Key Collector Comics

May 15 2020

🔵To help support the continued development of Key Collector, utilize the convenient eBay links provided on the app for ANY purchase at no additional cost to you 🔔 Subscribe for $1.99 per month or save 15% and subscribe annually

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

Marvel Previews #95
Marvel ⋅ 2011
View Details
Marvel Previews #95
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

First consumer-facing cover image of Miles Morales, predates Ultimate Fallout #4 by three months

Suicide Squad #1
DC ⋅ 1987
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (2)
Suicide Squad #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Warden John Economos

1st team appearance of Onslaught aka Jihad: Chimera aka Nightshade, Djinn, Jaculi, Manticore, Ravan and Rustam

1st appearance of Simon LaGrieve

[April 2023 - Steve Agee to voice John Economos in Creature Commandos]

Nova #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Nova #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$45
High
$130

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[January 2021 - the MCU maintains their intention to use Nova (Alexander & Rider) in a film / March 2022 - Deadline reports a source confirms a Nova project is in development]

House of Secrets #92
DC ⋅ 1971
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
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]

2024 Heritage Sale: 9.8 sold for $84,000 [$14,000 in 2015] +500%

Forever People, The #1
DC ⋅ 1971
View Details
Forever People, The #1
 
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Darkseid

1st team appearance of The Forever People: Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Big Bear, Vykin the Black

First mention of Mother Boxes, sentient supercomputers of vast power and the Anti-Life Equation

1st appearance of Infinity-Man, a protector of The Forever People

Web of Spider-Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 1985
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Web of Spider-Man #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Third ongoing Spider-Man series

Star Wars #68
Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983
View Details
Star Wars #68
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$350

Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Sweet Tooth #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2009
View Details
Sweet Tooth #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

Key Facts

A young man with deer-like features journeys to a sanctuary, hunted by those who believe the half-human-animal hybrids are somehow responsible for the plague that has been erasing humanity

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,551

Adapted for a Netflix television series

Mister Miracle #1
DC ⋅ 1971
View Details
Mister Miracle #1
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

1st appearance of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, the son of Highfather

1st appearance of Oberon, Mister Miracle's stage manager

1st appearance and death of Thaddeus Brown, the Miracle Man who preceded Scott Free

🔮 DC Possibilities: Mister Miracle is a second chance for DC to develop the New Gods which was supposed to happen in 2018 but stalled like many of their other projects

Star Wars #42
Marvel ⋅ 1980
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Star Wars #42
 
Low
$25
Mid
$60
High
$280

Key Facts

Standard-sized comic book appearances:

1st appearance of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter

1st cameo appearance of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss - bounty hunters

1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious

View more (2)

Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special Magazine, adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back

Debut of Slave I, a pursuit craft

Batman: Sword of Azrael #1
DC ⋅ 1992
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Batman: Sword of Azrael #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

1st appearance of Azrael

Prelude to Knightfall

📖 Knightfall Reading Order: Sword of Azrael #1 - #4, then Vengeance of Bane #1

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #32
Marvel ⋅ 2018
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #32
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35

Key Facts

1st appearance of Princess Fisk, daughter of Wilson Fisk the Kingpin

Almost nothing has been revealed about the Moon Girl Devil Dinosaur animated series but Fisk would make for a good antagonist

Captain America #307
Marvel ⋅ 1985
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (2)
Captain America #307
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

1st appearance of Madcap

Wytches #1
Image ⋅ 2014
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (8)
Wytches #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

Horror series that reinvents the witch genre

[February 2023 - Amazon ordered an animated adaptation for a full season / April 2023 - the first season of Wytches will be 8 episodes and a second season has been green lit]

Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #1
Innovation ⋅ 1990
View Details
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5

Key Facts

1st appearance of Lestat de Lioncourt

4-page preview of this issue printed in 'Angry Shadows' #1

[May 2020 - AMC has acquired the rights to Anne Rice's 'The Witching Hour' and 'The Vampire Chronicles']

Marvel Point One #1
Marvel ⋅ 2011
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (3)
Marvel Point One #1
 
Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

1st appearance of Nova, Sam Alexander

1st appearance of Kaine as the Scarlet Spider

Death of Terrax the Tamer

1st team appearance of X-Terminated: Horror Show, Fiend, Deadeye, Prophet, Goodnight

View more (2)

Debut of Doctor Strange from an alternate Earth with new costume design

[March 2022 - Deadline reports a Nova project is in development]

Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (1)
Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect, The #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Maestro, a future version of the Hulk

Tales of Suspense #99
Marvel ⋅ 1968
View Details
Tales of Suspense #99
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$55

Key Facts

Final issue, numbering continues in Captain America #100 (1968)

Road Rage #1
IDW ⋅ 2012
View Details  ⋅  View Variants (7)
Road Rage #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

Road Rage: a collaborative written effort by father and son, Stephen King and Joe Hill

Features two stories, Richard Matheson's 'Duel' and 'Throttle'

Throttle synopsis: a motorcycle gang is pursued by an unseen assailant driving a big rig

[May 2020 - an adaptation is in development with David Goyer's Phantom Four for HBO Max]

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!