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Top 50 Bronze Age Comic Books by Value
50 Most Valuable Bronze Age Comic Books
What exactly is the Bronze Age, and why is that important?
See the most valuable Bronze Age comicsThe so-called "ages" of comics are a bit ridiculous, honestly.
- The Golden Age of Comics from 1938-1955.
- The Silver Age of Comics from 1956-1969/70.
- The Bronze Age of Comics from 1970-1980/81.
- The Copper Age of Comics from 1980/81-1991/92.
Modern Age comics are anytime from 1992 onwards.
So, Bronze Age comic books are anything published between 1970 (or very late 1969) to either 1980 or 1981, depending on who's asking.
Here are the top 50 by value.
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Top 50 Bronze Age Comic Books by Record Sale Price
Marvel Spotlight #5
1st Ghost Rider
Lowest price $500
Average price $1,200
Record price $360,000
Ghost Rider has a future in the MCU, despite already being made into movies featuring Nic Cage years ago.
An incredible sale of $360K smashed the record on this comic book in January 2024.
Incredible Hulk #181
First full Wolverine appearance
Lowest price $1,000
Average price $3,500
Record price $154,000
One of THE must-own Bronze Age comic books, the first full appearance of Wolverine is a nailed-on classic.
Sought-after in any grade, and changes hands rapidly!
Hero for Hire #1
1st Luke Cage
Lowest price $60
Average price $350
Recent 9.8 Sale $64,000
Record price $102,000
A long while ago, Luke Cage had a couple of seasons on Netflix. He has since dropped off the face of the MCU.
The record sale happened in the pandemic, but the more recent sale is more realistic.
House of Secrets #92
1st Swamp Thing
Lowest price $200
Average price $2,000
Record price $90,000
An absolute classic by Bernie Wrightson, Swamp Thing's debut features an outstanding cover which is one of the most iconic of the Bronze Age.
Giant-Size X-Men #1
First appearance of the New X-Men
Lowest price $500
Average price $2,000
Record price $72,000
One-time 9.9 sale $170,000
A brand new start for the X-Men, rebooting the franchise. Featuring Storm, Wolverine (second full appearance), Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird.
Bloated record sale during the pandemic bubble. A recent sale of CGC 9.8 is a more realistic $35,000.
We don't consider the 9.9 price repeatable, so it's not factored into the position on this price guide.
Werewolf by Night #32
1st Moon Knight
Lowest price $330
Average price $1,200
Recent 9.8 Sale $26,400
Record price $70,500
Moon Knight starred in a Marvel TV series, and may yet be unfinished business in the MCU.
The pandemic high of $70K will probably not be seen again for years.
X-Men #94
First new X-Men team
Lowest price $75
Average price $700
Recent 9.8 Sale $34,000
Record price $66,000
The first new issue after the hiatus, featuring a new team, including Wolverine.
Another unrepeatable record that won't be reached again for many years. Thanks, Covid.
Amazing Spider-Man #129
First Punisher
Lowest price $300
Average price $1,500
Recent 9.8 Sale $14,400
Record price $57,000
Punisher is right up there with Kingpin and the Green Goblin as the most influential and important characters in the Spider-Man universe.
A huge key issue! But the pandemic sugar high is way past its sell-by date now.
Star Wars #1 35 Cent Price Variant
Lowest price $750
Average price $6,000
Record price $56,400
Marvel Comics produced two periods of test market price variants, to determine whether their customers would still buy comics at a higher price point.
The 35 Cent ones are quite scarce and this is the most valuable of them all.
Detective Comics #411
1st Talia al Ghul
Lowest price $60
Average price $500
Recent 9.8 Sale $24,000
Record price $40,000
This Detective Comics key issue is tough to find in high grade, due to the mostly black cover.
Tomb of Dracula #10
1st Blade the Vampire Hunter
Lowest price $250
Average price $750
Recent 9.8 Sale $19,200
Record price $48,000
Blade the Vampire Hunter has been rebooted recently after a series of popular horror movies years ago.
A nailed-on key issue from the 1970s Bronze Age comic books era.
Detective Comics #400
First Man-Bat
Lowest price $80
Average price $450
Recent 9.8 Sale $31,000
Record price $43,000
Man-Bat is a classic Batman villain from the beginning of the Bronze Age of comics. A scientist who experiments upon himself and results in a man-bat hybrid.
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Batman #227
Classic Detective Comics #31 homage
Lowest price $150
Average price $1,500
Recent 9.8 Sale $19,000
Record price $42,000
Virtually recreating the classic cover from Detective #31, Neal Adams' rendering is superb and very collectible.
Incredible Hulk #180
First Wolverine Comic Book Cameo
Lowest price $75
Average price $650
Recent 9.8 Sale $18,000
Record price $40,000
He only appears on the final page, but this is technically the first appearance of Wolverine. For people who feel priced out of the Hulk #181 market, this is the next best thing.
Savage Tales #1
1st Man-Thing
Lowest price $200
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $9,000
Record price $37,000
The first appearance of Man-Thing is a side-note. This magazine was not subject to the same rules as comic books. The Comics Code Authority did not have jurisdiction over magazines.
This loophole allowed Marvel (and later others) to publish darker, more graphic imagery for adult readers.
FOOM #2
Prototype Wolverine by a reader
Lowest price $100
Average price $400
Record price $33,600
There is a lot of controversy about the creation of Wolverine. FOOM was a fanzine published by Marvel.
The interior of FOOM #2 featured "The Wolverine" by a reader. Should that person be credited with the creation of the character?
Unlikely to ever be sold again for the same price as this pandemic craziness.
Night Nurse #1
1st Bronze Age Linda Carter
Lowest price $60
Average price $450
Record price $33,600
This is a massively tough comic in high grade. There are only six in the census of CGC 9.8. Rare!
Batman #251
Classic Joker cover by Neal Adams
Lowest price $80
Average price $650
Record price $33,000
This is THE Neal Adams cover, this amazing and scary image of Joker holding Batman stuck to a giant Ace of Spades recalling the classic art of Batman #11.
Green Lantern #76
Green Lantern and Green Arrow reboot by Neal Adams
Lowest price $100
Average price $550
Recent 9.8 Sale $
Record price $37,000
This is THE Silver Age Green Lantern comic. It's the most famous of Neal Adams' covers, relaunching the Green Lantern and Green Arrow and starting the Bronze Age of comics.
Strange Tales #169
1st Brother Voodoo
Lowest price $80
Average price $300
Recent 9.8 Sale $7,250
Record price $27,000
Brother Voodoo got involved in the MCU in the Thor movies. This book had some insane pandemic highs. Never to be repeated.
Ghost Rider #1
1st Son of Satan
Lowest price $75
Average price $450
Recent 9.8 Sale $13,000
Record price $26,000
This is the spin-off from Marvel Spotlight which led to Johnny Blaze being a big deal in Marvel horror.
Amazing Spider-Man #101
First Morbius, the Living Vampire
Lowest price $100
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $12,500
Record price $26,400
The Morbius movie has come and gone, and it was not well received by fans.
Co-inciding with the downturn in the comics market and the pandemic bubble bursting, values of this book have gone off a cliff lately. It's still one of the classic Marvel horror comics.
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Batman #232
First Ra's al Ghul
Lowest price $75
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $7,000
Record price $22,000
Ra's al Ghul is a popular villain, father of Talia and mastermind behind the classic DCU movie series The Dark Knight.
Iron Man #55
First Blood Brothers and Thanos
Lowest price $100
Average price $500
Recent 9.8 Sale $8,000
Record price $19,000
Thanos famously snapped his fingers and made half the universe die in the Endgame saga.
Blood Brothers also debut here. They are ape-like aliens who serve Thanos.
Tomb of Dracula #1 (1972)
Neal Adams cover
Lowest price $50
Average price $350
Recent 9.8 Sale $4,300
Record price $16,800
Tomb of Dracula ran for 70 issues, from 1972-79.
Blade the Vampire Hunter was introduced in issue #10.
Amazing Spider-Man #100
Anniversary issue
Lowest price $25
Average price $250
Recent 9.8 Sale $3,450
Record price $16,000
Any series which gets to issue #100 has something to celebrate. Prices have been hammered since the pandemic!
Jimmy Olsen #134
1st Darkseid
Lowest price $30
Average price $350
Record price $16,200
Darkseid is high on the list of DC Comics villains due to make a big splash in the expanded DCU.
One of the New Gods, Darkseid shoots omega beams from his eyes.
Marvel Preview #7
1st appearance of Satana
Lowest price $50
Average price $250
Record price $15,600
Satana is a reaction to the popularity of Vampirella.
This is a classic Marvel horror comic from the 1970s, in magazine format to avoid the Comics Code Authority rules.
Iron Fist #14
1st Sabretooth; 35 Cent Variant
Lowest price $700
Average price $6,000
Record price $15,000
Sabretooth is rather similar to Wolverine, with self-healing powers and an adamantine skeleton.
This is one of the rare 35 cent test market price variants.
Green Lantern #87
1st John Stewart
Lowest price $50
Average price $500
Recent 9.8 Sale $7,000
Record price $14,500
John Stewart eventually replaces Hal Jordan in Green Lantern comics.
Conan the Barbarian #1
1st appearance of Conan
Lowest price $80
Average price $450
Recent 9.8 Sale $8,000
Record price $14,000
Although Conan had appeared elsewhere, this was his first outing in comics.
Special Marvel Edition #15
1st Master of Kung Fu
Lowest price $40
Average price $180
Recent 9.8 Sale $3,400
Record price $18,000
Master of Kung Fu had a brief period of excitement, as shown by the ludicrous pandemic sale.
Marvel Spotlight #2
1st Werewolf by Night
Lowest price $80
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $6,600
Record price $14,000
Werewolf by Night was introduced in this issue.
He goes on to become one of the fan favorites of all Marvel horror comics characters.
Werewolf by Night #33
2nd Moon Knight
Lowest price $30
Average price $150
Record price $13,000
When first appearances get too expensive for most collectors, they turn to second appearances.
All-Star Western #10
1st appearance of Jonah Hex
Lowest price $50
Average price $400
Record price $14,000
This is a relatively rare comic book, especially in high grade. Jonah Hex is unlikely to get a reboot in the DCU... But you never know!
Scooby Doo #1 (1970)
Gold Key, first Scooby Doo comic book appearance
Lowest price $100
Average price $1,000
Record price $12,600
A hugely important key issue, featuring the comic book adaptation of the first ever cartoon episide of Scooby Doo Where Are You?
X-Men #107
First Starjammers
Lowest price $20
Average price $120
Recent 9.8 Sale $7000
Record price $12,000
Starjammers have a brief MCU footprint, and this issue has jumped in value since.
Marvel Premiere #15
1st Iron Fist
Lowest price $60
Average price $300
Recent 9.8 Sale $5,000
Record price $12,000
Iron Fist first appears in this obscure issue. Many are found with a Marvel Value Stamp cut out from the interior.
Amazing Spider-Man #122
Death of the Green Goblin
Lowest price $40
Average price $300
Record price $10,800
Wracked with grief at Gwen Stacy's death in the previous issue, Spider-Man cannot control his fury, and chooses to kill the Green Goblin instead of showing mercy.
X-Men #120
First Alpha Flight
Lowest price $20
Average price $150
Record price $11,500
Alpha Flight, the Canadian team, go on to feature in their own series.
Marvel Premiere #28
1st Legion of Monsters (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius, Werewolf)
Lowest price $20
Average price $185
Recent 9.8 Sale $2,150
Record price $10,000
The reboot of the Legion of Monsters features all the Marvel horror comics greats.
The pandemic high of $10K may never be repeatable.
X-Men #101
First Phoenix
Lowest price $100
Average price $350
Recent 9.8 Sale $5,600
Record price $9,600
A hugely important character in the X-Men Bronze Age comic books era, Jean Grey becomes Phoenix.
Amazing Spider-Man #121
Death of Gwen Stacy
Lowest price $125
Average price $400
Record price $9,300
A true landmark issue, shocking the Spider-Man world (especially Mexico -- see below). Not a dream, not a fantasy, her death was the real deal.
Except in Mexico...
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Silver Surfer #14
Spider-Man vs Silver Surfer
Lowest price $25
Average price $100
Record price $9,000
This is a popular crossover between two of the most collected characters in the Marvel Comics Silver Age era, even though it appears in the early Bronze Age comic books era.
Daredevil #131
1st Bullseye
Lowest price $25
Average price $150
Recent 9.8 Sale $3,625
Record price $8,500
A psychopathic assassin, Bullseye can use almost any object as a lethal projectile weapon.
Amazing Spider-Man #86
Black Widow appears with new costume
Lowest price $25
Average price $300
Recent 9.8 Sale $4,300
Record price $8,100
Black Widow and Spider-Man don't cross paths very often. This new look is the classic "modern" costume.
Batman #234
First Silver Age Two-Face
Lowest price $50
Average price $450
Record price $7,800
Two-Face is one of the longest-serving Batman villains, and this Silver Age reboot is very popular.
Swamp Thing #1
Bernie Wrightson art
Lowest price $50
Average price $150
Recent 9.8 Sale $4,000
Record price $7,000
The first in the standalone series following Swamp Thing's successful introduction in House of Secrets #92 (see above).
Incredible Hulk #182
Third Wolverine appearance
Lowest price $40
Average price $200
Record price $6,500
The poor man's Hulk #180, which is itself the poor man's Hulk #181.
So it's the poor-poor man's Hulk #181. Or something.
Marvel Spotlight #32
1st appearance of Spider-Woman
Lowest price $25
Average price $120
Recent 9.8 Sale $1,250
Record price $6,500
Jessica Drew makes her first appearance as Spider-Woman in this issue. She has a future in the MCU.
Iron Fist #14
1st Sabretooth
Lowest price $80
Average price $350
Recent 9.8 Sale $2,750
Record price $6,000
Sabretooth is rather similar to Wolverine, with self-healing powers and an adamantine skeleton.
Incredible Hulk #162
1st Wendigo
Lowest price $20
Average price $100
Recent 9.8 Sale $1,800
Record price $6,000
The Wendigo are created by a contagious disease which spreads to others and infects them into the clan.
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