Key Collector Comics

April 18 2024

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

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X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1
 
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1st appearance of Vulcan, brother of Cyclops and Havok

Ms. Marvel #9
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Ms. Marvel #9
 
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$9
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$35

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1st appearance of Deathbird, former wife of Vulcan and former Empress of the Shi'ar Empire

Joker, The #1
DC ⋅ 1975
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Joker, The #1
 
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$160

Key Facts

First solo titled Joker series

X-Men Annual #14
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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X-Men Annual #14
 
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1st appearance of Gambit

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue

This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief (see images by tapping cover and swiping left)

Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform

This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual

CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance

[July 2023 - unconfirmed rumor Channing Tatum will appear in Deadpool 3 as Gambit]

X-Factor #1
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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X-Factor #1
 
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1st team appearance of X-Factor, the original X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman, Angel

1st appearance of Cameron Hodge, a human who passionately hated mutants

1st appearance of Rusty Collins, a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1
IDW ⋅ 2020
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1
 
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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

Tales of the Teen Titans #44
DC ⋅ 1984
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Tales of the Teen Titans #44
 
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Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin

Joseph adopts the name Jericho

Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho

X-Factor #6
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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X-Factor #6
 
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1st full appearance and cover of Apocalypse

Fantastic Four Annual #6
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Fantastic Four Annual #6
 
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1st appearance of Annihilus, ruler of the Negative Zone

1st appearance of Franklin Richards, as an unnamed infant, considered by Marvel to be the most powerful mutant in the Marvel Universe

Introduction of the Cosmic Control Rod, a weapon used by Annihilus that manipulates matter

Uncanny X-Men #191
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Uncanny X-Men #191
 
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1st appearance of Nimrod, an advanced sentinel from an alternate timeline

Uncanny X-Men #130
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #130
 
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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

Uncanny X-Men #213
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Uncanny X-Men #213
 
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Betsy Braddock joins the X-Men and adopts the name Psylocke

1st cameo appearance of Mr. Sinister

📖 Reading Order: Mutant Massacre Part 9

X-Men #4
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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X-Men #4
 
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1st full appearance of Omega Red, a Russian serial killer, captured and experimented on by the government

Batman: The Killing Joke #1
DC ⋅ 1988
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Batman: The Killing Joke #1
 
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Key Facts

The Joker shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon, she later becomes Oracle

First printing: neon green text and $3.50 cover price

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

10.0 sold for $28,800 [$7,433 in 2018] +287%

There are 14 copies graded 10.0

Uncanny X-Men #141
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Uncanny X-Men #141
 
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$160

Key Facts

"Days of Future Past" part 1

1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Mystique, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche and Blob

1st appearance of Destiny

1st appearance of Avalanche

1st appearance of Pyro

1st appearance of Rachel Summers, daughter of Scott and Jean

Uncanny X-Men #94
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Uncanny X-Men #94
 
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$315
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$960
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$3.3k

Key Facts

2nd team appearance of the X-Men that debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1

2nd appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird

4th appearance of Wolverine

1st appearance of Dragonfly

Some resources refer to this as the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and Hulk #182 a 2nd cameo appearance

Beginning of Chris Claremont's 16-year consecutive run on the title, ending with Uncanny X-Men #279

First new X-Men story following five years of reprints

Amazing Spider-Man #194
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Amazing Spider-Man #194
 
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1st appearance of the Black Cat

Avengers: Twilight #1
Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Avengers: Twilight #1
 
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1st appearance of James Stark, a new Iron Man, not in armor

Uncanny X-Men #137
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #137
 
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 9

Iconic cover art by John Byrne

Death of Jean Grey

Controversial issue due to Jean Grey taking her own life knowing she could not control The Phoenix Force

1st appearance of Raksor, a Skrull

1st appearance of Bel-Dann, a Kree who battles Raksor as representatives of their races to end the Kree-Skrull War

Uncanny X-Men #142
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Uncanny X-Men #142
 
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Key Facts

"Days of Future Past" part 2

Death of Wolverine, Colossus and Storm in an alternate reality

Retitled from ‘X-Men’ to ‘Uncanny X-Men’ - officially, in the indicia copyright section

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