Field Index — Golden Age, Silver Age, modern

Comics — Realized Sales Index

Comic books are graded on the CGC 0.5–10 scale; the difference between CGC 8.5 and CGC 9.0 on a Golden Age first appearance can be $1M+. Pressing and cleaning are considered conservation (not restoration); restoration must be disclosed by CGC. Pedigree collections (Mile High, Pacific Coast, Edgar Church) carry significant premiums.

Tracked sales
9
Median sale
$492K
Highest sale
$6.00M
Aggregate hammer
$14.3M

What drives value

  • Grade (CGC 0.5 to 10) and especially the 8.5/9.0 boundary on key issues
  • First appearances of major characters (Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men)
  • Pedigree provenance (Mile High, Pacific Coast, Edgar Church)
  • Page quality (white > off-white-to-white > off-white > cream > tan)
  • Disclosure of restoration (purple label) vs. conservation

Where it sells

  • Heritage Auctions (Comics Signature monthly + Premium)
  • ComicConnect (online weekly)
  • ComicLink (online weekly)
  • Hake's Americana (golden and silver age)

Top comps in this category

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    Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)

    $1.50M · Heritage Auctions

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    X-Men #1 (September 1963)

    $492K · Heritage Auctions

All tracked sales

Every comics comp in the Field Index.

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Showing 9 of 9 tracked sales.

Item Price
Watchmen #1 (September 1986) — first appearance

Modern Comics (1986–present)

$5K
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$490K
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984, first print)

Independent/Modern Comics

$90K
Action Comics #1 (June 1938) — Superman first appearance

Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)

$6.00M
X-Men #1 (September 1963)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$492K
Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963) — Iron Man first appearance

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$375K
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$1.50M
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) — Spider-Man first appearance

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$3.60M
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) — Batman first appearance

Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)

$1.74M

Recently tracked

The four most-recent sales added.