Key Collector Comics

March 21 2024

Featuring comic books that have spiked in interest by number of copies purchased this week versus the previous week.

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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

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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]

Uncanny X-Men #200
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Uncanny X-Men #200
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

'Trial of Magneto'

Magneto becomes headmaster of Xavier's Academy

Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker become Fenris, a terrorist organization

[July 2022 - the X-Men ‘97 teaser depicts Magneto clothed as shown on this cover]

Spider-Man Noir #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Spider-Man Noir #1
 
Low
$18
Mid
$60
High
$180

Key Facts

1st appearance of Spider-Man Noir, an alternate reality version of Spider-Man who operated during The Great Depression

1st appearance of Vulture Noir

[February 2023 - a live-action Spider-Man Noir series is in development at Amazon featuring an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City]

Star Wars: The High Republic #5
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: The High Republic #5
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is labeled Vernestrah Rwoh’s first full appearance because the story breaks away from the action to focus primarily on her and provide insight into her character which is noticeably different than previous issues. If interested in determining the first full of Rwoh by the parameters of your choosing, use character search to view her earlier appearances. Tap the cover image of each issue and swipe to view the panels in which she appears

[April 2023 - Rwoh will appear in The Acolyte on Disney+ portrayed by Rebecca Henderson]

New Teen Titans #1
DC ⋅ 1980
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New Teen Titans #1
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

1st appearance of Grant Wilson aka Ravager, Deathstroke's son, not in costume

2nd team appearance and origin of the New Teen Titans: Beast Boy, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Raven, Robin, Starfire and Wonder Girl

2nd appearance of Starfire

2nd appearance of Cyborg

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2nd appearance of Raven

Star Wars: The High Republic #2
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: The High Republic #2
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

1st appearance of a Nihil member

1st cameo team appearance of the Drengir

1st appearance of Ceret and Terec, Jedi twins

Uncanny X-Men #283
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Uncanny X-Men #283
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Bishop, a time-traveling mutant who can absorb and redistribute energy

1st appearance of the Gamemaster, a powerful mutant telepath

Venom vs Carnage #1
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Venom vs Carnage #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin

Brave and the Bold, The #54
DC ⋅ 1964
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Brave and the Bold, The #54
 
Low
$130
Mid
$445
High
$1.4k

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Teen Titans: Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin

The team name Teen Titans isn't coined until Brave and the Bold #60

1st appearance of Mr. Twister, possesses a stick that controls the weather

NYX #3
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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NYX #3
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$450

Key Facts

1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

Laura Kinney debuted in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2003)

[March 2023 - speculation Dafne Keen will reprise the role of X-23 in Deadpool 3]

Nemesis #1
Icon ⋅ 2010
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Nemesis #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15

Key Facts

Nemesis is the most accomplished costumed character that ever existed but he is 100% evil

[May 2021 - writer Emerald Fennel attached to pen the script for a Netflix production]

DC Comics Presents #26
DC ⋅ 1980
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DC Comics Presents #26
 
Low
$25
Mid
$90
High
$250

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the new Teen Titans: Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, Starfire

1st appearance of Raven

1st appearance of Cyborg

1st appearance of Starfire

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Beast Boy becomes Changeling

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:

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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

Uncanny X-Men #133
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #133
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$90

Key Facts

The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 5

First solo Wolverine cover

Wolverine’s healing power previously hinted at in X-Men #116 is confirmed in this issue

Web of Spider-Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Web of Spider-Man #1
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Third ongoing Spider-Man series

New Teen Titans #2
DC ⋅ 1980
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New Teen Titans #2
 
Low
$40
Mid
$115
High
$350

Key Facts

1st appearance of Deathstroke the Terminator

1st appearance and death of Ravager, son of Deathstroke - appears in issue #1, not in costume

1st appearance of Wintergreen, Deathstroke's mentor

1st cameo appearance of Trigon, as demonic eyes

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🔮 DC Possibilities: Yet another character who could hold his own as an anti-hero in a standalone project and a few extra years on Joe Manganiello would do well for Deathstroke

X-Men Adventures #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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X-Men Adventures #1
 
Low
$1
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$5
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$18

Key Facts

1st appearance of Morph from the animated X-Men Adventures series and the comic book universe version of Changeling (X-Men #35)

Comic book series based on the Fox animated TV show

Lawsuit: In late 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Disney/Marvel for stealing the theme song to the 90s animated series from a Hungarian police show called ‘Linda’

Strange Adventures #205
DC ⋅ 1967
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Strange Adventures #205
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living

Tales of the Teen Titans #44
DC ⋅ 1984
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Tales of the Teen Titans #44
 
Low
$5
Mid
$20
High
$75

Key Facts

Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin

Joseph adopts the name Jericho

Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1
IDW ⋅ 2023
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Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$65

Key Facts

A quaint storybook town of anthropomorphic animals is terrorized by a serial killer

Web of Spider-Man #1
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Web of Spider-Man #1
 
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Paco Medina

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