Since Covrprice.com came on the scene, they have become a go to spot for watching eBaytrends on comics. They scour thousands of eBay
sales to cultivate data to spotlight the hottest selling comics. Here is this week’s Top Ten Comics: (Please note, potential spoilers do follow, and, these results are for auction that closed last week. )
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1. LOIS LANE #8 – This past week’s issue of Lois Lane introduce the first appearance of a cool looking new character, Kiss of Death. The book sold 32 copies for an average raw price of $12.12
2. WEST COAST AVENGERS #45 – The colorless Vision seen in the Marvel+ trailer makes his first appearance in this issue The trailer helped to sell 30 copies with an average raw price of $12.04
3. MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #28 – A lot of rumor and speculation drove this book up quickly. Rumor that it ties in with the current Donny Cates Thor/Black Winter storyline. The book moved 23 copies with an average raw price of $38.74
4. LOIS LANE #8 KAMOME SHIRAHAMA VAR – Same as above, first appearance of Kiss of Death. This variant sold 22 copies with an average raw price of $12.33
5. AGGRETSUKO #1 – one of the leading books going into last Wednesday. Cross over potential was huge. The book sold 45 copies with an average raw price of $9.41
6. THE BLUE BEETLE #3 – First appearance of the new Peacemaker. John Cena is paying him in the rebooted Suicide Squad movie. The news moved 15 copies at an average raw price of $14.61
7. AVENGERS ANNUAL #10 – Word is that Rogue will appear in the next Captain Marvel movie. This caused the book to sell 41 issues at an average raw price of $61.00
8. LOIS LANE #7 Yasmine Putri Variant – Issue 7 has the first cameo of Kiss of Death. A total of 22 copies sold with an average raw price of $6.59
9. THE SPIRE #1 – Optioned by Blue Ice Pictures, option news helped sell 11 copies at an average raw price of $12.00
10. JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 – First appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel. The book sold 21 copies with an average raw price of $13.36.
Tread lightly. Most of these have stalled over the past 5 days…
interested in 10-20. I used to get the top 20 each Wednesday or Thursday…..haven’t gotten the email in a while.
11 – 20 have for the most part been far more geared towards my collecting desires than the 1 – 10. The 1 – 10 is the hot stuff of the week that generally dies out for the most part in a few weeks/months. Not all die out, but most.
I wait for the 11 – 20
Just got the email. No surprises. Mostly books showing up on other top 10 lists or have already been hot before so likely not sitting in $1 or back issue bins.
Interesting choice of words for Lois Lane 7&8 in regards to 1st app. I thought 7 was deemed more than a cameo?
I am sure it will. She is shown in several panels though and at the end of the book we do see “Kiss of Death” as a name.
You right the first appearance is in #7, the full appearance in her Kis of Death costume is in #8. Same happen with 1:Mystique in Ms.Marvel #16books, you will not find her in Ms.Marvel #16 ..in her real form ..her first appearance is in Ms.Marvel#18
There is only 1 first appearance, when the character first appears.
Tell that to the market.
Although I agree a first appearance is when the character first appears (regardless whether it’s a cameo, hand, shadow, unnamed, etc.), I also understand There is a first time for everything! Even cameos and full appearances. First time in costume, first as a baby, first an adolescent, first time kids are in a character’s Halloween costume…it’s all relevant parts of a character’s history and relevance.
Market decides which ones have value…and I feel that it’s great that so many firsts exist to make the hobby interesting.
Market decides which book is the most valuable, not if it’s an appearance or not.
So you betting on 7 or 8 on this one. Honestly I hate the first appearance game and the first cameo/full first.
Not that my opinion matters but I’d vote 7.
Everyone’s opinion matters.
Back in the day comics told a story in 21 pages for $1 or less. You would introduce a character and they may even put them on the cover of that issue. Now it takes 4 issues or more at $3.99 ea. and they need cliff hangers and new characters showing up at the ends to keep readers interested and engaged to drop another $3.99 next month.
That being said, I’m betting on the set of 7 & 8. Why limit yourself to just one?!