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Predator #3
Non-Key

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Predator #3
 
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$1
Mid
$2
High
$10
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $338 [$300 in 2022] +13%

The CGC Census reports 29 copies in 9.8, and none graded higher

Hack / Slash #25

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2013

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Hack / Slash #25
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$55
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Jenny Frison

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $750 [$676 in Aug] +11%

Detective Comics #164

DC ⋅ 1950

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Detective Comics #164
 
Low
$300
Mid
$900
High
$3k
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Bat-Signal cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,200 [$1,999 in Oct] +10%

Bomber Comics #2

Elliott ⋅ 1944

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Bomber Comics #2
 
Low
$110
Mid
$330
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

World War II cover art depicting Hitler

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,325 in 2019] +9%

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 $900 [$830 in 2021] +8%

Spawn #299

SDCC ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Spawn #299
 
Low
$15
Mid
$55
High
$170
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Key Facts

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, limited to 500 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $400 [$375 in Oct] +7%

Strange Tales #108
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Strange Tales #108
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $384 [$360 in 2021] +7%

Batman #169

DC ⋅ 1965

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Batman #169
 
Low
$35
Mid
$95
High
$380
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of the Penguin in the Silver Age

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $700 [$660 in May] +6%

All-Star Comics #4

DC ⋅ 1941

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All-Star Comics #4
 
Low
$1.1k
Mid
$3.5k
High
$11k
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Key Facts

2nd team appearance of the Justice Society of America

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,384 [$1,320 in 2024] +5%

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]

5.5 sold for $350 [$335 in May] +4%

The CGC Census reports 23 copies in 5.5, and 133 graded higher

A lone 9.8 is the highest graded copy

Marvel Mystery Comics #11

Timely ⋅ 1940

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Marvel Mystery Comics #11
 
Low
$425
Mid
$1.3k
High
$5.5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Alex Schomburg

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

COVER ONLY / NO GRADE sold for $549 [$526 in 2023] +4%

True Life Secrets #23
Non-Key

Charlton ⋅ 1954

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True Life Secrets #23
 
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Innuendo cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $580 [$566 in Jul] +2%

Invincible #11

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #11
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$225
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Key Facts

Origin of Omni-Man

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,610

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $510 [$500 in May] +2%

Jetta #7
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1953

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Jetta #7
 
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Key Facts

3rd appearance Jetta

Final issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $4,800 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 9.0, and none graded higher

Black Magic #28

Prize ⋅ 1954

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Black Magic #28
 
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Low
$350
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Kirby

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 8.0, and none graded higher

Crime Mysteries #5
Non-Key

Ribage ⋅ 1953

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Crime Mysteries #5
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $3,120 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 7.5, and none graded higher

This series is notoriously difficiult to locate in higher grades

Star Trek #2

Price Variant ⋅ Western ⋅ 1968

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Star Trek #2
 
Low
$35
Mid
$100
High
$350
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Key Facts

$0.15 price variant with pin-up back cover featuring Captain Kirk and Spock

There are two versions of this cover - one with the pin-up photo which appears to be more common than the version with the fishing pole advertisement

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

PRICE AND BACK COVER VARIANT / 9.4 sold for $2,880 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports two copies in 9.4, and one graded higher

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #83
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1968

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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #83
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,581 [No Previous Data]

Amazing Spider-Man #133
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Amazing Spider-Man #133
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS 9.8 sold for $1,519 [No Previous Data]

For value context, in October 2024 a standard Newsstand 9.8 sold for $576

Red Dragon Comics #7

Street and Smith ⋅ 1943

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Red Dragon Comics #7
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k
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Key Facts

World War II cover art by Jack Binder

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2 CENTER WRAPS MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $1,350 [No Previous Data]

America's Best Comics #18
Non-Key

Canadian ⋅ Pines ⋅ 1946

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America's Best Comics #18
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CANADIAN 7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]

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]

7.5 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]

Batman #279
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1976

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Batman #279
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,200 [No Previous Data]

Confessions of Love #11

Comic Media ⋅ 1952

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Confessions of Love #11
 
Low
$380
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.8k
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Key Facts

1st issue, numbering continued from Startling Terror Tales #10

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,200 [No Previous Data]

Uncanny X-Men #171

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Uncanny X-Men #171
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Rogue joins the X-Men

Debut of Illyana Rasputin's Soulsword

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS 9.8 sold for $1,200 [No Previous Data]

For value context, in May a standard Newsstand 9.8 sold for $197 and earlier this month a Direct sold for $89

Fantastic Fears #6
Non-Key

Farrell ⋅ 1954

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Fantastic Fears #6
 
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Horrifying cover art, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,020 [No Previous Data]

Invincible Returns #1

1:10 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

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Invincible Returns #1
 
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Low
$75
Mid
$150
High
$750
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Key Facts

One-shot issue published between issues #70 and #71 that summarized the Invincible series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,000 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports one copy in 9.0, and 39 graded higher with 27 of those being in 9.8

Space Adventures #12

Charlton ⋅ 1954

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Space Adventures #12
 
Low
$250
Mid
$900
High
$2.5k
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Key Facts

Iconic science-fiction cover art by Steve Ditko

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $874 [No Previous Data]

Aliens vs. Avengers #1

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Aliens vs. Avengers #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Mark Brooks

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.9 sold for $800 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 9.9, and none graded higher

Invincible #51

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2025

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Invincible #51
 
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Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$85
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Key Facts

Limited to 500 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

10.0 sold for $800 [No Previous Data]

Superboy #1

DC ⋅ 1949

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Superboy #1
 
Low
$1.1k
Mid
$3.1k
High
$11k
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Key Facts

First Superboy title series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2 CENTER WRAPS MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $725 [No Previous Data]

Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler #1
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 2022

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Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

10.0 sold for $650 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 10, the highest grade available

Startling Comics #44
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1947

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Startling Comics #44
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $650 [No Previous Data]

Power Rangers: Prime #1

Employee Edition ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2024

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Power Rangers: Prime #1
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150
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Key Facts

Employee edition distributed during the 2024 holiday season

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $475 [No Previous Data]

To date the CGC Census reports grading just two copies this book - one in 9.4, and the other in 9.8

Godzilla #24

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Godzilla #24
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
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Key Facts

Battle of Godzilla vs the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $425 [No Previous Data]

For value context, in February 2024 a standard Newsstand 9.6 sold for $199

Thor #263

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Thor #263
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$250
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Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $425 [No Previous Data]

Ghost Rider, The #2

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1950

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Ghost Rider, The #2
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $384 [No Previous Data]

Green Lantern #87

DC ⋅ 1971

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Green Lantern #87
 
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$650
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Green Lantern, John Stewart

[October 2024 - Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart in the Lanterns]

2nd appearance of Green Lantern, Guy Gardner

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

DOUBLE COVER / 5.5 sold for $361 [No Previous Data]

Heavy Metal #3
Non-Key

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1977

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Heavy Metal #3
 
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Key Facts

Cover art by Moebius

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.4 sold for $360 [No Previous Data]

Prior to the advent of the Direct Market comic shop distribution method, issues were also obtained by mail through subscriptions

Laugh Comics #166

Archie ⋅ 1965

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Laugh Comics #166
 
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$30
Mid
$90
High
$325
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Key Facts

Cover art featuring the Beatles

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $360 [No Previous Data]

Piracy #1
Non-Key

EC ⋅ 1954

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Piracy #1
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $360 [No Previous Data]

For value context, earlier this month a 7.5 sold for $500

Blood & Thunder #1

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2025

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Blood & Thunder #1
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports this one copy in 9.8, and none graded higher

Romantic Adventures #48
Non-Key

ACG ⋅ 1954

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Romantic Adventures #48
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $324 [No Previous Data]

Amazing Spider-Man #194

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Amazing Spider-Man #194
 
Low
$35
Mid
$90
High
$350
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Black Cat

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $179 [No Previous Data]

Savage Tales Magazine #1

Marvel ⋅ 1971

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Savage Tales Magazine #1
 
Low
$80
Mid
$260
High
$850
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, a scientist who developed a serum to protect soldiers from chemical warfare

The Super Soldier program known as Project Sulphur aka Weapon IV, had the unintended effect of transforming Ted Sallis into Man-Thing

1st appearance of Ellen Brandt

1st team appearance of the Femizons

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $170 [No Previous Data]

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