10 EXPENSIVE Comics! (That Shouldn’t Be...)

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@MintHunterComics 8 месяцев назад

EDIT: From @3:03 to @3:52 it should have read $30k for Night Nurse - (sometimes Final cut pro loses text when exporting)

@ssettle 8 месяцев назад

I’ll buy that for a dollar (or 3). Not 30k lol.

@gevdarg 6 месяцев назад

In what omniverse?

@King123._3 2 месяца назад

I got some rear comic books over 50 just want to know what they worth can i reach out to you bro

@vernonhunker4921 8 месяцев назад

With grading being so ridiculously popular. You're basically turning books into posters. McFarlane has some amazing covers which I feel is why the Batman and hulk have the values they do. It's also why he has so many other books doing Homage covers to his artwork. Great video.

@PunguinYoga 8 месяцев назад

I keep thinking some month very soon, every new book from every major or minor publisher will be an homage to ASM 300!

@kurtanglerookieyear Месяц назад

fantastic observation regarding displayability

@justincampbell2881 8 месяцев назад

As someone currently saving up for a (low grade) ASM #1, I think I can speak on this. It's as expensive as it is due to demand; there are a ton of people, myself included, whose primary goal in collecting is to complete ASM, and you can't do it without #1. Further driving up ASM #1 is that for most people, myself included, AF 15 is out of range. I can save 10K for a low grade ASM #1, but 50K for an AF15 is out of my league. ASM #1 has become a (very expensive) consolation book of sorts for Spidey fans. I'd also add that it's a very easy book to re-sell, if you ever want out of it.

@jbpmichel 8 месяцев назад

I found a Wolverine #1 at a vintage game/video store for 10 bucks last year. Sent it into CGC and came back with a 9.0.

@andreworr4307 Месяц назад

Nice find

@elguerilla81 8 месяцев назад

The Night Nurse is what really blows me away. Did that 9.8 also come with your very own at home nurse?! That’s a real ridiculously high price and whomever owns that book must be a real huge fan of the character.

@chase6391 8 месяцев назад

This series is fantastic. Please keep these going

@DBattyJr 8 месяцев назад

As primarily a Wolverine collector who has been on the hunt for that for years. I can agree with you on 2 things. You woke up choosing violence, and it is overpriced.

@seangreen4227 8 месяцев назад

Alot of people are not aware that Wolverine #1 cover was an homage to Jack Nicholson from the Shining. "Heres Johnny".

@Rorschachqp 3 дня назад

It's also very heavily influenced by the classic manga Lone Wolf And Cub.

@Will-hn2yp 8 месяцев назад

As someone who collects cartoon books, I do think it’s worth mentioning that the high prices for books like SpongeBob #1 are based on scarcity not only purely centered around high grade, but also just scarcity in general. Books like that often had/have print runs barely breaking even 4,000, and since they were made for kids, finding a high grade copy becomes nearly impossible. People sleep on cartoon books!

@jamespomicter1147 8 месяцев назад

Great video! I too loved the splash screens of "Please don't hurt me"....(8x if I counted correctly). I must say it was a master class in walking the tightrope between your opinion vs what me be 'popular' opinion. My favorite line.."WOW...I woke up and chose violence today". Noicely done! My thought on prices is that during the Covid boom I think many people started to become more interested in comic collecting. They saw what collectables values might offer and started to become more interested in collecting for profit (and maybe just re-sparked their interest in the hobby from their childhood days). Have a great day!!

@Mr.Knope22 8 месяцев назад

I agree with the unpopular opinion on that, Frank Miller Wolverine #1. I'll even go further and say I prefer the covers on the John Buscema run. Love those Captain Carrot figures

@mrtkiernan 8 месяцев назад

2.3k for 423 is insane, but I do love the cover and is a prized key in my collection.

@ChuloAA 8 месяцев назад

I NEVER understood why that Silk first appearance variant had that price. It baffles me to this day

@jasonwhite9705 8 месяцев назад

I agree with you all the books but ASM #1. I would love to own it because it started his solo series. Thanks for the video.

@mattolsen397 7 месяцев назад

Agreed with pretty much everything on this. Some I didn’t know about before but most are ones I have been thinking the same thing about for several years.

@jerryrowe1671 8 месяцев назад

James you should have just put a sticky note on your forehead saying "punch me." Great video.

@MintHunterComics 8 месяцев назад

Pretty much lol

@brenvy3052 8 месяцев назад

Really liked this video. Had some different opinions that I also share (love Wolverine #1 but I also don't think that cover is great). Enjoyed the variety of books on the list. Keep it up

@donaldmiller9648 8 месяцев назад

The print run on Wolverine #1 had to have been very high. We sold over 2,000 copies alone in my shop at time....kept re-ordering from Diamond and this was being sold in a comic shop in a small city (60,000 population)....priced way too high...

@rogerpilgrim7527 8 месяцев назад

The prices for books that are in great numbers are outrageous.

@Paulies-Hideout 8 месяцев назад

Ah, Batman #423. Years ago I had the money to either choose between that in a 9.8 or Venom #7 Variant of him holding the gauntlet. I chose the Venom issue since at the time it was a hot item. Not one of my best decisions. I had no idea that Batman issue would spike like that. Eventually I got mine but paid far more than the original offer (not 2k though). Personally that one is my favorite McFarlane Cover even though it was a rush job. Still a little grouchy I had the chance to get that at $575 but paid almost 3x as much.

@chadfontaine2717 8 месяцев назад

I think some people during the covid boom thought, once again, they were "investing" to put their kids through college or whatever. So they paid what they shouldn't in a frenzy. The Wolverine #1 for example... it's not getting "more rare". More of this book are being graded daily. I have ungraded raws. Normally as a market gets flooded prices drop. But comics aren't doing that. It's now tough to see books that are out of my price range and not something I want to risk buying to see it drop back to sane prices.

@MintHunterComics 8 месяцев назад

That book was soooo heavily printed - I get it's important but still!

@zebritto9227 8 месяцев назад

Todd is king 🔥 I'm not surprised that these are worth what they're worth, they are part todd's life story, and as a fan of the artist, collecting his best and most important covers makes sense to me

@florianneumann9441 8 месяцев назад

'Emmanuel! don't choose violence today!'

@charliedogg7683 8 месяцев назад

I've read all four issues of Night Nurse in a compilation volume that Marvel put out in 2015; 1 to 3 were quite enjoyable hospital drama stories, 4 was a Gothic-style tale trying to cash in on the Dark Shadows-inspired trend of the early 70s. $30,000 for #1 in 9.8? I laughed a lot. As for newsstand vs. direct editions, I don't care - they're the same comic. The different bar codes make not a whit of difference to the stories and art. Nearly all these graded books are so far out of my price range that their price increases are merely an interesting side note to my reading and collecting.

@HalfmoonsPicks 8 месяцев назад

That Silk $344 auction was my purchase you highlighted. 😀

@williammaxwell8934 8 месяцев назад

Agree. In most cases, comics with crazy high production numbers that are four figures and higher are doomed to fall in price.

@LXA2008 8 месяцев назад

Wolverine 1 cover is one of my all-time favourites! 😮😮😮 Agree with the anatomy on Iron Man 1 tho

@cliveevans6852 8 месяцев назад

Another great video and I can dream about holding those books one day 😀

@casino_comics 8 месяцев назад

I agree with most of those. I would put my money on AF 15 instead of ASM 1.

@horvathsogranfume658 5 месяцев назад

so would literally everyone

@joe3019772008 8 месяцев назад

yeah i seen some of those slabs priced way too high and i said i will play the wait and see game.

@J-Russ 8 месяцев назад

I acquired ASM 1 in a 5.5 in 2015 for 9K, it went to 28K during the pandemic and seems to sit at around 20K now. Those COVID prices were crazy. There are some 5.5 I’ve seen lower than 20K because sellers are in need of money. I’d love an AF15 but can’t afford one. I’ve been collecting ASM for over 40 years.

@nesjames341 3 месяца назад

Batman 423 is the 1st comic i found in the wild! It was the 1st comic i ever sent to get graded and is the reason i started collecting comics!

@JSSBrooklyn 4 месяца назад

Very well thought out list; enjoyed the video and opinion. Slightly disagree on Night Nurse but hear you! Thanks again.

@danzigvssartre 2 месяца назад

I'm with you on the Wolverine cover.

@jerrysmith9555 8 месяцев назад

Whooa James I bet some threw their phones down with the spidey 1 opinion lol

@shanebrooks402 Месяц назад

I found that entire Wolverine mini series early 2000's at a value village sitting up right in sweet condition vfnm they were a dollar each.

@eurostar0711 4 дня назад

I bought a Wolverine #1 on ebay for 20 bucks 15 years ago. I didnt grade it, but it looks very high grade. Since i bought it, the only TWO times i took it out of storage was to take it to a comic con in 2011 to meet Stan Lee and got it signed by him, and to take updated pictures on better camera because everything i collect i take pictures of so i dont have to take anything out of storage.

@MintHunterComics 3 дня назад

Sick!

@dalemoyers8881 8 месяцев назад

Great video and great topic. I agree that these comics and a lot of others are way too much. 😎

@eblanco7605 8 месяцев назад

I think Marvel/SONY is laying low on Silk, maybe to let her shine in her own light. Obviously they could have introduced her during the spiderverse movie or the upcoming one. But it seems like they are keeping her separate. That tv series was announced a while back, but who knows if that's still happening. Hopefully SONY don't ruin her like morbius or venom ii. She seems under rated now, but i think she has a lot of potential.

@danielginsburg9558 8 месяцев назад

When I started collecting comic books about three years ago, Wolverine was one of the few titles I was familiar with. So I wonder if it's people with deep pockets, the popularity of Hugh Jackman, and little knowledge of comic books that are keeping the value of the Frank Miller Wolverine #1 up so high. It's the same thing with Derek Jeter. I mentioned something on Geoff Wilson's RU-vid videos about Jeter's Topps rookie card being the only recognizable card I bought when I got back into cards about 10 years ago and on his next video, Mr. Wilson showed off 5 or 6 psa 10's!

@Quite_Nuff_Sayer 8 месяцев назад

Totally disagree. I bought my Wolverine #1 off the rack in 1982. It is his first solo title and an iconic cover. 1982 was 42 years ago and counting. 13k copies 9.4 or higher is not going higher by much more. Especially in newsstand. $1k is going to hold and the book at 9.8 with less than 4k copies is a tight market given there are hundreds of thousands of collectors who want it.

@pcantu3 8 месяцев назад

My man! I have felt the same way about Wolverine Limited Series about the cover, just not into it. The price is crazy and I am still waiting for it to go down.

@Rorschachqp 3 дня назад

Bro is attempting to Leroy Jenkins the entire dungeon and get ALL of the aggro.

@jaya076 8 месяцев назад

Completely agree with you

@tmpa623 8 месяцев назад

I agree with most of the books you have on this list. On the Batman 423 the one thing that you are missing is that there are only 283 blue labels and 92 sig series on the census, and there are definitely more than 283 people out there wanting a 9.8 a copy of this book out there. So this is strictly a supply and demand issue on the Batman 423 I do find it odd there are so few 9/8 in so many submissions and so many 9.6 and 9.4 on the census. When you look at all the other box in this area around this one, the percent of 9.8 to 9.6 is much higher than this book. I feel like for some reason CGC is intentionally keeping the population low on this book.

@ZeeboTheJetFan 8 месяцев назад

Silk is coming to next Spider-Man game. She was introduced in post-game scene

@cnote729 8 месяцев назад

James we got to hurt you!! I have those Wolverine keys, the Todd Batman cover too...let them be overly priced. ....lol Actually I agree with Ironman #1 cause he had series with Namor and I think with Captain America first and they're more affordable

@zackstriluk4296 8 месяцев назад

I agree with Night Nurse #1 I never understood its high prices for a smaller character and James knows my experiences with that book lol

@Quite_Nuff_Sayer 8 месяцев назад

Smaller for how long? Night Nurse wastop-notch from one of the greatest years in comics. There are only 6 copies in a 9.8 and less than 50 at 9.4 or higher. 20 years from now, ABC could announce a primetime drama for Night Nurse, or she might get another series. Who knows? As a comic book with low print and high disposal rate it is rare. That is undeniable. NN was also towards the end of the "normal life" depictions in comics, which means there is sentimentality for the Silver Age Romance/Good Girl, even though it is early Bronze. People blow $30 on cars that depreciate and go to the dump, but getting one of the SIX Night Nurse #1's in a 9.8 lasts for centuries.

@Robert-nu4vc 8 месяцев назад

@@Quite_Nuff_Sayerrarity is one thing, but demand is just as important, if not more important, and I don't know anyone looking for a Night Nurse 1, haha! That book is way overvalued.

@arthurbabcock7801 3 месяца назад

It’s a cool image but If Batman’s cape was as it is in 423, he would be tangled up and tripping over it whenever he tried to fight!

@stampscapes 4 месяца назад

Wolverine 1 was the most spec'd on book around that era when it came out. First appearances were important for the biggest characters but #1s were bigger in general and the X-Men appearances in anything were key. My older brothers friend that collected reserved/bought 50 copies of it from our LCS. I hadn't talked with him in decades but did so recently/briefly and he said that a lot or most of them got water damaged at some point in time which I found strange as I would have thought they were all bagged/boarded.

@derektitov6667 8 месяцев назад

I agree with most of these. I had a hulk 340 9.8 I had to sell in 2017 to help with putting together the down payment for my house. Guess I'm never getting it back again! Lol.

@charlesversfelt 7 месяцев назад

Iron Man 1 is ridiculously common. In the 1990s people were selling NM stacks of at shows for $40-50 a pop. There are people sitting on long boxes of mint copies.

@MintHunterComics 7 месяцев назад

Agreed

@Rorschachqp 3 дня назад

It’s not that there’s a lot of them, it’s that no body wanted it despite it being a Marvel #1 of a well known hero.

@charlesversfelt 3 дня назад

@@Rorschachqp no, there is a TON of them. Dealers used to bring STACKS of high grade copies to comic conventions.

@Rorschachqp 3 дня назад

@@charlesversfelt I was a dealer at that time. When no one wants a book, suddenly there are tons. When everyone wants a book, like post-RDJ movie, suddenly it becomes about available supply since most of them are locked up in collections now. Iron Man #1 is a book you could show a girl you want to impress and she would be impressed because she saw the movie and the movie was cool.

@charlesversfelt 3 дня назад

@@Rorschachqp Iron Man #1 was a warehouse find book back in the day. It’s in abundant supply. I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of copies in stacks at shows. They’re still out there.

@vynilrob9719 8 месяцев назад

Sodebar: how do you categorize your books when you sell them? Alphabetically? By character? Any tips or vids would be grateful. Thanx!

@walawala3366 6 месяцев назад

I can't agree more on the Wolverine 1.

@cubsblue1971 8 месяцев назад

Unpopular opinion. Wolverine is an overrated character. I guess I am just weird, but I was unhappy when the new team hit in Giant X-men. 🙂

@matrix_comix 8 месяцев назад

He sucks so bad! I'm convinced if it wasn't for the 90s X-Men cartoon he'd be nothing. But he has many storylines you could pick whichever version you like. Doesn't make him anymore interesting tho. He's really just for dude bros.

@SonicBoomer1974 8 месяцев назад

I couldn’t agree with you more about the Wolverine #1, the Iron Man #1, and the Hulk #340. They’re okay but not really wowing me in any way.

@gregoryliedtka7510 8 месяцев назад

Nice snowey video, also yes 250k I'd buy a house lol

@jw4941 4 месяца назад

I agree about ASM #1! Just an overall not-super-awesome key.

@jamesrobertson5370 8 месяцев назад

Wolverine #1 goes for less than $700. You’re looking at just newsstand editions that are going for $1,200.

@ronjolly2062 8 месяцев назад

Love the Wolverine cover and the hulk 340

@emmanuelperez1724 3 месяца назад

I Have That WOLVERINE 1 From 1982 Newsstand Too 😊Love The Cover But It Is Overpriced 😱 I Bought Mine Years Ago For $100 Now I Can't Believe It's $1200 Or More 😅

@Barada73 8 месяцев назад

Hulk 340 is one of the books I need to complete my Grey Hulk run and I’m constantly surprised by how a mid-grade raw copy will still routinely sell in the triple digits. Other than having a cover that every artist seems to want to pay homage to, it’s not even really that much of a key issue.

@comicbooknarcissist 8 месяцев назад

you can get it pretty cheap these days.

@Barada73 8 месяцев назад

@@comicbooknarcissist I haven’t had much luck recently, but I’ll keep trying.

@mitchmcclain7087 8 месяцев назад

SpongeBob comics was actually how I got into comics and I’m trying to collect a complete run. They’re actually super low prints so they’re hella rare

@thrashleyb7594 8 месяцев назад

Most 9.8s are overpriced

@stormshadowctf 8 месяцев назад

Amazing 1 on this list? Are you kidding??????? Absolutely deserving.

@richardbehrle1496 8 месяцев назад

Wow! I purchased a Spidey 1 in 1979 and 194 when it came out, and I still own it. Regardless of what you think of the prices. Buy low sell high Babak!

@stevenguzman7735 8 месяцев назад

Sponge Bob even at 460 is good every raw one I come across is beat

@trevino04zero 8 месяцев назад

Love the list. Hitting the nail on the head! Just why?!

@masdrg 8 месяцев назад

well i keep hearing the boom is over but it seems like the comics i am looking for haven’t got the message. it’s more like the boom has either plateau or has declined slightly as it gathers itself for the next increase

@greendaleforever Месяц назад

What's the point of buying a comic if you can't read it?

@Dewfanatic 8 месяцев назад

I wholeheartedly agree about ASM 194. The prices don't make sense.

@raulduke6105 Месяц назад

My friend just sold ASM #1 in 2.0 for $20K

@ufounderground4042 8 месяцев назад

In 2019 I payed $500 for the 1-4 limited set #1-3, was 9.8 and #4 was 9.6 also got a 9.6 #10 in the deal. Cracked #4 clean and pressed it I got the 9.8. So about $550 in the 9.8 set with the bonus #10.

@ZeeboTheJetFan 8 месяцев назад

Thank god captain carrot didn’t find his way to this list

@andreworr4307 Месяц назад

I've also never thought asm 1 was a good cover ? With Spidey and the FF it could have been epic but instead is dull and badly arranged ?

@cnote729 8 месяцев назад

Hey another stellar show, that Todd Batman issue for over $2k is a little crazy, but its the Toddfather he doesn't do DC or Marvel anymore. Night Nurse is puzzling for such a high price and I can only think of why because one of thee coolest women in Hollywood played her in the Netflix series, but still Yea the BlackCat 1st appearance is a little too much for a Catwoman clone.

@irishman301 8 месяцев назад

Batman 423. Do you think the comic books worth more because of the errors on it? the moon not completely colored correctly. There's two issues with coloring. Once you see them you can't on seen it, Todd said it himself lol I wonder if that's why there were so much.?¿? 🤔

@DevilDeceiver 8 месяцев назад

I'm relieved that I'm not the only one who doesn't really care for that limited series Miller Wolverine #1. I've never understood the hype around that book.

@juselara02 6 месяцев назад

Thank god, I thought I was the only one that thinks that wolverine cover is horrible.

@nuctech99m 8 месяцев назад

Hey I agree i have just bought some of these raw like Batman 423 and even then i believe I paid to much $145.00 but i finally own it and its part of my run I'm trying to complete #400 - #700

@shanebrooks402 Месяц назад

How do you find out the print amount of a book?

@billypilgrim1089 8 месяцев назад

Is there a list of comparable DC books?

@BrandonMcIntyre541 8 месяцев назад

I only have a couple of these. Theres a couple I would like to have. I agree that these prices are too inflated in the short amount of time its been.

@Rorschachqp 3 дня назад

Is it me or are comics really cheap? I collected and dealt comics and cards, collected since the early 80s, dealt since the early 90s, stopped both in the 2010s. Cards from just the 90s alone are worth way more than key comics from 80s, 90s, etc. I guess with all of the slabbing of comics, all they are now is giant trading cards of an inconvenient size for a man/comic cave. Also, my one word rebuttal to this entire video: Demand.

@chantillycat5415 4 месяца назад

Eh, most comics are overpriced now. Comics have become the modern tulip bulbs. Wolverine MS 1 for 1000+? That's just stupid! It certainly had a massive print run.

@leeniren3706 7 месяцев назад

Interesting I have almost all these books in about a CGC .5 to CGC 7.0. I would love to have any of them above a nine, but as you point out, I just cannot afford them.

@MintHunterComics 7 месяцев назад

I hear you!

@bujindork 5 месяцев назад

I think 9.8s are a waste theyre not any different than a 9.6 which are relatively affordable. Ive seen 9.6s look better than 9.8s. Too may variable when humans are involved. We need AI to grade stuff.

@batacewiz 8 месяцев назад

Corection "the era of the direct edition ", during that time 1979, the newstand was way more availible than the Direct. those comics with the line drawn through the upc are more rare by a long shot. gotta disagree with you on that one.

@MintHunterComics 8 месяцев назад

Correction to your correction! hahaha - Sure newsstands were still more prevalent up until 1984 until directs took over, but the 1979 direct editions and comics shops started the craze of keeping books pristine. Perfect example, in 1979 there's way more newsstands on 194, but yet there's WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more 9.8s that belong to the direct editions! goes to show you the new way of thinking!

@charlesjohnson3287 8 месяцев назад

Bruh you’re going to get a LOT of comments on this one!!!

@michaelslattery3736 8 месяцев назад

Great list

@robertdeveau7445 8 месяцев назад

High prices, but it's the price if you want the book at this moment in time. I like Spongebob!

@tartuffethespry 8 месяцев назад

Baby don't me, don't hurt me, no more 🎶🎶🎶

@gerardmensoif3774 8 месяцев назад

Never understood why Batman # 423 is so expensive, while Detective #676,677, 678 ( iconic McFarlane covers AND interior artwork) are so low in comparision. Weird.

@jeffstanley6013 8 месяцев назад

Batman 423: 110% agree. Also Tec 880: honestly, never saw the appeal.

@mattcarper9853 8 месяцев назад

Would you better suggest to just find the books in raw? I mean, that's where I am at now with some pricing being a bit too much for my blood.

@denisdujela5444 2 месяца назад

what database are you using for the sales please and thanks

@GordoDrummer 8 месяцев назад

I tend to agree with this top 10 wholeheartedly.

@EveryDayAStoryCollects 8 месяцев назад

Some very contentious books here...

@seanmitchell8151 8 месяцев назад

You are so right! Dexters lab and courage were much more intelligent than SpongeBob. Geez he’s annoying!

@dwaynesmith9482 8 месяцев назад

i dont get 9.8 stupidity. 9.0 or so sure but 9.8 sets a crazy bar to be achieved

@Inktransfercomics 8 месяцев назад

Todd fans are just different. The big keys all go for some wild money in 9.8, especially if they're signed.

@rodnicker 8 месяцев назад

The price of Batman 423 is high, but that price has been set by the high demand for it. It's an early McFarlane cover that has been used as an homage cover many times over. It is, however, a bit of a shame that dollar for dollar this book has a higher value than say Detective Comics 359. But it seems for now people want Batman 423 more than they want Detective 359.