Marvel continued reprinting lots of their comics into the Nineteen Nineties. Many of those comics are actually collectibles in their very own proper. In Part 2 of this collection, we’ll have a look at extra of the important thing points you’ll wish to goal to your assortment.
Fantasy Masterpieces Volume 1
Fantasy Masterpieces was one of many first Marvel reprint collection, together with Marvel Tales and Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics. However, the main target of Fantasy Masterpieces was initially Marvel’s early Silver Age monster tales and, by the third difficulty, Marvel’s Golden Age traditional superhero tales.
There’s nothing outstanding concerning the reprinted tales in Fantasy Masterpieces #1, though there’s a photograph of Stan Lee on the within cowl. Fantasy Masterpieces #2, nonetheless, incorporates a reprint of the primary look of Fin Fang Foom from Strange Tales #89. There are solely 72 graded copies of this guide within the CGC census, and it’s a remarkably inexpensive comedian. Of the three gross sales this 12 months, none has bought for greater than $100. These embrace an 8.0 promoting for $100, a 7.5 for $55, and a 7.0 for $37.
A reprint of the primary look of the unique Human Torch from Marvel Comics #1 is in Fantasy Masterpieces #9. Despite it’s low census depend of 71 graded copies, it seems that it is a way more sought-after comedian than another within the collection. Of the six gross sales this 12 months, the 2 key ones are a 9.4 promoting for a slashed $420 on September 22 and a 2.0 signed by Stan Lee going for $199 on August 11.
The final two problems with the collection – Fantasy Masterpieces #10 and Fantasy Masterpieces #11 – additionally comprise reprints of word, with a narrative from the traditional All-Winners Comics #19 and the primary look of Toro in The Human Torch #2, respectively.
Marvel Super-Heroes
Marvel Super-Heroes first noticed publication as a one-shot in 1966. Marvel Super-Heroes #1 incorporates reprints of Daredevil #1 and Avengers #2. There are 640 graded copies within the CGC census, they usually promote incessantly.
The two November gross sales had been each on the 8.5 grade, with the primary promoting on November 3 for $101, and the second promoting on November 13 for a slashed $170.
Fantasy Masterpieces skilled a reputation change and commenced publication of authentic tales starting with Marvel Super-Heroes #12, the primary look of Captain Marvel. This new experiment wouldn’t final lengthy, nonetheless, because the final authentic story within the collection was the Doctor Doom story from Marvel Super-Heroes #20.
The subsequent three problems with the collection – Marvel Super-Heroes #21, Marvel Super-Heroes #22, and Marvel Super-Heroes #23 – comprise the primary reprints of, amongst others, Avengers #3, X-Men #2, X-Men #3, X-Men #4, Daredevil #2, and Daredevil #3. All three have low census counts and will be discovered comparatively cheaply beneath the 9.0 grade, though a 9.8 of Marvel Super-Heroes #21 bought on June 16 for a slashed $4,000.
Marvel Super-Heroes would, by Marvel Super-Heroes #32, develop into primarily a automobile for Hulk reprints, starting first with reprints of Hulk tales from Tales to Astonish after which problems with Incredible Hulk.
Issues of word embrace Marvel Super-Heroes #45, reprinting the primary look of the Abomination in Tales to Astonish #90, and Marvel Super-Heroes #92, reprinting the primary look of Doc Samson from Incredible Hulk #141.
Marvel Bronze Age Reprint Series
Marvel would proceed with new collection reprinting traditional points in the course of the Bronze Age. Among these collection are Marvel Adventure, reprinting early Daredevil points; Marvel Triple Action, reprinting Fantastic Four tales in its first 4 points, after which problems with the Avengers for the following forty-three points; Marvel Super Action, which began by reprinting Captain America tales from his 1968 title, after which took off the place Marvel Triple Action left off; and Marvel Double Feature, reprinting Captain America and Iron Man tales from Tales of Suspense.
Just a few problems with word from these collection embrace Marvel Double Feature #1, reprinting the primary look of Peggy Carter in Tales of Suspense #77; Marvel Double Feature #18, reprinting the primary look of M.O.D.O.Okay. from Tales of Suspense #94; Marvel Triple Action #5, reprinting the primary look of Immortus in Avengers #10; Marvel Triple Action #35, reprinting the primary look of Red Guardian from Avengers #43; Marvel Triple Action #40, reprinting the primary look of the Black Knight (Dane Whitman) in Avengers #48; and Marvel Super Action #18, reprinting the primary look of the Vision from Avengers #57.
Of these, the 2 with census counts larger than 50 and values for 9.0 or larger grades above $100 are Marvel Double Feature #1 and Marvel Super Action #18. The relaxation will be discovered affordably.
Fantasy Masterpieces Volume 2
A brief-lived reprint collection that’s price investigating to your assortment is the second quantity of Fantasy Masterpieces. The collection solely lasted 14 points, nevertheless it consists of the primary reprints of points from the 1968 Silver Surfer collection.
Released in an annual measurement format to match the web page depend of the early Silver Surfer points, later problems with Fantasy Masterpieces additionally embrace the primary recognized reprints of Jim Starlin’s Warlock tales from Strange Tales.
Fantasy Masterpieces #1 is well one of the collected of all Marvel reprint books, as evidenced by the 509 graded copies within the CGC census. The most up-to-date sale of a 9.8 graded copy occurred in an October 31 eBay public sale the place it bought for $256. That’s down fairly a bit from its July 26 peak of a slashed $575.
Other problems with word embrace Fantasy Masterpieces #3, reprinting the primary look of Mephisto in Silver Surfer #3; Fantasy Masterpieces #4, reprinting the traditional Thor cowl from Silver Surfer #4; Fantasy Masterpieces #9, reprinting the primary look of Pip the Troll in Strange Tales #179; and Fantasy Masterpieces #10, reprinting Gamora’s first look in Strange Tales #180.
Amazing Adventures Volume 3 and Classic X-Men
Capitalizing on the burgeoning success of Uncanny X-Men within the late Nineteen Seventies, Marvel started reprinting the primary appearances of Marvel’s misfit mutants, together with backup origin tales, within the pages of Amazing Adventures Volumes 3. Each difficulty would characteristic half of an early difficulty – for instance, X-Men #1 was reprinted in Amazing Adventures #1 and Amazing Adventures #2 – and each would comprise a backup story centered on the origins of the unique X-Men from later problems with X-Men. The experiment solely lasted 14 points.
Amazing Adventures #1 is clearly probably the most sought-after difficulty, with 184 graded copies within the CGC census. No graded copies have bought in 2022 however 2021 costs for a 9.8 graded copy had been within the $250 vary. Subsequent points are simply collected uncooked and will be discovered within the low-cost containers of most comedian guide outlets.
Marvel had extra success with Classic X-Men. Issues on this collection featured reprints of the brand new X-Men, starting with Giant-Size X-Men #1 within the pages of Classic X-Men #1. The collection additionally featured, at the least initially, new covers by Art Adams and authentic backup tales by Chris Claremont with artwork by John Bolton.
This experiment would final almost 10 years, ending with X-Men Classic #110, reprinting Uncanny X-Men #206. As with Amazing Adventures, the primary difficulty – Classic X-Men #1 – is the important thing one for collectors. There are 637 graded copies within the CGC census – a powerful quantity for a 1986 reprint guide. Recent gross sales of 9.8 graded copies are the best ever: $500 on November 13 and $418 on November 20.
The different 109 points on this collection will be discovered inexpensively in again-difficulty bins. However, the Dark Phoenix cowl by Adam Hughes on X-Men Classic #79 (reprinting Uncanny X-Men #175) has lately seen gross sales above $200 for a 9.8, and an uptick within the variety of copies graded, a certain signal that collectors are starting to concentrate to this comedian.
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