Deadpool 2 arrives this week in a theater near you. Look out because savvy Ryan Reynolds has another huge hit on his hands. This media blitz has already ballooned the value of Deadpool’s comic books. I project this movie will be more popular than the first one. However, this is not a movie blog; we speculate on comics here baby. There are a couple of books that come to mind regarding Deadpool. I am not going to touch on his first appearance as we have done a ton of that already.
There are some great issues further down the speculative pile that holds promise; for instance, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 (1993) created by Fabian Nicieza (script) and Joe Madureira (pencils) is the first self-titled series and the first appearance of Slayback. This book has popped up 21 spots to current #65 on the GoCollect hot comic listing. The FM (fair market) value for this book is $95 for (9.8) and $18 for fine (6.0) (GoCollect). This is a good basic key to own, but it can’t hold a candle to Deadpool #1 (1996).
This issue has some serious sex appeal. Weirdly enough, Deadpool #1 (1996) is not the first appearance of Deadpool or even the first titled series. However, it does contain massive key character first appearances and a storyline in sync with the cinematic Merc with a Mouth. This Deadpool #1 introduces a ton of fun to Deadpool’s story; namely the first appearances of T-Ray, Blind AL, and Patch. This comic book was created by the team of Joe Kelly, Matt Idelson (script), Ed McGuinness, and Chris Bachalo (art), and it trumps the first self-titled series (see above) in humor, wit and in your face art. The speculative value even comes close to Deadpool’s first appearance in New Mutants #98. In a grade (9.8) mint, the FM (fair market) value is $240. This is a big key for the Deadpool story, and this 1997 book has (8.0) copies for $40 FM, and even a lowly (4.0) comes in with a whopping $16 FM value. Deadpool #1 (1996) had a current price tag was $324 on April 5th, 2018 (GoCollect).
Deadpool Froth
Interim sales have gotten frothy for Deadpool #1 (1996), but it has consistency and staying power as well as very nice returns. It seems more popular than Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 (1993). With the movie coming out tomorrow these books are part of the Deadpool arsenal you should have in your bandolier. We have a huge film coming this winter: Venom. That mega-movie will have online media blast our subconscious with Venomous violations. That is an opportunity to buy Deadpool keys; while the hype is on a different movie Pool’s comics should be cheap. Please, don’t be a “Feeb” these books are essential for Deadpool speculation.
