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The 20 Most Expensive Fantastic Four Comic Books
The series which started the Marvel Age of Comics has finally been committed to the MCU, with a movie scheduled for 2025 set to lay the ghosts of past flops to rest.
The team was created by Stan Lee because he was bored of writing western stories.
He also noticed that DC Comics had begun introducing superheroes again after a long period in the wilderness.
Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the Thing went into space and were exposed to cosmic rays, which granted them their super-powers.
Interest in this classic series has never been higher, and values of the key issues listed below have been strong before, during and after the pandemic.
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Fantastic Four #1
1st Mole Man;
1st Marvel Super-Team;
the comic which began the Marvel Age of Comics
Lowest price $5,000
Average price $18,000
Record price $1,500,000
There are few comics as important as Fantastic Four #1. This book turned Marvel Comics into a household name.
When you consider what would follow the FF into the Marvel universe, there is a strong argument for this being THE most important comic book ever published.
Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, the Avengers, Daredevil, and hundreds of other characters all owe their existence to the Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four #2
1st Skrulls
Lowest price $500
Average price $3,000
Record price $90,000
The Skrulls (as seen in the Miss Marvel movie) are shapeshifting aliens who desire to take over Earth.
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.
Fantastic Four #12
First Hulk vs Thing battle
Lowest price $200
Average price $1,200
Record price $65,000
Who's the strongest: Hulk, or Thing? For many years, this question has been grappled with. This is their first, but certainly not their last rodeo.
Fantastic Four #13
1st Red Ghost;
1st Watcher
Lowest price $100
Average price $800
Record price $22,000
The Red Ghost is a nice side note, but The Watcher is the real draw of this issue. Watcher has expanded to touch many parts of the MCU.
Fantastic Four #25
Hulk vs Thing battle
Lowest price $100
Average price $600
Record price $28,000
Another of the classic Incredible Hulk vs Thing battles that Marvel fans love so much.
Fantastic Four #36
First Frightful Four and Madame Medusa
Lowest price $40
Average price $400
Record price $20,000
Madame Medusa is the real draw here, though the Frightful Four might have a future in the MCU.
Fantastic Four #45
First Inhumans
Lowest price $50
Average price $400
Record price $45,000
The Inhumans came to earth with the desire to blend in with mankind. Many are friendly, though some (like Gorgon, the cousin of Black Bolt) are antagonists.
Fantastic Four #48
First Galactus and Silver Surfer
Lowest price $350
Average price $2,000
Record price $108,000
Very few Fantastic Four issues are as hugely important as this one.
The Silver Surfer is going to touch many corners of the MCU and has been a giant part of Marvel for decades now.
Fantastic Four #49
First Silver Surfer cover
Lowest price $300
Average price $900
Record price $192,000
A much tougher book, especially in high grade, than FF#48.
Features an all-black cover and the first cover appearance of the Silver Surfer.
Fantastic Four #50
Classic Silver Surfer cover
Lowest price $100
Average price $600
Record price $44,000
Combining a quintessential Silver Surfer cover image with a chocolate-brown cover which shows wear badly, this issue is a great favorite with collectors and tough in higher grades.
Fantastic Four Annual #1
Very early Spider-Man appearance
Lowest price $75
Average price $400
Record price $40,800
Somewhat resembling the Mexican luche libre wrestler style art from the Avengers #11 appearance, this very popular early Marvel annual is either the 4th or 5th total appearance of Spider-Man.
Fantastic Four #52
First Black Panther
Lowest price $350
Average price $800
Record price $65,000
The first Black Panther was a huge part of the MCU for a while. Overdue a reboot.
Fantastic Four #67
First Adam Warlock
Lowest price $50
Average price $200
Record price $22,500
Ties with Thor #165 as the first appearance of Adam Warlock. Adam has a huge future in the MCU!
Fantastic Four #110
Green printing error of color on the cover
Lowest price $200
Average price $600
Record price $5,400
The growing interest in error variants means issues like this have only one way to go -- up in value.
Fantastic Four #112
The Thing vs Hulk comic battle
Lowest price $30
Average price $200
Record price $5,600
This is a classic story and cover featuring a battle between Thing and Hulk.
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Fantastic Four crossover
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $15,000
Record price $1,380,000
The poor man's AF#15, Amazing Spider Man comics #1 is the most important issue in the solo run (although you could make an argument for #14, the first Green Goblin, #50, 1st Kingpin, or #129, 1st Punisher, which are all HUGE keys).
One of the few Silver Age comics to break the $1M barrier, the famous Curator copy graded a CGC 9.8, but most of the issues which turn up are usually in the 3.0 to 5.0 range.
Strange Tales #110
First Doctor Strange
Lowest price $400
Average price $2,000
Record price $150,000
Doctor Strange is a massive part of the MCU, and crosses over into different Marvel properties. This is a huge key issue.
Amazing Spider-Man #5
Doctor Doom crossover
Lowest price $200
Average price $1,200
Record price $21,000
Longtime FF enemy Doctor Doom is being rebooted in the Fantastic Four homecoming movie. What price a Spidey appearance in that movie?
Daredevil #2
Electro crossover, Fantastic Four appearance
Lowest price $50
Average price $350
Record price $44,000
A classic example of the FF crossing over into other Marvel series.
Daredevil #2 is three years after the first FF appearance in 1961.
X-Men #13
Classic Juggernaut cover
Lowest price $75
Average price $350
Record price $25,000
The classic Juggernaut cover is very popular with collectors.
Avengers #25
Team fights Doctor Doom
Lowest price $40
Average price $300
Record price $6,000
The Avengers fight Doctor Doom for the first time, but it won't be the last!
Sub-Mariner #1 (1968)
1st solo comic; FF appearance
Lowest price $60
Average price $450
Record price $9,300
The Sub-Mariner is going to be a big part of the MCU in the next phase. His appearances have taken off in value in recent years after a long period of being mostly overlooked.
Incredible Hulk #122
Hulk vs Thing battle
Lowest price $25
Average price $150
Record price $1,600
The latest in many rounds of greenskin vs orangeskin.
Marvel Feature #11
Hulk vs Thing battle
Lowest price $10
Average price $90
Record price $850
One more round of this classic matchup.
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