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Catman Comics #31

Holyoke ⋅ 1946

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Catman Comics #31
 
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k

Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $3,499 [$356 in 2007] +883%

Contact Comics #12

Aviation ⋅ 1946

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Contact Comics #12
 
Low
$960
Mid
$2.4k
High
$8.1k

Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $2,400 [$365 in 2010] +558%

Detective Comics #164

DC ⋅ 1950

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Detective Comics #164
 
Low
$300
Mid
$900
High
$3k

Key Facts

Bat-Signal cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,975 [$641 in 2012] +364%

Amazing Spider-Man #50

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Amazing Spider-Man #50
 
Low
$250
Mid
$850
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk

Story includes the iconic interior panel of Peter Parker walking away from his Spider-Man suit that is discarded in a garbage can

[September 2022 - Vincent D'Onofrio will reprise the role of Kingpin in Daredevil]

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 1.5 sold for $272 [$67 in 2016] +306%

Adventure Comics #36

DC ⋅ 1939

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Adventure Comics #36
 
Low
$90
Mid
$3k
High
$9k

Key Facts

Cover art by John Flanagan

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $5,760 [$1,750 in 2014] +229%

Horrific #5

Comic Media ⋅ 1953

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Horrific #5
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

Cover art by Don Heck

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,100 [$360 in 2020] +206%

Weird Tales of the Future #1
Non-Key

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1952

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Weird Tales of the Future #1
 
Values Coming Soon

Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,186 [$448 in 2014] +165%

Mad #2

EC ⋅ 1952

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Mad #2
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Second issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,300 [$500 in 2003] +160%

Madballs #1

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Madballs #1
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

1st team appearance of Madballs

The Madballs were created by American Greetings as characters for greeting cards and were also featured in a line of toys

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $530 [$225 in 2023] +136%

Wonder Woman #50

DC ⋅ 1951

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Wonder Woman #50
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Origin of Wonder Woman's Lasso

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $960 [$449 in 2023] +114%

Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #4
Non-Key

Variant ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1942

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Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics #4
 
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Key Facts

The word 'comics' under Melodies is printed in a smaller font

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $687 [$325 in 2015] +111%

Blondie Comics #1

David McKay ⋅ 1947

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Blondie Comics #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$35
Mid
$90
High
$350

Key Facts

Premiere issue of long-running series

The original comic strip debuted in newspapers in 1930 and spawned 28 movies, two TV shows and a radio show

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $360 [$178 in 2002] +102%

Weird Terror #7

Comic Media ⋅ 1953

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Weird Terror #7
 
Low
$250
Mid
$900
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

Cover art featuring live incineration, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $600 [$300 in 2019] +100%

Secrets of Haunted House #5

DC ⋅ 1975

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Secrets of Haunted House #5
 
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $450 [$375 in 2023] +20%

8.5 sold for $600 [$308 in Aug] +95%

Spider-Man Noir #1
Non-Key

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Spider-Man Noir #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Javi Garron

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $500 [$260 in Oct] +92%

Tales of Suspense #16

Marvel ⋅ 1961

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Tales of Suspense #16
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Prototype of Iron Man, a character named Metallo who is an escaped convict in a radiation prevention suit

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $480 [$250 in 2021] +92%

Voltron: A Legend Forged #1

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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Voltron: A Legend Forged #1
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Key Facts

First published cover art by Jenny Frison

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $899 [$475 in 2021] +89%

The CGC census shows 25 copies in 9.6 with only 8 higher

Blue Beetle #32

Fox ⋅ 1944

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Blue Beetle #32
 
Low
$170
Mid
$560
High
$1.7k

Key Facts

Cover art depicting World War II featuring Hitler

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $900 [$480 in Feb] +88%

Marvel Tales #93

Marvel ⋅ 1949

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Marvel Tales #93
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

Formerly titled Marvel Mystery Comics

New format featuring horror and sci-fi tales

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,100 [$587 in 2015] +87%

Our Army at War #158

DC ⋅ 1965

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Our Army at War #158
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$140

Key Facts

1st appearance of Iron Major

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $504 [$276 in 2005] +83%

New York World's Fair Comics #2

DC ⋅ 1940

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New York World's Fair Comics #2
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$14k

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Superman with Batman and Robin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $3,500 [$2,000 in 2022] +75%

Adventure Comics #79

DC ⋅ 1942

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Adventure Comics #79
 
Low
$210
Mid
$1.2k
High
$2.1k

Key Facts

Cover art by Simon and Kirby

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,400 [$1,434 in 2016] +67%

Richie Rich #3
Non-Key

Harvey ⋅ 1960

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Richie Rich #3
 
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Key Facts

Third issue in long-running series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $5,500 [$3,324 in 2022] +65%

6.5 sold for $1,000 [$358 in 2004] +179%

Sensation Comics #22

DC ⋅ 1943

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Sensation Comics #22
 
Price Trend
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

2nd appearance of the Cheetah

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $720 [$475 in 2020] +52%

Superman #221
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1969

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Superman #221
 
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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $517 [$350 in 2023] +48%

Wonder Woman #231

DC ⋅ 1977

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Wonder Woman #231
 
Price Trend
Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Sexually suggestive cover art

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $590 [$400 in 2022] +48%

Celebrate Diversity Sampler Collector's Edition

Diamond ⋅ 1994

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Celebrate Diversity Sampler Collector's Edition
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

Promotional sampler with stories and solicitations intended to introduce comic shops and collectors to independent titles

Interior stories from: Concrete, Cerebus, Hate, Dr. Radium, Elfquest, Archie, The New Frontier, Book of Twilight, Hellboy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $730 [$500 in 2019] +46%

Tomb of Dracula #44

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Tomb of Dracula #44
 
Low
$12
Mid
$40
High
$120

Key Facts

$0.30 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $400 [$275 in 2020] +45%

Tales From the Crypt #46

EC ⋅ 1955

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Tales From the Crypt #46
 
Low
$425
Mid
$1.1k
High
$4.1k

Key Facts

Final issue of the series

The story ' Blind Alleys' was adapted for the 1972 Tales From the Crypt film

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $720 [$500 in 2019] +44%

Terrifier #1

Variant ⋅ Dark Art Cinema ⋅ 2021

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Terrifier #1
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Steve McGinnis

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $900 [$625 in Oct] +44%

Flash Comics #84

DC ⋅ 1947

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Flash Comics #84
 
Price Trend
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Changeling

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $660 [$460 in 2004] +43%

Action Comics #258
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1959

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Action Comics #258
 
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Key Facts

2nd cover appearance of Supergirl

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $500 [$351 in 2019] +42%

Dr. Who and the Daleks #190

Dell ⋅ 1966

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Dr. Who and the Daleks #190
 
Low
$45
Mid
$130
High
$415

Key Facts

1st appearance of Dr. Who in a U.S. published comic book

Comic book adaptation of the film 'Dr. Who and the Daleks'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $320 [$225 in Jun] +42%

The CGC census shows 6 copies in 6.5 with 33 graded higher

Superman #13

DC ⋅ 1941

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Superman #13
 
Price Trend
Low
$450
Mid
$1.5k
High
$4.5k

Key Facts

Jimmy Olsen named, previously referred to as Office Boy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,440 in 2021] +42%

Weird Chills #1

Key ⋅ 1954

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Weird Chills #1
 
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4k

Key Facts

Cover art by Bernard Baily

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,880 [$2,050 in 2020] +40%

Plastic Man #1

Quality ⋅ 1943

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Plastic Man #1
 
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$7.5k

Key Facts

First solo titled series featuring Plastic Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $2,000 [$1,440 in 2023] +39%

Detective Comics #235

DC ⋅ 1956

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Detective Comics #235
 
Low
$85
Mid
$260
High
$955

Key Facts

Origin of Batman's costume, Thomas Wayne was the original Batman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $375 [$275 in 2021] +36%

Flash Comics #90

DC ⋅ 1947

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Flash Comics #90
 
Low
$220
Mid
$800
High
$2.2k

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Gentleman Ghost

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $552 [$406 in 2008] +36%

Thor #245

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Thor #245
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st appearance of He Who Remains, creator of the Time-Keepers

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $400 [$295 in 2017] +36%

Panic #1

EC ⋅ 1953

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Panic #1
 
Low
$80
Mid
$200
High
$800

Key Facts

Controversial parody of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ that depicted Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as Sugar Plum Fairies and Santa with a ‘Just Divorced’ sign on his sleigh resulting in a court-ordered ban in Massachusetts

Police arrested the office manager and receptionist of EC Comics for violating obscenity laws after successfully purchasing copies of Panic #1 directly from the publisher’s business office

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $810 [$601 in 2022] +35%

Haunt of Fear #18

EC ⋅ 1953

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Haunt of Fear #18
 
Low
$140
Mid
$475
High
$1.4k

Key Facts

Cover art featuring The Old Witch

Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of 'The Black Ferris'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $898 [$700 in 2022] +28%

Startling Comics #49

Pines ⋅ 1948

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Startling Comics #49
 
Low
$3k
Mid
$8.7k
High
$17.5k

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Alex Schomburg

This robot is speculated to have been the inspiration for Futurama's Bender, a theory unconfirmed by series creator Matt Groening

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $10,074 [$8,000 in 2023] +26%

Haunt of Fear #14

EC ⋅ 1952

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Haunt of Fear #14
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Origin of the Old Witch

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,140 [$911 in 2023] +25%

Marvel Tales #96

Marvel ⋅ 1950

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Marvel Tales #96
 
Price Trend
Low
$400
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Seth, a Serpent-God, in pre-Marvel continuity when the company was named Atlas

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $472 [$399 in 2023] +18%

Last week a 4.5 sold for a new all-time high of $575

Dragon Ball Z #1

Viz ⋅ 1998

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Dragon Ball Z #1
 
Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

First U.S. adaptation of Dragon Ball Z in standard comics

Values listed are for the first printing

There exist at least 12 printings of this 1st issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $350 [$300 in 2023] +17%

Fantastic Four #15

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Fantastic Four #15
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Mad Thinker

1st appearance of the Awesome Android

Letters page includes a fan letter from future writer and Editor-In-Chief, Roy Thomas

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $1,920 [$1,650 in 2022] +16%

Four Color #318
Non-Key

Dell ⋅ 1951

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Four Color #318
 
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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $349 [$300 in Oct] +16%

Batman #164

DC ⋅ 1964

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Batman #164
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

First use of Batman chest emblem with yellow background in the Batman title - Detective Comics #327 introduced the logo prior to this issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $312 [$270 in 2023] +16%

Justice League of America #1

DC ⋅ 1960

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Justice League of America #1
 
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k

Key Facts

First solo-titled Justice League of America series

1st appearance of Despero

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $452 [$400 in 2022] +13%

House of Mystery #236
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1975

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House of Mystery #236
 
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Key Facts

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $459 [$407 in 2023] +13%

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