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Vault of Horror #37

EC ⋅ 1954

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Vault of Horror #37
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Drusilla, female host of the anthology title

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $504 [$450 in 2023] +12%

Justice League of America #29

DC ⋅ 1964

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Justice League of America #29
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$625
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Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Crime Syndicate of America: Ultraman, Owlman, Power Ring, Super-Woman, Johnny Quick II

First mention of Volthoom, the first Lantern

[November 2023 - an inside source has disclosed Ultraman will be a villain in Superman Legacy and the Engineer will be working for Lex Luthor]

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $540 [$484 in 2020] +12%

Back to the Future #1

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Back to the Future #1
 
Low
$25
Mid
$80
High
$250
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Doug Chiang

Recreation of the 'Back to the Future II' movie prop 'Gray's Sports Almanac'

Distributed by ZBox, a website and mystery box subscriptions service

This series launched on 10/21/2015 which was the date in the future that Doc and Marty traveled to in Back to the Future II

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,390 [$1,250 in Sep] +11%

Nightmare #13
Non-Key

St. John ⋅ 1954

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Nightmare #13
 
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Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $800 [$720 in 2021] +11%

World's Best Comics #1

DC ⋅ 1941

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World's Best Comics #1
 
Low
$1.4k
Mid
$4k
High
$16k
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Key Facts

Cover appearance of Superman, Batman and Robin

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $3,173 [$2,880 in Nov] +10%

Invincible #11

Image ⋅ 2004

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Invincible #11
 
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Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$225
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Key Facts

Origin of Omni-Man

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,610

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $350 [$320 in 2022] +9%

Invincible #3

Image ⋅ 2003

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Invincible #3
 
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Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$160
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1st team appearance of the Flaxans, a warring race of aliens

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,350

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $450 [$412 in 2021] +9%

9.8 sold for $427 [$412 in 2021] +4%

Epic Illustrated #26

Epic ⋅ 1984

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Epic Illustrated #26
 
Price Trend
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50
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Key Facts

Features the first chapter of The Last Galactus Story written and illustrated by John Byrne, an unfinished, nine-chapter arc that ended with the cancellation of the publication

Byrne's story was going to end with Galactus removing his armor and releasing the energy he had absorbed back into a dying universe resulting in something similar to a Big Bang, a new beginning

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $415 [$380 in 2023] +9%

Star Wars #3

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars #3
 
Low
$180
Mid
$625
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

$0.35 price variant - the box around $0.35 price variant is square-shaped, not diamond-shaped

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,200 [$1,100 in 2016] +9%

Blue Beetle #1

Fox ⋅ 1939

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Blue Beetle #1
 
Price Trend
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k
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Key Facts

1st cover appearance and origin of Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $1,560 [$1,440 in 2020] +8%

Uncanny X-Force #25

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Uncanny X-Force #25
 
Low
$9
Mid
$30
High
$95
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Key Facts

Variant cover art by Stephen Platt

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $340 [$315 in Sep] +8%

Vault of Horror #32

EC ⋅ 1953

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Vault of Horror #32
 
Low
$30
Mid
$300
High
$900
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Key Facts

The cover art of this publication was censored from the original image illustrated of the cadaver with a cleaver lodged in his head

The original cover can be viewed by tapping the cover image and swiping

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $336 [$312 in Aug] +8%

Detective Comics #137

DC ⋅ 1948

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Detective Comics #137
 
Low
$175
Mid
$525
High
$1.9k
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Key Facts

Cover art by Jim Mooney featuring the Joker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $960 [$900 in 2020] +7%

War Adventures #12
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1953

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War Adventures #12
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $425 [$400 in 2020] +6%

Gangsters Can't Win #2

D.S. ⋅ 1948

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Gangsters Can't Win #2
 
Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k
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Key Facts

Skull cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $899 [$850 in 2023] +6%

Captain Marvel Adventures #12

Fawcett ⋅ 1942

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Captain Marvel Adventures #12
 
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Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1k
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Key Facts

Captain Marvel joins the army

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $760 [$725 in 2021] +5%

Adventure Comics #62

DC ⋅ 1941

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Adventure Comics #62
 
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4k
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Starman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,502 [$1,440 in 2021] +4%

Batman #33
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1946

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Batman #33
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $840 [$810 in Apr] +4%

Flash #139

DC ⋅ 1963

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Flash #139
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne aka Reverse-Flash

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $350 [$340 in 2022] +3%

Amazing Spider-Man #164

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Amazing Spider-Man #164
 
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Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25
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Key Facts

Cover art featuring Kingpin and Spider-Man

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $2,040 [$2,000 in Dec] +2%

Batman #222

DC ⋅ 1970

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Batman #222
 
Low
$45
Mid
$160
High
$575
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Key Facts

Cover art featuring the Beatles, unnamed

Story inspired by the Sgt. Peppers album artwork that was rumored to symbolize a Beatle had died

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $204 [$200 in 2023] +2%

Last week a 2.5 sold for an all-time high of $113 and the week prior a 1.8 sold for $95 which was the first ever sale in that grade

True-to-Life Romances #9
Non-Key

Star ⋅ 1949

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True-to-Life Romances #9
 
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Key Facts

Cover art by L. B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $3,840 [No Previous Data]

Catman Comics #20

Holyoke ⋅ 1943

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Catman Comics #20
 
Low
$2k
Mid
$8k
High
$20k
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Key Facts

World War II cover art featuring Hitler

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

PGS 15-17 MISSING / INCOMPLETE 0.5 sold for $3,720 [No Previous Data]

Popular Teen-Agers #9
Non-Key

Star ⋅ 1951

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Popular Teen-Agers #9
 
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Key Facts

Cover art by L. B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $2,880 [No Previous Data]

Snatch Comics #1

Apex ⋅ 1968

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Snatch Comics #1
 
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Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k
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Key Facts

Print run of an estimated 250 copies

Measures 5 in. x 7 in.

Independently-published comic famed for its mature content

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $2,640 [No Previous Data]

Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1

2nd Print ⋅ Gemstone ⋅ 1970

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Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1
 
Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k
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Key Facts

Second printing

218-page, softcover price guide published in 1970 by Robert M. Overstreet

Print run: 800 copies

Original retail price: $5.00

Fading is common with the blue cover to where it may appear white but ‘second printing’ is notated on the first page

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $2,000 [No Previous Data]

Movie Comics #6

DC ⋅ 1939

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Movie Comics #6
 
Low
$350
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.5k
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Key Facts

Robot cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,740 [No Previous Data]

Masked Marvel #1
Non-Key

Centaur ⋅ 1940

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Masked Marvel #1
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,680 [No Previous Data]

Adventure Comics #71

DC ⋅ 1942

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Adventure Comics #71
 
Low
$215
Mid
$645
High
$2.4k
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Key Facts

Jimmy Martin becomes Hourman's Sidekick

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,380 [No Previous Data]

Amazing Spider-Man #431

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Amazing Spider-Man #431
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80
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Key Facts

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Carnage Cosmic

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $1,300 [No Previous Data]

For value context, earlier this month a 9.8 Direct sold for $89

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #142

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #142
 
Price Trend
Low
$65
Mid
$185
High
$650
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Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,000 [No Previous Data]

Action Comics #242
Non-Key

International ⋅ DC ⋅ 1959

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Action Comics #242
 
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Key Facts

Mexican Edition published by Editorial Novaro

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $899 [No Previous Data]

Contact Comics #12

Aviation ⋅ 1946

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Contact Comics #12
 
Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4k
High
$12k
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Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $810 [No Previous Data]

Mighty Marvel Western #44
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Mighty Marvel Western #44
 
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🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $780 [No Previous Data]

Strange Tales #84

Marvel ⋅ 1961

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Strange Tales #84
 
Low
$35
Mid
$95
High
$385
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Key Facts

Prototype of Magneto

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $780 [No Previous Data]

Terrific Comics #5

Continental ⋅ 1944

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Terrific Comics #5
 
Low
$1.8k
Mid
$6k
High
$18k
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Key Facts

Bondage cover art by Alex Schomburg

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

FRONT COVER ONLY / NO GRADE sold for $600 [No Previous Data]

Creatures on the Loose #36
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Creatures on the Loose #36
 
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Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $590 [No Previous Data]

Power Comics #4

Holyoke ⋅ 1945

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Power Comics #4
 
Low
$175
Mid
$650
High
$1.9k
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Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $578 [No Previous Data]

Care Bears #7

Star Comics ⋅ 1986

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Care Bears #7
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$75
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Key Facts

Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.8 sold for $576 [No Previous Data]

Three Stooges #1

St. John ⋅ 1949

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Three Stooges #1
 
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Low
$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.6k
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Key Facts

Premiere issue of the first Three Stooges limited series

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $552 [No Previous Data]

Incredible Hulk #182

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Incredible Hulk #182
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200
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Key Facts

2nd appearance of Wolverine

Many sources cite this as a cameo appearance of Wolverine and Giant-Size X-Men #1 as a 2nd full appearance

1st appearance of Hammer and Anvil

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS 7.5 sold for $510 [No Previous Data]

For value context, earlier this month a standard 7.5 Newsstand sold for $149

House of Secrets #92

DC ⋅ 1971

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House of Secrets #92
 
Low
$425
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4.8k
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

INCOMPLETE / 1.0 sold for $480 [No Previous Data]

Star Wars #5
Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Star Wars #5
 
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Key Facts

Multi-pack edition

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $450 [No Previous Data]

Tales of Terror Annual #2

EC ⋅ 1952

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Tales of Terror Annual #2
 
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4k
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Key Facts

Reprinted E.C. stories

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $432 [No Previous Data]

Mr. Rager #1
Non-Key

Dark Horse ⋅ 2022

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Mr. Rager #1
 
Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300
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Key Facts

Variant edition

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $400 [No Previous Data]

The CGC Census reports just this one copy in 9.4, and none higher

Terrific Comics #1

Continental ⋅ 1944

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Terrific Comics #1
 
Low
$295
Mid
$880
High
$3.6k
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Key Facts

Story featuring drug abuse, specifically opium

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $384 [No Previous Data]

Weird Comics #20

Fox ⋅ 1942

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Weird Comics #20
 
Low
$15.5k
Mid
$51k
High
$155.5k
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Key Facts

Origin of the Rapier

Cover art featuring Hitler and Winston Churchill

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

FRONT COVER ONLY / NO GRADE sold for $368 [No Previous Data]

Four Color #878

Price Variant ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1942

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Four Color #878
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k
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Key Facts

$0.15 price variant

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $336 [No Previous Data]

El Sorprendente Hombre Arana #159

Editora de Periodicos La Prensa ⋅ 1973

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El Sorprendente Hombre Arana #159
 
Low
$90
Mid
$300
High
$900
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Key Facts

Written, illustrated and distributed in Mexico

Original story that diverts from the U.S. Spider-Man storyline with Gwen Stacy surviving the events from The Amazing Spider-Man #121

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $320 [No Previous Data]

Uncanny X-Men #266

Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1990

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Uncanny X-Men #266
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300
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Key Facts

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Gambit

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

MARK JEWELERS 5.5 sold for $235 [No Previous Data]

For value context, in March a standard 5.5 Newsstand sold for $55 and in September a Direct sold for $66

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