Since Covrprice.com came on the scene, they have become a go to spot for watching eBay trends 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. )
#10 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #1 2ND PRINT | MARVEL | 2006
The recent DOCTOR STRANGE: MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS trailer made big waves across the aftermarket and spurred new speculation. The prevailing rumor is that Marvel’s Illuminati will appear in the film. Many clues allude to this, including symbols, the fice chairs (and one empty spot), as well as the clear voiceover of Patrick Stewart. The first print for this one-shot landed on last week’s Top 10, with this 2nd print now following suit. 11 copies were tracked with a 7-day trend of 483% and had a high sale of $55 for a raw copy.
#9 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #88 | MARVEL | 2022
In today’s comic collecting world, ANY Marvel first appearance is instantly hot, and this particular issue features the first appearance of The Queen Goblin. Her first appearance is trending with 60 copies tracked, a 7-day trend of 96%, and a high sale of $185 for a CGC 9.8.
#8 WONDER TWINS #1 | DC | 2019
Variety recently reported that “DC’s ‘Wonder Twins’ Movie for HBO Max to Be Written and Directed by ‘Black Adam’s’ Adam Sztykiel.” This helped their first appearance in SUPER FRIENDS #7 DC (1977) hit new high sales. However, the most accessible and modern iteration of the characters is in this 2019 series. It’s trending this week with 28 sales tracked, a 7-day trend of 321%, and a high sale of $20 for a raw copy.
#7 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #1 | MARVEL | 2006
This Illuminati one-shot returns to the list after immediately trending last week with 58 copies tracked at a 7-day trend of 183% and a high sale of $59 for a raw copy.
#6 IRON FIST #1 | MARVEL | 2022
Lin Lie, formerly Sword Master, is officially the new Iron Fist. After all the speculation around his brother, we can now move forward with Lin in his new role. This issue was trending with 85 sales tracked at a 7-day trend of 128% and a high sale of $20.39 for a raw copy.
#5 EXTREME JUSTICE #9 | DC | 1995
This obscure issue features the first in-continuity DCU appearance of the Wonder Twins, Zan & Jayna. This book could still get some continued traction with the WONDER TWINS film in motion for HBO. Last week, we tracked 16 sales with a 7-day trend of 857% and a high sale of $40 for a raw copy.
#4 SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #21 ASHCAN | BOOM! | 2022
This one per store exclusive ashcan features a simple logo on black. There is a growing collector base for “logo covers,” which are not as common as you think and can hold significant long-term value. The condition will also play a big factor in this ashcan. We tracked 94 sales at a 7-day trend of 155%, with a high sale of $200 for a raw copy and an FMV value of $146 raw.
#3 NEW AVENGERS #7 | MARVEL | 2005
As noted, the Illuminati’s live-action appearance seems to be highly likely in DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Their first appearance (featuring Reed Richards, Namor, Stephen Strange, Charles Xavier, Black Bolt, and Tony Stark) is in this issue and was instantly on fire post-Superbowl. Covrprice tracked 93 copies last week with a 7-day trend of 151% and a high sale of $700 for a CGC 9.8 and raw copies at an FMV of $120.
#2 XERO #1 | DC | 1997
Per Deadline, “Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Developing Live-Action Film Based On (Xero) Comics By Christopher Priest.” This news lit a massive fire under this long-forgotten comic, pulled from the depths of back-issue bins to 46 copies tracked with a 7-day trend of 728%, and a high sale of $180 for an NM raw copy!! The raw FMV has since settled to $81.
#1 SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 | MARVEL | 2014
This issue features the first appearance of “Superior Iron Man” and his Endo Sym Armor. After the initial surge of interest focused on The Illuminati, it pivoted to the mysterious glowing figure fighting Scarlet Witch at the 1:35 mark in the most recent DOCTOR STRANGE: MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS trailer. The immediate speculation went to Tom Cruise as Superior Iron Man, a Tony Stark variant and member of that world’s Illuminati. This has been highly debated and even debunked after high-res photos were captured and shared online. The current theories are Maria Rambeau as a Captain Marvel variant, Monica Rambeau as a Spectrum, or possibly even Eve Bakain, a member of the Nova Corps. The good news is, we don’t have to wait TOO long with its May 6th release. Though, a few months in the land of speculation can feel like forever. Regardless, there are many fans still in camp Superior Iron Man, helping us track 84 copies sold with a 7-day trend of 992% and a high sale of $58.87 for a raw copy.
One To Watch for Next Week
TWIG #1 ASHCAN – Image released an Ashcan for Skottie Young’s upcoming book with art by CHU Friend Kyle Strahm. A total of 34 Copies have sold so far this week with a double signed copy selling for $350. Unsigned copies have had sales of $25 but asking prices jumped to over $200 (at auction) so it will be interesting to see where this one ends up.