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How to Price a CGC Blue Label Comic Book
Insights, Recourse Keston’s Old School Comic Books Insights, Recourse Keston’s Old School Comic Books

How to Price a CGC Blue Label Comic Book

A guide to pricing CGC-graded comics by understanding the three key fundamentals: demand, rarity, and condition. Covers how historical importance, print runs, grade distribution, and tools like GPAnalysis help collectors estimate fair market value—especially for Silver and Golden Age keys.

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Top of the Stack: Best-Selling Comic Titles by Decade (July 15–July 28, 2025)
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Top of the Stack: Best-Selling Comic Titles by Decade (July 15–July 28, 2025)

Silver still leads, Spider-Man spans decades, and Superman holds strong.
🔹 Fantastic Four (1961) topped sales at $454K.
🔹 Amazing Spider-Man (1963) sold 1,336 copies across six decades.
🔹 Superman and Detective Comics combined for $103K in Golden Age gains.
🔹 Modern indie hits like Absolute Batman and Monsters pushed 2020s momentum.
🔹 Bronze Age greats brought in $558K from Hulk, Spidey, and the X-Men.

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Comic of the Week: The X-Men #12 (July 1965)
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Comic of the Week: The X-Men #12 (July 1965)

What happens when Professor X’s darkest family secret comes crashing through the door? You get The X-Men #12 — a Silver Age classic that delivers both raw power and deep backstory. Cain Marko (aka Juggernaut) doesn’t just debut… he breaks the wall down.

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Armed Icons: Superheroes, Their Weapons, and the Legacy They Forge
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Armed Icons: Superheroes, Their Weapons, and the Legacy They Forge

In the world of comic book heroes, not all powers are born from gamma rays or alien suns. Some legacies are forged from metal, fire, and purpose-built craftsmanship—carried not in genes, but in weaponry. While Superman’s fists may be enough to save the day, there’s a parallel pantheon of heroes whose impact and iconography are forever intertwined with their weapons.

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Wearing Two Faces: Superheroes Who Straddle the Civilian Line
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Wearing Two Faces: Superheroes Who Straddle the Civilian Line

When we think of superheroes, we often picture capes, gadgets, and epic battles. But some of the most compelling characters are those who juggle two worlds—those who save the day in costume, then clock in as average Joes. This duality has been a cornerstone of comic storytelling since Superman first donned Clark Kent’s glasses. But who does it best?

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