Current CGC Market Trends from GPA (8/6/2024 to 8/19/2024)
Marvel Comics
Over two eventful weeks, from August 6th to August 19th, 2024, the CGC-graded comics market thrived, with $4.9 million in sales from 23,027 books. Collectors eagerly spent a median price of $90 per book, fueling the excitement—a big shout out to GPAnalysis for providing the data for this snapshot.
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) was the star of the show, with 1,529 copies sold, totalling $600,000 in sales. However, the standout sale was a pristine Star Wars #1 (1977), graded CGC 9.4, which fetched the highest price through HA.com, selling for $42,822.
These figures tell a story of nostalgia and the timeless appeal of classic comics, showing that their magic is as strong as ever.
Let’s take a look at how sales have shifted in the last two weeks grouped by decade.
Total Comic Sales by Decade
1930's
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Action Comics (1938): $7,192
2. Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955): $816
3. All-American Comics (1939-1948): $675
4. Keen Detective Funnies (1938-1940): $660
5. Weird Tales (1923-1954): $660
Most traded issues:
1. All-American Comics (1939-1948) #9 (1939)
2. Keen Detective Funnies (1938-1940) #7 (1939)
3. Popular Comics (1936-1948) #11 (1936)
4. Paris Nights (1925) #124 (1936)
5. Weird Tales (1923-1954) #137 (1935)
1940's
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Batman (1940): $35,801
2. All-Star Comics (1940-1978): $28,232
3. Superman (1939-1986): $26,705
4. Detective Comics (1937): $25,649
5. Action Comics (1938): $22,076
Most traded issues:
1. USA Comics (1941-1945) #15 (1945)
2. Detective Comics (1937) #54 (1941)
3. Batman (1940) #34 (1946)
4. Action Comics (1938) #33 (1941)
5. Action Comics (1938) #60 (1943)
1950's
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Mad (1952): $14,415
2. Vault of Horror (1950-1955): $11,182
3. Four Color (1939-1962): $10,316
4. Batman (1940): $9,906
5. Action Comics (1938): $9,538
Most traded issues:
1. Action Comics (1938) #252 (1959)
2. Four Color (1939-1962) #386 (1952)
3. Sports Illustrated (1954) #1 (1954)
4. Mad (1952) #1 (1952)
5. Adventure Comics (1938-1983) #229 (1956)
1960’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $268,420
2. Fantastic Four (1961): $193,468
3. X-Men, The (1963-1981): $72,362
4. Avengers, The (1963): $68,195
5. Journey Into Mystery (1952-1998): $35,715
Most traded issues:
1. Fantastic Four (1961) #48 (1966)
2. Fantastic Four (1961) #57 (1966)
3. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #41 (1966)
4. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #14 (1964)
5. Sub-Mariner, The (1968-1974) #1 (1968)
1970’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $141,471
2. Star Wars (1977-1986): $114,077
3. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999): $85,362
4. X-Men, The (1963-1981): $52,442
5. Giant-Size X-Men (1975): $37,885
Most traded issues:
1. Star Wars (1977-1986) #1 (1977)
2. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #129 (1974)
3. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #194 (1979)
4. Star Wars (1977-1986) #2 (1977)
5. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999) #181 (1974)
1980’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $118,029
2. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985): $64,921
3. Star Wars (1977-1986): $40,962
4. Wolverine Limited Series (1982): $39,844
5. Uncanny X-Men, The (1981): $35,716
Most traded issues:
1. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985) #8 (1984)
2. Wolverine Limited Series (1982) #1 (1982)
3. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #300 (1988)
4. Wolverine (1988) #1 (1988)
5. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999) #340 (1988)
1990’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. New Mutants, The (1983-1991): $63,002
2. Uncanny X-Men, The (1981): $39,367
3. Spider-Man (1990-1998): $30,973
4. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $24,927
5. X-Men/New X-Men (1991): $24,494
Most traded issues:
1. X-Men/New X-Men (1991) #1 (1991)
2. Spider-Man (1990-1998) #1 (1990)
3. New Mutants, The (1983-1991) #98 (1991)
4. Uncanny X-Men, The (1981) #266 (1990)
5. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #361 (1992)
2000’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Walking Dead (2003): $39,033
2. Hulk (2008): $16,404
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008): $13,871
4. NYX (2003): $12,227
5. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $7,128
Most traded issues:
1. Hulk (2008) #1 (2008)
2. Sentry (2000) #1 (2000)
3. NYX (2003) #3 (2004)
4. Captain America (2005) #6 (2005)
5. X-Men/New X-Men (1991) #114 (2001)
2010’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Ultimate Fallout (2011): $27,729
2. Something is Killing the Children (2019): $11,170
3. Infamous Iron Man (2016): $8,843
4. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $8,481
5. Venom (2018): $7,936
Most traded issues:
1. Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4 (2011)
2. Infamous Iron Man (2016) #1 (2016)
3. Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #800 (2018)
4. Venom (2018) #3 (2018)
5. Something is Killing the Children (2019) #1 (2019)
2020’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man (2022): $24,061
2. TMNT: The Last Ronin (2020): $16,161
3. Power Hour (2022): $15,183
4. Wolverine (2020): $13,285
5. BRZRKR (2021): $8,731
Most traded issues:
1. Power Hour (2022) #2 (2024)
2. Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII (2024) #1 (2024)
3. TMNT: The Last Ronin (2020) #1 (2020)
4. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1 (2024)
5. Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #1 (2022)
Thanks for checking out our comic book sales update. Stay tuned for more insights from GPAnalysis. Whether you’re a collector or just love comics, there’s always something exciting happening.
Till next time!
