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

Key Facts

1st appearance of Red Morden, a character similar in design as Karl Edgar Wagner's fantasy hero named Kane

Cover art by Frank Frazetta previously used as trade paperback art for the Kane fantasy novels

Four-issue limited series pits Red Morden against another famous Frazetta painting, Death Dealer

Metahumans Comics ⋅ 2020

Low
$0
Mid
$0
High
$0

Key Facts

Souvenir book with virgin cover art by Jesus Pedroza, limited to 25 copies

⚠️ Buyer Beware: the cover without text is promoted as limited to 25 copies but the CGC census reports the "Virgin" cover as having 53 graded copies (43 in 9.8)

The census also identifies a 'Variant Cover' that registers 26 total copies (23 in 9.8)

To add to the confusion, there is a separate listing for an Imperial Valley Comic Con 2020 Book without any additional identifying information that counts only 2 copies graded 9.8

Sales range from $200 to $1,500 on eBay

Copies listed for sale range from $500 to $5,600

The Imperial Valley Facebook page made "half" of the copies available online and the rest available at the show but did not clarify if 13 of the 25 virgin copies were for sale online or 12

Values will not be populated until the information on the CGC census is clarified

Tap cover and swipe for screenshots of above info

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$450

Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Aztek, Nayeli Constant

Print Mint ⋅ 1971

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

One-shot by Greg Irons, an artist who gained fame for his tattoo work, album art and as an animator on the Beatles film 'Yellow Submarine'

28-page illustrated narrative that witnesses the Biblical apocalypse through a psychedelic lens

Minimal prose by Tom Veitch from the novel 'The Luis Armed Story'

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Lord Drakkon and identity reveal

Key Facts

Second and final issue of a limited series that was solicited as a four issue series but "because of the cost of the license, lack of promotion and the inability of the artist to finish his work on schedule, the 4-issue comic book series was aborted mid-way" according to writer Gary Gerani

DC ⋅ 2020

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Cancelled from standard in-store distribution and distributed in Walmart packs

Walmart ⋅ DC ⋅ 2020

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Derrick Chew, distributed in Walmart packs

⚠ It should be taken into consideration that it is unclear how many of these variants were printed, distributed or will be distributed in the future

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Kevin Nowlan

Kansas City Comic Con 2015 exclusive

Epic ⋅ 1990

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Four-issue series based in the Wild Cards novel universe, set after Wild Cards Book 5

Wild Cards is a shared universe of stories written by over 40 creators and edited by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones)

The premise surrounds humans living in a post-World War II United States alternate reality where an alien virus known as the Wild Card rewrites DNA, mutating its hosts in positive or negative ways

Key Facts

Four-issue series featuring the Simpsons, in-episode animated series 'Itchy and Scratchy'

Includes a poster insert that connects to three other posters found in separate issues to create one Bongo Universe image

Key Facts

One-shot anthology of stories featuring:

'The Texas Chainsaw Salesman' by Peter Milligan with the Sawyer family from the film franchise remake

'Copycat' featuring Freddy Krueger, written by Christos Gage

Variant ⋅ Acme Ink ⋅ 2021

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Wasatch Comic Con exclusive

Cover art adapted from one of the first Tool concert posters, specifically a 1991 New Year's show where they opened for the band Green Jello

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Key Facts

Cover art by Harry Lucey

Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250

Key Facts

Promotional giveaway distributed in stores including Sears, Bamberger's, Poll-Parrot, Lazy Bones

Measures approximately half the size of a standard comic with fewer pages of story

The values associated with this issue are for copies without a retailer logo

Copies with logos in the blank blue space seem to command a lower premium

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$3

Key Facts

New Midnight Sons roster: Morbius, Hellstorm, Werewolf By Night, Man-Thing, Jennifer Kale

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by George Perez

Unknown ⋅ 1974

Low
$55
Mid
$160
High
$650

Key Facts

Anthology of stories by Errol McCarthy, the artist most famous for the artwork on the back of 1980s He-Man action figure packaging

Key Facts

1st cameo appearance of Chantique

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Chantique, a member of the Crucible

Key Facts

Cover art featuring Jarael vs Chantique

Low
$620
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6.2k

Key Facts

Cover art by Mel Keefer

Key Facts

Negative space cover art

Low
$75
Mid
$275
High
$775

Key Facts

Classic good girl cover art

Collected newspaper comics strips from Lil' Abner

Dynamic Forces ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$250

Key Facts

Limited to 1,993 copies

Signed by Bob Kane and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity

Low
$320
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.2k

Key Facts

Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2009

Low
$12
Mid
$45
High
$145

Key Facts

Variant cover art hinting at the famous line from the Die Hard film

Back cover is black with no words

Marvel ⋅ 2006

Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,415

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$15
Mid
$60
High
$175

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

As of May 2024, of the 19 copies of this price variant on the CGC census, only 2 have been graded 9.6, none higher

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$35
Mid
$90
High
$375

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Harvey ⋅ 1953

Low
$250
Mid
$900
High
$2.2k

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Richie Rich

Harvey ⋅ 1954

Low
$475
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.8k

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Richie Rich

Key Facts

Final issue of a three-part limited series

Photo cover featuring Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy

Includes a double-page pin-up

Marvel ⋅ 1984

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

Final issue

1st published pencils by Kelley Jones

Head Press ⋅ 1973

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Anthology of stories including 'Prisoner on the Hell Planet' by Art Spiegelman, an autobiographical story from the creator of Maus

The story is about Spiegelman’s time spent in a state hospital after suffering from a depressive episode and is reprinted/integrated in Maus Vol. I

Key Facts

Origin of the first meeting and battle of Wolverine and Cable

Wolverine and Cable first battle in New Mutants #93 but the dialogue infers they have already met

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Carlos Valenzuela

Store exclusive

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5

Key Facts

Origin of Iceman

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Final Avengers issue with a $0.12 cover price

Partial origin of Hawkeye, his adolescence being trained by Swordsman in the carnival

Alan Class ⋅ 1964

Low
$275
Mid
$960
High
$2.8k

Key Facts

Reprint of the Fantastic Four #1 (1962)

1st appearance of the Fantastic Four in a U.K. publication

Foil ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022

Low
$5
Mid
$30
High
$95

Key Facts

Silver foil, inspired by Something Is Killing The Children

Exclusive cover sent to select Day One Founders of writer James Tynion's Onion Club substack

Marvel ⋅ 1968

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Crystal, the Inhuman joins the Fantastic Four

Apex ⋅ 1972

Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

Debut of Maus, a three-page black and white story

Art Spiegelman expanded on this concept with a seven-chapter, serialized story published in Raw Magazine between 1980 - 1986

The framework of this story was inspired by interviews with Spiegelman's father, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Complete copy includes foldout blacklight poster in centerfold

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,098

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

DC Universe logo

Low
$12
Mid
$45
High
$125

Key Facts

1st appearance of Jill Jerold, an English model and the first ongoing female, black character in Marvel Comics

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!