Key Collector Comics

Hot 10 Runners-Up

This week's notable standalone sales sourced from eBay and select auction sites Subscribe to Key Collector for only $3.99 per month for ALL-ACCESS! Or save 15% and subscribe for the year for $39.99

« ‹ 1 2 3 › »

Clicking on the eBay link and making a purchase may result in this site earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

NYCC ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$160
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Limited to 800 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $398 [$319 in Jan] +25%

9.8 sold for $360 [$319 in Jan] +13%

Detective Comics #39

DC ⋅ 1940

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Detective Comics #39
 
Low
$2k
Mid
$8k
High
$20k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

3rd appearance of Robin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $5,734 [$4,600 in 2023] +25%

Laff-A-Lympics #1

Marvel ⋅ 1978

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Laff-A-Lympics #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance of Captain Caveman

1st appearance of the Creepleys

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $671 [$543 in 2022] +24%

Spawn #221

Image ⋅ 2012

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (2)
Spawn #221
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers 15,801

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $246 [$200 in 2022] +23%

Strange Tales #102

Marvel ⋅ 1962

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Strange Tales #102
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of the Wizard, Bentley Wittman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,290 [$1,050 in 2023] +23%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

Foil ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$85
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $190 [$155 in Aug] +23%

Foxhole #4

Mainline ⋅ 1955

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Foxhole #4
 
Low
$320
Mid
$925
High
$3.2k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Kirby

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $2,500 [$2,040 in Jun] +23%

Invincible Returns #1

1:50 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2010

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Invincible Returns #1
 
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1.1k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Variant cover art by David Finch

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $2,200 [$1,800 in 2020] +22%

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $2,200 [$1,800 in 2020] +22%

Two different copies sold for $2,200 this week

Crown Comics #1
Non-Key

McCombs ⋅ 1945

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Crown Comics #1
 
Low
$70
Mid
$215
High
$720
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $549 [$454 in 2018] +21%

Hedge Knight, The #1

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2003

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Hedge Knight, The #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Hildebrandt

Holo-foil cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $476 [$400 in 2023] +19%

Detective Comics #227
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1956

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Detective Comics #227
 
Low
$65
Mid
$190
High
$630
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Third appearance of the Martian Manhunter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $343 [$282 in 2022] +22%

Amazing Spider-Man #316

Marvel ⋅ 1989

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (3)
Amazing Spider-Man #316
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$110
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

3rd appearance of Venom

1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS INSERT 9.0 sold for $470 [$395 in Sep] +19%

For value context, earlier this month a standard 9.8 Newsstand sold for $182 and earlier this month a Direct sold for $140

Absolute Batman #1

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Second printing

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $177 [$150 in Dec] +18%

9.8 sold for $155 [$150 in Dec] +3%

House of Mystery #174

DC ⋅ 1968

View Details  ⋅  View Series
House of Mystery #174
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$450
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Format changes from superhero to horror

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $560 [$475 in Jan] +18%

Star Wars #1

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Star Wars #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

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]

8.5 sold for $238 [$203 in Feb] +17%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

Batman Day ⋅ DC ⋅ 2025

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$6
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $70 [$60 in Jan] +17%

Archie Comics #48

Archie ⋅ 1951

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Archie Comics #48
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Innuendo cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $330 [$284 in Jul] +16%

Aquaman #1

DC ⋅ 1962

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Aquaman #1
 
Low
$220
Mid
$680
High
$2.7k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Premiere issue of the first Aquaman title series

1st appearance of Qwsp, a creature from the 5th dimension and ally of Aquaman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,975 [$1,700 in 2021] +16%

Classic X-Men #1

Marvel ⋅ 1986

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Classic X-Men #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Partial reprint of Giant Size X-Men #1

The beginning and final half of the comic is original content adding context to the assembly of the new X-Men roster which consisted of Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Thunderbird, Banshee and Sunfire

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $625 [$540 in 2022] +16%

For value context, in October a Direct copy sold for $245

Musings #4

Calliope Comics ⋅ 1994

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Musings #4
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$60
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Cover art by Mike Mignola

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $413 [$360 in Sep] +15%

Top-Notch Comics #9

Archie ⋅ 1940

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Top-Notch Comics #9
 
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$7.5k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Black Hood

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,562 [$2,250 in 2018] +14%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$70
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $148 [$130 in Dec] +14%

Uncanny X-Men #100

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Uncanny X-Men #100
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

$0.30 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $500 [$440 in 2023] +14%

Superman #8
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1941

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Superman #8
 
Low
$510
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5.1k
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $977 [$860 in Jan] +14%

Batman #227

DC ⋅ 1970

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (2)
Batman #227
 
Low
$130
Mid
$450
High
$1.3k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Neal Adams inspired by Detective Comics #31 (1939)

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $4,200 [$3,712 in 2024] +13%

Absolute Batman #1

Foil ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$8
High
$20
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Jim Lee

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $45 [$40 in Mar] +13%

New York World's Fair Comics #1

DC ⋅ 1939

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
New York World's Fair Comics #1
 
Low
$2k
Mid
$8k
High
$26k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Sandman, Wesley Dodds, a businessman who operated as a vigilante with a gas gun capable of putting enemies to sleep

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $7,425 [$6,600 in 2025] +13%

Yellowjacket Comics #7
Non-Key

Charlton ⋅ 1946

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Yellowjacket Comics #7
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$595
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Skull cover by Ken Battefield

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $600 [$541 in 2023] +11%

Speed Comics #43

Harvey ⋅ 1946

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Speed Comics #43
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Cover art by Al Avison featuring a robot

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $550 [$500 in 2020] +10%

Panic #1

EC ⋅ 1953

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Panic #1
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Controversial parody of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ that depicted Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as Sugar Plum Fairies and Santa with a ‘Just Divorced’ sign on his sleigh resulting in a court-ordered ban in Massachusetts

Police arrested the office manager and receptionist of EC Comics for violating obscenity laws after successfully purchasing copies of Panic #1 directly from the publisher’s business office

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $395 [$360 in Nov] +10%

Mission: Impossible #1
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1967

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Mission: Impossible #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $189 [$173 in 2007] +9%

The CGC Census reports four copies in 9.2, and 28 higher

Hit Comics #1

Quality ⋅ 1940

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Hit Comics #1
 
Low
$740
Mid
$2.5k
High
$9.4k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance of Blaze Barton

1st appearance of Hercules

1st appearance of Neon the Unknown

1st appearance of Red Bee

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $3,904 [$3,600 in 2024] +8%

Beach Blanket Bingo #0
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1965

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Beach Blanket Bingo #0
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $415 [$384 in 2023] +8%

Batman #608

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2002

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Batman #608
 
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Beginning of the Hush story arc

Variant second printing cover art by Jim Lee

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $875 [$810 in 2022] +8%

9.4 sold for $325 [$300 in 2021] +8%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

5th Print 1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2025

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $140 [$130 in Nov] +8%

Brave and the Bold, The #93

DC ⋅ 1970

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Brave and the Bold, The #93
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$85
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Cover art by Neal Adams

An error variant exists in which the interior copyright information (indicia) was originally sent to print with the title 'THE BRAVE & THE BOWL' and appeared in a substantial portion of the print run until the error was corrected

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $350 [$325 in Jan] +8%

Action Comics #14

DC ⋅ 1939

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Action Comics #14
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$12k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Superman's emblem is first featured on his cape

1st appearance of Clip Carson

2nd appearance of Zatara, the father of Zatanna

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $4,392 [$4,080 in 2021] +8%

Scooby-Doo #2

Western ⋅ 1970

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Scooby-Doo #2
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Scooby Doo in comic books

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $519 [$486 in 2024] +7%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

4th Print • Gold ⋅ DC ⋅ 2025

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Limited to 2,500 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $190 [$178 in Jan] +7%

Startling Terror Tales #12
Non-Key

Star ⋅ 1952

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Startling Terror Tales #12
 
Low
$460
Mid
$1.4k
High
$4.6k
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,952 [$1,840 in 2024] +6%

Daring Mystery Comics #8

Timely ⋅ 1942

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Daring Mystery Comics #8
 
Low
$340
Mid
$1k
High
$4.1k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Citizen V

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $732 [$691 in 2014] +6%

Justice League of America #1

DC ⋅ 1960

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (4)
Justice League of America #1
 
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

First solo-titled Justice League of America series

1st appearance of Despero

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $7,520 [$7,200 in 2020] +4%

Amazing Spider-Man #1

Marvel ⋅ 1963

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (25)
Amazing Spider-Man #1
 
Low
$4.5k
Mid
$14.5k
High
$82k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Spider-Man

1st appearance of J. Jonah Jameson

First meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four

1st appearance of Chameleon, Dmitri Smerdyakov, half-brother of Kraven the Hunter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

PG 12 MISSING / INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $4,026 [$3,894 in 2024] +3%

Absolute Batman #1
Non-Key

3rd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Absolute Batman #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$75
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Limited to 2,000 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $200 [$194 in Jan] +3%

Shock Suspenstories #12

EC ⋅ 1953

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Shock Suspenstories #12
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Drug abuse cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $310 [$307 in Dec] +1%

Dark Mysteries #4
Non-Key

Master Comics ⋅ 1951

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Dark Mysteries #4
 
Low
$110
Mid
$330
High
$1.1k
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $2,074 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports two copies in 8.5, and just one higher

Action Comics #8

DC ⋅ 1939

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Action Comics #8
 
Low
$2.2k
Mid
$6.5k
High
$29k
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

Superman demonstrates extraordinary hearing abilities but not referred to as 'super' until Action Comics #11

Cover art inspired by the 1919 painting 'Last of the Mohicans' by N.C. Wyeth

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE / NO BACK COVER 0.5 sold for $1,857 [No Previous Data]

Anthro #6
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1969

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Anthro #6
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

The CGC Census reports two copies in 9.8, and none higher

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #11
Non-Key

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1951

View Details  ⋅  View Series  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #11
 
Low
$65
Mid
$190
High
$640
Buy it on eBay!

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $732 [No Previous Data]

Challengers of the Unknown #42
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1965

View Details  ⋅  View Series
Challengers of the Unknown #42
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
Buy it on eBay!

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Challenger-Haters, made up of Drabny, Kra, Multi-Man & Volcano Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $700 [No Previous Data]

« ‹ 1 2 3 › »

Adjust Your Filters To See More Comics!

By default Key Collector searches for Standard Cover Key Issues.

Adjust the "Variants" search filter above for additional content:

  • Variant Covers ([[totalVariants]])

At Key Collector, our primary focus is on unearthing those rare Standard Cover Key Issues for you. However, the world of comic collectibles is vast and varied. We want to make sure you have the tools to explore it all!