Clicking on the eBay link and making a purchase may result in this site earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$18

Key Facts

Battle of Rick Jones as the green Hulk versus the gray Hulk, Bruce Banner

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

Key Facts

Premiere issue of the sixth solo Namor series

1st appearance of Phoebe Marrs, a businesswoman

Marvel ⋅ 2010

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5

Key Facts

One-shot featuring Namora

Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Timothy Truman

Harvey ⋅ 1954

Low
$550
Mid
$3.1k
High
$11.5k

Key Facts

Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by S.L. Gallant featuring Baroness, inspired by Bettie Page

2013 convention exclusive

Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80

Key Facts

Variant cover art by John Royle featuring Major Bludd

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado featuring Baroness

Store exclusive

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Shredder appears without battle gear

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

432-page hardcover collection of Ghostbusters #1 - #16 (2011-2012)

Original retail price: $49.99

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1989

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Anthology of stories featuring Usagi Yojimbo

Reprinted artwork, mostly covers, from early publications

Blackthorne ⋅ 1988

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$35

Key Facts

1st appearance of Battle Beasts in a U.S. comic book

Comic book inspired by the Japanese toy line

SDCC ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2014

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Cover art by Adam Hughes

San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive

Dynamic Forces ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Joe Quesada, limited to 8,000 copies

Dynamic Forces edition

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Robert Hack

Store exclusive

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$18

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream

Special ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1991

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

Special Collector's Edition edition with no advertisements

Gatefold cover with Jim Lee connecting art assembled into one image

Preview of Omega Red in pin-up gallery and in sketchbook

Cover price: $3.95

Image ⋅ 2019

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,654

Store Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Jae Lee

Cover art inspired by the film Escape From New York

Store exclusive

SDCC ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1985

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$250

Key Facts

San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive, limited to 600 copies

Signed by Eclipse editor Cat Yronwode and founder Dean Mullaney with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on blue-colored paper

The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA

Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1

Original convention cost: $20

Gold ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1985

Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600

Key Facts

San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive, limited to 400 copies

Signed by Alan Moore and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on gold-colored paper

There are even rarer copies of the Gold CoA edition that were signed by Alan Moore in case someone made an error when hand-numbering the certificates

These copies were not destroyed but sold at the convention and can be identified by the absence of numbering but Moore's signature is still on the first page, signed in pen

The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA

Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1

Original convention exclusive cost: $50

GraphXPress ⋅ 1989

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Parody of Red Sonja

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2016

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$15

Key Facts

A girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love and elsewhere an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years

[June 2021 - Bleeding Cool reports Red Thorn is optioned for six-episode hour-long series from production company Wall To Wall for BBC Scotland]

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 42,824

GameStop ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$18

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Larry Stroman

GameStop exclusive

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Mike Deodato

Key Facts

Agent Venom, Flash Thompson joins the Guardians of the Galaxy

Death of Peter Parquagh, Spider-Man of the 1602 reality

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read the Spider-Man backup story in this issue, then The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series)

2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021

Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

Second printing

Price Trend
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,468

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Mike Zeck, limited to 3,000 copies

Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Mike Zeck, limited to 1,500 copies

Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)

Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2018

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Variant virgin cover art by Warren Louw

Store exclusive

Charlton ⋅ 1967

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

1st appearance of Paul Mann, a reporter who encounters flying saucers

Title beomes Space Adventures Presents U.F.O for one issue before continuing with Paul Mann's adventures in the next volume of Space Adventures that begins with issue #2

Low
$1
Mid
$5
High
$18

Key Facts

Copies ordered by retailers: 35,847 - includes both covers

Key Facts

Five-issue limited series that explores the events that led up to Boba Fett delivering Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt

1st full appearance of Trinia, Crimson Dawn member

1st full appearance of Margo, Crimson Dawn member

1st appearance of Tekrit and Nalita

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$250

Key Facts

Iconic cover art by John Romita Sr. featuring Kraven the Hunter

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Sanford Greene

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Tim Seeley featuring Zartan

2004 G.I. Joe Collector's Club Convention exclusive

Action Figure ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2016

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Variant cover art by Adam Riches

Action figure cover featuring Cobra Commander

Available to subscribers of the title

Image ⋅ 2012

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$5

Key Facts

1st appearance of Monax, an alien who sought revenge for his mother's death at the hands of Robot

DC ⋅ 2004

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$20

Key Facts

Promotional giveaway by Powerade with the purchase of three 32-oz bottles of product

11 covers were produced for this partnership with 10 being available through the promotional offer

3 million total copies were printed but how many of each variant are unknown

Marvel ⋅ 1967

Low
$8
Mid
$18
High
$80

Key Facts

First reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #15, the first appearance of Kraven the Hunter

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$8

Key Facts

The overriding anxieties of the 21st century get a terrifying new face—and it might just be the face of the person you once trusted most

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Four-issue limited series

No estimated print run information for #2 - #4 but #1 estimated copies in circulation is 3,266

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Four-issue limited series

No estimated print run information for #2 - #4 but #1 estimated copies in circulation is 3,266

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

Four-issue limited series

No estimated print run information for #2 - #4 but #1 estimated copies in circulation is 3,266

Educomics ⋅ 1982

Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

Graphic personal account of the Hiroshima bombing and aftereffects originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1972

Foil ⋅ Malibu ⋅ 1993

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Gold foil title text

Eclipse ⋅ 1991

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

Described as a "post-apocalyptic Chinese communist trucker action" comic

Omnibus ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

520-page Omnibus collecting:

Fantastic Four #536 - #538 (1998)

Thor #1 - #12 (2007)

Thor #600 - #603 (2007)

Thor Giant-Size Finale #1 (2010)

Adjust Your Filters To See More Comics!

By default Key Collector searches for Standard Cover Key Issues.

Adjust the "Variants" search filter above for additional content:

  • Variant Covers ([[totalVariants]])

At Key Collector, our primary focus is on unearthing those rare Standard Cover Key Issues for you. However, the world of comic collectibles is vast and varied. We want to make sure you have the tools to explore it all!