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With James Gunn and Peter Safran relaunching the DCU and prepping a brand new slate of movies to reintroduce characters, now could be the time to contemplate including some DC comics to your assortment – earlier than something is introduced and costs quickly rise. Let’s check out the Teen Titans.

Teen Team-Up

In 1964, DC teamed collectively three of their teen sidekicks in The Brave and the Bold #54. Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Speedy made their first look as a workforce on this problem however didn’t but obtain a workforce title. Even with out the title “Teen Titans” on the duvet, it’s nonetheless thought-about the primary look of the workforce.

There are 1,337 graded copies of The Brave and the Bold #54 within the CGC census with the vast majority of graded copies pretty evenly distributed between the 8.0 and 4.0 grades. Some latest gross sales embody a 7.0 promoting on December 15 for $667, a 5.5 on January 7 for a slashed $441, and a 4.0 on December 15 for $322. In every occasion, these costs signify roughly a 30% lower in worth from peaks a 12 months in the past.

We see the identical developments in among the increased and decrease grades. It’s arduous to think about a brand new DCU not together with this widespread workforce in a roundabout way, form, or type. Their first look may current alternative, notably if costs proceed to drop.

Wonder Girl

The Teen Titans’ second look in The Brave and the Bold #60 wouldn’t solely be the primary time they acquired their workforce title however would additionally characteristic the primary look of Wonder Girl. She would be a part of the workforce with this problem and turn out to be a mainstay of the workforce. There are considerably fewer graded copies – 472 – than of The Brave and the Bold #54, considerably shocking contemplating the primary look of a serious character.

Depending on the grade, costs have been both rising or falling. For instance, a 7.5 offered within the January 10 Heritage public sale for $660 after promoting a month earlier within the ComicConnect public sale for $395. Meanwhile, a 7.0 offered in November for $549, then offered on January 4 for $450 earlier than leaping again as much as $545 a day later.

It’s powerful to gauge swings like this and decide once you’re getting a cut price. My recommendation can be to trace latest gross sales and solely soar in when the worth is under the typical of the latest.

First Issue

After an look in Showcase #59, the Teen Titans would obtain their very own title starting with Teen Titans #1, cowl dated January 1966. This one doesn’t promote as typically as you’d assume. There will likely be months like September 2022 when 4 or 5 graded copies promote adopted by a lot of months when just one or two copies see gross sales. We are, nevertheless, starting to see costs climb.

A 9.0 graded copy offered on January 4 for a slashed $1,274, up from the August 2021 promoting value of $1,010. In the 6.5 grade, the latest value paid was $328 on January 4, up from the $242 paid in a September ComicConnect public sale. Keep a watch on gross sales in different grades to see if costs proceed to rise in future gross sales.

This is certainly a comic book value hypothesis, however others could also be considering the identical factor.

Rebirth of the Teen Titans

Unfortunately, the unique Teen Titans collection by no means actually caught on a lot with comedian readers. The collection lasted 43 points earlier than cancellation in 1973 after which was briefly introduced again with Teen Titans #44 solely to be cancelled as soon as extra.

The remaining problem was Teen Titans #53. However, in 1980, Marv Wolfman and George Perez reformed the New Teen Titans in DC Comics Presents #26, a difficulty that comprises the primary appearances of three new characters: Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire.

One of the most important DC keys of the late Bronze Age, there are 4,974 graded copies of this comedian within the CGC census, two thirds of that are graded 9.0 or increased. Since peaking within the 9.2 grade at $500 in November 2021, costs have dropped by roughly 40 to 50 p.c.

Based on gross sales over the previous six months or so, you need to be capable of discover a copy on this grade under $300, and will even be capable of discover one under $250.

New Teen Titans Keys

While there are some minor keys within the first collection of The New Teen Titans – the primary look of Brother Blood in The New Teen Titans #21, the primary look of Terra in The New Teen Titans #26, and the primary look of Vigilante in The New Teen Titans Annual #2 – there are three main keys value holding a watch one. The first of those is The New Teen Titans #1.

This is a remarkably inexpensive comedian if you happen to can seize a duplicate when it’s on a downward swing. Just check out the one-12 months common within the 9.8 grade. Notice the large swing between the excessive of $700 and the low of $175. If you’ll be able to catch it on the dip, that is undoubtedly a worthwhile funding.

The greatest key, nevertheless, is The New Teen Titans #2, the primary look of lengthy-time foe and vital DC villain Deathstroke. There are 7,185 graded copies within the CGC census, 4,400 greater than for The New Teen Titans #1. In the 9.8 grade, this one really sells higher in eBay auctions than the large auctions.

The two lowest costs over the previous 12 months have been within the June 2022 ComicConnect public sale – $864 – and the January 17 Heritage public sale – $600. eBay costs throughout that point have averaged $1,000.

The remaining of our main keys is Tales of the Teen Titans #44. This problem comprises the primary look of Deathstroke’s son, Jericho. More importantly, additionally it is the primary time that Dick Grayson dons the costume and takes on the title of Nightwing.

There are 7,229 graded copies within the CGC census. In the 9.8 grade, the averages inform the story. The $397 90-day common displays the drop in value from a lot of $700 gross sales between January and August 2022, whereas the $415 30-day common displays a latest rise in costs.

Recent gross sales convey it nearer according to the 2020 development line after dropping under that a number of months again. Nightwing continues to be one of many extra widespread DC characters and lengthy-time period developments proceed to be optimistic for Tales of the Teen Titans #44 regardless of some peaks and valleys.