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Hot 10

The Hot 10 is a weekly market analysis of the most significant transactions related to established Key Issues using eBay, auction houses and other cited sources. Issues that have three data points of record breaking sales within a week's time are preferred in qualifying for this list Any purchase using the eBay links funds the continued development of Key Collector Comics.

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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

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

9.9 sold for $725 vs the average $464 (+56%)

9.8 sold for $345 vs the average $190 (+82%)

Fourteen copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $200 vs the average $124 (+61%)

The Last Ronin debuted on the Key Collector Comics last week, during Week 16 of 2024

Uncanny X-Men #121
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Uncanny X-Men #121
 
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180

Key Facts

1st full team appearance of Alpha Flight: Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Shaman, and Vindicator, formerly Weapon Alpha

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

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

9.6 sold for $350 vs the average $321 (+9%)

9.4 sold for $252 vs the average $207 (+22%)

Three copies in 9.4 outsold the average

8.5 sold for $128 vs the average $116 (+10%)

7.5 sold for $139 vs the average $87 (+60%)

6.0 sold for $79 vs the average $67 (+18%)

5.5 sold for $61 vs the average $49 (+24%)

This is the first time that this Key Issue qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

House of Secrets #92
DC ⋅ 1971
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House of Secrets #92
 
Low
$425
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4.8k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]

🏅#8 on the Hot 10

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

7.0 sold for $2,421 vs the average $2,088 (+16%)

4.5 sold for $1,140 vs the average $922 (+24%)

3.5 sold for $770 vs the average $754 (+2%)

3.0 sold for $925 vs the average $752 (+23%)

Swamp Thing’s introduction ranked during the first week of 2024 and again this week

Incredible Hulk #181
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #181
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$4.5k
High
$11k

News & Notes

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Uncanny X-Men #130
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #130
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2

1st appearance of Dazzler

2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde

2nd appearance of Emma Frost

1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King

Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club

[August 2023 - Taylor Swift rumored to cameo in Deadpool 3 as Dazzler / giving weight to this speculation was an October 2023 appearance of Swift in attendance of a Chiefs game with Ryan Reynolds. Also photographed at the game were Hugh Jackman and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy]

🏅#6 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $1,700 vs the average $1,574 (+8%)

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $525 vs the average $485 (+8%)

NEWSSTAND 9.4 sold for $475 vs the average $339 (+40%)

Three copies in 9.4 outsold the average

9.2 sold for $400 vs the average $278 (+44%)

This sale tied the $400 all-time high

NEWSSTAND 9.0 sold for $300 vs the average $238 (+26%)

8.5 sold for $235 vs the average $183 (+28%)

NEWSSTAND 8.0 sold for $200 vs the average $172 (+16%)

NEWSSTAND 6.5 sold for $160 vs the average $135 (+19%)

It has been six weeks since Dazzler’s first appearance qualified for the Hot 10 and now this is the 11th week that the issue has showed up on the list

Avengers Annual #10
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Avengers Annual #10
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

1st appearance of Rogue

1st cover appearance of Mystique

1st and only appearance of a girl named Maddy Pryor, not be confused with Madelyne Pryor aka the Goblin Queen

🏅#5 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $735 vs the average $686 (+7%)

9.6 sold for $238 vs the average $224 (+6%)

9.4 sold for $155 vs the average $146 (+6%)

9.2 sold for $140 vs the average $119 (+18%)

9.0 sold for $138 vs the average $104 (+33%)

8.5 sold for $90 vs the average $86 (+5%)

8.0 sold for $90 vs the average $77 (+17%)

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $70 vs the average $62 (+13%)

This is the second week that Rogue’s debut ranked on the list in 2024

Uncanny X-Men #221
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Uncanny X-Men #221
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$75

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Mr. Sinister

[July 2022 - Javier Bardem rumored to be cast as Mr. Sinister in an unknown MCU project]

🏅#4 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $660 vs the average $278 (+137%)

Three copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $122 vs the average $116 (+5%)

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $230 vs the average $180 (+28%)

MARK JEWELERS 9.6 sold for $675 vs the average $632 (+7%)

9.4 sold for $95 vs the average $83 (+14%)

9.2 sold for $80 vs the average $72 (+11%)

9.0 sold for $70 vs the average $64 (+9%)

NEWSSTAND 8.5 sold for $75 vs the average $64 (+17%)

7.5 sold for $55 vs the average $49 (+12%)

Mr. Sinister’s first full appearance finds a spot on the Hot 10 for the second time in 2024

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]

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $525 vs the average $468 (+12%)

Three copies in 9.8 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $1,290 vs the average $1,177 (+10%)

9.6 sold for $206 vs the average $204 (+1%)

9.4 sold for $169 vs the average $147 (+15%)

9.2 sold for $128 vs the average $124 (+3%)

7.5 sold for $100 vs the average $82 (+22%)

7.0 sold for $95 vs the average $77 (+23%)

A MARK JEWELERS in 9.6 sold for $1,225 and established a new record over the previous $915 high from 2021 by +34%

Although it is unofficial at this point if Cable will make a surprise reappearance in Deadpool & Wolverine but his presence in X-Men ’97 is creating demand for this issue which has earned a spot on the list for the fifth time in 2024 and second week in a row

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

Key Facts

First solo Wolverine title

1st cameo appearance of Yukio

First use of the phrase, 'I'm the best there is at what I do'

🏅#2 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 $665 (+5%)

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $1,440 vs the average $1,268 (+14%

9.6 sold for $315 vs the average $265 (+19%)

Three copies in 9.6 outsold the average

9.4 sold for $225 vs the average $192 (+17%)

Four copies in 9.4 outsold the average

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

9.2 sold for $175 vs the average $161 (+9%)

8.0 sold for $135 vs the average $114 (+18%)

NEWSSTAND 7.5 sold for $135 vs the average $103 (+31%)

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $139 vs the average $94 (+48%)

In Week 17 of 2024, Wolverine’s premiere solo issue lands on the Key Collector Comics Hot 10 for the 13th time

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

Key Facts

1st appearance of Deadpool, a subject of the Weapon X program

1st appearance of Copycat, impersonating Domino

1st appearance of Gideon, a member of The Externals

[September 2022 - Deadpool 3 is slated for theaters July 2024]

🏅#1 on the Hot 10

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

9.8 sold for $1,500 vs the average $1,397 (+7%)

Three copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $745 vs the average $537 (+39%)

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $840 vs the average $719 (+17%)

9.2 sold for $390 vs the average $371 (+5%)

9.0 sold for $375 vs the average $344 (+9%)

8.5 sold for $336 vs the average $328 (+2%)

8.0 sold for $350 vs the average $302 (+16%)

7.5 sold for $325 vs the average $252 (+29%)

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $310 vs the average $272 (+14%)

NEWSSTAND 6.5 sold for $258 vs the average $253 (+2%)

NEWSSTAND 6.0 sold for $280 vs the average $266 (+5%)

Deadpool’s introduction regains the number one spot for the first time in three weeks and ranks again for the 13th time in 2024

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