Familiar faces top the best sellers for the past month with the original Mad #1 topping the platinum/golden age list. Where's Alfred E. Neuman when you need him?

PLATINUM/GOLDEN AGE

Mad #1  from 1952 was the top platinum/golden age title for the past month. Before it became Mad Magazine, Mad was a golden age comic. Over the decades, it became one of the most influential satirical publications ever printed. It makes sense that this would be a highly sought after issue for the nostalgic collectors. Behind Mad #1, you’ll find Planet Comics #49, Shock SuspenStories #6, Superman #41, and Weird Science #13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER AGE

It comes as no surprise that the hottest silver age comic of the month has been Fantastic Four #48. If you’ve been keeping up, you’ll know that this is due to the speculation that the Silver Surfer and Galactus are coming to the MCU...eventually. The Disney/Fox deal was only finalized earlier this year, so adding any Fox properties to the MCU is a bit premature. Still, the anticipation and excitement over bringing these two behemoths of the comic world to movie screens (let’s pretend that Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer didn’t happen. It’s better that way.) has created a major stir for their key issues. Fantastic Four #49 and Silver Surfer #1 are also among the hottest silver age titles on the market, both of which also ranked in the top-five silver age comics for the month.

 

 

 

 

BRONZE AGE

Movies propel the market. Like it or not, that’s a fact that isn’t changing. On that note, after Shazam conquered the box office, collectors went on the search for the original Captain Marvel’s early appearances. I’m not shocked to see that his first bronze age appearance (and his debut with DC Comics after being a Fawcett property for decades) would outsell his golden age issues. The fact is, his early keys are too expensive for the average collector. What’s a fan to do? Get the next best thing, which would be Shazam! #1 from 1973. With Captain Marvel's success on movie screens, expect to see him have a bigger presence in the comics in the coming months.

 

 

 

 

MODERN AGE

Once again, movie news can be seen in the top modern age sellers for the past month. However, the current Marvel comics have influenced this as well.

Over the last 30 days, Amazing Spider-Man #361 has topped even best-selling mainstay, Amazing Spider-Man #300. This comes on the heels of an announcement for a Venom movie sequel which will feature Carnage as the primary antagonist. We already saw Woody Harrelson bring Cletus Kasady to life in the Venom post-credits scene, but having official word of his involvement in the sequel only adds fuel to the speculation fire.

The other factor is Carnage having a larger presence in the comics. Donny Cates has already made Venom’s latest series a huge hit, and now he is handling the writing for Carnage’s return in the summer crossover event, Absolute Carnage. All this attention on the third symbiote has pushed sales for ASM #361 to the top of the pile.