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Amazing Spider-Man #10

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Amazing Spider-Man #10
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Spider Punk aka Anarchic Spider-Man, an alternate reality version of Hobie Brown

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (2014 series) then Spider-Man 2099 #6

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $97 [$20 in 2022] +385%

Action Comics #42

DC ⋅ 1941

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Action Comics #42
 
Low
$270
Mid
$810
High
$3.3k
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1st appearance of Vigilante, a country singer who doubled as a cowboy vigilante

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CENTERFOLD MISSING / INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $699 [$160 in 2018] +337%

Kid Colt Outlaw #4
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1949

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Kid Colt Outlaw #4
 
Low
$50
Mid
$145
High
$490
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $432 [$164 in 2018] +163%

Superboy #5

DC ⋅ 1949

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Superboy #5
 
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$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k
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Key Facts

Prototype of Supergirl

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,600 [$621 in 2022] +158%

All New Fathom #2
Non-Key

Variant ⋅ Aspen ⋅ 2013

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All New Fathom #2
 
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Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$85
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Key Facts

Cover art by J. Scott Campbell

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [$145 in 2022] +141%

Grimm Tales of Terror Presents: The Bridgewater Triangle #1
Non-Key

NYCC ⋅ Zenescope ⋅ 2019

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Grimm Tales of Terror Presents: The Bridgewater Triangle #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$85
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Key Facts

Limited to 150 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $712 [$300 in 2024] +137%

Uncanny X-Men #300

Error • Foil ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Uncanny X-Men #300
 
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Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
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Key Facts

Published without gold prismatic foil

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MANUFACTURED WITHOUT GOLD FOIL 9.6 sold for $1,200 [$510 in 2018] +135%

Pure Images #2

Pure Imagination ⋅ 1988

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Pure Images #2
 
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Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40
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Key Facts

Fanzine with interviews and art

Cover art by Jack Kirby, inked by Dave Stevens

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $510 [$225 in Mar] +127%

This same copy sold for less than 50% six months prior

The CGC Census reports two copies in 9.0, and none graded higher

Creatures on the Loose #22

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Creatures on the Loose #22
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$30
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Thongor, a barbarian based on the Lemuria books by Lin Carter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $750 [$350 in 2019] +114%

For additional value context, a 9.8 also sold the day previous for $109

Four Color #386

Dell ⋅ 1952

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Four Color #386
 
Low
$350
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4k
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Key Facts

First Uncle Scrooge headlining title

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,275 [$660 in 2024] +93%

Black Hood Comics #17
Non-Key

Archie ⋅ 1946

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Black Hood Comics #17
 
Low
$330
Mid
$990
High
$3.3k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $456 [$240 in 2012] +90%

Mister Mystery #11

Media Pub. ⋅ 1953

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Mister Mystery #11
 
Low
$850
Mid
$2.8k
High
$8.5k
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Key Facts

Story by Basil Wolverton titled "Beauty and the Beast"

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $796 [$420 in 2022] +90%

0.5 sold for $294 [No Previous Data]

Detective Comics #407

DC ⋅ 1971

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Detective Comics #407
 
Low
$9
Mid
$25
High
$130
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Key Facts

3rd appearance of Man-Bat

1st appearance of Francine Langstrom as She-Bat

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $169 [$90 in 2015] +88%

Master Comics #13

Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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Master Comics #13
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.7k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Bulletgirl, previously introduced as Susan Kent

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,795 [$960 in 2024] +87%

Mark Spears: Monsters #1

Foil • Flip Cover ⋅ Keenspot ⋅ 2024

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Mark Spears: Monsters #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$130
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Key Facts

Flip cover, limited to 650 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $275 [$149 in Dec] +85%

Eerie Magazine #81

Warren ⋅ 1977

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Eerie Magazine #81
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45
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Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $350 [$200 in 2020] +75%

Whiz Comics #19
Non-Key

Fawcett ⋅ 1941

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Whiz Comics #19
 
Low
$130
Mid
$390
High
$1.3k
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $720 [$421 in 2020] +71%

Jungle Comics #82
Non-Key

Fiction House ⋅ 1946

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Jungle Comics #82
 
Low
$25
Mid
$70
High
$235
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $525 [$310 in 2017] +69%

Amazing Spider-Man #21

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Amazing Spider-Man #21
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of the Beetle

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $2,800 [$1,687 in 2021] +66%

Nickel Comics #1

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Nickel Comics #1
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.7k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Bulletman

1st appearance of Susan Kent, later becomes Bulletgirl

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,158 [$1,320 in 2021] +63%

1.0 sold for $576 [$432 in 2022] +33%

Racket Squad in Action #12
Non-Key

Charlton ⋅ 1954

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Racket Squad in Action #12
 
Low
$75
Mid
$220
High
$740
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $720 [$460 in 2015] +57%

Detective Comics #201

DC ⋅ 1953

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Detective Comics #201
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Human Target, Fred Venable

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $330 [$212 in Feb] +56%

Action Comics #419

DC ⋅ 1972

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Action Comics #419
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$80
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Human Target

Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $896 [$590 in 2022] +52%

Last week a 9.2 sold for $400 up 5% from the previous high of $380 set in April

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]

9.0 sold for $218 [$145 in 2023] +50%

Invincible #61

Image ⋅ 2009

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Invincible #61
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Conquest, a Viltrumite who monitored Mark's progress on Earth

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $180 [$120 in Aug] +50%

Shield-Wizard Comics #1

Archie ⋅ 1940

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Shield-Wizard Comics #1
 
Low
$450
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4.5k
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Key Facts

Origin of the Shield

Origin of the Wizard, Blane Whitney

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $893 [$600 in 2020] +49%

Haunt of Fear #18

EC ⋅ 1953

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Haunt of Fear #18
 
Low
$140
Mid
$475
High
$1.4k
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Key Facts

Cover art featuring The Old Witch

Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of 'The Black Ferris'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $550 [$375 in 2024] +47%

Haunt of Fear #19

EC ⋅ 1953

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Haunt of Fear #19
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

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

Reason: a gruesome baseball game played with dismembered body parts including the catcher's chest plate appearing to be naked breasts

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $875 [$600 in Dec] +46%

Batman #1

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 2000

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Batman #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120
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Key Facts

Reprint of Batman #1, complete with full story and advertisements

Distributed with The Batman Masterpiece Edition Boxed Set by Chronicle Books which was packaged with a 9-inch statue of Batman and a hardcover book that chronicled the Golden Age of Batman

Values listed represent the comic book as a standalone item

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,150 [$800 in Jan] +44%

Black Terror #12
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1945

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Black Terror #12
 
Low
$75
Mid
$220
High
$735
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Key Facts

One of the earliest and likely the first depiction of a television on the cover of a comic book

From April 1942 to August 1945, with only 5,000 sets in households nationwide, production of new TVs, radios, and other broadcasting equipment for civilian purposes was stopped to focus on the war effort

By 1947 there were approximately 44,000 television sets in North America, with 30,000 of those estimated to be in the New York area where most broadcasts were centered

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $360 [$264 in 2019] +36%

4.5 sold for $542 [No Previous Data]

Detective Comics #469

DC ⋅ 1977

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Detective Comics #469
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation

1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,080 [$800 in Jan] +35%

Incredible Hulk #106

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Incredible Hulk #106
 
Low
$6
Mid
$18
High
$75
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Key Facts

Death of the Missing Link

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $3,360 [$2,500 in 2016] +34%

Transformers, The #80

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Transformers, The #80
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40
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Key Facts

Final issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $71 [$53 in 2024] +34%

Showcase #53
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1964

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Showcase #53
 
Low
$12
Mid
$35
High
$120
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $315 [$240 in 2024] +31%

Batman #141

DC ⋅ 1961

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Batman #141
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Bat-Girl

1st appearance of Clockmaster

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $875 [$675 in 2019] +30%

Invincible #120

Image ⋅ 2015

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Invincible #120
 
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 $500 [$386 in Aug] +30%

9.4 sold for $270 [$200 in Jun] +35%

Batman #123
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1959

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Batman #123
 
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Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$45
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $375 [$290 in 2022] +29%

Jumbo Comics #16

Fiction House ⋅ 1940

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Jumbo Comics #16
 
Low
$145
Mid
$440
High
$1.6k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Lightning

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $660 [$530 in 2017] +25%

Lady Death: Sacrificial Annihilation #1
Non-Key

Limited ⋅ Coffin Comics ⋅ 2022

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Lady Death: Sacrificial Annihilation #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$25
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Key Facts

Limited to 77 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $360 [$300 in 2022] +20%

Marvel Movie Showcase featuring Star Wars #1

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Marvel Movie Showcase featuring Star Wars #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

Reprint of Star Wars #1 - #3

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $293 [$250 in 2023] +17%

For value context, in July a Direct sold for $120

West Coast Avengers #7

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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West Coast Avengers #7
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Jeff the Land Shark, the pet of Gwenpool

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,439

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $300 [$259 in Mar] +16%

Mad #24

EC ⋅ 1955

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Mad #24
 
Low
$85
Mid
$250
High
$1.1k
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Key Facts

MAD begins publishing a traditional magazine-sized issue

First use of the phrase, 'What? Me Worry?'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $840 [$750 in 2018] +12%

Predator #3
Non-Key

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Predator #3
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10
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Key Facts

3rd appearance of Predator in a standard comic book

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $377 [$338 in Jun] +12%

Daredevil #6

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Daredevil #6
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$270
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Mr. Fear, Zoltan Drago

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $4,000 [$3,600 in 2021] +11%

Strange Tales #104

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Strange Tales #104
 
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$515
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Paste-Pot Pete

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,000 [$900 in 2023] +11%

G.I. War Tales #1
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1973

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G.I. War Tales #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$10
High
$35
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $360 [$325 in 2015] +11%

Mad #2

EC ⋅ 1952

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Mad #2
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

Second issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,200 [$1,100 in 2024] +9%

Last week a 6.0 sold for $950 up 12% from the previous high of $845 set in June

Sub-Mariner Comics #10

Timely ⋅ 1943

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Sub-Mariner Comics #10
 
Low
$900
Mid
$2.8k
High
$9k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Alex Schomburg

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $1,200 [$1,100 in 2023] +9%

Invincible #100
Non-Key

Chromium ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Invincible #100
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $271 [$250 in Mar] +8%

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]

4.0 sold for $480 [$445 in 2018] +8%

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