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Top 10 Wolverine Comic Book List
Most Expensive 10 Wolverine Comic Book List
Wolverine is the one of the world's most popular comic book superheroes.
Wolverine is a hugely popular comic book characterOriginally introduced as an enemy of the Incredible Hulk, Wolverine went on to form part of the new X-Men team, starring in books like Giant-Size X-Men #1 and X-Men #94.
While he's very popular with fans, there aren't all that many valuable Wolverine comics.
The ones which do have value are highly dependent upon condition.
Modern comics need to be virtually untouched to have value.
Below are the top 10 comics featuring Wolverine.
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Top 10 Wolverine Comic Book Issues by Value
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.
A Word About Marvel Value Stamps (MVS)
The interior pages of many Marvel Comics from the 1970s, including some of the most expensive, were published with Marvel Value stamps.
These resembled postage stamps. Collectors could obtain stamp albums, and were encouraged to collect all the stamps, which naturally meant collecting all the comics first.
Marvel Value Stamps on interior pages of Bronze Age comics
Marvel Value Stamp album
Marvel Value Stamp album interior pages showing pasted-in stampsHere are the most expensive comics which might be missing their MVS:
- Incredible Hulk #180, 181, 182
- Marvel Premiere #15
- Thor #225
- Invaders #1
- Giant-Size Defenders #3
- Doctor Strange #1
- Captain Marvel #33
- Astonishing Tales #25
- Amazing Spider-Man #130, 134, 135
It's wise to check the interior pages of all the major key issues, to ensure the MVS has not been cut out of the inner pages, before you buy raw copies.
CGC checks these for you. When CGC certifies books missing their MVS, the label is green (qualified), and the book is worth a fraction of the value of a complete equivalent.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wolverine Limited Series #1 (1982)
First solo comic
Lowest price $20
Average price $125
Record price $15,600 (CGC 9.9)
$14,000 (CGC 10.0)
$1,365 CGC 9.8
Frank Miller's limited series re-imagined Wolverine, and established the character as a mainstay in the Marvel universe.
Various versions exist, including newsstand variants and Canadian price variants.
Wolverine #1 (1988)
First Patch
Lowest price $5
Average price $50
Record price $1,020
Published in the late 1980s, high-grade copies of these are common.
Sales above $4K for a CGC 9.9 and a one-off $17K for a CGC 10.0 are anomalies.
Wolverine #145
Nabisco mail-away variant
Lowest price $150
Average price $1,000
Record price $6,480
Nabisco were involved in a promotion with Marvel, which resulted in this mail-away variant cover. Very collectible.
Wolverine #310
Variant edition
Lowest price $100
Average price $250
Record price $2,300
There are many valuable variant comics. It's a bit of a minefield though, there are so many which don't gain any value. This book is worthy of its place on the top Wolverine comic book list.
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