Top of the Stack: Best-Selling Comic Titles by Decade (August 27 – September 9, 2025)
The most recent fortnight of trading underscores both stability and surprise in the graded comic market. With $5.2M in sales across 21,249 slabs and a median price of $91, the market remains robust. From Spider-Man’s ongoing reign to a record-setting Casper sale, the numbers show a market spread evenly across eras yet punctuated by standout moments.
Source: GPAnalysis.com, sales recorded from August 27th to September 9th, 2025.
Market Overview
Total recorded sales: $5,178,523 across 21,249 CGC-graded comics, magazines, and pulps.
Median slab price: $91 — just under the mid-$90s range seen in recent months.
Most-traded title: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) — 1,439 copies sold, generating $0.6M.
Top single sale: Casper, The Friendly Ghost (1949) #1 CGC 9.0, sold via HA.com for $45,600.
Market Observations
🕷️ Spider-Man’s staying power: The Amazing Spider-Man continues to be the market’s engine, topping volume and nearing $0.6M in revenue.
👻 Golden Age surprise: Casper, The Friendly Ghost #1 set the fortnight’s high-water mark at $45K, highlighting enduring demand for non-superhero Golden Age icons.
🚀 Indie resilience: Invincible and Mark Spears’ Monsters remain firmly entrenched in the 2000s–2020s segments, proving modern indie runs carry heavyweight clout.
📉 Median stability: At $91, prices hover just below recent averages, suggesting increased turnover in affordable slabs even as blue-chip sales hold steady.
Top 5 titles in sales by era
Let’s step through the age/eras by decade
Platinum/Golden Age
🕰️ 1930s – Pulps & Proto-Heroes
Top 5 titles by volume: Action Comics (1938); Weird Tales (1923–1954); G-8 and His Battle Aces (1933–1944); Amazing Stories (1926–1970); Argosy (1894–1969)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Action Comics (1938): $21,693
Weird Tales (1923–1954): $6,146
New Comics (1935–1936): $4,480
Adventure Comics (1938–1983): $3,360
Star Ranger (1937–1938): $2,760
Most traded issues: New Comics #2 (1936); Funny Pages #10 (1938); Amazing Stories #114 (1935); Double Detective #16 (1939); Captain Satan #4 (1938)
🦇 1940s – Wartime Icons
Top 5 titles by volume: Batman (1940); Gene Autry Comics (1946–1959); Four Color (1939–1962); Superman (1939–1986); Action Comics (1938)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Casper, The Friendly Ghost (1949–1951): $45,600
Batman (1940): $28,218
Sub-Mariner Comics (1941–1955): $18,180
Superman (1939–1986): $17,225
Action Comics (1938): $16,986
Most traded issues: Superman #59 (1949); All Winners Comics #19 (1946); Batman #30 (1945); Superman #14 (1942); Planet Comics #47 (1947)
👻 1950s – Code Era & Experiments
Top 5 titles by volume: Durango Kid, The (1949–1955); Straight Arrow (1950–1956); Tim Holt (1948–1954); Rex Allen Comics (1951–1959); Superman (1939–1986)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Tim Holt (1948–1954): $30,877
Showcase (1956–1978): $14,650
Batman (1940): $12,835
World’s Finest Comics (1941–1986): $9,807
Superman (1939–1986): $9,190
Most traded issues: The Beyond #1 (1950); Weird Fantasy #13 (1950); Sports Illustrated #1 (1954); Sports Illustrated #25 (1956); Archie Comics #50 (1951)
Silver Age
🕷️ 1960s – Silver Age Explosion
Top 5 titles by volume: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963); Fantastic Four (1961); The X-Men (1963–1981); The Avengers (1963); Strange Tales (1951–1976)
Top 5 titles by sales:
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): $242,562
Fantastic Four (1961): $171,525
The X-Men (1963–1981): $131,449
Amazing Fantasy (1962–1996): $108,264
Tales of Suspense (1959–1968): $101,317
Most traded issues: Fantastic Four #48 (1966); The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967); Fantastic Four #49 (1966); Iron Man #1 (1968); Captain America #100 (1968)
Bronze Age
🌌 1970s – Bronze Age Breakouts
Top 5 titles by volume: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963); The X-Men (1963–1981); Star Wars (1977–1986); The Incredible Hulk (1962–1999); Batman (1940)
Top 5 titles by sales:
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): $162,624
Giant-Size X-Men (1975): $96,069
The Incredible Hulk (1962–1999): $95,992
The X-Men (1963–1981): $64,638
Batman (1940): $38,344
Most traded issues: Star Wars #1 (1977); The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974); Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975); The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979); The X-Men #101 (1976)
🛡️ 1980s – Event Comics Era
Top 5 titles by volume: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963); The Uncanny X-Men (1981); Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984–1985); Batman (1940); Daredevil (1964–1998)
Top 5 titles by sales:
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): $128,803
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984–1993): $53,726
The Uncanny X-Men (1981): $28,864
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984–1985): $27,834
The X-Men (1963–1981): $27,647
Most traded issues: The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988); Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984); Wolverine Limited Series #1 (1982); The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984); Wolverine #1 (1988)
Modern Age
🧟♂️ 1990s – Speculation Boom
Top 5 titles by volume: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963); X-Men/New X-Men (1991); Spider-Man (1990–1998); The Uncanny X-Men (1981); Spawn (1992)
Top 5 titles by sales:
The New Mutants (1983–1991): $30,833
Spider-Man (1990–1998): $26,060
The Uncanny X-Men (1981): $20,891
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): $20,410
X-Men/New X-Men (1991): $16,682
Most traded issues: Spider-Man #1 (1990); X-Men #1 (1991); Spawn #1 (1992); The Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990); Venom: Lethal Protector #1 (1993)
🛡️ 2000s – Indie Energy
Top 5 titles by volume: Invincible (2003); Batman (1940); The Amazing Spider-Man (1963); The Walking Dead (2003); The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Invincible (2003): $61,225
The Walking Dead (2003): $20,606
The Uncanny X-Men (1981): $15,574
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): $10,742
Batman (1940): $8,479
Most traded issues: Invincible #1 (2003); Alias #1 (2001); Young Avengers #1 (2005); The Sentry #1 (2000); Hulk #1 (2008)
🧠 2010s – New Modern Keys
Top 5 titles by volume: Invincible (2003); Spawn (1992); The Walking Dead (2003); Star Wars (2015); Sports Illustrated (1954)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Ultimate Fallout (2011): $25,298
Invincible (2003): $20,373
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014): $11,763
The Amazing Spider-Man (2014): $8,655
Something is Killing the Children (2019): $8,118
Most traded issues: Ultimate Fallout #4 (2011); Detective Comics #1000 (2019); Venom #3 (2018); Something is Killing the Children #1 (2019); The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #4 (2014)
🦇 2020s – Current Movers
Top 5 titles by volume: The Amazing Spider-Man (2022); Batman (2016); Mark Spears Monsters (2024); Something is Killing the Children (2019); Absolute Batman (2024)
Top 5 titles by sales:
Mark Spears Monsters (2024): $14,659
The Amazing Spider-Man (2022): $14,002
Batman (2016): $10,902
Absolute Batman (2024): $8,798
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast (2025): $7,348
Most traded issues: Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 (2025); Absolute Batman #1 (2024); Waifu Chronicles #1 (2025); Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2024); Batman (2016) #158 (2025)
Final Panel: What the Fortnight Reveals
Silver Age anchors the market, Bronze Age keys keep the pulse quick, and Golden Age surprises still break through. With Spidey driving volume and a headline Casper sale, demand remains broad, with modern indies continuing to earn their lane.
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