Trending Keys
Which key comics are moving — and the evidence behind it. A sales trend compares real receipts across two windows; a price guide trend compares licensed guide snapshots. Where the history is thin, the book simply isn't listed — we don't guess.
Fantastic Four #52(1966)CGC 9.6
1st Black Panther
▲ +842.4%
$2,100.00 → $19,789.98 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Detective Comics #400(1970)CGC 9.8
1st Man-Bat
▲ +171.9%
$7,178.11 → $19,520.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Superman #1(1939)CGC 3.0
First solo superhero title; 2025's biggest sale ($9.12M)
▲ +140.8%
$38,598.02 → $92,941.16 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Cerebus #1(1977)raw · mid grade
Dave Sim's low-print self-published grail
▲ +132.2%
$335.55 → $779.21 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Batman: The Dark Knight #1(1986)raw · mid grade
The Dark Knight Returns #1 — Miller's landmark
▲ +103.3%
$51.65 → $105.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 4 editions
Amazing Fantasy #15(1962)raw · mid grade
1st Spider-Man; perennial top-liquidity key
▼ -96.2%
$2,553.50 → $97.60 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1(1984)CGC 9.8
1st TMNT — 1984 Mirage; founder-shelf grail
▼ -89.3%
$43,541.00 → $4,650.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 3 editions
Daredevil #227(1986)CGC 9.4
Born Again begins
▲ +85.0%
$37.50 → $69.37 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 3 editions
Fantastic Four #4(1962)raw · mid grade
1st Silver Age Sub-Mariner
▲ +73.5%
$512.00 → $888.54 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Green Lantern #85(1971)CGC 6.0
Speedy drug cover — O'Neil/Adams landmark
▲ +56.4%
$139.99 → $219.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Detective Comics #880(2011)CGC 9.2
Jock's Joker cover — modern cover grail
▲ +56.0%
$199.99 → $312.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Fantastic Four #5(1962)CGC 5.0
1st Doctor Doom
▲ +54.0%
$5,149.57 → $7,930.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
DC Comics Presents #26(1980)raw · mid grade
1st New Teen Titans (Cyborg, Starfire, Raven)
▲ +53.4%
$50.29 → $77.15 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 3 editions
The Amazing Spider-Man #361(1992)CGC 7.0
1st Carnage
▲ +48.3%
$46.50 → $68.97 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 4 editions
Batman #428(1988)CGC 9.4
Death of Jason Todd — A Death in the Family
▲ +47.0%
$50.00 → $73.50 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
The Flash #123(1961)CGC 5.0
Flash of Two Worlds — the multiverse begins
▲ +45.7%
$610.00 → $888.50 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Alias #1(2001)CGC 9.2
1st Jessica Jones
▲ +45.3%
$66.76 → $97.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Adventure Comics #247(1958)raw · mid grade
1st Legion of Super-Heroes
▲ +45.2%
$420.50 → $610.75 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Justice League of America #1(1960)raw · mid grade
First JLA solo title
▼ -43.9%
$197.07 → $110.62 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
The Amazing Spider-Man #2(1963)CGC 9.2
1st Vulture
▲ +43.8%
$29,684.31 → $42,700.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1(2007)CGC 9.2
First Umbrella Academy series — screen-driven modern key
▲ +43.2%
$32.47 → $46.49 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 3 editions
Batman #232(1971)CGC 2.0
1st Ra's al Ghul
▲ +41.6%
$197.00 → $278.90 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Black Lightning #1(1977)CGC 9.0
DC's first headlining Black hero
▲ +40.6%
$55.26 → $77.72 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Ms. Marvel #18(1978)raw · mid grade
1st full Mystique
▲ +40.2%
$46.01 → $64.51 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
V for Vendetta #1(1988)CGC 9.2
Moore/Lloyd DC edition
▲ +39.8%
$55.79 → $78.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
The Amazing Spider-Man #13(1964)CGC 9.6
1st Mysterio
▲ +39.6%
$27,858.75 → $38,894.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Star Wars #1(1977)raw · mid grade
1977 Marvel launch; named high-liquidity key
▲ +34.1%
$157.75 → $211.52 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 6 editions
Fantastic Four #46(1966)raw · mid grade
1st Black Bolt
▼ -33.7%
$93.75 → $62.17 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Iron Fist #14(1977)CGC 2.0
1st Sabretooth
▼ -33.5%
$154.99 → $103.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Fantastic Four #67(1967)CGC 2.0
1st Him (Adam Warlock)
▲ +32.3%
$31.00 → $41.00 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
The Walking Dead #1(2003)CGC 9.2
1st Rick Grimes; defining 2000s indie key
▲ +32.2%
$1,214.17 → $1,604.56 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 10 editions
The Eternals #1(1976)CGC 9.6
1st Eternals; Kirby
▼ -31.9%
$171.78 → $116.97 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 3 editions
Action Comics #242(1958)CGC 5.0
1st Brainiac
▼ -31.8%
$2,825.00 → $1,925.44 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
The Sandman #8(1989)CGC 4.0
1st Death
▼ -31.7%
$39.00 → $26.63 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Batman #234(1971)CGC 9.4
1st Bronze Age Two-Face
▼ -31.6%
$2,008.80 → $1,374.11 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
Tales of Suspense #57(1964)raw · mid grade
1st Hawkeye
▼ -31.5%
$252.50 → $173.02 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Swamp Thing #1(1972)raw · mid grade
Wein/Wrightson launch
▲ +30.7%
$86.80 → $113.43 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
The X-Men #14(1965)CGC 9.4
1st Sentinels
▼ -30.1%
$3,524.59 → $2,463.21 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting · shared by 2 editions
Green Lantern #87(1971)CGC 2.0
1st John Stewart
▲ +29.7%
$185.00 → $239.99 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
The Amazing Spider-Man #20(1965)CGC 5.0
1st Scorpion
▲ +29.5%
$526.92 → $682.50 · 30d · price guide · PriceCharting
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