25 Most VALUABLE Comics (That Aren't Marvel or DC)

[@briandobbelaere3918]

James, don't feel bad about including Detective Comics #1. You also had Daring Mystery Comics #1, Mystic Comics #1, and Red Raven #1 which are Timely (Marvel) books. 🙂 (Human Torch #2 actually continued the numbering from Red Raven.)

[@briandobbelaere3918]

There were zombies aplenty in comics before Menace #5. That book was, however, the first appearance of Marvel's (then Atlas) Simon Garth character, the Zombie, who was revived later in his own magazine, Tales of the Zombie (1973).

[@bat2275]

Suspense Comics #3 sold for $173,275 at Heritage in 2015. It is considered the MOST valuable comic that is not a DC or Timely/Marvel.

[@paulharper9711]

Wow! How did these older comics stay in such great condition over the years? 9.0 and higher for these books is amazing.

[@MintHunterComics]

RIGHT?

[@arthurtripp6922]

TWO CASES ONE WAS SOMEONE OPENED HIS GRANDFATHERS WW2 FOOD LOCKER AND FOUND WHIZ AND CAPTAIN MARVEL COMICS. THEY ARE IN LEVITTOWN MUSEUM. TWO FIXING UP LEVITTOWN HOUSE FOUND IN STORAGE SPACE UNDER ROOF WITH GUM CARDS.

[@Teezythadon]

people knew the potential value and protected them in sleeves with backboards or acrylics. Some of these here are only worth the money because of the condition and not the content.

[@ShogunZIlla]

They must’ve been put in a safe!!

[@michaelbruns449]

Many probably by accident, virtually forgotten and left alone somewhere, owner dies, kids find them.

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

That Seven Seas comic cover looks cool. Is that Bender from Futurama on the Startling comic cover #49? Lol. Nice review.

[@MintHunterComics]

Dude right? Haha

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

@@MintHunterComics 😉

[@TheFlamingPike]

A little over 20 years ago I was a kid and already had a passion for comic books. One day I went to the dollar store and saw they were selling comic books. I'm guessing they were leftovers and were bought off at a cheap price from some furnisher who went bankcrupt or something. They had no idea what they were selling. All of them were brand new comics from the 80's ( this was in the early 2000's, so they were already a tiny bit rare ). There were some darker titles that aren't in much demand, but some Amazing Spider-Man and the now popular Suicide Squad were in there. Being a fan of the Ninja Turtles back then, I knew that what I was seeing was worth a lot more than a few bucks. I ended up with a bunch of first, second and third printings of the original TMNT comics. For a handful of dollars. Buying them without going crazy was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my entire life. Most of them are now worth between a few hundreds and a few thousands. I haven't sold one and don't intend to. Leonardo #1 is by far my favorite in the lot even if it's not the most valuable. It's action packed from beginning to end and was most likely an inspiration for the first film when Raphael fights the whole foot clan, as some of the shots are near identical. I think the Turtles/Mirage Studio comics are worth mentioning when it comes to valuable non-DC/Marvel comics, although I do admit they aren't as old as the Gold Key era ones we see here.

[@richardhunter132]

that Black Cat cover at 2:17 is chilling. that literally depicts the effects of radium poisoning

[@andrewcai5042]

I could only wish to own a copy of Phantom Lady.

[@MintHunterComics]

Dude same

[@austmick]

Great topic. I'm a marvel junkie......but as I get older I'm so interested in learning more about early publishers and characters that helped start the medium. I find the horror genre fascinating as well. Great job!

[@robphoenix1182]

Great vid!! Love watching vids that don't cover the exact same 20-30 comics that everyone already knows! Keep up the great work man.

[@MintHunterComics]

Hahaha - I try!

[@roccojoco]

MAD #1 Gaines Copy CGC 9.8 sold for $96,000 in 2019.

[@MintHunterComics]

Holy smokes

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Great list! Love Punch 12 and Daring Mystery 1.

[@DeenKarate]

Great comics and info you don't see often. Would be cool to list which year these comics are from as well.

[@MintHunterComics]

Ok! I did put pics of the slab which does show the year

[@jarredsmith9187]

Great video James,you did forget to mention Cerebus#1 and TMNT#1 cause those are some high dollar books that aren't Marvel or DC.

[@MintHunterComics]

I tried to stick a little older for this vid

[@jarredsmith9187]

@@MintHunterComics ok but those books are 80's. Are you ever gonna do a video showing off your top 20 big comics? Oh and if you get a chance you need to read Batman#544 it's where the Joker uses a demon to try to kill Batman and it's a good read.

[@arthurtripp6922]

THE ONE THAT SITCKS OUT IS THE FLY ISSUE THAT BEAT FF1 ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND PEOPLE THE FLY MADE THEM RETURN THE THE BUILDING. OR CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN ISSUE ABOUT COSMIC POWERS ON ROCKY ISSUE 3.

[@derekd4221]

Good content. Do a top 10 or 20 most valuable Image comics.

[@MintHunterComics]

Great idea

[@michaelbruns449]

Nice...thanx...those others have gotten way too much attention for way too long. Like why no (interesting and informative) dates given for these comics?

[@matts3137]

Oh my god! Captcan is my LCS I had no idea. All the best to Warren, Jayden and the crew so sorry to hear 💔💔💔💔 James thanks for shouting them out and all the best.

[@MintHunterComics]

Such a shame man

[@matts3137]

Loving the content you’re putting out btw, James! Hope the new full time gig is working out for you. Cheers!

[@potishen]

If you own a store buy a big ass safe put your expensive books in it…. I don’t leave a bag of $24000 hanging on a wall where someone can see it. Also buy $100 worth of cameras to alert you when someone’s stealing your stuff

[@sixarms]

This was a very interesting video to watch. Lot's of comics I never heard of before. Good research you did. Thanks for sharing.

[@MintHunterComics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Vp-jt3vl]

Really nice to see some of these books, they also have beautiful covers.

[@MintHunterComics]

They really do. Golden age beauties

[@briancampbell9257]

Wow! Such a variety of genres. Horror, sci-fi, cartoon, etc. I'm a really big fan of titles like House of Secrets, House of Mystery, Chamber of Chills, but hard to find in decent condition. I live on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo, Canada 🇨🇦 , to be precise. I'm going to start checking out comic stores and garage sales as the weather gets better. Any other Canucks here?

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks for sharing!

[@timsgotissues3581]

Is that Bender on Startling Comics?

[@MintHunterComics]

Hahaha right?

[@RPRsChannel]

*_I found the sales data for the no.1 book I really want: Hulk 181 CGC 9.9._* *_Sold on ComicLink in 2011 for $150,000. I wonder if it would go for over $350K today? $500K?_* *_The Deadpool/Wolverine movie is out on the 50th ani of Hulk 181/Wolverine, so I think this book will show up on auction around then._*

[@timothymarkin4481]

The MAD 1 and War on Crime 10 9.8 were Gaines file copies (pedigree). Back when EC was publishing comics, Bill Gaines would take about a dozen copies of each comic from the print run and seal them in a Manila envelope. Decades later, when the envelopes were opened, every copy was sparkling NM-M condition and are the highest graded ECs in existence.

[@fanglord13]

Not after many of these books, but Startling Comics 49 is one I would love to own at some point

[@MintHunterComics]

I hear ya!

[@ampersand085]

Great video as always! I reckon Jumbo Comics #1 if it surfaces should be worth a pretty penny. It's features the first interior art of one Jack Kirby and the first appearance of Sheena.

[@ampersand085]

Oh and not sure if you might want to consider censoring out some of the horror covers which are pretty graphic and may rub some audience the wrong way. Not that I am complaing 😉

[@MintHunterComics]

I tried to find price data for 1st Sheena but just couldn't find it!

[@macorourke2222]

Great video Brother. Lot's O'fun. Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 ♥️ 💯💯

[@MintHunterComics]

My pleasure!!

[@Paulies-Hideout]

Solid List. As a Disney Fan (Especially Donald Duck) I have to add Four Color #9 (First Carl Barks writing Donald Duck). CGC 9.4 sold for $40k and Four Color #178 (First App of Uncle Scrooge). CGC 9.6 sold for $90K I've been getting more and more into the Golden Age Books. There's something about them. Those horror covers have been skyrocketing lately. I asked a vendor at a comic con about them. Surprisingly, he told me many of the people asking about them were younger fans

[@MintHunterComics]

There's a ton of four color that could have made it to this video for sure

[@BLAZE_BL4Z3]

nice vid, always cool seeing rare comics i've never seen before

[@MintHunterComics]

I love talking about golden age

[@ShogunZIlla]

Great topic!

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks! This was a blast researching!

[@beermarshal2070]

Nice video man. I suspect horror comics are going to become more and more the dominant non-superhero genre in the golden age, at least when it comes to values. Back when I first got into comics - I have an Overstreet guide from 1978 which tells some of the story - it was the Disney stuff that was second only to the superheroes, and that's fallen way way off - despite Disney being such a dominant media conglomerate, and despite kids' stuff generally being such a big part of our culture. I still find that kind of strange - why aren't Donald and Mickey and Uncle Scrooge more valuable? Anyway one of the things I like about the GA is the wide variety of genres, something that started to disappear when the Marvel Age began. So it's pretty easy to come up with a cool list of early stuff but it might be a bit harder to do a similar video for the Silver Age or the early Bronze. I think after the late 70s (and specifically Cerebus #1) you start to see more independents in the valuable comics mix again, though still nothing close to what's there in the golden age.

[@jamesss24]

I would love to see a list of more modern non dc/ marvel Comics worth a lot from the 70s and up

[@danielginsburg9558]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@MintHunterComics]

I'd love to make it!

[@chubbbubb6870]

This is an interesting video and list. I wonder what the most valuable comics from the last couple decades have been outside DC and Marvel.

[@nuctech99m]

Definitely stuff we dont always see, good video

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks so much!

[@pauloresendes3232]

Thanks for mentioning the Captcan break-in. Hopefully some of the people watching this video will see one of the books that were stolen and report it. The Captcan crew are great and it would be awesome if they get their books back.

[@charliedogg7683]

Really interesting topic James. I am always astounded when comics from the early 1940s turn up graded at 9.0 or above, how these books were kept out of harm's way boggles the mind; even simply storing them flat between newspapers, you'd think that deterioration of the inks and paper would have severely affected the comic's quality. Is that robot on the cover of Startling Comics #49 Bender's dad? The likeness is striking. War comics James: EC, Atlas and the beginning of DC's long-running war titles should be on the list.

[@tristanrujano]

I gotta say it’s impressive all the creative and consistent video ideas you’ve been doing! I really appreciate what you do so I decided be a channel member just to support you, you deserve it!

[@MintHunterComics]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@davezombie9056]

always interesting seeing the old horror and crime comics, some of those prices are nuts! And yea was bummed out hearing about Captcan's break in, that's my online shop of choice since I'm 150km from the nearest shop and in same province, pretty good rewards program too.

[@MintHunterComics]

It just sucks - there's bad people out there

[@papamoose13]

Knights of the Dinner Table #1 from Alderac Group should definitely be on this list in my opinion. It is a Dungeons&Dragons themed comic that sprang from Dragon Magazine back in the early 90's. This spawned many other publications that continued for many years. The print run on this book was 3000 ( I believe ) so they are extremely hard to come by. The books are incredibly funny and such a great read , especially if you have ever played Dungeons & Dragons.

[@geraldpowell4403]

I read and collected many books of that title. Unfortunately it is unknown by about 99% of the population, including many D&D players and indpendant comic readers and will not change. Probably not worth enough to be in video. No modern independant books in video as well. Original TMNT, Cererbus would have been there.

[@briandobbelaere3918]

Enjoyed stepping away from the big two for a bit. Eerie #1 (Avon, January 1947) is the first all-original full horror book. The first horror comic is general considered to be Classic Comics #13 (Gilberton, August 1943), which adapted Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Classic Comics #27, adapting Frankenstein, followed in December 1945. Various horror stories also appeared in anthology books prior to Eerie #1, but Eerie was the first original all-horror book.

[@oliverortiz8507]

This was a great video. My interest in non DC/Marvel Golden/Silver Age comics has increased over the years.

[@MintHunterComics]

Same here!

[@Darkglobe1977]

Suspense Comics 3 would be up there in value. What a cover!

[@MintHunterComics]

You said it!

[@Sammmmmmmm617]

I'm surprised first apperance of Plastic Man or Captain Marvel wasn't on this list.

[@vynilrob9719]

Seeing Archie reminded me of his team-up with The Punisher (yes, The Punisher)!

[@MintHunterComics]

And Predator! and all kinds of other characters - he's been around the block!

[@christopherwescott551]

Great video as always,would it be possible to do a video of the least and most expensive known sci fi and horror magazines such as eerie,creepy,nightmare and so on. I'm a huge collector of the magazines as well as comics. I would love to see more videos on the magazine size books. There is not a lot of videos on them floating around.

[@MintHunterComics]

Great suggestion!

[@christopherwescott551]

@@MintHunterComics I love the painted look from them back in the day. It's hard to find art like that on covers now a days.

[@basementbrotherscollectibles]

I love Archie Comics. Hilarious covers, cool and whacky specials, and a fun variety of stories. Back issues are still wildly affordable. I have original artwork portraits of Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and Sabrina by Dan Parent.

[@Jagdosh]

Great vid! Most of these are from the golden if not early silver age, would love to see this but for other ages.

[@MintHunterComics]

Sure! I was going for huge prices

[@hankscorpion9939]

Darn, I wish I had invested in some pre code horror years ago

[@MintHunterComics]

Same man, same

[@davidbooks.and.comics]

Red Raven is Timely and is in the Marvel continuity where he appeared in the late 60's in an X-men comic.

[@MintHunterComics]

That's true

[@chrisdymmel2934]

Mystic and Menace are both Atlas and therefore Marvel as well

[@DanThrue]

A pretty valuable book from Mirage.

[@MintHunterComics]

Indeed

[@dreimikemount666]

NEW MINTHUNTER VIDEO 🥳🤩😁

[@MintHunterComics]

Hahaha thanks

[@travisjones5191]

James you did'nt mention that Pep #22 is the first appearance of Archie Andrews, this is made all the more shocking when one considers the cover.

[@MintHunterComics]

I was watching the video back and I realized I accidentally edited out the spot where I stated what it was. D'oh!

[@jeffkeller9009]

Have a golden age bugs bunny, Amazed at how many pages are in those old books. Definitely had to do ALOT more reading back in the day.

[@MintHunterComics]

that would do it!

[@daviclar867]

My best golden age book is Marvel Mystery Comics #87 cgc 9.4. It's the highest graded copy tied with another copy. Bought raw when I was 17 (1985), had it graded 2011.

[@MintHunterComics]

Well damn!!!!!!

[@JoeL-re8pe]

Crime Suspenstories 22 8.5 sold for 52k in nov.22

[@MintHunterComics]

Holy moly

[@rudyroger372]

love your mark jewelers tshirt.

[@tiggreth]

Bit "echo-y" in this video... issues with the mic, or just far away?

[@MintHunterComics]

New mic

[@tiggreth]

@@MintHunterComics new mic, who dis? Dunno if it's just distance, or what. I'm a little sensitive though, I tend to listen on laptop speakers that seem to really bring it out

[@ObsessedCollector]

No Suspense Comics 3? That cover is insanely popular. I think one sold for like 300k+

[@MintHunterComics]

Man I musta missed that one

[@ObsessedCollector]

@@MintHunterComics A 9.2 Mile high pedagree sold for $262,900 in 2017!

[@johnv3019]

Is there an insurance company that you would recommend for a collection? Thank you

[@MintHunterComics]

I would just google one that works best for you

[@marciclark8266]

👽👽👽im 59 now but when i was 8/9/10+ i would go to the Sumpter Valley Days in Sumpter, Oregon in 72-76 and buy every Richie Rich, Archie, Betty and Veronica, Jughead, Little Devil and Little Lulu, every Disney. I had to sell them before we moved to Alaska in 77. I know that i jad Richie Rich #1 because thats what started my obsession

[@upagradepressing2118]

All of those books are impressive and how high the grades are, is very impressive. But most of those books were pedigrees or from a recognized collection. They always fetch more money. The most impressive were the ones not from a pedigree collection.

[@MintHunterComics]

A lot of these sales are over 15 years old! imagine what they'd go for now

[@Criner05]

What about TMNT #1?

[@MintHunterComics]

I tried to stick with older titles

[@TheDukeofMadness]

It's not a high price but a few years ago I sold my first appearance of Cheryl Blossom (Archie's Girlfriend Betty and Veronica 320) for about $US500. At a 7.2 I felt that was a very good deal. It was because she had just shown up in that Riverdale tv show.

[@MintHunterComics]

That's pretty high priced!

[@TheDukeofMadness]

@@MintHunterComics I was very surprised. I suspect the fellow who bought it was more into the character than the actual comic. I wasn't going to complain, it helped to pay off the last of a loan I took out to buy an apartment.

[@jeffguybersen]

I'm curious as to how somebody has a 1939 comic that grades as high as 9.4. Lol I have comics from the 40s to the 60s that wouldn't grade higher than a 4.0 lol.

[@PhilpFong]

My Star Trek #1 is in storage if you're still interested . Its raw , fine shape .

[@salmack8842]

good show!

[@MintHunterComics]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@holyharlot5222]

cool content

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks!

[@jeffguybersen]

Help me out; what kind of grade does a coverless comic get?

[@MintHunterComics]

0.5

[@jeffguybersen]

@@MintHunterComics dang. Ouch

[@comiccollex958]

Gold Key Scooby Doo #1 9.4 and The Crow #1 9.8 would be well on this list

[@jeffguybersen]

Can't believe somebody would pay that much for Star Trek

[@Red-Devil884]

I saw Bender from Futurama in there 😮

[@MintHunterComics]

😂

[@capntopknot]

Undergrounds. Any day now.

[@timedwards6765]

I’ve seen a crime suspensestories 22 for 50k

[@jamesmoss3424]

Those are good ones. 😀👍

[@MintHunterComics]

Glad you like them!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@MintHunterComics yes I do. 😀👍

[@chadfiebelkorn3799]

How are those grades so high

[@MintHunterComics]

Right?

[@PeterLeou]

Suspense comics 3

[@MintHunterComics]

Nice

[@redtifoso1189]

VEVE COMICS get in the ship

[@MintHunterComics]

Huh?

[@Invalidspin]

Not sure why, but I absolutely hate Archie comics….

[@MintHunterComics]

Lots do! It's not for everyone (I love em)

[@Invalidspin]

@@MintHunterComics keep the videos comin bro! I watch them all. Would love to see some McFarlane lists pre Image. Would also like to hear your take on where you see his books values 10, 20, 30 years from now. What do you think his legacy will be? Personally, I think he is the Jack Kirby of our era. What’s your take? What about artists like Jim Lee and some of the others? Another video idea is where do you see 80’s books, as it relates to value long term? I understand that people began taking better care of their comics in the 80’s and print runs increased, but do you feel that as gold and silver age books become too expensive for many, that the values from 80’s keys will begin climbing? Either way, would love to hear your take on where you think their values might look like 10, 20, 30 years from now. You could differentiate between Batman, Avengers, X-Men, Punisher, Hulk, Avengers, Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Spider-Man,etc (desirable, popular titles). As far as collectibility and value, do you feel that most 90’s books should be mostly skipped due to the high sprint runs? I’m not hearing too many really address these subjects. What characters do you see blowing up down the road that people may not be paying attention to? Ex. I feel X-23 is being VERY overlooked. I’ve been going after all of her major keys (NYX 3, her first book from her first solo series, keys from All-new Wolverine, etc.). I think everyone is looking for who might be the next Deadpool (relatively obscure before the movie blew him up). What are your thoughts? Another video I’d be interested in seeing is on affordable artists firsts. Ex. Jim Lee and Samurai Santa or his first Marvel work. Where do you see artists firsts long term? Do you feel that iconic covers are more collectible long term than artists firsts or writer’s firsts? Someday these iconic artists will no longer be around and do you feel that their firsts may skyrocket in value? Hopefully you see where I am going with some of this. DC- Now that James Gunn has taken over DC, what characters do you think people are overlooking? Sure, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, etc, but what other more obscure characters do you think might blow up? I have my eye on Lobo (rather obvious), but what about characters like Mr Terrific (Spectre 54), Deadman, Hitman (I freaking love Section Eight), Vigilante, Booster Gold, etc. Are there affordable keys for characters that people shouldn’t overlook? Just trying to give you some ammo and things to think about for future videos because I respect your opinions and perspectives.

[@swordandsorcerergaming]

read adult comic books, there's so much out there better than marvel or dc

[@stephenvoccola412]

The Zombie is a Marvel Universe monster character created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(comics)

[@MintHunterComics]

HOLY CRAP!

[@stephenvoccola412]

@@MintHunterComics haha

[@rolandbush8463]

A certain Fawcett comic book has a MARVELous price.