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Value of Comic Book Villains First Appearances
There can be no super heroes without super villains.
Batman needs the Joker.
Fantastic Four need Doctor Doom.
Spider-Man needs the Green Goblin. And the Punisher. And Kingpin. And Doctor Octopus. And Sandman. And the Vulture... And so on!
This page contains links to each of our super villain price guides.
Rather than separate Marvel and DC, we put them all together on this page.
Each article has an example on this page, and a link to the full price guide below those.
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Tales to Astonish #48
1st Porcupine
Lowest price $20
Average price $120
Record price $6,100
Porcupine was one of the first costumed criminals. Working as a government weapons designer, he got disillusioned and turned to crime using his power suit to disguise himself and gain powers.
He later teamed up with other Captain America villains, including Batroc.
The Ant-Man villain list has values for many of the tiny guy's big enemies.
Avengers #8
1st Kang the Conqueror
Lowest price $75
Average price $800
Record price $19,200
Kang is the villain from the MCU movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, making this a major key issue.
There are dozens of famous Avengers comics villains. Our price guide breaks them all down for you.
Batman #181
First Poison Ivy
Lowest price $100
Average price $1,100
Record price $96,000
Poison Ivy is one of the sexiest and most popular Batman villains. This first appearance has the double jeopardy of having a bright red cover, and a poster in the center which is often missing.
If your copy is without the poster, then it's worth about a third to a half of a complete copy.
Poison Ivy is just one of the many Batman villains that have decent value when you find their first appearance.
Captain America #123
1st Mother Night (Suprema)
Lowest price $10
Average price $50
Record price $500
Mother Night was part of a double act with her brother. They hypnotized people and forced them to commit crimes on their behalf.
She is hired by Red Skull to be a nanny to his daughter, who she trains to become the super-villain Sin (see below).
There are lots of Captain America villains in our price guide.
Fantastic Four #5
First Doctor Doom
Lowest price $1,500
Average price $7,500
Record price $162,000
Doctor Doom is THE enemy of the FF, and due to appear in the "homecoming" movie in the MCU in 2025.
The full list of Fantastic Four villains are included in our price guide.
Flash #105
1st Mirror Master
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.
Which Flash comics villains are valuable? See in our full article.
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Green Lantern #28
1st Sportsmaster (Crusher Crock)
Lowest price $200
Average price $900
Record price $5,600
Sportsmaster is a sports-themed criminal. He goes on to father Artemis Crock, aka Tigress.
There are many other Green Lantern villains on our price guide.
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.
See the full list of Iron Man villains here.
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.
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There are so many Amazing Spider-Man villains that it was easy to fill a page with them!
Action Comics #23
First Lex Luthor
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $25,000
Record price $72,000
Lex Luthor had red hair in his first appearance. A surprisingly tough comic that is seldom offered for sale anywhere.
Brainiac, Bizarro... We have a great Superman Characters and Villains price guide.
Wonder Woman #6
1st Cheetah
Lowest price $1,500
Average price $5,000
Record price $40,000
Cheetah is one the longest-running Wonder Woman villains, fighting Diana into the 1980s and beyond.
See our Wonder Woman Villains price guide.
X-Men #4
First Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
First Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Lowest price $400
Average price $1,200
Record price $26,000
Perhaps the second-most important X-Men issue, certainly in the early years. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch appear here.
The X-Men villains list contains record sales and minimum values for many more key issues.
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DC Villains With Price Guides
See values for Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Justice League and many others.
Super Villains of Marvel, With Values
We break down the best villains of Marvel, showing record sales, average and minimum values for Spider-Man, Thor, Avengers, Fantastic Four and more.
What Are Silver Age Comics?
This article explains what Silver Age comic books are, which ones to look for and what they are worth in today's market.
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