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Diary Secrets #29

St. John ⋅ 1955

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Diary Secrets #29
 
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $815 [$83 in 2006] +882%

Batman #22
Non-Key

Combo Pack ⋅ DC ⋅ 2013

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Batman #22
 
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$1
Mid
$5
High
$15
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $400 [$63 in 2016] +535%

G.I. Joe: Origins #19
Non-Key

1:25 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2010

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G.I. Joe: Origins #19
 
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$1
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$5
High
$15
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Cover art inspired by G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 (1982)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $600 [$105 in 2020] +471%

Deadpool / Wolverine: WW III #1
Non-Key

Red Foil ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Deadpool / Wolverine: WW III #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$25
Mid
$85
High
$280
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $425 [$99 in Dec] +329%

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $216 [$57 in 2007] +279%

Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

Third printing

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $360 [$100 in 2021] +260%

Daring Love #1

Key ⋅ 1953

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Daring Love #1
 
Low
$1.2k
Mid
$3.6k
High
$8.8k
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Key Facts

First interior art by Steve Ditko

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $2,880 [$900 in 2013] +220%

The Walking Dead #1

GameStop ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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The Walking Dead #1
 
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Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35
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Key Facts

Swedish edition, GameStop Exclusive

Translation: get this magazine for free when you buy Dead Island

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $219 [$69 in 2023] +217%

Tales From the Crypt #46
Non-Key

EC ⋅ 1955

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Tales From the Crypt #46
 
Low
$240
Mid
$720
High
$2.4k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,920 [$650 in 2018] +195%

Bloodborne #1

Variant ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2018

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Bloodborne #1
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Piotr Kowalski

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $350 [$120 in 2024] +192%

The CGC Census reports two copies in 9.6, and four graded higher

Mister Mystery #18

Media Pub. ⋅ 1954

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Mister Mystery #18
 
Low
$350
Mid
$950
High
$3.5k
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Key Facts

Decapitation cover art, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,160 [$750 in 2017] +188%

Mysticogryfil #2

A&W Publishing ⋅ 1975

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Mysticogryfil #2
 
Low
$35
Mid
$90
High
$350
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Key Facts

Fanzine with cover and art by Dave Stevens

Back cover art by Neal Adams

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $825 [$299 in 2019] +176%

All-Star Comics #7

DC ⋅ 1941

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All-Star Comics #7
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

First Batman and Superman crossover - Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $5,695 [$2,070 in 2003] +175%

Eerie #1

Avon ⋅ 1947

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Eerie #1
 
Low
$1.6k
Mid
$5.5k
High
$16k
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Key Facts

First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $3,100 [$1,200 in 2017] +158%

Batman #92

DC ⋅ 1955

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Batman #92
 
Low
$900
Mid
$2.9k
High
$9k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $765 [$340 in 2019] +125%

Spidey Super Stories #45

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Spidey Super Stories #45
 
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$5
Mid
$15
High
$50
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Cover art featuring Doctor Doom, Spider-Man and Silver Surfer

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $400 [$185 in 2024] +116%

For value context, in 2022 a 9.6 Direct sold for $82

Zip Comics #9

Archie ⋅ 1940

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Zip Comics #9
 
Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Charles Biro

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $1,020 [$478 in 2014] +113%

Impact #1

EC ⋅ 1955

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Impact #1
 
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1k
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Key Facts

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

Holocaust story titled 'Master Race'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $425 [$200 in 2019] +113%

Astonishing #32

Atlas ⋅ 1954

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Astonishing #32
 
Price Trend
Low
$320
Mid
$900
High
$3.2k
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Key Facts

Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,280 [$1,080 in 2022] +111%

X-Men #11

Pressman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1992

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X-Men #11
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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Key Facts

Pressman edition, silver background

Obtained by purchasing the 1992 Pressman X-Men board game or mailing in a voucher included with the game

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $2,500 [$1,200 in 2021] +108%

The CGC Census reports 59 copies in 9.8, and none graded higher

Weird War Tales #2
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1971

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Weird War Tales #2
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$80
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,130 [$545 in May] +107%

Shock Suspenstories #12

EC ⋅ 1953

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Shock Suspenstories #12
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

Drug abuse cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $550 [$293 in 2024] +88%

Startling Comics #50
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1948

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Startling Comics #50
 
Low
$180
Mid
$540
High
$1.8k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,100 [$600 in 2020] +83%

Mad #56
Non-Key

EC ⋅ 1960

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Mad #56
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$90
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Key Facts

1960 U.S. Election cover art featuring John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Harry Truman, George Wallace, Hubert Humphrey, Adlai Stevenson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nelson Rockefeller and others

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $528 [$299 in 2004] +77%

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
Non-Key

Canadian ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
 
Low
$80
Mid
$240
High
$800
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Key Facts

Canadian edition, blank back cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $240 [$136 in Aug] +76%

Incredible Science Fiction #33

EC ⋅ 1956

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Incredible Science Fiction #33
 
Low
$75
Mid
$190
High
$750
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Key Facts

Reprint of 'Judgement Day,' a story about an astronaut who is revealed to be black in the final panel

The self-regulating committee, the Comics Code Authority (CCA) ordered the final panel to be replaced but the decision was reversed after the creators threatened to inform the press

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $288 [$164 in 2022] +76%

Shock Suspenstories #5

EC ⋅ 1952

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Shock Suspenstories #5
 
Low
$110
Mid
$300
High
$1.1k
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Key Facts

Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $575 [$330 in Jan] +74%

Last week a 2.5 sold for $340, up 35% from the previous high of $251 from 2022

Tales From the Crypt #44

EC ⋅ 1954

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Tales From the Crypt #44
 
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Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k
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Key Facts

Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,000 [$590 in 2024] +69%

Challengers of the Unknown #3

DC ⋅ 1958

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Challengers of the Unknown #3
 
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1k
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Key Facts

Prototype of the Fantastic Four

Written and illustrated by Jack Kirby who co-created the Fantastic Four with Stan Lee three years later

In this story, one of the characters returns from space with four distinct abilities: fire projection, ice projection, size manipulation, invisibility

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $443 [$264 in 2018] +68%

Green Lantern #48

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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Green Lantern #48
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

DC Universe logo

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $550 [$335 in 2024] +64%

Batman #234

DC ⋅ 1971

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Batman #234
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
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Key Facts

Reintroduction of Two-Face after being absent from comics since 1954 - in World's Finest #173, Batman appears as Two-Face (1968)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $412 [$251 in 2021] +64%

Venus #14

Timely ⋅ 1951

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Venus #14
 
Low
$140
Mid
$550
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Azrael aka Lazaer, the Angel of Death

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $360 [$225 in 2019] +60%

Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #1

Dell ⋅ 1941

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Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #1
 
Low
$2k
Mid
$8k
High
$20k
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Key Facts

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $2,520 [$1,605 in 2020] +57%

Invincible #120

Image ⋅ 2015

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Invincible #120
 
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Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$180
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Key Facts

Death of Battle Beast, killed by Grand Regent Thragg

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,191

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $360 [$250 in Jun] +44%

9.8 sold for $251 [$250 in Jun] +0%

Incredible Hulk vs Superman #1

DC/Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Incredible Hulk vs Superman #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

Battle of the Hulk versus Superman in a hypothetical one-shot

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.9 sold for $325 [$228 in 2023] +43%

Green Hornet Comics #5
Non-Key

Helnit ⋅ 1941

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Green Hornet Comics #5
 
Low
$230
Mid
$690
High
$2.3k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $600 [$432 in 2021] +39%

Black Magic #30
Non-Key

Prize ⋅ 1954

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Black Magic #30
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$295
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $340 [$245 in 2023] +39%

Strange Mysteries #11
Non-Key

Superior ⋅ 1953

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Strange Mysteries #11
 
Low
$440
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.4k
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Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $772 [$564 in Feb] +37%

Invincible #72

Image ⋅ 2010

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Invincible #72
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$65
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Key Facts

Death of Conquest

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,689

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $475 [$350 in Apr] +36%

9.8 sold for $411 [$350 in Apr] +17%

Detective Comics #63

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #63
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Mr. Baffle, a thief

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $4,320 [$3,200 in 2022] +35%

Invincible #78
Non-Key

Image ⋅ 2011

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Invincible #78
 
Price Trend
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $395 [$300 in Jun] +32%

Invincible #84

Image ⋅ 2011

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Invincible #84
 
Price Trend
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $455 [$350 in 2024] +30%

Marvel Comics Super Special #30
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel Comics Super Special #30
 
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Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom film (1984)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $470 [$363 in 2023] +29%

Green Hornet Comics #20
Non-Key

Helnit ⋅ 1944

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Green Hornet Comics #20
 
Low
$310
Mid
$930
High
$3.1k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $700 [$551 in 2019] +27%

Action Comics #57

DC ⋅ 1943

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Action Comics #57
 
Low
$215
Mid
$650
High
$2.4k
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Key Facts

3rd cover appearance of Lois Lane

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $510 [$408 in 2022] +25%

Invincible #110

Image ⋅ 2014

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Invincible #110
 
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Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

Controversial rape issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $200 [$160 in 2022] +25%

Invincible #1

Limited ⋅ Image ⋅ 2003

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Invincible #1
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250
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Key Facts

Larry's Comics convention exclusive, limited to 1,600 copies (according to Larry Doherty)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $250 [$200 in 2022] +25%

Shock Suspenstories #7
Non-Key

EC ⋅ 1953

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Shock Suspenstories #7
 
Low
$110
Mid
$330
High
$1.1k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $264 [$216 in Jan] +22%

Punisher #11

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Punisher #11
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80
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Key Facts

Limited to 3,000 copies

Cover art features Tim Duncan formerly of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, handing the keys of his real life Punisher-themed car over to the Punisher

Duncan's BlackJack Speed Shop customized a 2013 Dodge Challenger with grill guards, a crash bumper, rocker panels, a matte wrap with the Punisher emblem and an autographed dashboard with Stan Lee, Tim Duncan and Mike Choi signatures

In 2015, the car was the prize in a raffle that raised $60,000 for a children's charity - tap cover and swipe to view additonal pictures

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $650 [$536 in Jun] +21%

Black Cat Comics #51
Non-Key

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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Black Cat Comics #51
 
Low
$160
Mid
$480
High
$1.6k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $600 [$495 in 2022] +21%

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