Current CGC Market Trends from GPA (8/27/2024 to 9/9/2024)
The Funnies
In the most recent fortnight (August 27th 2024 to September 9th 2024) GPAnalysis reports $4.9M in sales, from 21,847 books, across major venues offering CGC-graded comics, magazines and pulps. The median price point was $89.
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) was the star of the show, with 1,492 books sold, totalling $600,000 in sales. However, the standout sale was an Amazing Fantasy (1962-1996) #15, graded CGC 4.5 (1962), which fetched the highest price through HA.com, selling for $31,200.
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. Superman (1939-1986): $20,243
2. Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938-1940): $5,880
3. Action Comics (1938): $5,196
4. The Funnies (1936-1942): $2,652
5. Funny Picture Stories (1936-1939): $2,640
Most traded issues:
1. Tip Top Comics (1936-1961) #36 (1939)
2. Crackajack Funnies Giveaway (1937) #nn (1937)
3. Weird Tales (1923-1954) #157 (1937)
4. Startling Stories (1939-1955) #5 (1939)
5. Action Comics (1938) #19 (1939)
1940's
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Batman (1940): $36,740
2. Superman (1939-1986): $25,205
3. Detective Comics (1937): $23,004
4. More Fun Comics (1936-1947): $11,550
5. Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949): $10,010
Most traded issues:
1. Superman (1939-1986) #53 (1948)
2. Batman (1940) #41 (1947)
3. Captain America Comics (1941-1954) #39 (1944)
4. Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953) #18 (1942)
5. Action Comics (1938) #100 (1946)
1950's
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Crime SuspenStories (1950-1955): $16,831
2. Batman (1940): $13,975
3. Four Color (1939-1962): $12,277
4. Showcase (1956-1978): $11,820
5. Foxhole (1954-1956): $10,229
Most traded issues:
1. Sports Illustrated (1954) #1 (1954)
2. Batman (1940) #81 (1954)
3. Batman (1940) #121 (1959)
4. Four Color (1939-1962) #969 (1959)
5. Action Comics (1938) #242 (1958)
1960’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $245,747
2. Fantastic Four (1961): $157,325
3. Amazing Fantasy (1962-1996): $153,097
4. X-Men, The (1963-1981): $146,334
5. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999): $75,012
Most traded issues:
1. Avengers, The (1963) #55 (1968)
2. Fantastic Four (1961) #52 (1966)
3. Fantastic Four (1961) #48 (1966)
4. Captain America (1968-1996) #117 (1969)
5. Fantastic Four (1961) #50 (1966)
1970’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999): $149,111
2. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $148,840
3. Star Wars (1977-1986): $63,310
4. X-Men, The (1963-1981): $52,279
5. Giant-Size X-Men (1975): $50,740
Most traded issues:
1. Star Wars (1977-1986) #1 (1977)
2. Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999) #181 (1974)
3. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #129 (1974)
4. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #194 (1979)
5. X-Men, The (1963-1981) #94 (1975)
1980’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $141,111
2. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985): $37,068
3. Wolverine Limited Series (1982): $28,825
4. X-Men, The (1963-1981): $26,419
5. Transformers, The (1984-1991): $22,127
Most traded issues:
1. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985) #8 (1984)
2. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #300 (1988)
3. Wolverine Limited Series (1982) #1 (1982)
4. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #252 (1984)
5. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #316 (1989)
1990’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. New Mutants, The (1983-1991): $59,785
2. Spider-Man (1990-1998): $37,404
3. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $30,554
4. Spawn (1992): $26,816
5. Uncanny X-Men, The (1981): $26,209
Most traded issues:
1. Spider-Man (1990-1998) #1 (1990)
2. X-Men/New X-Men (1991) #1 (1991)
3. New Mutants, The (1983-1991) #98 (1991)
4. Spawn (1992) #1 (1992)
5. Uncanny X-Men, The (1981) #266 (1990)
2000’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Walking Dead (2003): $23,573
2. Invincible (2003): $13,190
3. NYX (2003): $10,763
4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008): $7,198
5. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $6,834
Most traded issues:
1. Hulk (2008) #1 (2008)
2. Young Avengers (2005) #1 (2005)
3. NYX (2003) #3 (2004)
4. Batman (1940) #608 (2002)
5. Walking Dead (2003) #1 (2003)
2010’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Ultimate Fallout (2011): $31,719
2. Spawn (1992): $11,987
3. Edge of Spider-Verse (2014): $11,104
4. Star Wars (2015): $8,557
5. Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $8,338
Most traded issues:
1. Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4 (2011)
2. Spider-Gwen (2015) #1 (2015)
3. 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (2016) #1 (2016)
4. Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #800 (2018)
5. Something is Killing the Children (2019) #1 (2019)
2020’s
Top 5 titles by sales:
1. Amazing Spider-Man (2022): $21,897
2. Wolverine (2020): $12,324
3. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024): $11,761
4. Power Hour (2022): $10,632
5. Something is Killing the Children (2019): $9,853
Most traded issues:
1. Power Hour (2022) #2 (2024)
2. Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII (2024) #1 (2024)
3. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1 (2024)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #1 (2024)
5. Hellverine (2024) #1 (2024)
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!
