Superman can fly. Batman has the Batmobile. Spider-Man has probably appeared on enough lunchboxes, T-shirts, films, cartoons and cereal packets to qualify for his own postcode.

But what about everyone else?

The latest reporting period demonstrated the resilience of the certified comic market. Without the support of seven-figure auction headlines, collectors still generated more than $5.5 million in fortnightly sales across over 21,000 books, highlighting the strength of everyday buying and selling activity.

Compared with fortnights shaped by major Golden Age auction results, this was a quieter period at the top end. The highest individual sale was Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.5, which realised $65,000.

Between June 30 and July 13, 2026, GPAnalysis tracked 20,810 CGC-graded comics, magazines and pulps sold across major online venues, generating $11.3 million in total sales. The median sale price remained steady at $100, reinforcing the consistency of collector activity across all market levels.

This report pulls together six full months of solid GPAnalysis market data, spanning the reporting period from 30 December 2025 to 29 June 2026, to map out the defining trends of the first half of the year.

The reality is that today’s CGC market isn't moving in a single direction because it isn't driven by a single type of person. It is being actively built by multiple generations of collectors chasing completely different goals.

With 20,746 CGC-graded books sold, $5.0M in total sales, and a $100 median price, the latest GPAnalysis data points to a market where regular collector activity continues to matter as much as the headline books.

Amazing Spider-Man remained the most reliable engine across multiple decades; the Silver and Bronze Age markets continued to revolve around proven keys; the 1980s and 1990s delivered familiar nostalgia trades; and the modern market found its loudest signal in Absolute Batman.

A $29,000 top sale, a $100 median, more than 20,000 books sold, and $5.0M in total sales point to a market where the centre is doing real work. Collectors were still buying Silver Age Marvel pillars, Bronze and Copper keys, 1990s nostalgia books, modern creator-owned titles and fast-moving 2020s releases.

Incredible Hulk #1 is the kind of book that does not need a trend cycle to justify attention. It is a cornerstone issue: the origin of Bruce Banner, the origin of the Hulk, and the origin of one of Marvel’s most enduring conflicts.

Between June 2 and June 15, 2026, GPAnalysis tracked $6.3M in CGC-graded comic, magazine and pulp sales, from 18,448 individual books sold across major online venues. The median sale price was $100, keeping this fortnight closely aligned with recent market behaviour, where accessible price points continue to drive much of the activity.

The latest GPAnalysis data, covering CGC-graded comics, magazines and pulps sold between June 2 and June 15, 2026, show a market not defined by a single giant result. Instead, it was shaped by thousands of smaller collector decisions across decades, genres and formats.

Grading comic books, magazines and manga books can be incredibly important. But that does not mean every collector needs to grade every book. In fact, one of the biggest mistakes collectors make is assuming that grading automatically makes a book “better”. It does not. It makes it certified. Those are two different things.

Spider-Man remained the clearest through-line, but the activity was spread across Silver Age staples, Bronze Age keys, Copper Age nostalgia, creator-owned moderns and newer heat like Absolute Batman. That balance matters. It shows a market still moving across multiple lanes, not relying on a single grail or trend to carry the story.

Collectors kept returning to books with recognisable characters, strong first appearances, major story moments and proven demand. Spider-Man remained the clearest through-line, but the same pattern showed up across Fantastic Four, Hulk, X-Men, Venom, TMNT, Invincible, The Walking Dead and Absolute Batman.

Prices move. Interest rates shift. Energy costs jump. Consumer confidence weakens. A movie rumour appears online and suddenly a book that nobody cared about last Tuesday becomes “undervalued” by Wednesday morning.