Category: Key Issues
There’s a new king atop GoCollect’s Bronze Age CPI, and it’s not the guy with the claws – it’s a muck monster. How did this happen?
You’ve seen them likely countless times in dusty longboxes in comic shops or at conventions. Or perhaps you read them when you were younger, hoping they would give you enough of the plot of a story so you could cheat on that book report. They’re Classics Illustrated.
While most collectors are familiar with the big Golden Age books that sell each month, there are so many more worth investigating. Well-known comics made a splash in the September 13 Heritage auction, including many Golden Age first issues that sold. Here are a few that didn’t make the news.
Of the 50 comics in the index, five were gainers, 42 were losers, and three ended up where they started 90 days ago.
The collection you are about to explore is not a ranked list or a countdown, but a curated selection of characters who, for different reasons—from explosive popularity to lasting cult status—truly defined the comic fandom of the 90s.
After a slight downward trend in April and May, the Pre-Code Horror CPI has rebounded. Let’s take a look to see which issues are big gainers, and which ones are falling despite the trends.
Here are ten characters that could bring something to the table if given but a chance either as the focus or additional character in a film, television show or featured comic story. Their keys are priced well below their true values.
It’s been more than a month since Fantastic Four: First Steps debuted in theaters. Let’s take a look and see how the index is faring.
It’s been an ugly three months for the Silver Age Index as most comics are down in value, although a few are running counter to the overall trend. Let’s take a look at the Silver Age CPI to note some winners and losers over the past 90 days.
It's not Saturday morning in late 1993. Christmas is sort-of approaching, and the future that was once looming is now. In 2025 we need lists like the 'School needed Xavier.
