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St. John ⋅ 1951

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,000 [$180 in 2009] +456%

Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $2,378 [$430 in 2014] +453%

Parents' Magazine Press ⋅ 1948

Low
$280
Mid
$965
High
$2.8k

Key Facts

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

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,070 [$466 in 2013] +344%

Jackie Robinson cover and story, predating his solo series

Quality ⋅ 1957

Low
$45
Mid
$120
High
$450

Key Facts

DC begins publishing G.I. Combat title

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $480 [$111 in 2008] +332%

Marvel ⋅ 1969

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$55

Key Facts

1st appearance and death of Torpedo

1st appearance of Crime Wave

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $3,000 [$913 in 2017] +229%

DC ⋅ 1941

Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4k
High
$12k

Key Facts

Cover art by Fred Ray

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $849 [$275 in 2015] +209%

Batman #210

Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1969

Values Coming Soon

Key Facts

Cover art by Neal Adams featuring the debut of a new Catwoman costume

Letter to the editor by Mark Evanier

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $2,880 [$935 in 2020] +208%

The CGC Census reports eleven copies in 9.6, and three higher

Photo Cover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Variant photo cover featuring Wesley Snipes as Blade

Marv Wolfman filed a $35 million lawsuit against Marvel, New Line Cinema and Time Warner regarding ownership of Blade but lost the case two years later

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $400 [$132 in 2024] +203%

Teen Titans #28

Non-Key

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2014

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Steampunk variant cover art

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $385 [$150 in 2022] +157%

The CGC Census reports just four graded copies and only one in 9.8, none higher

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Jamie Biggie

IDW World Tour concert poster-themed variant

Cover art inspired by The Misfits iconic mascot, a disembodied skull based off of a 1946 film serial titled The Crimson Ghost

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $550 [$223 in 2023] +147%

Low
$260
Mid
$780
High
$2.9k

Key Facts

Ongoing team-up stories of Superman Earth Two and Batman begin

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,400 [$978 in 2002] +145%

Charlton ⋅ 1975

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$65

Key Facts

1st appearance of Hong Kong Phooey

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $360 [$150 in Apr] +140%

Marvel ⋅ 1966

Low
$25
Mid
$85
High
$270

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Klaw

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $1,428 [$601 in 2022] +138%

DC ⋅ 1972

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,200 [$510 in 2008] +135%

DC ⋅ 1947

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,080 [$475 in 2020] +127%

Molten metal cover art by Jack Burnley

Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Emissaries of Evil: Electro, Gladiator, Leap-Frog, Matador, Stilt-Man

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $2,750 [$1,260 in 2023] +118%

Low
$550
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5.5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $850 [$393 in 2022] +116%

Low
$160
Mid
$525
High
$1.6k

Key Facts

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

Reason: a man pours the poison used to kill his wife down the drain and avoids being charged for murder

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,665 [$780 in 2021] +113%

Death Rattle #2

Non-Key

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1973

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $320 [$150 in 2023] +113%

Low
$455
Mid
$1.4k
High
$8.2k

Key Facts

Second issue

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,680 [$828 in 2003] +103%

Marvel ⋅ 1987

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

First ongoing solo Punisher series

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS INSERT 9.6 sold for $390 [$204 in Jan] +91%

For value context, in April a standard Newsstand 9.6 sold for $89 and earlier this month a Direct sold for $75

Fiction House ⋅ 1945

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,009 [$575 in 2020] +75%

Cover art by Lily Renรฉe

Gold ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1996

Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

Cover coated with 22 carat gold

Limited to 2,000 copies

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $900 [$550 in 2020] +64%

DC ⋅ 1971

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $525 [$329 in 2022] +60%

Cover art by Neal Adams

DC ⋅ 1974

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $850 [$540 in 2023] +57%

Cover art by Nick Cardy featuring Mordred, also known as Crone of the Three Witches

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Key Facts

2nd and final appearance of the Headless Horseman in the Marvel universe

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $700 [$450 in Dec] +56%

9.8 sold for $475 [$450 in Dec] +6%

Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

Bondage cover

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $905 [$590 in 2015] +53%

Fawcett ⋅ 1952

Low
$80
Mid
$240
High
$800

Key Facts

Anti-communism cover

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $288 [$190 in 2018] +52%

Low
$170
Mid
$500
High
$1.9k

Key Facts

Premiere issue of early Golden Age series

Created under the pseudonym Bud Fisher

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $780 [$525 in 2012] +49%

Along with Four Color, Detective, Adventure and Action comics one of a handful of series' published continuously from the 1930s through the '60s

Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$400

Key Facts

Promotional comic book warning of the dangers of inflation and Communism

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $480 [$328 in 2003] +46%

Low
$40
Mid
$12
High
$400

Key Facts

Format changes from superhero to horror

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $475 [$335 in 2022] +42%

Last week a 6.5 sold for $264, up 7% from the previous high sale of $247 in 2022

Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300

Key Facts

68-page anthology of original and reprinted romance stories

As of Nov 2023 only 3 copies certified 9.8

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $576 [$408 in 2023] +41%

Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4.8k
High
$12.2k

Key Facts

2nd cover appearance of Hawkman

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $5,040 [$3,600 in 2022] +40%

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

"Kree-Skrull War" part 8

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,500 [$1,080 in 2022] +39%

For added context this week another 9.8 copy sold for $750

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$70

Key Facts

Original story plus reprints

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $750 [$552 in 2022] +36%

Marvel ⋅ 1982

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Issue #3 of the first Wolverine solo series

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $2,100 [$1,551 in 2022] +35%

For value context, this month a direct 9.8 sold for $300

While the price may seem high, eBay currently has no other CGC 9.8 Newsstand copies for sale

DC ⋅ 1939

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Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $5,760 [$4,320 in Nov] +33%

Just the 6th Superman cover in Action comics

2nd Print 1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $200 [$150 in Feb] +33%

Limited ⋅ Harris ⋅ 1999

Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180

Key Facts

Cover art by Bruce Timm, limited edition

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $396 [$300 in Mar] +32%

Warren ⋅ 1972

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

Interior front and back cover chronicles the creation of Vampirella by editor J.R. Cochran who reveals the character was inspired by the classic sci-fi movie Barbarella

First Vampirella cover art by Jose Gonzalez

Gonzalez completed the pencil work on Vampirella but having little experience with oils, Enric Torres recreated the piece and Gonzalez signed it

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $600 [$456 in 2021] +32%

Low
$335
Mid
$1.4k
High
$6.1k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Electro

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

U.K. PRICE VARIANT 7.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,375 in 2018] +31%

Dark Horse ⋅ 2003

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Asajj Ventress

1st appearance of Durge, a bounty hunter

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $400 [$311 in 2023] +29%

For value context, in May a 9.8 Direct sold for $52

Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Gil Kane

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

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $384 [$300 in 2020] +28%

Low
$70
Mid
$270
High
$780

Key Facts

1st appearance and cover of Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $350 [$275 in 2023] +27%

Eastern Color ⋅ 1940

Low
$440
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.9k

Key Facts

Reprinted comic strips featuring Buck Rogers

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $840 [$666 in 2015] +26%

Low
$5.8k
Mid
$16.5k
High
$54k

Key Facts

Origin of the Joker, formerly a crook named the Red Hood who pulled a heist that led him through a vat of chemicals that caused his clown-like appearance

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $5,000 [$3,999 in 2018] +25%

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Mark Brooks

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $500 [$400 in Feb] +25%

SDCC ⋅ Black Mask ⋅ 2015

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$4

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,000 [$800 in 2015] +25%

Limited edition, this copy was numbered 06/50

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Cyber, an invulnerable mutant fused with adamantium responsible for Wolverineโ€™s missing eye that led to his Patch persona

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $395 [$319 in 2022] +24%

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

Triplicate Girl renamed Duo Damsel, later becomes Duplicate Damsel

Record-Breakers

๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $495 [$400 in 2008] +24%

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