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Teen-Age Romances #11

St. John ⋅ 1950

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Teen-Age Romances #11
 
Low
$1.5k
Mid
$5k
High
$15k

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $1,560 [$145 in 2010] +976%

Marvel Mystery Comics #36

Timely ⋅ 1942

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Marvel Mystery Comics #36
 
Price Trend
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

Key Facts

Cover features a detailed description of how a Nazi invasion of New York city could take place

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $5,280 [$659 in 2003] +701%

Godzilla #1

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Godzilla #1
 
Low
$40
Mid
$135
High
$425

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $3,120 [$455 in 2003] +586%

Published in the same year, there are 2 copies of the $0.35 price variant Star Wars #1 recorded to the census and 2 copies of the $0.35 price variant Godzilla #1

Neither Star Wars #1 or Godzilla #1 show any record of there being a 9.8 of the price variant

While there is no 9.6 sales record of Star Wars #1 price variant, the most recent 9.4 price variant, of which there are 16 copies, sold for $28,800 in November 2024

The most recent 9.4 price variant of Godzilla, of which there are 7 copies, sold for $2,000

In total, there are 330 graded copies of Star Wars #1 price variant vs 56 graded copies of Godzilla #1 price variant which could be argued that the Godzilla #1 price variant is undervalued

Teen-Age Romances #20
Non-Key

St. John ⋅ 1952

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Teen-Age Romances #20
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $504 [$90 in 2014] +460%

Wonder Comics #16

Nedor ⋅ 1948

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Wonder Comics #16
 
Low
$250
Mid
$875
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Tara, a swashbuckler

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,420 [$275 in 2007] +416%

Superboy #2

DC ⋅ 1949

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Superboy #2
 
Low
$230
Mid
$700
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent which led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Superboy usurps American History by being the aid to George Washington in the president's most famous moments

First mention of Smallville

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $500 [$123 in 2016] +307%

Last week a 3.0 sold for $540 which was up 20% from 2015's previous high of $450

Teen Titans #13
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1968

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Teen Titans #13
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $1,440 [$355 in 2006] +306%

Action Comics #105
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1946

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Action Comics #105
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $459 [$120 in 2013] +283%

House of Mystery #214

DC ⋅ 1973

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House of Mystery #214
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$60

Key Facts

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $455 [$170 in 2020] +168%

Showcase #21

DC ⋅ 1959

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Showcase #21
 
Low
$45
Mid
$135
High
$810

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Rip Hunter

2nd team appearance of the Time Masters

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $1,560 [$598 in 2014] +161%

King Kong #1

Western ⋅ 1968

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King Kong #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$55

Key Facts

Giant-size classic featuring King Kong

There is also a 1976 reprint by Western that has a $1.00 cover price and the 'W' logo in the upper left corner

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $700 [$289 in 2022] +142%

Doom Patrol #89

DC ⋅ 1964

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Doom Patrol #89
 
Low
$5
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

1st appearance of Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,750 [$725 in 2019] +141%

Death Rattle #1

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1972

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Death Rattle #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$70

Key Facts

Cover art by Richard Corben

Anthology of horror stories by various creators

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $300 [$134 in Apr] +124%

Last week a 9.4 sold for $450 which was up 456% from 2006's previous high of $81

Josie (and the Pussycats) #45

Archie ⋅ 1969

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Josie (and the Pussycats) #45
 
Low
$20
Mid
$70
High
$340

Key Facts

Josie and Melody form The Pussycats music group and recruit Valerie Smith

1st appearance of Valerie Smith aka Valerie Brown

Retitled 'Josie and the Pussycats' from the previous title, 'Josie'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $183 [$83 in 2023] +120%

Last week a 9.0 sold for $475 which was the first sale in that grade

Real Clue Crime Stories #5
Non-Key

Hillman ⋅ 1950

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Real Clue Crime Stories #5
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $456 [$211 in 2022] +116%

Teen Titans #75

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Teen Titans #75
 
Low
$45
Mid
$120
High
$450

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Adam Hughes

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $650 [$305 in 2018] +113%

Action Comics #80

DC ⋅ 1945

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Action Comics #80
 
Low
$165
Mid
$580
High
$1.6k

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk

1st cover appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $420 [$213 in 2004] +97%

Mister Mystery #7

Media Pub. ⋅ 1952

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Mister Mystery #7
 
Low
$360
Mid
$1.3k
High
$3.6k

Key Facts

Bondage cover

Interior story titled 'The Brain Bats of Venus' by Basil Wolverton

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $787 [$400 in 2010] +97%

Weird Science-Fantasy #29

EC ⋅ 1955

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Weird Science-Fantasy #29
 
Low
$350
Mid
$850
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by Frank Frazetta

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $4,080 [$2,272 in 2012] +80%

Green Mask #1

Fox ⋅ 1940

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Green Mask #1
 
Low
$270
Mid
$810
High
$3k

Key Facts

Origin Green Mask and Domino

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $504 [$287 in 2007] +76%

House of Mystery #175

DC ⋅ 1968

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House of Mystery #175
 
Low
$25
Mid
$75
High
$280

Key Facts

1st appearance of Cain, House of Mystery caretaker

1st appearance of Gregory the Gargoyle

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $525 [$320 in 2021] +64%

Exciting Comics #60
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1948

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Exciting Comics #60
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,560 [$960 in 2019] +63%

Batman #260
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1975

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Batman #260
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $450 [$288 in 2017] +56%

Batman #51
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1949

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Batman #51
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $575 [$372 in 2020] +55%

1.0 sold for $200 [$119 in Dec] +68%

Fighting American #1

Prize ⋅ 1954

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Fighting American #1
 
Low
$175
Mid
$540
High
$2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Fighting American and Speedboy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $840 [$550 in 2017] +53%

World War III #1

Ace ⋅ 1952

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World War III #1
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3.2k

Key Facts

Cover art by Lou Cameron featuring an atomic bomb

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $660 [$435 in 2020] +52%

Batman #21

DC ⋅ 1944

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Batman #21
 
Low
$165
Mid
$500
High
$1.9k

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Alfred Pennyworth redesigned as a thin man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $480 [$317 in 2008] +51%

Batman #19

DC ⋅ 1943

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Batman #19
 
Low
$250
Mid
$875
High
$2.5k

Key Facts

Second cover art on Batman by Dick Sprang

⚠ Misconception: CGC describes this as the first cover art on Batman by Dick Sprang but Sprang first provided partial pencils and inks on the cover of Batman #18

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,695 [$1,130 in 2022] +50%

Captain America Comics #46

Marvel ⋅ 1945

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Captain America Comics #46
 
Low
$5k
Mid
$15k
High
$50k

Key Facts

Cover art by Alex Schomburg depicting the Holocaust

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CENTERFOLD MISSING / INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $7,200 [$4,800 in 2021] +50%

Wonder Woman #14
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1945

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Wonder Woman #14
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $600 [$400 in 2016] +50%

Magnus, Robot Fighter #1

Western ⋅ 1963

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Magnus, Robot Fighter #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$50
Mid
$180
High
$675

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Magnus Robot Fighter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $595 [$408 in 2023] +46%

Venus #6

Timely ⋅ 1949

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Venus #6
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

Cover art by Syd Shores

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,560 [$1,100 in 2013] +42%

Invincible #127

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2016

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Invincible #127
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$65

Key Facts

Second printing, identified by pink text on header and footer of cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $350 [$250 in Jan] +40%

Masters of the Universe #1

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Masters of the Universe #1
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

Key Facts

Variant wraparound cover art by Frank Quitely

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $424 [$305 in 2023] +39%

Superman #23

DC ⋅ 1943

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Superman #23
 
Low
$525
Mid
$1.6k
High
$5.2k

Key Facts

World War II cover art by Jack Burnley

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,300 in 2022] +38%

Funny Folks #1

DC ⋅ 1946

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Funny Folks #1
 
Low
$35
Mid
$105
High
$350

Key Facts

1st appearance of Nutsy Squirrel

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $312 [$228 in 2020] +37%

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1
 
Low
$8
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

4th appearance and origin of Shang-Chi

1st team appearance of Sons of the Tiger: Bob Diamond, Black Tiger, Lin Sun

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $660 [$504 in 2021] +31%

Speed Comics #1

Harvey ⋅ 1939

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Speed Comics #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Shock Gibson

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $2,160 [$1,680 in 2020] +29%

G.I. Combat #1

Quality ⋅ 1952

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G.I. Combat #1
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

Premiere issue of long-running war series acquired by DC beginning with issue #44

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,020 [$800 in 2021] +28%

Godzilla #2

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Godzilla #2
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $1,020 [$800 in 2022] +28%

More Fun Comics #105

DC ⋅ 1945

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More Fun Comics #105
 
Low
$145
Mid
$435
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

2nd cover appearance of Superboy

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $515 [$408 in Nov] +26%

Night Nurse #4

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Night Nurse #4
 
Low
$8
Mid
$25
High
$110

Key Facts

4th appearance of Linda Carter as the Night Nurse

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $688 [$552 in 2018] +25%

Detective Comics #457

DC ⋅ 1976

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Detective Comics #457
 
Low
$3
Mid
$10
High
$30

Key Facts

1st appearance of Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a close friend of the Wayne family

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $600 [$484 in 2023] +24%

Beneath the Planet of the Apes #1

Western ⋅ 1970

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Beneath the Planet of the Apes #1
 
Low
$9
Mid
$25
High
$110

Key Facts

Comic book adaptation of the movie, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Planet of the Apes

1st appearance of the Planet of the Apes in a U.S. comic

Manga adaptations of the original film were published in Japan prior to the publication of this issue

Centerfold poster included

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $450 [$370 in Dec] +22%

Vampire Tales #1

Curtis ⋅ 1973

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Vampire Tales #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$70

Key Facts

First solo story featuring Morbius the Living Vampire

Adaptation of The Vampyre by John Polidori

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $660 [$550 in 2019] +20%

Four Color #62

Dell ⋅ 1945

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Four Color #62
 
Low
$190
Mid
$650
High
$1.9k

Key Facts

Classic story 'Frozen Gold' by Carl Barks

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $930 [$777 in 2008] +20%

Action Comics #93
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1945

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Action Comics #93
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,000 [$840 in Dec] +19%

Superman #20

DC ⋅ 1943

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Superman #20
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Burnley

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $500 [$426 in 2021] +17%

Hero for Hire #9

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Hero for Hire #9
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

Classic story where Luke Cage storms Doctor Doom's castle to collect $200 that he is owed for tracking down some missing robots

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,020 [$875 in 2017] +17%

Phantom Lady #13

Fox ⋅ 1947

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Phantom Lady #13
 
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k

Key Facts

Stories featuring Phantom Lady by Matt Baker begin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $2,000 [$1,720 in 2016] +16%

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