The latest fortnight of CGC-graded comic sales showed an interesting contrast between established collecting favourites and newer titles attracting considerable attention. While Silver Age Marvel comics continued to account for some of the largest sales totals, a modern Batman series delivered one of the most commanding performances of its decade.
Between October 20 and November 2, 2026, GPAnalysis recorded 19,941 individual books changing hands for a combined $5,231,170. The median sale price remained at $100, with Amazing Spider-Man (1963) once again leading overall trading activity.
The biggest individual transaction belonged to Amazing Fantasy #15, with a CGC 7.0 copy selling for $109,800 through Heritage Auctions. However, the fortnight’s story extended well beyond that headline sale.
Fantastic Four challenged Amazing Spider-Man’s financial dominance among 1960s titles, Invincible comfortably led the 2000s, and Absolute Batman generated an extraordinary proportion of spending among the 2020s’ five highest-selling titles.
Together, these results illustrate how differently collectors are distributing their spending across generations of comics.
Reporting Period: October 20 – November 2, 2026
Total Volume: 19,941 books
Total Sales: $5,231,170
Median Price: $100
Source: GPAnalysis.com, sales recorded from October 20 – November 2, 2026.
Market Observations
The fortnight’s largest transaction accounted for approximately 2.1% of total reported market sales, making it an important result without overwhelming the broader picture.
Amazing Spider-Man accounted for about 6% of all books traded, reinforcing its position as the market’s most active individual title. Yet its volume dominance did not translate into leadership across every decade. From Golden Age superhero comics to contemporary releases, several titles showed that the books collectors trade most often are not necessarily the ones attracting the most spending.
🏆 Trophy Sale
Amazing Fantasy (1962-1996) #15 (1962), CGC 7.0, sold for $109,800 through HA.com.
🕷️ The Volume King
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963), with 1,197 books sold, generated approximately $500,000.
Insights
The Biggest Sellers by Decade
The highest-selling CGC title from each decade, ranked by total reported sales value during the October 20 – November 2, 2026 period.
Where the Money Went
Combined sales of the five highest-selling CGC titles from each decade during October 20 – November 2, 2026.
Decade by decade
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Decade by decade ・
Platinum/Golden Age
1930s
Top five titles by volume:
Weird Tales (1923-1954)
Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1949)
Terror Tales (1934-1941)
Doc Savage (1933-1949)
Spicy Mystery Stories (1935-1942)
Top five titles by sales:
Detective Comics (1937): $25,009
Weird Tales (1923-1954): $14,609
Horror Stories (1935-1941): $11,987
Terror Tales (1934-1941): $11,628
Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1949): $9,964
The most traded issues were:
Strange Stories (1939-1941) #1 (1939)
Weird Tales (1923-1954) #123 (1934)
Terror Tales (1934-1941) #15 (1935)
Terror Tales (1934-1941) #24 (1936)
Terror Tales (1934-1941) #26 (1937)
1940s
Top five titles by volume:
Batman (1940)
Weird Tales (1923-1954)
Detective Comics (1937)
Superman (1939-1986)
Jo-Jo Comics (1945-1949)
Top five titles by sales:
Detective Comics (1937): $34,156
Batman (1940): $33,556
Superman (1939-1986): $14,492
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949): $12,425
All-Select Comics (1943-1946): $10,410
The most traded issues were:
Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #21 (1947)
Strange Stories (1939-1941) #7 (1940)
Batman (1940) #12 (1942)
Jo-Jo Comics (1945-1949) #7 (1947)
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953) #17 (1942)
1950s
Top five titles by volume:
Batman (1940)
Detective Comics (1937)
Tales from the Crypt (1950-1955)
Superman (1939-1986)
Sports Illustrated (1954)
Top five titles by sales:
Sports Illustrated (1954): $28,057
Batman (1940): $24,584
Showcase (1956-1978): $23,831
Tales from the Crypt (1950-1955): $17,455
Shocking Mystery Cases (1952-1954): $15,577
The most traded issues were:
Batman (1940) #121 (1959)
Baffling Mysteries (1951-1955) #13 (1953)
Superboy (1949-1979) #68 (1958)
World’s Finest Comics (1941-1986) #71 (1954)
Sports Illustrated (1954) #14 (1956)
Silver Age
1960s
Top five titles by volume:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963)
Fantastic Four (1961)
X-Men, The (1963-1981)
Avengers, The (1963)
Tales of Suspense (1959-1968)
Top five titles by sales:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $190,152
Fantastic Four (1961): $180,001
Amazing Fantasy (1962-1996): $150,600
X-Men, The (1963-1981): $132,202
Avengers, The (1963): $81,516
The most traded issues were:
Fantastic Four (1961) #49 (1966)
Avengers, The (1963) #57 (1968)
Fantastic Four (1961) #52 (1966)
Iron Man (1968-1996) #1 (1968)
Fantastic Four (1961) #48 (1966)
Bronze Age
1970s
Top five titles by volume:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963)
X-Men, The (1963-1981)
Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999)
Star Wars (1977-1986)
Batman (1940)
Top five titles by sales:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $111,360
Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999): $70,678
X-Men, The (1963-1981): $54,615
Batman (1940): $46,174
El Sorprendente Hombre Arana (1963): $41,480
The most traded issues were:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #129 (1974)
Star Wars (1977-1986) #1 (1977)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #194 (1979)
Incredible Hulk, The (1962-1999) #181 (1974)
Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1 (1975)
1980s
Top five titles by volume:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963)
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981)
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985)
X-Men, The (1963-1981)
G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (1982-1994)
Top five titles by sales:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $100,042
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985): $57,992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-1993): $35,789
X-Men, The (1963-1981): $34,798
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981): $25,414
The most traded issues were:
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985) #8 (1984)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #300 (1988)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #252 (1984)
Wolverine Limited Series (1982) #1 (1982)
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985) #1 (1984)
Modern Age
1990s
Top five titles by volume:
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963)
Spider-Man (1990-1998)
X-Men/New X-Men (1991)
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981)
Spawn (1992)
Top five titles by sales:
Spider-Man (1990-1998): $38,954
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $31,226
New Mutants, The (1983-1991): $27,669
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981): $27,003
Sports Illustrated (1954): $22,064
The most traded issues were:
Spider-Man (1990-1998) #1 (1990)
X-Men/New X-Men (1991) #1 (1991)
Venom: Lethal Protector (1993) #1 (1993)
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981) #266 (1990)
Spawn (1992) #1 (1992)
2000s
Top five titles by volume:
Invincible (2003)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963)
Batman (1940)
Uncanny X-Men, The (1981)
Spawn (1992)
Top five titles by sales:
Invincible (2003): $55,659
Walking Dead (2003): $12,685
Spawn (1992): $11,097
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $9,477
Batman (1940): $5,064
The most traded issues were:
Invincible (2003) #1 (2003)
Batman (1940) #608 (2002)
Captain America (2005) #6 (2005)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #601 (2009)
Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2003) #36 (2001)
2010s
Top five titles by volume:
Invincible (2003)
Secret Wars (2015)
Detective Comics (1937)
Batman (2011)
Spawn (1992)
Top five titles by sales:
Ultimate Fallout (2011): $19,494
Invincible (2003): $15,231
Detective Comics (1937): $13,160
Spawn (1992): $8,857
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963): $7,721
The most traded issues were:
Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4 (2011)
Secret Wars (2015) #2 (2015)
Walking Dead (2015) #1 (2015)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #700 (2013)
Spider-Gwen (2015) #1 (2015)
2020s
Top five titles by volume:
Absolute Batman (2024)
Amazing Spider-Man (2022)
D’Orc (2026)
Bangers Cover Gallery (2025)
Something is Killing the Children (2019)
Top five titles by sales:
Absolute Batman (2024): $217,351
D’Orc (2026): $20,112
Amazing Spider-Man (2022): $14,257
Absolute Batman Ashcan (2024): $13,422
Something is Killing the Children (2019): $9,709
The most traded issues were:
Absolute Batman (2024) #1 (2024)
Absolute Batman (2024) #15 (2026)
D’Orc (2026) #1 (2026)
Absolute Batman (2024) #19 (2026)
Absolute Batman (2024) #20 (2026)
Popularity ≠ Spending
Comparing the most-traded title with the highest-selling title for each decade during October 20 – November 2, 2026.
Trading popularity and spending were evenly divided across the decades. Five shared the same leader, while five saw collectors spend the most on a title other than the one traded most frequently.
The Bottom Line
The October 20 to November 2 reporting period demonstrated that the CGC-graded market continues to accommodate very different collecting interests and spending patterns.
Amazing Spider-Man remained the overall leader in trading volume, while the 1960s generated the largest combined sales value among their five highest-selling titles. Fantastic Four’s strong performance ensured that Spider-Man faced meaningful competition within the decade, particularly among individual issues.
Elsewhere, Sports Illustrated’s leadership in the 1950s reminded readers that significant spending is not confined to traditional comic books. Invincible’s dominance of the 2000s and Ultimate Fallout’s sales leadership in the 2010s offered further examples of how individual titles can outperform their contemporaries.
The most striking result, however, belonged to Absolute Batman. Its $217,351 sales total and commanding share of the 2020s Top Five illustrated just how concentrated spending can become around a single publication.
Ultimately, this fortnight was not defined by one exceptional transaction. The contrast between established collecting favourites, competitive Silver Age titles, and a remarkably dominant modern series made the results worth examining.
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