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Weird Terror #7

Comic Media ⋅ 1953

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Weird Terror #7
 
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$250
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$900
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$2.5k
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Cover art featuring live incineration, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,150 [$84 in 2007] +1,269%

Chief Victorio's Apache Massacre
Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1951

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Chief Victorio's Apache Massacre
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,080 [$158 in 2004] +584%

Friday Foster #1

Dell ⋅ 1972

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Friday Foster #1
 
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$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
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Key Facts

One-shot based on the the first syndicated, newspaper comic strip that featured a black woman

In 1975, three years after the comic was published, Pam Grier starred in a film of the same name

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $698 [$125 in 2018] +458%

Hong Kong Phooey #1

Charlton ⋅ 1975

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Hong Kong Phooey #1
 
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$15
Mid
$60
High
$180
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Hong Kong Phooey

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,250 [$256 in 2016] +388%

Superman #13

DC ⋅ 1941

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Superman #13
 
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$450
Mid
$1.5k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

Previously referred to only as Office Boy in Action Comics #6, the character is first called 'Jimmy' in this issue and will be given the full name Jimmy Olsen in Superman #15

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $450 [$108 in 2006] +317%

Wonder Woman #201
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1972

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Wonder Woman #201
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,099 [$294 in 2011] +274%

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #27

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #27
 
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$5
Mid
$15
High
$70
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Key Facts

Origin of Nick Fury's eye-patch

1st appearance of Eric Koenig

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $400 [$114 in 2023] +251%

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #1

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #1
 
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$5
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$15
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$50
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Variant cover art by Paul Pope

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [$100 in 2017] +250%

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

Tower of Shadows #9
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1971

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Tower of Shadows #9
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,440 [$432 in 2014] +233%

Tomb of Dracula #13
Non-Key

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Tomb of Dracula #13
 
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3rd appearance and origin of Blade

1st cameo appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire who bit Blade's mother as she gave birth

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

UK PRICE VARIANT 6.0 sold for $225 [$73 in 2022] +208%

Phantom Lady #1

Ajax ⋅ 1954

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Phantom Lady #1
 
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$320
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$960
High
$3.2k
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Key Facts

Ajax (Farrell) begins publishing Phantom Lady

Interior identifies this issue as #5

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $800 [$264 in May] +203%

This same copy sold on Heritage in May and was re-sold on eBay the next month

Invincible #92

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2012

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Invincible #92
 
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$10
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$30
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$115
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Second printing, pink title text

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $600 [$250 in Mar] +140%

Space Action #2
Non-Key

Ace Magazines ⋅ 1952

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Space Action #2
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $800 [$336 in Mar] +138%

Liberty Scouts Comics #2
Non-Key

Centaur ⋅ 1941

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Liberty Scouts Comics #2
 
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Title renamed from Liberty Guard Comics #1

Cover art features attack on Washington D.C. by Nazi troops

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $384 [$191 in 2015] +101%

Adventure Comics #128

DC ⋅ 1948

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Adventure Comics #128
 
Low
$75
Mid
$185
High
$750
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Key Facts

First meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,380 [$747 in 2019] +85%

Adventure Comics #71

DC ⋅ 1942

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Adventure Comics #71
 
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$215
Mid
$645
High
$2.4k
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Key Facts

Jimmy Martin becomes Hourman's Sidekick

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $2,400 [$1,315 in 2017] +83%

7.0 sold for $1,400 [No Previous Data]

X-Factor #10

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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X-Factor #10
 
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$1
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$2
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$5
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Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

2nd full appearance of Apocalypse

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $390 [$225 in Sep] +73%

For value context, last week a 9.8 Direct sold for $67

Our Army at War #151

DC ⋅ 1965

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Our Army at War #151
 
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$40
Mid
$120
High
$670
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1st appearance of Enemy Ace

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $830 [$500 in 2014] +66%

The CGC Census reports 13 copies in 8.5, and nine graded higher

Star Wars #1

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars #1
 
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$1.1k
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$4.2k
High
$14.5k
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Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Estimated to have fewer than 1,000 copies in existence

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $24,999 [$15,200 in 2018] +64%

Young Allies #1

Timely ⋅ 1941

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Young Allies #1
 
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$1k
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$3k
High
$10k
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Key Facts

1st team appearance of Young Allies: Bucky, Toro, Knuckles, Jeff Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, Tubby Tinkle

First meeting of Captain America and the Human Torch

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE / 1.5 sold for $3,325 [$2,040 in Dec] +63%

Invincible #144

Image ⋅ 2018

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Invincible #144
 
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$15
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$50
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$150
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1st appearance of Emperor Argall

Final issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $676 [$425 in Mar] +59%

9.8 sold for $650 [$425 in Mar] +53%

Congo Bill #4
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1955

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Congo Bill #4
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $960 [$616 in 2012] +56%

The CGC Census reports two copies in 8.0, and one graded higher

Invincible #65

Image ⋅ 2009

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Invincible #65
 
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$2
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$8
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$20
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Epilogue to the Conquest arc

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $365 [$235 in Jan] +55%

9.8 sold for $350 [$235 in Jan] +49%

Fighting American #1

Prize ⋅ 1954

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Fighting American #1
 
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$175
Mid
$540
High
$2k
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1st appearance of the Fighting American and Speedboy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $528 [$360 in 2017] +47%

Weird Horrors #6

St. John ⋅ 1953

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Weird Horrors #6
 
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$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k
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One of only three covers produced by William Ekgren

The publication rights for all of Ekgren's three comic book covers were purchased from the artist for $100 each by the publisher at a gallery showing

The original art was photographed for the covers, then returned to the artist to be sold to the public

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $700 [$489 in 2024] +43%

Spellbound #17

Atlas ⋅ 1953

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Spellbound #17
 
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$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k
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Key Facts

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

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,620 [$1,150 in 2020] +41%

Verotik Illustrated #2

Verotik ⋅ 1998

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Verotik Illustrated #2
 
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$1
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$2
High
$10
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Cover art by Dave Stevens

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $371 [$264 in 2023] +41%

Spawn #301

2nd Print • Sketch ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Spawn #301
 
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$8
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$20
High
$80
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Second printing

Alex Ross website exclusive, limited to 666 numbered copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [$250 in 2021] +40%

My Greatest Adventure #1

DC ⋅ 1955

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My Greatest Adventure #1
 
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$160
Mid
$590
High
$2.2k
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of Golden Age series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $400 [$290 in 2020] +38%

Detective Comics #171

DC ⋅ 1951

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Detective Comics #171
 
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$150
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$500
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$1.5k
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Debut of the Bat-Copter

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $818 [$600 in 2018] +36%

Batman #231
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1971

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Batman #231
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $400 [$295 in 2024] +36%

Batman #169

DC ⋅ 1965

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Batman #169
 
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$35
Mid
$95
High
$380
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2nd appearance of the Penguin in the Silver Age

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $425 [$315 in 2023] +35%

Raphael: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Raphael: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$30
Mid
$90
High
$350
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First Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles one-shot spin-off

1st appearance and cover of Casey Jones

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $94 [$70 in Aug] +34%

Tom Mix Comics #1

Promo ⋅ Ralston-Purina Company ⋅ 1940

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Tom Mix Comics #1
 
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$160
Mid
$550
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$1.6k
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Origin Tom Mix

Obtained by mailing two cereal box-tops to Ralston Wheat Cereal

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $580 [$432 in 2021] +34%

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #23
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #23
 
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$1
Mid
$2
High
$3
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $600 [$452 in 2023] +33%

Invincible #99

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Invincible #99
 
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$8
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$20
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$80
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Variant cover art by Ryan Ottley

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $315 [$240 in 2023] +31%

Dynamo #1

Tower ⋅ 1966

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Dynamo #1
 
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$8
Mid
$25
High
$75
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Key Facts

First series featuring Dynamo

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $312 [$240 in Aug] +30%

Invincible #1

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Invincible #1
 
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$35
Mid
$90
High
$350
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Variant cover art by Tyler Kirkham

Gold foil title text

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $810 [$625 in 2022] +30%

Archie Comics #78

Archie ⋅ 1956

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Archie Comics #78
 
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$200
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$800
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$2k
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Innuendo cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $420 [$330 in 2020] +27%

Famous Funnies #210

Eastern Color ⋅ 1954

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Famous Funnies #210
 
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$290
Mid
$900
High
$2.8k
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,300 [$1,026 in 2024] +27%

Vampirella #36
Non-Key

Warren ⋅ 1974

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Vampirella #36
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $325 [$257 in 2024] +26%

Batman #2

DC ⋅ 1940

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Batman #2
 
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$5k
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$15k
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$50k
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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

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE / BACK COVER MISSING / 0.5 sold for $3,720 [$3,000 in 2022] +24%

Doctor Strange #177

Marvel ⋅ 1969

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Doctor Strange #177
 
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$6
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$18
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$60
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Debut of Doctor Strange costume that fully conceals his identity

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $348 [$285 in 2022] +22%

Two weeks prior, an 8.0 sold for $334 up from the previous high of $230 in 2022

Batman #14

DC ⋅ 1942

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Batman #14
 
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$450
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$1.3k
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$4.5k
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2nd cover appearance of the Penguin, first cover appearance in the Batman title

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,899 [$1,560 in Sep] +22%

Strange Tales #84

Marvel ⋅ 1961

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Strange Tales #84
 
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$55
Mid
$150
High
$550
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Prototype of Magneto

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $485 [$400 in 2017] +21%

Brave and the Bold, The #22
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1959

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Brave and the Bold, The #22
 
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Gray-Tone cover art

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $840 [$700 in Dec] +20%

A Moon, A Girl...A Romance #9

EC ⋅ 1949

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A Moon, A Girl...A Romance #9
 
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$300
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$1k
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$3k
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First interior colors by Marie Severin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,100 in 2024] +20%

Richie Rich #1

Harvey ⋅ 1960

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Richie Rich #1
 
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$480
Mid
$1.4k
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$4.8k
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First solo title featuring Richie Rich

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $3,000 [$2,500 in 2005] +20%

Godzilla #23

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Godzilla #23
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Battle of the Avengers vs Godzilla

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $400 [$335 in 2022] +19%

Jetsons, The #1

Western ⋅ 1963

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Jetsons, The #1
 
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$120
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$400
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Jetsons in comics

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $464 [$400 in 2022] +16%

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