Key Collector Comics

March 28 2024

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

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Uncanny X-Men #239
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Uncanny X-Men #239
 
Low
$3
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$9
High
$35

Key Facts

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Mr. Sinister

1st cover appearance and mention of Madelyne Pryor as the Goblin Queen

đź“– Inferno Crossover: Prologue begins, then read X-Factor #33 - #35

Uncanny X-Men #221
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Uncanny X-Men #221
 
Low
$5
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$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

Uncanny X-Men Annual #17
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Uncanny X-Men Annual #17
 
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$1
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$2
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$8

Key Facts

1st appearance of X-Cutioner, hunter of mutants

1st appearance of Shard, Bishop's sister

Polybagged with trading card

Uncanny X-Men #256
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Uncanny X-Men #256
 
Low
$1
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$5
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$18

Key Facts

Debut of classic Psylocke costume

1st appearance of Kwannon, later becomes Revanche

Fantastic Four #244
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Fantastic Four #244
 
Low
$4
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$12
High
$40

Key Facts

1st appearance of Frankie Raye as the second Nova, becomes a Herald of Galactus

[January 2023 - rumors are circulating that the Herald of Galactus will be female]

Justice League Dark #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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Justice League Dark #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$10

Key Facts

1st team appearance of Justice League Dark: Hellblazer, Shade the Changing Man, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Zatanna

Uncanny X-Men #168
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Uncanny X-Men #168
 
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$2
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$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of Madelyne Pryor, later becomes Goblin Queen

First mention of the name Lockheed

Uncanny X-Men #213
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Uncanny X-Men #213
 
Low
$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

Betsy Braddock joins the X-Men and adopts the name Psylocke

1st cameo appearance of Mr. Sinister

đź“– Reading Order: Mutant Massacre Part 9

Brave and the Bold, The #97
DC ⋅ 1971
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Brave and the Bold, The #97
 
Low
$2
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$8
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$25

Key Facts

First reprint of the first appearance of Deadman from Strange Adventures #205

Avengers Annual #10
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Avengers Annual #10
 
Low
$15
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$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

Doctor Strange #1
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Doctor Strange #1
 
Low
$15
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$50
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$150

Key Facts

First solo titled series, officially - the earlier Doctor Strange title was renamed from Strange Tales and continued numbering with issue #169

1st appearance of Silver Dagger, a Cardinal who practiced black magic

Wolverine #75
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Wolverine #75
 
Low
$1
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$2
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$4

Key Facts

Wolverine's claws are revealed to be made of bone after Magneto removed the adamantium from his body in X-Men #25 (1993)

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
 
Low
$100
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$300
High
$1k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Luke Cage, the first black superhero to headline a title in mainstream comics

Luke Cage became invincible to harm through a Super Soldier program called Project Power aka Weapon VI

1st appearance of Diamondback, Comanche and Shades

Stray Dogs #1
Image ⋅ 2021
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Stray Dogs #1
 
Low
$2
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$8
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$20

Key Facts

Five-issue suspense thriller described as Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs

[September 2020 - Paramount purchased the rights for a dark animated adaptation / December 2023 - Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) is attached to the currently in-development Stray Dogs project]

X-Men #24
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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X-Men #24
 
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$1
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$3
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$12

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Andy Kubert

X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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X-Men #1
 
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$1
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$2
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$5

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the X-Men Gold (team): Storm, Archangel, Colossus, Iceman and Jean Grey

1st team appearance of the X-Men Blue (team): Cyclops, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Psylocke and Beast

1st team appearance of The Acolytes: Fabian Cortez, Annie-Marie Cortez, Chrome, Nance Winters, Delgado

Best-selling comic of all-time with sales of 8.1 million copies

Interior pin-up by Jim Lee, 'A Villains Gallery'

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

Key Facts

2nd appearance and first cover of Gambit

1st chronological appearance of Gambit in-story / in-continuity

X-Men Annual #14 went on sale three weeks before this issue and is often considered the first cameo appearance of Gambit

This would imply that his appearance is brief though he appears in 15 panels throughout X-Men Annual #14 with at least 10 instances of dialogue

Tap cover and swipe left to view images where Gambit is the main or partial focus of the sequence in X-Men Annual #14

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual, therefore #266 would be the first chronological appearance of Gambit in-story (or in-continuity)

CGC, the grading certification company for comic books, recognizes Uncanny X-Men #266 as the first full appearance of Gambit

Captain America #110
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Captain America #110
 
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$50
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$150
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$500

Key Facts

1st appearance of Madame Hydra, later becomes Viper

1st appearance of Rick Jones as the fourth Bucky

Venom: Lethal Protector #1
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Venom: Lethal Protector #1
 
Low
$2
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$8
High
$25

Key Facts

First solo series featuring Venom

1st cameo appearance of General Orwell Taylor

Batman '89 #1
DC ⋅ 2021
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Batman '89 #1
 
Low
$1
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$5
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$15

Key Facts

Stories told in the Tim Burton, Batman Universe

Written by the screenwriter of Batman and Batman Returns

1st appearance of Robin, Drake Winston

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