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Invincible #1
Non-Key

Comic Tom ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

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Invincible #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$60
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $750 [$115 in 2024] +552%

Action Comics #59

DC ⋅ 1943

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Action Comics #59
 
Low
$670
Mid
$1.7k
High
$6.7k
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Key Facts

World War II cover art

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $2,000 [$388 in 2012] +415%

Godzilla In Hell #4

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Godzilla In Hell #4
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Ibrahim Moustafa

Subscriber edition

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $500 [$103 in 2024] +385%

Amazing Spider-Man #9
Non-Key

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Amazing Spider-Man #9
 
Low
$280
Mid
$840
High
$2.8k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,125 [$285 in 2016] +295%

Hulk #16

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Hulk #16
 
Low
$30
Mid
$120
High
$315
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $500 [$149 in 2024] +236%

Invincible #19

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #19
 
Low
$35
Mid
$90
High
$375
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Battle Beast

1st appearance of Magnattack

1st appearance of Magmaniac

1st appearance of Tether Tyrant

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,660

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $300 [$101 in Feb] +197%

Flip #1
Non-Key

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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Flip #1
 
Low
$45
Mid
$140
High
$460
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $750 [$300 in 2021] +150%

Short lived comic created attempting to cash in on the success of EC's Mad

Negro Heroes #2

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1948

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Negro Heroes #2
 
Low
$280
Mid
$965
High
$2.8k
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Key Facts

Biographies of famous and influential African Americans including Jackie Robinson, Booker T. Washington and Sadie T.M. Alexander

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,200 [$500 in 2020] +140%

Intimate Confessions #3
Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1951

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Intimate Confessions #3
 
Low
$60
Mid
$175
High
$575
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $408 [$180 in Aug] +127%

Punch Comics #20

Chesler Dynamic ⋅ 1947

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Punch Comics #20
 
Low
$250
Mid
$875
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

Cover art depicting women with breasts exposed

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,080 [$520 in 2013] +108%

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #9

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2006

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #9
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$300
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Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $2,099 [$1,025 in 2024] +105%

For value context, last month a 9.8 Direct sold for $480

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1

DC ⋅ 1993

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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1
 
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$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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1st appearance of the Phantasm, Andrea Beaumont, in comics

Character adapted from the animated movie 'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'

Issue went on sale December 1993, released simultaneously with the red cover Deluxe Edition

A promotional mini-comic was included with the VHS tape which was released in May 1994

[December 2025 - early speculators are hoping Scarlett Johansson's casting in Batman II will be the Phantasm]

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $340 [$178 in Nov] +91%

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $300 [$178 in Nov] +69%

Detective Comics #64

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #64
 
Low
$380
Mid
$1.1k
High
$4.7k
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Boy Commandos

This issue marked the beginning transformation of the Joker from a homicidal maniac into a goofy character that persisted until Batman #251 when Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams revived the Joker after a four year absence, reintroducing his homicidal side

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,140 [$598 in 2010] +91%

Torchy #1

Quality ⋅ 1949

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Torchy #1
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Bill Ward

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,150 [$655 in 2014] +76%

Casper the Friendly Ghost #2

St. John ⋅ 1950

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Casper the Friendly Ghost #2
 
Low
$220
Mid
$800
High
$2.2k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Casper the Friendly Ghost

2nd appearance of Baby Huey

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $960 [$547 in 2014] +76%

Psychoanalysis #1

EC ⋅ 1955

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Psychoanalysis #1
 
Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300
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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]

7.0 sold for $325 [$188 in 2019] +73%

Danger Girl: Revolver #1

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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Danger Girl: Revolver #1
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$25
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $595 [$350 in Jun] +70%

Marvel Comics Super Special #18

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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Marvel Comics Super Special #18
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$75
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1st appearance of Indiana Jones in a comic book

Magazine-sized adaptation of the 1981 film

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $850 [$500 in 2024] +70%

Strange Adventures #79

DC ⋅ 1957

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Strange Adventures #79
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k
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Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Gil Kane

Story: two boys build snowmen who become avatars for aliens seeking to destroy Earth

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $640 [$384 in May] +67%

Absolute Batman #7

DC ⋅ 2025

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Absolute Batman #7
 
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$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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1st appearance of Victor Fries Jr., the son of Victor and Nora Fries who turns into a monstrous humanoid in the final panel

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $142 [$86 in Oct] +65%

9.8 sold for $135 [$86 in Oct] +57%

9.8 sold for $100 [$86 in Oct] +16%

Action Comics #775

DC ⋅ 2001

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Action Comics #775
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12
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1st team appearance of The Elite: Manchester Black, Coldcast, Menagerie and The Hat

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $329 [$201 in 2023] +64%

For value context, in May a 9.8 Direct sold for $190

Uncanny X-Men #97

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Uncanny X-Men #97
 
Low
$15
Mid
$60
High
$180
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1st cameo appearance of Lilandra, fully obscured by a spacesuit

1st appearance of the second Erik the Red, a warrior for the Shi'ar

First use of the name Polaris by Lorna Dane

Revealed that Colossus's first name is Peter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS INSERT 8.0 sold for $162 [$103 in 2020] +57%

For value context, last month standard Newsstand 8.0 sold for $123

Saga of the Swamp Thing #21

DC ⋅ 1984

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Saga of the Swamp Thing #21
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

New origin of the Swamp Thing

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $400 [$255 in Apr] +57%

For value context, in April a 9.8 Direct sold for $306

Richie Rich #1

Harvey ⋅ 1960

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Richie Rich #1
 
Low
$480
Mid
$1.4k
High
$4.8k
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Key Facts

First solo title featuring Richie Rich

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $7,100 [$4,550 in 2006] +56%

Police Comics #2

Quality ⋅ 1941

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Police Comics #2
 
Low
$290
Mid
$870
High
$3.5k
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2nd appearance of Plastic Man

2nd appearance of Human Bomb

2nd appearance of Firebrand

2nd appearance of Phantom Lady

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $1,300 [$840 in 2022] +55%

Ghostly Weird Stories #123
Non-Key

Star ⋅ 1954

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Ghostly Weird Stories #123
 
Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by L. B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $840 [$558 in 2023] +51%

Absolute Batman #2

DC ⋅ 2024

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Absolute Batman #2
 
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$1
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Introduction of Oswald Cobblepot, Edward Nygma, Harvey Dent - as adults but without their mainstream universe alter egos

Final page appearance of Selina Kyle as an adult

Absolute Batman #2 preceded by a black and white ashcan preview

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $149 [$100 in Nov] +49%

9.8 sold for $112 [$100 in Nov] +12%

Batman #125
Non-Key

2nd Print 1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Batman #125
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Second printing featuring Failsafe

Foil edition

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [$240 in 2022] +46%

Deadpool #45

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Deadpool #45
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Greg Horn

Cover art inspired by Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2000)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $540 [$375 in 2019] +44%

For value context, this week a 9.8 sold for $340

T-Man #15
Non-Key

Quality ⋅ 1954

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T-Man #15
 
Low
$30
Mid
$95
High
$315
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Used in the Senate Investigation on Juvenile Delinquency

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $400 [$279 in Sep] +43%

Absolute Batman #9

DC ⋅ 2025

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Absolute Batman #9
 
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$1
Mid
$5
High
$15
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Key Facts

Introduction of Bane

Introduction of Deathstroke, briefly in a photograph

Introduction of Dick Grayson, briefly

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $150 [$105 in Nov] +43%

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $375 [$265 in 2024] +42%

Absolute Batman #10

DC ⋅ 2025

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Absolute Batman #10
 
Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15
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Key Facts

Waylon Jones introduced as Killer Croc

Introduction of Clayface as the K.L.A.Y. biome

1st appearance of Dr. Arkham

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $140 [$101 in Nov] +39%

Mad #1

EC ⋅ 1952

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Mad #1
 
Low
$650
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6.6k
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of the long-running satirical magazine that ceased new content publications in 2019

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $1,300 [$960 in 2024] +35%

Ghost Rider #1
Non-Key

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Ghost Rider #1
 
Low
$60
Mid
$175
High
$580
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $550 [$409 in 2023] +34%

Invincible #115

Image ⋅ 2014

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Invincible #115
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$160
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Key Facts

1st cover of Battle Beast

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,277

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $201 [$150 in May] +34%

House of Secrets #123

DC ⋅ 1974

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House of Secrets #123
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
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Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Robbins

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $455 [$340 in Oct] +34%

6.5 sold for $186 [$164 in Oct] +13%

Stranger Things #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2018

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Stranger Things #1
 
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$1
Mid
$3
High
$12
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1st appearance of characters from Stranger Things in comic books, preceded by an ashcan preview

Inspired by the Netflix TV series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $100 [$75 in 2024] +33%

9.6 sold for $80 [$75 in 2024] +7%

Man's Guts #1

Cryptic Publications ⋅ 1989

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Man's Guts #1
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100
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Key Facts

Cover art and interior illustrations by Bruce Timm

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

All-Star Comics #17

DC ⋅ 1943

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All-Star Comics #17
 
Low
$210
Mid
$625
High
$2.3k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Brain Wave

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,380 [$1,062 in 2018] +30%

Mr. Natural #1

San Francisco Comic Book Company ⋅ 1970

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Mr. Natural #1
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35
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Key Facts

Two-issue solo title series

Mr. Natural first appeared in standard comic books in Zap Comix #1 (1967)

Mr. Natural was introduced in the independent newspaper Yarrowstalks #1 (1967)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $550 [$425 in 2020] +29%

Absolute Batman #11
Non-Key

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2025

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Absolute Batman #11
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$55
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $100 [$78 in Nov] +28%

Invincible #4

Image ⋅ 2003

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Invincible #4
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,558

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $450 [$355 in Sep] +27%

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]

9.8 sold for $1,200 [$950 in Nov] +26%

9.8 sold for $1,150 [$950 in Nov] +21%

9.8 sold for $1,000 [$950 in Nov] +5%

9.8 sold for $1,000 [$950 in Nov] +5%

Four copies broke the record this week

Astonishing #34
Non-Key

Atlas ⋅ 1954

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Astonishing #34
 
Low
$110
Mid
$330
High
$1.1k
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Key Facts

Guillotine cover art by Joe Maneely

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $315 [$250 in 2023] +26%

Superman #100

DC ⋅ 1955

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Superman #100
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k
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Key Facts

Milestone issue #100

Origin of Superman retold

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $4,025 [$3,200 in 2019] +26%

Thunderbolts #5

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Thunderbolts #5
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$160
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Key Facts

Variant connecting cover art by Billy Tan, issues #1-#5 1:50 variants

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $406 [$325 in 2021] +25%

Archie Comics #44
Non-Key

Archie ⋅ 1950

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Archie Comics #44
 
Low
$120
Mid
$360
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Bob Montana

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $970 [$780 in 2024] +24%

Voltron: A Legend Forged #1

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Voltron: A Legend Forged #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
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Key Facts

First published cover art by Jenny Frison

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $407 [$329 in 2022] +24%

Weird Tales of the Future #2

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1952

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Weird Tales of the Future #2
 
Low
$430
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.3k
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Key Facts

Sci-fi cover art by Basil Wolverton

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $550 [$449 in 2022] +22%

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