Key Collector Comics

April 4 2024

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

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Red Room #1
Fantagraphics ⋅ 2021
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Red Room #1
 
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Aided by the anonymity of the dark web and nearly untraceable crypto-currency, there has emerged a subculture of criminals who live-stream webcam murders for profit

Earth X #12
Marvel ⋅ 2000
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Earth X #12
 
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1st appearance of Shalla-Bal as Silver Surfer

[April 2024 - Julia Garner cast as Shalla-Bal who will be a female version of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four]

X-Men: Grand Design #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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X-Men: Grand Design #1
 
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The history of the X-Men in comics retold

Heist #1
Vault ⋅ 2019
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Heist #1
 
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A group of con artists set out to steal an entire planet

[March 2024 - Justin Simien will adapt and direct with Tommy Oliver's Confluential Films and Christopher Yost penning the script]

Silver Surfer #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Silver Surfer #1
 
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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]

What If…? #37
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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What If…? #37
 
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1st appearance of Shalla-Bal as Starglow, a herald of Galactus

Hercules: Twilight of a God #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Hercules: Twilight of a God #1
 
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1st appearance of Juno, later becomes a female Silver Surfer

[November 2023 - picking up heat due to rumors Silver Surfer in the MCU will be female but this character does not becomes Silver Surfer until issue #4]

Hip Hop Family Tree #1
Fantagraphics ⋅ 2015
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Hip Hop Family Tree #1
 
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Origin of Hip Hop, birth of the music and cultural genre that began in the 1970s South Bronx

Geiger 80-Page Giant #1
Image ⋅ 2022
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Geiger 80-Page Giant #1
 
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1st appearance of Redcoat, an immortal

Fantastic Four #50
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #50
 
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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby

Classic battle of Silver Surfer vs Galactus

3rd appearance of Silver Surfer

2nd appearance of Galactus

1st appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot, an ally of the Fantastic Four

Introduction of the Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon created by the Watchers

DNAgents #24
Eclipse ⋅ 1985
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DNAgents #24
 
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Cover art by Dave Stevens

Geiger #1
Image ⋅ 2021
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Geiger #1
 
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1st appearance of Geiger, a man changed by a nuclear explosion

Introduction of Junkyard Joe, depicted as a fictional newspaper strip character similar to Beetle Bailey - later introduced as an actual in-story character in Geiger #5

[October 2022 - TV adaptation in the works by Justin Simien and Geoff Johns for Paramount Studios]

Avengelyne #1
Maximum Press ⋅ 1995
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Avengelyne #1
 
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1st appearance of Avengelyne, a fallen angel

An error in the copyright information of Avengelyne Deadly Sins #1 dates the issue prior to this issue but it is a printing error

[April 2024 - Deadline reports Olivia Wilde to direct an adaptation of Avengelyne with LuckyChap]

📈 +126% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after it was announced that Margot Robbie is in talks for the lead

X-Men #11
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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X-Men #11
 
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Iconic cover art by Jim Lee

Wolverine #27
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Wolverine #27
 
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Iconic cover art by Jim Lee

Fantastic Four #49
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #49
 
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1st full appearance of Galactus

1st cover and 2nd appearance of the Silver Surfer

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $20,400 [$18,000 in 2020] +13%

Transformers #1
Image ⋅ 2023
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Transformers #1
 
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Premiere issue of Transformers ongoing title published by Image

Alien Worlds #4
Pacific Comics ⋅ 1983
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Alien Worlds #4
 
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Cover art by Dave Stevens

Uncanny X-Men #268
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Uncanny X-Men #268
 
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Iconic cover art by Jim Lee

Revealed that Wolverine, Black Widow and Captain America knew one another in World War II

Origin of the first meeting between Captain America and Wolverine

Amazing Spider-Man #46
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Amazing Spider-Man #46
 
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1st appearance of the Shocker

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