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The explosion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) set off a chain reaction in the world of streaming TV shows.

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Between the first Avengers movie in 2012 and today, dozens of comic book movies and TV shows have changed the face of comic book culture.

Special effects have made the impossible come to life.

While most superhero TV series feature DC Comics characters and Marvel Comics superheroes and villains, there are several smash hit independent comic books which have been adapted for television.

The question is, what are the key issues you should look for in old comic collections?

Typically, value in comics relates to their importance due to a first appearance of a major hero or villain, or a critical plot point in the character's development.

TV series and movies adds gasoline to this fire, because millions more people become aware of those characters or plot moments, and seek out the comics featuring them.

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Value of Comic Book TV Series

There are so many TV shows focused on superheroes and super-villains that we have broken them down by publisher to help you find what you need to know.

We have not included foreign language shows or animated shows.

DC Comics TV Shows

  • Adventures of Superman
  • Arrow
  • Batman
  • Batwoman
  • Birds of Prey
  • Black Lightning
  • Constantine
  • Doom Patrol
  • Gotham
  • Gotham Knights
  • Flash
  • Human Target
  • Krypton
  • Legends of Tomorrow
  • Lois and Clark
  • Naomi
  • Peacemaker
  • Penguin
  • Pennyworth
  • Shazam!
  • Snallville
  • Stargirl
  • Superboy
  • Supergirl
  • Superman & Lois
  • Swamp Thing
  • Titans
  • Watchmen
  • Wonder Woman

Marvel Comics TV Shows

  • Agatha All Along
  • Agent Carter
  • Agents of Shield
  • Cloak and Dagger
  • Daredevil
  • Daredevil Born Again
  • Defenders
  • Echo
  • Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  • Hawkeye
  • Helstrom
  • Inhumans
  • Iron Fist
  • Ironheart
  • Jessica Jones
  • Loki
  • Luke Cage
  • Moon Knight
  • Ms. Marvel
  • Punisher
  • Runaways
  • Secret Invasion
  • She Hulk Attorney at Law
  • Wandavision
  • What If?

Indie Comic Book TV Shows

  • American Born Chinese
  • The Boys
  • Cursed
  • Daybreak
  • The End of the Fucking World
  • Gen V
  • Heartstopper
  • I Am Not Okay With This
  • MADtv
  • Middleman
  • Painkiller Jane
  • Raising Dion
  • School Spirits
  • Sheena
  • Tales from the Crypt
  • The Tick
  • Vagrant Queen
  • Van Helsing
  • Warrior Nun
  • Weird Science
  • Woke

Archie TV Shows

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  • Riverdale
  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
  • Katy Keene

1) DC Comics TV Shows Adaptations

Adventures of Superman
1952-58 TV Series

Lowest price $400,000

Average price $1,000,000

Record price $6,000,000

The first appearance of Superman is a nailed-on classic Golden Age key -- it is THE comic book.

Amongst the first mass superhero pop culture series ever broadcast.

Arrow TV Series
2012-2020

Lowest price $20,000

Average price $48,000

Record price $120,000

Eight seasons from 2012 to 2020 makes Arrow one of the most successful DC Comics TV shows.

Aired in the US on The CW.

Batman
1966-68 TV Series

Lowest price $30,000

Average price $200,000

Record price $2.22M

We chose to highlight Batman #1 rather than Detective Comics #27 (first appearance of Batman) for two reasons.

The cover of Batman #1 is what the credit sequence of the Batman TV series was based on; and Robin is a huge part of the TV series, but he wasn't in Detective #27.

THE classic TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, which cemented the image of Batman as a kitschy joke for decades, until Tim Burton blew all that away in 1989.

Batwoman TV Series
2019-2022

Average price $15

Kate Kane stars as Batwoman in this three-season run, aired on The CW.

She also crosses over into the Elseworlds storyline in the final season of The Flash TV series (see below).

Birds of Prey TV Series
2002-03

Average Price $20

Produced for the WB (Warner Brothers TV network) and aired early in the century, the loose continuity is with the Tim Burton Batman movies.

13 episodes were produced before the series was cancelled due to falling ratings.

Black Lightning TV Series
2018-2021

Average price $90

A four-season run on The CW resulted in Black Lightning being merged into the Arrowverse and starring in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

This came out of nowhere. Black Lightning (the comic and the character) was essentially a D-list DC Comics character.

Constantine TV Series
2014

Lowest price $40

Average price $280

Recent 9.8 Sale $1,300

Hellblazer has a big future in the expansion of the DCU.

This 2014 one-and-done series on NBC led to an appearance in the Arrowverse shows. Movies are strongly rumored.

Doom Patrol TV Series
2019-2023

Lowest price $100

Average price $750

Record price $8,000

Four seasons, spread over DC Streaming and HBO Max, focused on a rather obscure super-team from the early 1960s.

Flash TV Show
1990-91

Showcase #4
1st Barry Allen as Flash

Lowest price $3,500

Average price $30,000

Record price $900,000

Showcase #4 rebooted Flash as Barry Allen, relaunching not only Flash comic books, but also all superhero books.

This first TV series was a one-season wonder of 22 episodes on CBS.

Flash TV Show
2014-2023

Flash #105
Origin of Flash retold

Lowest price $450

Average price $5,000

Record price $58,000

The relaunch of Flash comic books after his reboot in Showcase. Mirror Master became a major enemy of Barry Allen.

The second Flash TV series was far more successful. It ran for nine seasons and 184 episodes on The CW.

Gotham TV Series
2014-19

Lowest price $100,000+

Average price $500,000

Record price $3.4M

One of the biggest comic books ever published. Batman is just about the most influential superheroes ever created.

The Gotham TV series by Warner Brothers Television focuses on Jim Gordon, the police commissioner of Gotham City.

The series ran for five seasons and a total of 100 episodes, and also spawned a prequel, Pennyworth (see below).

Gotham Knights TV Show
2023

Batman v2 #6: 1st Court of Owls appearance

Average price $50

Record price $250

The CW produced just one season of this show.

The most notable inclusion was Court of Owls, established to try to uncover who framed the heroes.

Human Target TV Show
2010-11

Detective Comics #201
1st Human Target

Lowest price $40

Average price $175

Record price $3,840

Aired by Fox in the US, this show ran for two seasons.

Human Target is a character from a nothing issue of Detective Comics, rather than the super-villain in Daredevil comic.

Krypton TV Show
2018-19

World of Krypton #3
Average price $10

Krypton focuses on the character Seyg-El, Superman's grandfather, about 200 years before Superman was born.

Two seasons aired on the Syfy channel before it was cancelled.

Legends of Tomorrow TV Series
2016-2022

Showcase #20
1st Rip Hunter

Lowest price $50

Average price $450

Record price $26,400

The show ran for seven seasons on The CW and is a spinoff from the Arrowverse.

Lois & Clark TV Show
1993-97

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #1

Lowest price $90

Average price $1,500

Record price $10,200

Focusing on the relationship between Lois Lane and Clark Kent, this show aired on ABC for four seasons and a total of 88 episodes.

Naomi TV Show
2022

Average price $15

Naomi McButtle is the protagonist of this one-season and done show on The CW.

Most remarkably, the comic first appeared in 2019 and the show appeared in 2022. That's an unusually rapid turnaround for a comic book TV series.

Peacemaker TV Show
2022-date

Fightin' Five #40:
1st Peacemaker

Lowest price $100

Average price $400

Record price $5,000

Wrestler John Cena stars as Peacemaker in this surprise smash hit show.

Screened on HBO Max, season two has been approved.

Interestingly, Peacemaker's first appearance is not in a DC Comics title; he debuts in Fightin' Five #40 by Charlton Comics.

Penguin TV Show
2024-

Detective Comics #58
First Penguin

Lowest price $3,500

Average price $15,000

Record price $40,000

HBO's Penguin is a spin-off from the 2022 movie The Batman. Played by Colin Farrell, Oswald Cobblepot is one of the classic Batman villains.

It will air on HBO in September 2024.

Pennyworth TV Show
2019-2022

Batman #16
1st Alfred

Lowest price $1,000

Average price $4,350

Record price $27,000

A spin-off from the Gotham TV show (see above), Pennyworth tells the story of Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred.

The show ran for three seasons on Epix and HBO Max.

Shazam! TV Show
1974-76

Average price $80

Running for three seasons on Saturday morning, Filmation created this TV show.

It ran for three seasons and a total of 28 episodes.

Smallville TV Series
2001-2011

Superboy #2:
1st Smallville

Lowest price $200

Average price $600

Record price $9,000

At the time, one of the most successful comic book TV series, created by DC Comics and Warner Brothers Television.

A total of ten seasons and 217 episodes follows the story of Clark Kent as a teenager before he gained his powers as Superman.

Stargirl TV Show
2020-22

Average price $10

Three seasons and 39 episodes based on a character you've never heard of? Welcome to the world of  DC Comics TV series!

Created by Warner Brothers Television and DC Comics and aired on The CW, Stargirl was cancelled after the third season.

Superboy TV Show
1988-92

More Fun Comics #101:
1st Superboy

Lowest price $675

Average price $5,000

Record price $55,000

1988 is a long time ago! This is a year before Tim Burton rebooted Batman to a Prince soundtrack and jaws dropping across the world.

Four seasons, 100 episodes, and not especially memorable.

Titans TV Show
2018-2023

Brave and the Bold #54:
1st Teen Titans

Lowest price $100

Average price $400

Record price $34,000

The Teen Titans have increased interest, now that the DCU is expanding after years in Marvel's shadow.

The TV series aired on DC Universe and HBO Max for four seasons and a total of 49 episodes.

Watchmen TV Series
2019

Watchmen #1

Average price $60

Created by Alan Moore, Watchmen was a mini-series published in the mid-80s.

The TV show was created for HBO and ran for nine episodes. Originally intended as an ongoing series, it ended once the original story arc was complete.

Wonder Woman TV Show
1975-79

Wonder Woman #1
1st solo Wonder Woman comic book

Lowest price $15,000

Average price $40,000

Record price $291,000

A classic cover image, the first solo Wonder Woman comic book; a hugely important key issue.

Favorite of dads everywhere, the Wonder Woman TV show starred Linda Carter. It ran on ABC and CBS for three seasons for a total of 60 episodes, if you count the pilots.

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2) Marvel Comics TV Series

Agatha All Along TV Series
2024

Fantastic Four #94
1st Agatha Harkness

Lowest price $30

Average price $300

Record price $9,000

Agatha All Along is a spin-off from WandaVision (see below). The series will consist of nine episodes and premiere on Disney+ in September 2024.

Agent Carter TV Show
2015-16

Tales of Suspense #75:
1st Agent Peggy Carter

Lowest price $20

Average price $140

Record price $6,900

Agent Carter was a love interest to Captain America. The TV series ran for two seasons and a total of 18 episodes on ABC.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Show
2014-2020

Strange Tales #135
1st HYDRA; 1st Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Average price $350

The first Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series, it ran for seven seasons and 136 episodes.

Much importance was given to accuracy with the MCU movie continuity.

Cloak & Dagger TV Show
2018-19

Spectacular Spider-Man #64: 1st Cloak and Dagger

Average price $50

Cloak and Dagger were a minor bad guy team first appearing in Spectacular Spider-Man #64.

The show ran for two seasons on ABC and a total of 20 episodes before being cancelled.

Daredevil Netflix Series
2015-18

Lowest price $950

Average price $3,000

Record price $500,000

Daredevil is a blind lawyer, Matt Murdock. As well as protecting his identity, the hero tries to hide his blindness from enemies.

This Marvel Comics TV series ran for three seasons and a total of 39 episodes on Netflix.

Daredevil: Born Again TV Series
2025-

Amazing Spider-Man #50
First Kingpin

Average price $1,000

Kingpin will be the main antagonist in the Daredevil: Born Again series.

The show has 18 episodes and will tie in to the original Daredevil show from the Netflix era. It will debut on Disney+ in March 2025.

The Defenders TV Show
2017

Marvel Feature #1:
1st Defenders

Average price $100

The Defenders were a super-team consisting of Hulk, Sub-Mariner and Doctor Strange.

The TV miniseries ran for just eight episodes on Netflix in 2017.

Echo TV Series
2024

Average price $40

Echo was created for Disney+ and Hulu with the first simultaneous release across the two services.

It is also a Phase 5 show under the Marvel Spotlight banner.

Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV Show
2021

Captain America #117
1st Falcon

Average price $300

The first appearance of Falcon (later in the MCU as part of the Avengers) is a huge key issue.

This six-episode miniseries first appeared in 2021 on Disney+.

Hawkeye TV Series
2021

Tales of Suspense #57
1st Hawkeye

Average price $900

Another critical member of the Avengers, Hawkeye starred in several MCU movies.

The six-episode miniseries debuted on Disney+ in 2021.

Helstrom TV Show
2020

Average price $350

There were big plans for Helstrom. As part of a spin-off into Marvel horror comics, under the banner Adventure into Fear, a splinter of the MCU dealing with darker subjects would be explored.

Unfortunately, this Hulu series was cancelled after one season and ten episodes. No further splinters were developed.

Inhumans TV Show
2017

Fantastic Four #45
First Inhumans

Average price $400

The Inhumans came to earth with the desire to blend in with mankind.

This was the first series to be premiered at IMAX cinemas. It also aired on ABC, but was cancelled after just eight shows.

Iron Fist TV Show
2017-18

Average price $150

Another Netflix series by Marvel Studios, Iron Fist ran for two seasons and 23 episodes in total.

Danny Rand is Iron Fist, a martial arts expert with a supernatural power.

Ironheart TV Series
2025-

Average price $40

Ironheart is Riri Williams, who makes her debut as the character in 2016.

The miniseries will consist of six episodes, debuting on Disney+ in 2025.

Jessica Jones TV Show
2015-19

Average price $25

Another of the early Netflix Marvel Comics TV series, Jessica Jones crossed over into various other shows of the period, including Luke Cage.

It ran for three seasons and a total of 39 episodes.

Loki TV Series
2021-23

Journey into Mystery #85
First Loki

Average price $2,000

This is the third appearance of Thor, but more importantly, it's the first appearance of Loki.

As well as multiple appearances in MCU movies, Loki got his first dedicated TV series in 2021 with a second season in 2023, both featuring six episodes on Disney+.

Luke Cage TV Show
2016-18

Average price $100

Luke Cage broke out of prison and gained superhuman strength during a cellular regeneration experiment.

The Netflix TV show ran for two seasons and 26 episodes before it was cancelled.

Moon Knight TV Series
2022

Werewolf by Night #32
1st Moon Knight

Average price $1,200

Moon Knight may yet be unfinished business in the MCU.

The miniseries debuted on Disney+ in 2022 and ran for six episodes.

Ms. Marvel TV Show
2022

Ms. Marvel #1:
1st appearance

Average price $10

Kamala Khan is the new Ms. Marvel.

Already in a standalone DCU movie, this 2022 miniseries ran for six episodes and led to the movie The Marvels.

Punisher TV Series
2017-19

Amazing Spider-Man #129
First Punisher

Average price $1,500

Punisher is right up there with Kingpin and the Green Goblin as the most influential and important characters in the Spider-Man universe.

A two-season, 26 episode run which first streamed on Netflix and is now on Disney+.

Punisher will appear again in Daredevil: Born Again (see above).

Runaways TV Series
2017-19

Runaways #1:
Origin and 1st appearance

Average price $40

Attempting to target young adults, Runaways is based on a comic series featuring six kids who flee after witnessing their parents sacrifice a youth.

The show ran for three seasons on Hulu with 33 episodes in all.

Secret Invasion TV Series
2023

Secret Invasion #1

Average price $10

This miniseries ran for six episodes in 2023. Nick Fury, Talos and the Skrulls appear.

She-Hulk, Attorney at Law
2022

Savage She-Hulk #1:
1st She-Hulk

Average price $60

Following MCU continuity, She-Hulk ran for one season and nine episodes in total.

Wandavision TV Show
2021

X-Men #4:
First Scarlet Witch

Average price $1,200

Perhaps the second-most important issue of the early X-Men comic books. Scarlet Witch also appears in the MCU movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

The single season ran for nine episodes, and spawned the spinoff Agatha All Along (see above).

What If? TV Series
2023

Fantastic Four #13:
1st Watcher

Average price $200

An anthology series which explores different outcomes in the MCU, What If? is narrated by The Watcher.

The first season of nine episodes first streamed in 2023. A second season has been greenlit for an unspecified future release date.

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3) Independent Comic Book TV Shows

American Born Chinese TV show

Graphic Novel

Average price $20

Streamed on Disney+, this show was based on the 2006 graphic novel which drew on Chinese folk stories.

The Boys TV Show

Comic Book Series by Wildstorm/Dynamite

Average price $120

The hilarious and gruesome TV series on Amazon Prime is based on this parody comic book series by Wildstorm, later Dynamite and DC Comics.

Cursed TV Show

Illustrated Novel

Average price $10

Legend Frank Miller co-created the novel this series was based on. Streamed on Netflix from 2020.

Daybreak TV Show

Graphic Novel Series

Average price $8

This Netflix show aired in 2019, but was cancelled after just one season.

End of the Fucking World TV Show

Graphic Novel

Average price $10

Another Netflix show, this one created in the UK, the show ran for two seasons from 2018.

Gen V TV Show

We Gotta Go Now graphic novel

Average price $12

Live-action spin-off from The Boys, Gen V is a recent Amazon Prime series. A second season has been confirmed.

Heartstopper TV Show

Graphic Novel series

Average price $7

British LGBTQ Netflix show Heartstopper has completed two seasons with a third confirmed.

I am Not Okay With This TV Show

Graphic Novel

Average price $10

A one-and-done season on Netflix was originally scheduled for a second season, but cancelled due to Covid.

MADtv TV Show

Based on MAD Magazine

Lowest price $25

Average price $300

Record price $1,725

MAD began as a comic book in 1955. Issue #24 saw it repackaged as a magazine, the format it has run in for decades.

The Middle Man TV Show

Comics by Viper Comics

Average price $10

Created for ABC Family, this show ran for just one season back in 2008.

Based on the Viper comics created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach.

Painkiller Jane TV Show

22 Brides #1
1st Painkiller Jane

Average price $20

Record price $100

A one-season run in 2007 aired on Global in Canada and the Sci Fi Channel in the US.

Created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada.

Raising Dion TV Show

Comics by Dennis Liu

Average price $15

Netflix adapted this comic series to the screen for two seasons from 2018.

There is strong rumor that a third season is in production.

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School Sprits TV Show

Graphic novel Sep 2025

This is an unusual twist on comic book adaptations! Paramount+ has aired one season, with a second season scheduled.

The twist is that School Spirits the graphic novel won't be published until September 2025.

Sheena TV Show

Sheena Queen of the Jungle #1
Comic, magazine character from the Golden Age

Lowest price $300

Average price $1,000

Record price $6,300

This is nowhere near Sheena's first appearance, but her history is complicated.

There were two TV series, one in the 1950s, and a second around the year 2000 which ran for two seasons and can be found on Hulu and Tubi.

Tales From the Crypt TV Show

Based on the EC horror Comics series

EC Comics are the masters of 1950s horror comics. Multiple movies and TV series have been based on their horror comics.

A smattering of shows were released in the 1990s, including Tales from the Crypt, which ran on HBO for seven seasons, 1989-1996.

The Tick TV Show

New England Comics

Lowest price $20

Average price $200

Record price $1,600

There are multiple printings of the first issue comic. These prices are based on issue #1 first printing.

Netflix ran two seasons in 2016 and 2019, but the show was not renewed.

Vagrant Queen TV Show

Vault Comics

Average price $10

Running for a single season in 2020 on the channel Syfy, Vagrant Queen was not renewed.

Van Helsing TV Show

Grimm Fairy Tales presents Helsing #1

Average price $20

Zenescope are infamous for creating highly sexualized comic books based on folk stories.

Van Helsing ran on the network Syfy from 2016 to 2022. It ran for five seasons.

Warrior Nun TV Show

Average price $20

Record price $100

Netflix ran two seasons of Warrior Nun in 2020 and 2022. It did not renew the franchise.

A three-movie film deal was subsequently announced in 2023.

Weird Science TV Show

Based on Weird Science and Weird Fantasy comics by EC Comics

Lowest price $300

Average price $1,000

Record price $12,000

Weird Science issue #12 is the first issue, pictured.

The five-season show was based on the 1985 John Hughes movie starring Kelly le Brock.

It was shown on the USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel from 1994-1998.

Woke TV Series

Based on the life of cartoonist Keith Knight

Average price $10

Woke is a live action show with animated elements which ran for two seasons on Hulu.

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4) Archie Comics TV Shows

Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV Series
1996-2003

Archie's Madhouse #22
1st Sabrina

Average price $350

A long-running TV series in the late 90s, Sabrina the Teenage Witch ran for seven seasons and 163 episodes on CBS.

Riverdale TV Show
2017-2023

Archie at Riverdale High comic #1

Average price $50

Archie is brought into the young adult realm with this edgy series.

The first season was well received. It ran for seven seasons and 137 episodes, but by the end of the run on The CW, the writing quality had deteriorated.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina TV Series
2018-2020

Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic #1

Average price $25

Based on the popular Archie horror comic books, Chilling Adventures is a supernatural-themed TV series.

It ran for four seasons on Netflix, including a crossover to Riverdale, with 36 episodes.

Katy Keene TV Series
2020

Katy Keene comic #1

Average price $600

The CW broadcast a single season of Katy Keene in 2020. The format, a musical comedy-drama, was cancelled and not renewed.

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