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Frontline Combat #1

EC ⋅ 1951

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Frontline Combat #1
 
Low
$70
Mid
$215
High
$915
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of ongoing series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $900 [$238 in 2017] +278%

The Witching Hour #25
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1972

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The Witching Hour #25
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $450 [$129 in 2022] +249%

Weird Horrors #7
Non-Key

St. John ⋅ 1953

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Weird Horrors #7
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $2,880 [$840 in 2021] +243%

Challengers of the Unknown #72
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1969

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Challengers of the Unknown #72
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,126 [$330 in 2018] +241%

Superman #8

DC ⋅ 1941

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Superman #8
 
Low
$750
Mid
$1.9k
High
$7.5k
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Key Facts

Early Golden Age issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,560 [$552 in 2018] +183%

Modern Love #1
Non-Key

EC ⋅ 1949

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Modern Love #1
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,200 [$466 in 2013] +158%

The Witching Hour #44
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1974

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The Witching Hour #44
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $325 [$136 in Jan] +139%

Our Flag Comics #2

Ace Magazines ⋅ 1941

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Our Flag Comics #2
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of the Flag, a patriotic superhero

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $456 [$203 in 2015] +125%

Diary Secrets #29

St. John ⋅ 1955

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Diary Secrets #29
 
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$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k
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Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,560 [$717 in 2018] +118%

Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu #1

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2003

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Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu #1
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100
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Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

1st appearance of Asajj Ventress, a bounty hunter, formerly a Nightsister and apprentice to Count Dooku

1st appearance of Sian Jeisel, a Jedi Master

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $3,000 [$1,525 in 2022] +97%

For value context, in April a 9.8 Direct sold for $130

Transformers #1

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2009

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Transformers #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
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Cover art inspired by Shepard Fairey's presidential campaign poster for Barack Obama

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $415 [$220 in Nov] +89%

Something Is Killing the Children #29
Non-Key

Store Exclusive • Foil ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2023

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Something Is Killing the Children #29
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$4
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Limited to 500 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.9 sold for $450 [$250 in 2024] +80%

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70

DC ⋅ 1966

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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70
 
Low
$135
Mid
$370
High
$1.4k
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1st appearance of Catwoman in the Silver Age, following a twelve-year absence after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority - previously appeared in Detective Comics #211

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DOUBLE COVER 6.0 sold for $500 [$285 in 2018] +75%

Super DC Giant #21

DC ⋅ 1971

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Super DC Giant #21
 
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$40
Mid
$120
High
$400
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68-page anthology of original and reprinted romance stories

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7.5 sold for $336 [$203 in 2013] +66%

Albedo #1

2nd Print ⋅ Thoughts & Images ⋅ 1984

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Albedo #1
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
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Second print, bright red cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $450 [$275 in 2022] +64%

Uncanny X-Men #41

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Uncanny X-Men #41
 
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$12
Mid
$40
High
$120
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1st appearance of Grotesk aka Gor-Tok

Origin of Cyclops continued

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $1,620 [$1,000 in Jul] +62%

Thor #178
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1970

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Thor #178
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,897 [$1,173 in 2010] +62%

Spawn #289

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Spawn #289
 
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$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 666 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $380 [$244 in Sep] +56%

Creepy #43

Warren ⋅ 1972

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Creepy #43
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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First interracial kiss in a comic book (magazine)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $470 [$311 in 2009] +51%

The CGC Census reports two in 9.8, and none higher

Invincible #2
Non-Key

SDCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2024

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Invincible #2
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $234 [$160 in Mar] +46%

Noble Causes: Family Secrets #3

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2002

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Noble Causes: Family Secrets #3
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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1st cameo and cover appearance of Invincible

Cover art inspired by 'The Uncanny X-Men' #141

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $203 [$140 in 2021] +45%

Sweethearts #119

Fawcett ⋅ 1953

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Sweethearts #119
 
Low
$225
Mid
$845
High
$2.8k
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Photo cover featuring Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,020 [$720 in 2019] +42%

Giant-Size Fantastic Four #6
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Giant-Size Fantastic Four #6
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $550 [$395 in 2011] +39%

House of Mystery #189
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1970

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House of Mystery #189
 
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Cover art by Neal Adams

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,499 [$1,100 in 2009] +36%

Secrets of Haunted House #5

DC ⋅ 1975

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Secrets of Haunted House #5
 
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$25
Mid
$80
High
$250
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $400 [$295 in Oct] +36%

Star Wars #1

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars #1
 
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$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 identified by the $0.30 cover price in a square box, the word 'REPRINT' below the price and the inclusion of a UPC code

Labeled by CGC as REPRINT

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $599 [$450 in 2021] +33%

Action Comics #80

DC ⋅ 1945

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Action Comics #80
 
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$230
Mid
$850
High
$2.3k
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2nd appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk

1st cover appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,350 [$1,020 in 2022] +32%

Superman #9

DC ⋅ 1941

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Superman #9
 
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$700
Mid
$1.8k
High
$7k
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Cover art by Fred Ray

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $1,020 [$793 in 2021] +29%

Wonder Woman #68

DC ⋅ 1954

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Wonder Woman #68
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

Bondage cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $399 [$312 in 2023] +28%

Transformers, The #67

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Transformers, The #67
 
Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15
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Cover art by Jim Lee

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,000 [$782 in 2023] +28%

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1

DC ⋅ 1954

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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.6k
High
$9.6k
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Premiere issue of Superman spin-off featuring Jimmy Olsen and Superman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,500 [$1,195 in 2015] +26%

Transformers, The #29

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Transformers, The #29
 
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$1
Mid
$5
High
$15
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1st team appearance of the Scraplets and the Triple Changers

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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $650 [$525 in Sep] +24%

Tales From the Crypt #35

EC ⋅ 1953

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Tales From the Crypt #35
 
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$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,166 in Feb] +23%

House of Secrets #114

DC ⋅ 1973

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House of Secrets #114
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$75
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Cover art by Nick Cardy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $366 [$300 in 2024] +22%

Detective Comics #149
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1949

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Detective Comics #149
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $450 [$375 in Nov] +20%

Invincible #2
Non-Key

SDCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2023

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Invincible #2
 
Low
$9
Mid
$25
High
$90
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2023 San Diego Comic Con exclusive

Available only on Saturday, July 22 at the Skybound booth

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $300 [$250 in 2024] +20%

Weird Mysteries #2

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1952

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Weird Mysteries #2
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k
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Key Facts

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $780 [$650 in 2023] +20%

Peanuts #1

Western ⋅ 1963

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Peanuts #1
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800
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Reprint of Four Color #878 - the first Four Color issue to feature the Peanuts

Published by Gold Key, Western with red title banner

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $895 [$749 in 2023] +19%

Incredible Hulk #186

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Incredible Hulk #186
 
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$2
Mid
$5
High
$10
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1st appearance and death of the Devastator

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $325 [$275 in 2016] +18%

Fantastic Four #8

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Fantastic Four #8
 
Low
$180
Mid
$975
High
$2.7k
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1st appearance of Alicia Masters

1st appearance of the Puppet Master

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $2,750 [$2,350 in 2020] +17%

Spawn #24
Non-Key

Image ⋅ 1994

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Spawn #24
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$3
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $400 [$350 in 2023] +14%

For value context, in April a 9.8 Direct sold for $62

Teen-Age Romances #38

St. John ⋅ 1954

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Teen-Age Romances #38
 
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$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k
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Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $576 [$504 in 2018] +14%

Vampirella #7

Virgin Variant ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2014

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Vampirella #7
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40
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Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $550 [$485 in Mar] +13%

Batman #225
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1970

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Batman #225
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $567 [$500 in 2013] +13%

Amazing Spider-Man #601

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Amazing Spider-Man #601
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120
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Controversial cover art by J. Scott Campbell featuring Mary Jane Watson

In 2020/2021, an artist caught the attention of J. Scott Campbell after posting to Tumblr a "fixed" rendition of this cover with a less provocative Mary Jane

Campbell responded to the criticism with his own revised sketch that pointed out the weaknesses in the Tumblr artist's technique

While strongly supported by his fanbase, there was a fair amount of backlash on social media against Campbell's professional assessment of the amateur artist

Campbell's revised sketch was listed to eBay and sold for $14,700. 100% of the proceeds were donated to Fresh Artists, a charity that nurtures artistic talent in kids

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $175 [$155 in Feb] +13%

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #4

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #4
 
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$1
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$2
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$8
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Cover art by Bob Layton

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $395 [$350 in 2023] +13%

For value context, in April a 9.8 Direct sold for $200

Avon Fantasy - An Earth Man on Venus
Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1951

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Avon Fantasy - An Earth Man on Venus
 
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Cover art by Gene Fawcett categorized as a 'headlight cover' which is a collectible niche that focuses on a woman's breasts

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $500 [$444 in 2024] +13%

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #16

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #16
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Major Bludd

1st appearance of Cover Girl, the second female Joe member

1st appearance of Tripwire, an explosives expert

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $350 [$312 in 2022] +12%

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

Invincible #100

ComicsPro ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Invincible #100
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Ryan Ottley, limited to 500 copies

Given away to retail stores who were registered for ComiXology's Retailer Services during the ComicsPro 2013 summit

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $500 [$450 in 2021] +11%

Invincible #144

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2018

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Invincible #144
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$75
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Key Facts

Final issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $385 [$350 in Mar] +10%

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