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Brick Bradford #6

Pines ⋅ 1948

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Brick Bradford #6
 
Price Trend
Low
$130
Mid
$425
High
$1.3k

Key Facts

Robot cover by Clarence Gray

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,500 in 2021] +12%

Detective Comics #50

DC ⋅ 1941

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Detective Comics #50
 
Low
$775
Mid
$1.7k
High
$3.8k

Key Facts

Milestone issue #50

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,500 [$1,345 in 2018] +12%

Batman #103

DC ⋅ 1956

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Batman #103
 
Low
$110
Mid
$385
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $200 [$180 in 2022] +11%

Journey Into Mystery #109

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Journey Into Mystery #109
 
Low
$55
Mid
$160
High
$550

Key Facts

First Magneto appearance outside of an X-Men comic

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $800 [$720 in 2023] +11%

The Spirit #3
Non-Key

Fiction House ⋅ 1952

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The Spirit #3
 
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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $500 [$450 in 2023] +11%

Crime Suspenstories #21

EC ⋅ 1954

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Crime Suspenstories #21
 
Low
$90
Mid
$315
High
$925

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $550 [$500 in 2023] +10%

3.5 sold for $270 [$213 in 2022] +27%

House of Mystery #195

DC ⋅ 1971

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House of Mystery #195
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$225

Key Facts

Cover and interior art by Bernie Wrightson

Story titled ‘Things Old...Things Forgotten’ features a character similar to Swamp Thing and/or The Heap

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $1,980 [$1,800 in 2022] +10%

Last week a 7.0 sold for a new all-time high of $195

Batman #56

DC ⋅ 1949

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Batman #56
 
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Bat-Hombre, Luis Peraldo

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $432 [$394 in 2020] +10%

Transformers: The Movie #2
Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Transformers: The Movie #2
 
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$3

Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $455 [$415 in 2020] +10%

The CGC census shows 27 copies in 9.8 with none higher

Weird Tales of the Future #3

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1952

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Weird Tales of the Future #3
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

Key Facts

Cover art by Basil Wolverton

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,860 [$1,700 in 2020] +9%

Shock Suspenstories #5

EC ⋅ 1952

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Shock Suspenstories #5
 
Low
$110
Mid
$300
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

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

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $484 [$450 in Jun] +8%

Godzilla In Hell #1

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015

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Godzilla In Hell #1
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

2015 comic convention exclusive, limited to 200 copies

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $489 [$460 in Aug] +6%

Superman #28

DC ⋅ 1944

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Superman #28
 
Price Trend
Low
$100
Mid
$300
High
$1k

Key Facts

First solo Lois Lane story

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,020 [$960 in 2019] +6%

Showcase #14

DC ⋅ 1958

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Showcase #14
 
Low
$315
Mid
$950
High
$3.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Dr. Alchemy aka Mr. Element

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,988 in 2011] +4%

Amazing Spider-Man #2

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Amazing Spider-Man #2
 
Low
$1.6k
Mid
$4.7k
High
$16k

Key Facts

3rd appearance of Spider-Man

1st appearance of Vulture

1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer

1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer

Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $1,575 [$1,511 in 2023] +4%

Four Color #596

Dell ⋅ 1954

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Four Color #596
 
Low
$160
Mid
$525
High
$1.6k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Turok, dinosaur hunter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,399 [$1,380 in 2023] +1%

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13
 
Low
$50
Mid
$150
High
$550

Key Facts

First team-up of Captain America and Nick Fury

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $510 [$504 in 2021] +1%

Speed Comics #21

Harvey ⋅ 1942

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Speed Comics #21
 
Low
$1.5k
Mid
$5k
High
$15k

Key Facts

World War II cover art

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $5,520 [No Previous Data]

Teen-Age Romances #34

St. John ⋅ 1953

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Teen-Age Romances #34
 
Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

The highest graded copy on the CGC census is 6.0 of which there is only one

Action Comics #5

DC ⋅ 1938

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Action Comics #5
 
Low
$3k
Mid
$9k
High
$39k

Key Facts

5th appearance of Superman

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $3,937 [No Previous Data]

Voodoo Annual #1
Non-Key

Farrell ⋅ 1952

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Voodoo Annual #1
 
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Key Facts

Squarebound 100-page giant with art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

The CGC census shows 4 copies in 5.5 with just 7 graded higher

Action Comics #6

DC ⋅ 1938

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Action Comics #6
 
Low
$3k
Mid
$9k
High
$39k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Jimmy Olsen, unnamed, referred to only as Office Boy

First reference to Superman as "The Man of Steel" seen in a newspaper headline

[November 2023 - Skyler Gisondo, has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in Superman Legacy]

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $3,051 [No Previous Data]

Joker Comics #2

Timely ⋅ 1942

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Joker Comics #2
 
Price Trend
Low
$160
Mid
$525
High
$1.6k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Tessie the Typist

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,100 [No Previous Data]

Yellow Claw #1

Atlas ⋅ 1956

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Yellow Claw #1
 
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Yellow Claw, a descendant of Genghis Khan and a crime lord

1st appearance of Jimmy Woo, a government operative who has worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Atlas and other agencies

1st appearance of Jade Claw aka Suwan, the niece of Yellow Claw

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $1,980 [No Previous Data]

Chilling Tales #15

Youthful ⋅ 1953

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Chilling Tales #15
 
Low
$850
Mid
$4.5k
High
$11.9k

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Fox

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]

Doc Savage Comics #3
Non-Key

Street and Smith ⋅ 1941

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Doc Savage Comics #3
 
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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]

Movie Comics #1
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1939

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Movie Comics #1
 
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Key Facts

Premiere issue

Adaptations of 'Son of Frankenstein', 'Gunga Din' and others using movie stills

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]

True Love Pictorial #4
Non-Key

St. John ⋅ 1953

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True Love Pictorial #4
 
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Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,275 [No Previous Data]

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #3

Dell ⋅ 1940

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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #3
 
Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Huey, Dewey and Louie

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,200 [No Previous Data]

Superworld Comics #1

Kosmos ⋅ 1940

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Superworld Comics #1
 
Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Hip Knox and Super Hypnotist

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

0.5 sold for $1,140 [No Previous Data]

Phantom Lady #22

Fox ⋅ 1948

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Phantom Lady #22
 
Low
$900
Mid
$2.8k
High
$9k

Key Facts

Cover and art by Matt Baker

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $1,080 [No Previous Data]

Junior Comics #12

Fox ⋅ 1948

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Junior Comics #12
 
Low
$300
Mid
$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

'Headlights' cover art referring to the emphasis of the woman's breasts

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,020 [No Previous Data]

World's Finest Comics #65

DC ⋅ 1953

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World's Finest Comics #65
 
Low
$105
Mid
$315
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

Origin of Superman retold

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,020 [No Previous Data]

Famous Funnies #212

Eastern Color ⋅ 1954

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Famous Funnies #212
 
Low
$900
Mid
$2.8k
High
$9k

Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

Pocket Comics #1

Harvey ⋅ 1941

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Pocket Comics #1
 
Low
$460
Mid
$1.9k
High
$4.6k

Key Facts

First comic book published by Harvey, simultaneous with Spitfire #1

Digest-sized comic book

1st appearance of the Black Cat, a former stuntwoman turned heroine

1st appearance of Red Blazer, Spirit of '76, Phantom Sphinx and the Zebra

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $950 [No Previous Data]

Four Favorites #11
Non-Key

Ace ⋅ 1943

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Four Favorites #11
 
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Key Facts

World War II cover featuring Hitler getting beaten by U.S. War Bonds

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $900 [No Previous Data]

Black Terror #7
Non-Key

Pines ⋅ 1944

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Black Terror #7
 
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Key Facts

Violent World War 2 cover art by Alex Schomburg

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $875 [No Previous Data]

Our Army at War #153

DC ⋅ 1965

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Our Army at War #153
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Enemy Ace

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $840 [No Previous Data]

Marvel Value Stamp Book #1

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Marvel Value Stamp Book #1
 
Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$400

Key Facts

16-page book created for 100 Series A stamps that were found in select Marvel Comics beginning in March 1974 through September 1974

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $800 [No Previous Data]

Star-Spangled War Stories #137
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1968

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Star-Spangled War Stories #137
 
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Key Facts

Final 'War That Time Forgot' issue

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $780 [No Previous Data]

Love Secrets #32
Non-Key

Quality ⋅ 1953

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Love Secrets #32
 
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Key Facts

Story titled 'I Fell For A Commie'

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $750 [No Previous Data]

Flash Comics #78
Non-Key

DC ⋅ 1946

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Flash Comics #78
 
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Key Facts

Halloween cover

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

Haunt of Fear #2 (16)

EC ⋅ 1950

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Haunt of Fear #2 (16)
 
Low
$190
Mid
$860
High
$2.1k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Old Witch, the host of multiple horror anthology titles

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $700 [No Previous Data]

Adventure Comics #74

DC ⋅ 1942

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Adventure Comics #74
 
Price Trend
Low
$110
Mid
$375
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Paul Kirk as the costumed crime-fighter, Manhunter

Kirk previously appeared as a plain-clothes investigator in Adventure Comics #58 in a story titled, Paul Kirk Manhunter

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $690 [No Previous Data]

Zip Comics #15
Non-Key

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Zip Comics #15
 
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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $660 [No Previous Data]

Crimes By Women #10

Fox ⋅ 1949

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Crimes By Women #10
 
Low
$90
Mid
$280
High
$900

Key Facts

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

Reason: instructs girls on how to avoid making mistakes when committing a crime

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.0 sold for $600 [No Previous Data]

Isom #1

Variant ⋅ Rippaverse ⋅ 2022

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Isom #1
 
Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Creator's Edition

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.8 sold for $600 [No Previous Data]

World's Finest Comics #43

DC ⋅ 1950

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World's Finest Comics #43
 
Price Trend
Low
$130
Mid
$425
High
$1.3k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Full Steam Foley, an adventurer

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $516 [No Previous Data]

Fame: Mike Tyson #1
Non-Key

Web Exclusive ⋅ TidalWave ⋅ 2024

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Fame: Mike Tyson #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

Foil cover depicting Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

10.0 sold for $490 [No Previous Data]

This Magazine Is Haunted #10
Non-Key

Fawcett ⋅ 1953

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This Magazine Is Haunted #10
 
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Key Facts

Severed head cover art, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Record-Breakers

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $427 [No Previous Data]

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