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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1
IDW ⋅ 2020
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

1st appearance of Oroku Hiroto, the grandson of the Shredder

1st appearance of Casey Marie Jones, daughter of Casey and April

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird revisited an outline written in 1987 about the lone survivor of the four turtles, set 30 years in the future

Last Ronin #1 led to a reported print run of 130,000 copies, a massive number by modern and independent standards

Oversized comic, does not fit in conventional modern age bag and board

[April 2024 - Paramount to adapt into a bloody, live-action film]

🏅#10 on the Hot 10

THIS WEEK’S RECORD-BREAKING SALES [Previous High In Brackets]

10.0 sold for $3,000 [$1,750 in 2023] +71%

SECOND PRINTING 9.0 sold for $40 [$34 in 2021] +18%

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.9 sold for $701 vs the average $449 (+56%)

This week, 5 copies in 9.9 outsold the average

9.8 sold for $300 vs the average $183 (+64%)

This week, 29 copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $145 vs the average $117 (+24%)

9.4 sold for $140 vs the average $117 (+20%)

This week, 3 copies in 9.4 outsold the average

SECOND PRINTING 9.8 sold for $70 vs the average $63 (+11%)

To provide context as to why Last Ronin #1 is in the last spot on this week’s Key Collector Comics Hot 10, due to inventory of older, scarcer and much pricier Key Issues like X-Men #1, it is much more difficult for there to be a collection of data points during a one week timeframe for an issue like that to qualify

Key Issues like New Mutants #98 (1991) or Wolverine #1 (1982) rank higher based on a more consistent presence on the Hot 10 and weekly performance indicators due to prolonged excitement of the next MCU installment

The 3-D Zone #16
Renegade Press ⋅ 1989
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The 3-D Zone #16
 
Low
$25
Mid
$90
High
$250

Key Facts

Cover art by Dave Stevens

Complete issue includes two sets of 3-D glasses, stapled to interior

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $1,907 vs the average $1,804 (+6%)

9.4 sold for $500 vs the average $409 (+22%)

9.2 sold for $333 vs the average $330 (+1%)

An 8.0 sold for $199 and established a new record over the previous $150 high from 2021 by +33%

3-D Zone #16 is the representative of the artist Dave Stevens as #9 on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 this week

Multiple issues from Stevens have had a phenomenal performance on the secondary market including:

Airboy #1 (1986) with three record-breaking sales in 9.4 / 9.0 / 8.5 plus a top sale in 9.8 at $405 over the $366 twelve-month average by +11%

Alien Worlds #4 (1982) with two record-breaking sales in 9.8 and 9.4

Cheval Noir #1 (1989) with two record-breaking sales in 9.6 and a new high in 9.8 with a $1,200 sale over the previous $750 high from March by +60%

Cheval Noir #7 (1990) with two sales that outperformed the twelve-month average and a new high in 9.8 of $800, an increase of +14% over the previous $700 high from March

Planet Comics #1 (1988) with three sales that outsold the average in grades 9.0 / 8.5 and a $700 in 9.6 that outperformed the $534 twelve-month average by +31%

Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) with two record-breaking sales in 9.2 and 9.0 plus sales in 9.8 / 9.6. / 9.4 that outsold the twelve-month average

Vanguard Illustrated #2 (1983) posted one record-breaking sale in 9.4 and two sales that outsold the twelve-month average in grades 9.8 and 9.6

The past two months have seen a massive increase in demand for Dave Stevens artwork in part due to explosive sales on iconic covers and also attention generated from a recent, well-received documentary titled Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection

Stevens also appeared on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 four weeks ago in Week 12

New Mutants #87
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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New Mutants #87
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$130

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Cable

1st full team appearance of the Mutant Liberation Front: Stryfe, Wildside, Reaper, Fourarm, Thumbelina, Strobe, Tempo, Zero

[September 2022 - there is potential Cable will be brought back in Deadpool 3]

🏅#8 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $480 vs the average $474 (+1%)

9.6 sold for $372 vs the average $205 (+81%)

This week, 3 copies in 9.6 outsold the average

9.4 sold for $149 vs the average $147 (+1%)

9.2 sold for $150 vs the average $123 (+22%)

9.0 sold for $117 vs the average $113 (+4%)

8.5 sold for $116 vs the average $93 (+25%)

This week, 3 copies in 8.5 outsold the average

7.5 sold for $90 vs the average $81 (+11%)

Although it is unofficial at this point if Cable will make a surprise reappearance in Deadpool & Wolverine, his first full appearance makes the list for the fourth consecutive week in 2024

Uncanny X-Men #266
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Uncanny X-Men #266
 
Low
$20
Mid
$85
High
$215

News & Notes

NEWSSTAND 9.4 sold for $300 vs the average $230 (+30%)

9.2 sold for $220 vs the average $169 (+30%)

9.0 sold for $195 vs the average $160 (+22%)

NEWSSTAND 9.0 sold for $200 vs the average $172 (+16%)

This week, 2 copies in NEWSSTAND 9.0 outsold the average

8.5 sold for $165 vs the average $136 (+21%)

This week, 3 copies in 8.5 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 8.0 sold for $170 vs the average $137 (+24%)

7.5 sold for $120 vs the average $110 (+9%)

This week, 2 copies in 7.5 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $175 vs the average $104 (+68%)

This is the third time in 2024 that this issue qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 with rumors that Channing Tatum as Gambit will have a significant role in Deadpool & Wolverine though nothing official regarding the Cajun showing up in the film has been confirmed

🏅#7 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $700 vs the average $689 (+2%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $275 vs the average $248 (+11%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.6 outsold the average

9.4 sold for $249 vs the average $190 (+31%)

This week, 3 copies in 9.4 outsold the average

Wolverine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Wolverine #1
 
Low
$15
Mid
$55
High
$165

News & Notes

🏅#6 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $780 vs the average $666 (+17%)

This week, 5 copies in 9.8 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $1,575 vs the average $1,263 (+25%)

9.6 sold for $310 vs the average $264 (+17%)

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $510 vs the average $356 (+43%)

9.4 sold for $230 vs the average $191 (+20%)

This week, 4 copies in 9.4 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 9.4 sold for $280 vs the average $248 (+13%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.4 outsold the average

9.2 sold for $199 vs the average $161 (+24%)

NEWSSTAND 8.5 sold for $181 vs the average $137 (+32%)

In week 16 of 2024, Wolverine’s premiere solo issue lands on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 for the 12th time

New Mutants #98
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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New Mutants #98
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$450

News & Notes

🏅#5 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $1,692 vs the average $1,398 (+21%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $570 vs the average $538 (+6%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.6 outsold the average

9.4 sold for $493 vs the average $425 (+16%)

NEWSSTAND 9.2 sold for $460 vs the average $414 (+11%)

9.0 sold for $361 vs the average $344 (+5%)

NEWSSTAND 9.0 sold for $465 vs the average $389 (+20%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.0 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 8.0 sold for $342 vs the average $328 (+4%)

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $275 vs the average $268 (+3%)

After being absent from last week’s Hot 10, New Mutants #98 ranks again for the 12th time in 2024 and finds equal footing with Wolverine #1

Iron Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Iron Man #1
 
Low
$225
Mid
$810
High
$2.2k

Key Facts

First ongoing title series featuring Iron Man

Origin of Iron Man

Identity of Big M revealed to be Whitney Frost, later known as Madame Masque, the daughter of Count Nefaria

🏅#4 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.0 sold for $2,750 vs the average $2,502 (+10%)

8.5 sold for $1,617 vs the average $1,572 (+3%)

7.0 sold for $999 vs the average $852 (+17%)

6.0 sold for $720 vs the average $649 (+11%)

5.5 sold for $684 vs the average $574 (+19%)

Fantastic Four #48
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #48
 
Low
$750
Mid
$1.8k
High
$7.5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Silver Surfer

1st cameo appearance of Galactus

[October 2021 - an inside source tells us: currently, the Fantastic Four is heavily a multiverse movie and Silver Surfer is very much at its center]

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

7.5 sold for $3,720 vs the average $3,437 (+8%)

This week, 2 copies in 7.5 outsold the average

6.0 sold for $2,100 vs the average $1,851 (+13%)

5.0 sold for $1,469 vs the average $1,398 (+5%)

4.5 sold for $1,250 vs the average $1,117 (+12%)

3.5 sold for $899 vs the average $865 (+4%)

2.0 sold for $800 vs the average $647 (+24%)

This is the first time in 2024 that Fantastic Four #48 secured a spot on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

Silver Surfer #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Silver Surfer #1
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k

Key Facts

First solo ongoing Silver Surfer series

Origin of the Silver Surfer

Origin of the Watchers

1st appearance of Shalla-Bal

Silver Surfer first says, "where soars the Silver Surfer...there must he soar alone!"

[April 2024 - Shalla-Bal portrayed by Julia Garner will be a version of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four film]

🏅#2 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.2 sold for $5,520 vs the average $5,256 (+5%)

7.5 sold for $1,560 vs the average $1,438 (+8%)

This week, 2 copies in 7.5 outsold the average

7.0 sold for $1,440 vs the average $1,229 (+17%)

5.5 sold for $599 vs the average $582 (+3%)

5.0 sold for $550 vs the average $525 (+5%)

4.5 sold for $502 vs the average $454 (+11%)

3.0 sold for $366 vs the average $323 (+13%)

This is the first time in 2024 that Silver Surfer #1 qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

Uncanny X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Uncanny X-Men #1
 
Low
$6.2k
Mid
$14k
High
$85k

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

🏅#1 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

6.5 sold for $22,322 vs the average $21,041 (+6%)

5.0 sold for $15,975 vs the average $13,327 (+20%)

3.0 sold for $7,500 vs the average $7,056 (+6%)

1.0 sold for $4,854 vs the average $4,281 (+13%)

A COVERLESS copy with no grade sold for $1,999 vs the average $1,650 (+21%)

The second appearance of the X-Men in issue #2 also delivered a few notable sales that outperformed the twelve-month average:

6.5 sold for $1,850 vs the average $1,516 (+22%)

4.0 sold for $789 vs the average $692 (+14%)

An INCOMPLETE copy in grade 0.5 sold for $330 vs the average $266 (+24%)

Similarly, X-Men #3 posted three sales that outsold the twelve-month average:

5.0 sold for $750 vs the average $690 (+9%)

3.5 sold for $560 vs the average $489 (+15%)

2.5 sold for $420 vs the average $359 (+17%)

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