As promised, the Runners-Up list, think of these as the second part of the Top 20. Now then, on to #11-20.
#11 Spider-Man #76 (Marvel, 1997) see the #7 spot. This is the first appearance of Loxias Crown, aka Hunger. It sold 27 copies, had a 7-day trend of 180% and had a high raw sale of $20.
#12 Firestorm #1 (DC, 1978) There are rumors of a possible Firestorm DC Film, featuring the Ronnie Raymond version whose first appearance is in this issue. It sold 14 copies, had a 7-day trend of 166% and had a high sale of $60 for a CGC 9.2.
#13 The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) First FULL appearance of some hot new character called The Wolverine. (he’ll be one to watch 😉 It sold 10 copies, had a 7-day trend of 176% and had a high sale of $12,300 for a CGC 9.6.
#14 The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (Marvel, 1984) This is one tough 9.8, yet a copy had a big sale this week. This book shares the tie for first black costume/symbiote in the Spider-Man title with Marvel Team-Up #141. It sold 15 copies, had a 7-day trend of 108% and had a high sale of $530 for a CGC 9.8.
#15 Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1 (Marvel, 1984) Hey, and now here’s the origin of the black suit/ symbiote. It sold 13 copies, had a 7-day trend of 123% and had a high sale of $142 for a CGC 9.8.
#16 The Amazing Spider-Man #102 (Marvel, 1971) This is the 2nd appearance of Morbius (and also has the 6-armed version of Spider-Man). It sold 13 copies, had a 7-day trend of 120% and had a high sale of $155 for a CGC 8.0.
#17 The Uncanny X-Men #160 (Marvel, 1982) The first adolescent Illyana Rasputin sold 18 copies, had a 7-day trend of 85% and had a high sale of $159 for a CGC 9.8.
#18 The New Mutants #18 (Marvel, 1984) This is seeing declines but still sold 16 copies, had a 7-day trend of 73% and had a high sale of $51 for a CGC 9.6.
#19 Amazing Fantasy #15 Facsimile Variant (Marvel, 2019) If you can’t afford the real one, then this will have to do. It sold 14 copies, had a 7-day trend of 108% and had a high sale of $76 for a CGC 9.8.
#20 The New Mutants #1 (Marvel, 1983) The New Mutants trailer effect is beginning to fade a bit but still pulling in decent sales. It sold 15 copies, had a 7-day trend of 91% and had a high sale of $100 for a CGC 9.8.
I always wait for the Runner-up being that the Top 10 is just the hot stuff at the moment. The Runnersup I love
Unlike the runners up as well.
Please note: for #15 I wrote this and TOTALLY thought I was writing about Secret War #8. Doh!!!
I saw that. Was wondering about it when editing.
Now it’s on the internet and you can’t take it back.