant second printing cover art by Dani

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $202 [$150 in 2021] +35%

Vampirella #1

Warren ⋅ 1969

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Vampirella #1
 
Low
$190
Mid
$810
High
$2.3k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Vampirella

Introduction of planet Drakulon, a planet where the water is blood and the species that inhabit it are mostly vampires

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $7,100 [$5,280 in 2021] +34%

Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35
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Key Facts

Second printing, Roman Numeral II printed in left corner

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $180 [$136 in 2022] +32%

Invincible #89

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Invincible #89
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
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Key Facts

Second printing featuring Bulletproof

Copies ordered by retailers: fewer than 3,276

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $660 [$500 in 2023] +32%

Iron Man #149

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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Iron Man #149
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

'Doomquest' part one - a two-issue series that established Doctor Doom as a major foe of Iron Man and also one who has many formidable similarities to Tony Stark

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $325 [$251 in 2024] +29%

For value context, in December a 9.8 Direct sold for $298

Walt Disney's Vacation Parade #2

Dell ⋅ 1951

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Walt Disney's Vacation Parade #2
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Uncle Scrooge

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $1,037 [$807 in 2010] +29%

Mystic Comics #5

Timely ⋅ 1941

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Mystic Comics #5
 
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Blazing Skull

1st appearance and origin of the Black Marvel

Advertisement for Captain America Comics #1

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $2,074 [$1,617 in 2020] +28%

Invincible #14

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #14
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$130
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Bulletproof, one panel but he is named, speaks and his powers are explained

1st cover appearance of Atom Eve

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,219

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $420 [$330 in Aug] +27%

9.8 sold for $365 [$330 in Aug] +11%

Four Color #990

Dell ⋅ 1959

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Four Color #990
 
Low
$55
Mid
$150
High
$550
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Yogi Bear

1st appearance of Boo Boo Bear

1st appearance of Huckleberry Hound

1st appearance of Dixie and Pixie

1st appearance of Mr. Jinks

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $549 [$432 in 2022] +27%

Four Color #29

Dell ⋅ 1943

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Four Color #29
 
Low
$650
Mid
$2.9k
High
$8.2k
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Key Facts

Classic story 'Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring' by Carl Barks

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,499 [$1,196 in Oct] +25%

DC Versus Marvel Comics #1

DC Logo ⋅ DC/Marvel ⋅ 1996

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DC Versus Marvel Comics #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

DC Universe logo

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $375 [$300 in Mar] +25%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

8th Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2025

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Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $125 [$102 in Feb] +23%

Vault of Horror #30

EC ⋅ 1953

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Vault of Horror #30
 
Low
$250
Mid
$800
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $430 [$351 in 2022] +23%

Harvey Comics Library #1

Harvey ⋅ 1952

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Harvey Comics Library #1
 
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k
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Key Facts

Iconic story ‘Teen-Age Dope Slaves’

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: adolescent drug use brought to the attention of the public led to lurid publications devoted to the subject

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

0.5 sold for $488 [$399 in Nov] +22%

Invincible #11

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #11
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$325
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Key Facts

Origin of Omni-Man

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,610

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Omni-Man is telling his son Mark, aka Invincible, about their planet of origin, Viltrum

The panels shown in issue #11 are reproduced in Invincible #102, but the story there is narrated by Grand Regent Thragg, who identifies himself, creating ambiguity as to whether the figure depicted in issue #11 is Thragg, since the original account is told by Omni-Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $780 [$650 in Aug] +20%

9.4 sold for $650 [$500 in Jan] +30%

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