Comic Chartbusters Analysis - January

Sales within the January 16 Heritage public sale dominate the Chartbusters record over the previous 30 days. Let’s dive deep to find out what these gross sales inform us about the marketplace for the comics each collector needs they might personal.

Richie Rich Goes for Big Bucks

Coming in at quantity 10 on the Chartbusters is Little Dot #1. Featuring the primary look of Richie Rich, a 9.6 graded copy offered within the January 16 Heritage public sale for $78,000, the very best worth paid for a replica of this comedian.

There are solely 45 graded copies of this 1953 basic revealed by Harvey and that is the one copy on the 9.6 grade. There aren’t any copies graded increased.

Sales of Little Dot #1 are few and much between. In truth, we’ve no document of a sale of the 9.6 graded copy previous to the January 16 sale. Two gross sales in 2022 – an 8.0 promoting for $13,123 and a 7.5 promoting for $11,499 give us little knowledge to go by to say whether or not or not the client of the 9.6 overpaid or bought a deal.

Our takeaway ought to be that it’s a singularly distinctive comedian that set an unlimited document on this sale.

Marvel Silver Age Firsts

A number of Marvel Silver Age first appearances offered within the January 16 Heritage public sale. First up, and coming in at no 1 on our Chartbusters record, is Amazing Fantasy #15. A 9.2 graded copy offered for $810,000, a document within the grade and a 35% enhance during the last sale of a 9.2 in a 2019 ComicJoin public sale for $598,000.

There was some thought that this copy would cross the $1 million threshold. However, the off-white pages seemingly dropped the bidding to some extent.

A 9.4 graded copy of Avengers #1 (Chartbuster #5) offered for $120,000, a document for the grade. The earlier sale on this grade was in a 2018 ComicJoin public sale for $79,000, marking a 52% enhance in worth.

No 9.6 graded copies – the very best grade for this guide – have offered since 2018, so it will likely be attention-grabbing to see the heights it could actually attain if one does come up on the market within the close to future.

Finally, coming in at quantity 23 on our Chartbusters record is Tales to Astonish #44, the primary look of the Wasp. A 9.6 graded copy offered for $39,600, setting an all-time document. The earlier sale of a 9.6 was for $26,290 in a 2017 Heritage public sale. There are two 9.8 graded copies however neither has been supplied on the market since 2012.

Golden Age DC

While each month appears to deliver one other sale of Superman #1, we had a uncommon sale of Superman #2 (Chartbuster #22) within the January 16 public sale. A 7.5-graded copy offered for $40,800. The earlier sale on this grade was for $37,200 in a 2020 Heritage public sale.

Considering the age and significance of this comedian, a rise in worth of barely lower than 10% over three years isn’t actually the markup you wish to see. It’s both a mirrored image of our instances or the ultimate bidder bought an amazing deal.

Coming in at quantity 20 is All-Star Comics #8, the primary look of Wonder Woman. A 4.5 graded copy offered for $43,200, marking a dip within the grade that continues a trendline that appears like a coronary heart monitor of late.

These are the earlier 4 gross sales: $57,563, $42,621, $56,879, and $43,200. So, what the following one sells for is anybody’s guess.

First Captain Marvel

A 3.5 graded copy of Whiz Comics #1 (Chartbuster #6) offered for $120,000. Featuring the primary newsstand look of Captain Marvel, there are a scant 59 graded copies within the CGC census, almost half of that are restored or conserved. The solely earlier sale of a 3.5 was for $72,000 in a 2021 Heritage public sale.

The 67% enhance in worth in a two-12 months time span is indicative of the rarity and significance of this comedian. The highest graded copy of Whiz Comics #1 is a 9.0, which hasn’t offered since 2012 when it went for $281,001 in a ComicJoin public sale. Should this copy come up on the market within the close to future, we might be taking a look at 1,000,000-greenback comedian.

Ax Decapitation Cover Makes Big Gains

A 9.0 graded copy of Crime SuspenStories #22, with its well-known ax decapitation cowl made it to quantity 11 on the Chartbuster record with the $72,000 sale of a 9.0 graded copy. It’s the very best worth paid for a replica.

The earlier sale of a 9.0 occurred means again in 2003 when a Gaines File pedigree copy offered in a Heritage public sale for $2,358. That’s a 2,953% enhance in worth in 20 years! I can assure that your home has not elevated in worth at a charge like this over the course of 20 years.

Other Interesting Sales

Our Chartbuster record at all times incorporates some fascinating gross sales exterior of the large books you usually see talked about. The first of those, coming in at quantity 14, is Four Color #16 from the primary collection of that identify. Featuring a cool, spooky Mickey Mouse cowl, an 8.5 graded copy offered for $57,600.

Only two gross sales of the one 9.2 graded copy are increased. The earlier sale of an 8.5 was for $23,900 in a 2007 Heritage public sale, marking a tidy 141% enhance in worth.

An 8.0 graded copy of Captain America Comics #46 (Chartbuster #15), that includes an Alex Schomburg World War II cowl, offered for $55,200. What’s most attention-grabbing about this sale is {that a} 7.5-graded copy offered in a December 12 Heritage public sale for the very same worth.

If I’m the vendor, I’m upset on this sale, and if I’m the client of the 7.5, I’m involved with what this says in regards to the true worth of my copy.

Finally, we’ve a 9.0 graded copy of Headline Comics #8 (Chartbuster #17), which offered for $48,000. It’s the very best worth paid for this comedian with its ghoulish Hitler cowl. This sale was the one sale on this grade, whereas the singular 9.4 graded copy has by no means been up on the market.

This sale tops the December 12 sale of an 8.5 for $33,600 and marks the third sale in a row by which a brand new total document has been set.