The Collector’s Mid-Year Briefing: CGC Market Trends Jan–Jun 2025
From January to June 2025, The Collector Hub has tracked GPAnalysis data of CGC comic book sales across fortnightly periods — blending GPA-reported data with our own best-selling title insights. This is your collector-first, slab-level, market-wide report. Every grail, every trend, every modern surprise — it’s all here.
💸 Is the CGC Market Still Strong?
Stronger than expected.
Over the first half of 2025, CGC-graded comic sales reached a whopping $107.58 million, with 245,131 slabs traded across major venues. Median prices consistently ranged between $87 and $100, and June delivered not one but two major surges — one of them topping $13.5M.
The result? A market that’s healthy, liquid, and increasingly diversified.
🕷️ One Web to Rule Them All: Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
From January through June, no title matched the consistency of Amazing Spider-Man (1963):
The most traded title in every reporting period
1,200–1,500 copies sold every fortnight
$500K–$800K in rolling fortnightly revenue (totalling $8.7 million)
💥 The 7 Biggest Sales
Here are the slabs that hit headline heights:
$780,000 — Incredible Hulk #1 (CGC 9.2)
$384,000 — Action Comics #1 (CGC 6.5)
$312,000 — Incredible Hulk #1 (CGC 9.0)
$115,000 — Showcase #4 (CGC 9.0)
$66,000 — Superman #1 (CGC 0.5)
$56,000 — Fantastic Four #48 (CGC 9.8)
$45,300 — Amazing Fantasy #15 (CGC 5.0)
Golden and Silver Age continue to dominate the top-dollar game.
🔁 What’s Actually Moving
Titles showing consistent demand and frequency:
Amazing Spider-Man — Every period, multiple issues
Fantastic Four #48 & #49 — Back in focus thanks to June’s $56K sale
Giant-Size X-Men #1, Hulk #181, TMNT #1, Secret Wars #8
Ultimate Fallout #4, NYX #3, Invincible #1 — all staple modern keys
🚀 Modern Keys are Earning Their Place
The June 3–16 period reinforced this trend:
Mark Spears’ Monsters and Waifu Chronicles keep indie momentum alive
Ultimate Fallout #4 continues to lead 2010s charts
NYX #3 and Invincible remain high-velocity moderns
Batman (2016) #158 and other newer books are gaining slab presence
Even at $92 median, collectors are showing repeat confidence in contemporary back issues.
📚 Market by Era: How the Ages Stack Up
🧓 Golden Age (Pre-1956)
Rare, pricey, and revered. Low in volume but consistently responsible for headline sales — from Action Comics #1 ($384K) to Superman #1 and Flash Comics #1. This is the prestige layer of the market.
🪙 Silver Age (1956–1970)
The sales powerhouse. Books like Amazing Fantasy #15, Fantastic Four #48, X-Men #94, and Hulk #1 drove the highest totals across all fortnights. Silver Age keys are still the most bankable grails.
🥉 Bronze Age (1970–1985)
Rising fast. Hulk #181, Giant-Size X-Men #1, and Star Wars #1 are now regulars on both the volume and high-dollar charts. This era is heating up, poised to challenge Silver Age dominance in the coming years.
🎯 Modern Age (1986–present)
Strong and steady. Ultimate Fallout #4, NYX #3, Invincible #1, and Secret Wars #8 move fast and often. These books dominate the mid-tier and shape the volume-driven backbone of the hobby.
📆 Fortnightly Sales Recap: Jan–Jun 2025
A linked, period-by-period breakdown of the CGC-graded comic market. Click each link to view the original article.
January 6 – 19
Total Sales: $9.9 million
Volume: 20,405 books
Median Price: $100
Top Sale: Action Comics #1 (CGC 6.5) — $384,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,335 copies, $800,000
January 29 – February 11
Total Sales: $4.8 million
Volume: 20,116 books
Median Price: $92
Top Sale: Tales of Suspense #39 (CGC 6.5) — $24,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,411 copies, $600,000
February 11 – 24
Total Sales: $5.3 million
Volume: 21,184 books
Median Price: $90
Top Sale: Flash Comics #1 (CGC 6.0) — $48,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,416 copies, $600,000
February 26 – March 11
Total Sales: $4.8 million
Volume: 20,951 books
Median Price: $90
Top Sale: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (CGC 9.4) — $36,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,384 copies, $600,000
March 12 – 25
Total Sales: $4.7 million
Volume: 21,955 books
Median Price: $87
Top Sale: X-Men #94 (CGC 9.8) — $31,200
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,403 copies, $500,000
March 24 – April 6
Total Sales: $11.2 million
Volume: 22,750 books
Median Price: $90
Top Sale: Incredible Hulk #1 (CGC 9.0) — $312,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,567 copies, $1.1 million
April 9 – 22
Total Sales: $4.7 million
Volume: 20,161 books
Median Price: $98
Top Sale: Amazing Fantasy #15 (CGC 4.5) — $38,400
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,332 copies, $600,000
April 22 – May 5
Total Sales: $4.4 million
Volume: 19,568 books
Median Price: $90
Top Sale: Amazing Fantasy #15 (CGC 5.0) — $45,300
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,261 copies, $600,000
May 5 – 18
Total Sales: $5.3 million
Volume: 21,093 books
Median Price: $93
Top Sale: Showcase #4 (CGC 9.0) — $115,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,382 copies, $600,000
May 20 – June 2
Total Sales: $4.86 million
Volume: 19,669 books
Median Price: $90
Top Sale: Superman #1 (CGC 0.5) — $66,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,301 copies, $500,000
June 3 – 16
Total Sales: $4.58 million
Volume: 19,934 books
Median Price: $92
Top Sale: Fantastic Four #48 (CGC 9.8) — $56,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,259 copies, $500,000
June 15 – 28
Total Sales: $13.5 million
Volume: 20,748 books
Median Price: $100
Top Sale: Incredible Hulk #1 (CGC 9.2) — $780,000
Top Traded Title: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,315 copies, $700,000
🧠 The Takeaway
From Golden Age giants to modern indie oddities, the first half of 2025 has been a whirlwind — and not just at the top. The steady sales of Amazing Spider-Man, the spike in Fantastic Four #48, and the unexpected resilience of titles like Mark Spears’ Monsters prove one thing:
The market isn’t just trading slabs. It’s trading stories, speculation, and collector conviction — every two weeks, without fail.
Same slab time, same slab channel.
