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

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

DC ⋅ 1977

Low
$2
Mid
$7
High
$20

Key Facts

Cover art featuring the Joker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $960 [$850 in 2023] +13%

DC ⋅ 1966

Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$100

Key Facts

Marriage of Barry Allen and Iris West

The cover artist on this issue, Murphy Anderson spelled his last name on the bible pages

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $325 [$288 in 2022] +13%

Key Facts

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $675 [$600 in Dec] +13%

8.0 sold for $500 [$395 in May] +27%

7.0 sold for $350 [$265 in Jun] +32%

4.5 sold for $165 [$42 in 2022] +293%

6.0 sold for $280 [No Previous Data]

EC ⋅ 1952

Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Second issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $950 [$845 in Jun] +12%

Variant ⋅ Bongo ⋅ 1993

Price Trend
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80

Key Facts

'Bartcode' variant with a partial image of Bart Simpson's head in the UPC box

Bartman #1, Itchy and Scratchy Comics #1 and Radioactive Man #1 each had a quarter image of Bart to complete the full illustration

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,124 [$1,000 in Sep] +12%

9.8 sold for $1,075 [$1,000 in Sep] +8%

Key Facts

Cover art by Nick Cardy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $781 [$699 in 2023] +12%

Last week, a 9.4 sold for $504, up 17% from the previous high in 2024 of $432

Last week, a 7.0 sold for $145 up 61% from the previous high in May of $90

Image ⋅ 2009

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Epilogue to the Conquest arc

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $100 [$90 in Jun] +11%

Low
$110
Mid
$350
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

Horror-themed cover art by Bob White

There also exists a scarce $0.15 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $340 [$306 in May] +11%

Avon ⋅ 1951

Low
$200
Mid
$600
High
$2k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $450 [$407 in 2019] +11%

Key Facts

Premiere issue of ongoing Donald Duck series

The previous 25 issues were under the Four Color title - issues #47, #159, #178, #189, #199, #203, #223, #238, #256, #263, #275, #282, #291, #300, #308, #318, #328, #339, #348, #356, #367, #379, #394, #408, #422

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $312 [$288 in 2021] +8%

1:250 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2024

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $325 [$300 in 2024] +8%

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $460 [$425 in Nov] +8%

6.5 sold for $325 [$127 in 2023] +156%

Image ⋅ 2014

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

Death of Angstrom Levy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $325 [$308 in Jun] +6%

Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$80

Key Facts

1st appearance of Human Target

Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $400 [$380 in Apr] +5%

DC ⋅ 1951

Low
$420
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Killer Moth, an adversary of Batman that aimed to be an anti-Batman with a wide arsenal of weaponry

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,000 [$950 in Mar] +5%

Low
$70
Mid
$215
High
$925

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Melter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,102 [$1,050 in 2018] +5%

Image ⋅ 2004

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

1st appearance of Doc Seismic, a demented scientist suspected of having brain damage from his earthquake creating technology

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,724

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $450 [$432 in Apr] +4%

Price Trend
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

1st appearance of Damien Darkblood, a demon detective

1st appearance of Amber Bennett, a love interest of Invincible

1st appearance of Elephant

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,321

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $449 [$432 in May] +4%

Timely ⋅ 1940

Low
$1.1k
Mid
$2.9k
High
$11k

Key Facts

Two interior advertisements promoting the forthcoming first appearance of Captain America in Captain America Comics #1

2nd appearance of Toro

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $2,750 [$2,650 in 2024] +4%

Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Rhino

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $201 [$195 in 2022] +3%

DC ⋅ 1966

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$65

Key Facts

1st appearance of Bug-Eyed Bandit

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $540 [$528 in 2023] +2%

Image ⋅ 2003

Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$160

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Flaxans, a warring race of aliens

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,350

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $444 [$440 in Jul] +1%

Low
$1.9k
Mid
$5.8k
High
$26k

Key Facts

1st and only appearance of Wonder Man - a lawsuit was filed by DC against Fox to protect their intellectual property against characters too closely associated to Superman in likeness and abilities

1st appearance of Tex Dawson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 1.0 sold for $6,999 [No Previous Data]

Low
$250
Mid
$900
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in a U.S. comic - featured in a splash page in the center of the issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,849 [No Previous Data]

Last week a 6.5 sold for $1,311 [No Previous Data]

St. John ⋅ 1954

Low
$300
Mid
$900
High
$3k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $2,300 [No Previous Data]

Promo ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

Low
$120
Mid
$450
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Promotional giveaway with the purchase of All laundry detergent

Ultra-rare if promo sticker is still on the cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $2,160 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports two copies in 9.2, and just two more graded higher

Key Variant • 1:25 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600

Key Facts

Cover art insinuates the Wolf-Man killed Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,450 [No Previous Data]

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

Prize ⋅ 1953

Low
$160
Mid
$480
High
$1.6k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,440 [No Previous Data]

Foxhole #3

Non-Key

Mainline ⋅ 1955

Low
$160
Mid
$480
High
$1.6k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,150 [No Previous Data]

Pines ⋅ 1949

Low
$18
Mid
$55
High
$190

Key Facts

1st appearance of Billy West

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,080 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Premiere issue

Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoons have been in over 360 newspapers worldwide and translated into 17 languages

The strip is considered to be the world's longest syndicated cartoon and has been published daily since 1919, though in later years online

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

Key Variant ⋅ Vault ⋅ 2025

Price Trend
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

DC ⋅ 1945

Low
$130
Mid
$390
High
$1.3k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]

Comic Kingdom ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

Price Trend
Low
$25
Mid
$90
High
$280

Key Facts

Limited to 1,500 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.9 sold for $899 [No Previous Data]

Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Groot, an alien resembling a tree

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $890 [No Previous Data]

Low
$525
Mid
$1.6k
High
$5.2k

Key Facts

World War II cover art by Jack Burnley

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $750 [No Previous Data]

Accepted ⋅ 1958

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $675 [No Previous Data]

Star Comics ⋅ 1988

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$3

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $650 [No Previous Data]

For value context, in 2023 a 9.8 Direct sold for $165

1:1000 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2025

Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $600 [No Previous Data]

Timely ⋅ 1949

Low
$30
Mid
$95
High
$310

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Black Rider

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $480 [No Previous Data]

Spawn #112

Non-Key

Image ⋅ 2001

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$3

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $449 [No Previous Data]

ACG ⋅ 1954

Low
$300
Mid
$900
High
$3k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $405 [No Previous Data]

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1950

Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

First solo series of the Golden Age Ghost Rider aka Rex Fury, previously the Calico Kid

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $400 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Prequel story expanding on the story, characters and backgrounds in the Mortal Kombat II video game

1st appearance of Jax, Shao Kahn, Kintaro, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, Kung Lao, Kuai Liang aka Sub Zero II, Reptile, Sheeva

1st cameo appearance of Smoke

Mail-away item through Midway

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $400 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports one copy in 9.6, and none graded higher

Low
$90
Mid
$250
High
$900

Key Facts

Premiere issue of long-running romance series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $384 [No Previous Data]

4.5 sold for $299 [$288 in Oct] +4%

Mystic #55

Non-Key

UK Edition ⋅ L Miller Son ⋅ 1960

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $375 [No Previous Data]

Promo ⋅ Gamepro ⋅ 2005

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

Key Facts

Promotional comic distributed with Gamepro magazine

Story connects the second and third video game

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $350 [No Previous Data]

Variant • Employee Edition ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

Low
$25
Mid
$90
High
$260

Key Facts

One-shot, IDW Media Holdings variant

Produced exclusively for IDW shareholders in January 2017

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $350 [No Previous Data]

DC ⋅ 1955

Low
$120
Mid
$360
High
$1.2k

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $336 [No Previous Data]

1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

Low
$30
Mid
$120
High
$315

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Ed McGuinness

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $325 [No Previous Data]

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!