Top 10 Comics You Threw Away (That are worth THOUSANDS)

[@govatos]

Tip: Love and Rockets is magazine-sized, so make sure to look in the magazine boxes!

[@henricjoneskar2653]

I’m a collector from Sweden, collecting mainly Swedish comics. I had a huge amount of spider-man, transformers and stuff like that during my childhood that I just threw or gave away. While Swedish comics are no way near as pricey as their US-counterparts , I definitely missed out on some value

[@lennon2744]

That sucks but your flag is a puls

[@sixarms]

I can clearly remember holding that Hulk reprint in my hand and putting back on the shelf because I have the original, and because I did not like the lighter green color. I need to lay down now.

[@bigbabysld]

don't sweat it, been collecting over 40yrs...you'd be surprised at how many books I passed up or put back that are now major keys...You just never know what the market is gonna dictate.

[@donnieshaw5677]

Dude!! Thanks this was very helpful!!! Keep up the great videos!!🤘

[@stephenbarone4053]

The Love and Rockets isn’t a surprise. It was a long running series and influential.

[@RPRsChannel]

*_Naughty Covers are very niche, and you can make big bucks on those books as those that fetish them, REALLY want them._*

[@sourcecode5273]

Another interesting subject. Well Done!

[@commodorerook3797]

Good vid. Do more like these "hidden gems in plain sight!"

[@sourcecode5273]

May I suggest another topic? You should investigate the history of the "Evil Ernie" comic book and the history of the company. Then make a video about what you learned and the value of some of the books. At one time in the past I wanted that companies skull logo as a tattoo. I chickened out on the tattoo. LOL!

[@karlburkhardt9902]

Smiley was awesome.

[@Red-Devil884]

Bro, i could not stop drawing Smiley everywhere as a kid! Loved him so much.

[@beermarshal2070]

James, I gotta add to/correct your info about Love and Rockets. The photo you showed is of the third (at least) printing of the Fantagraphics #1 - the first printing had a 2.95 cover price, the second a 3.50. Don't know how many printings there were but that is at least the third and there's no way anybody's getting thousands for that - well, they shouldn't. I think when you talk about thousands, you are talking about the self-published #1 with a b/w, totally different cover, which came out in 1981 - that one does go for big bucks and I've been trying to get a copy myself for a while. The early printings of the Fantagraphics books seem to go for several hundred apiece usually; but checking I see that there's only one graded 9.8 of the Fanta #1 1st print so I suppose it might hit the four figures if it were sold. Or more. Can't say I've ever thrown out anything valuable myself, though I have plenty of stories of passing up stuff that became valuable, such as a STACK of TMNT #1 1st printings for $5 apiece at a con not long after it came out...

[@Mazzter88]

Comic store I used to go to got in a copy of the Superman commission book-the owner was going to toss it in the $1 bin until he realized it had no price on it-he got $900 for it raw-my best chance to get one on the cheap if it ended up in the bin

[@O.M.B.I]

Nice episode!Had never even seen/heard of these.Great contribution of knowledge to the comic community.

[@johnnydropkicks]

I’ve thrown away several copies of “Star Wars: Last Jedi - DJ - Most Wanted” #1 on the direct order of my LCS owner. He had many, many overstock copies of this book and hated the cover and story so much that he didn’t even want me to hand copies out for free for fear of it steering people away from comics.

[@the_hefty_lefty]

Wouldn't the Walt Simonson Alien adaption (or the Heavy Metal issues that previewed it) be the first appearance of the Xenomorph in comics? Regardless, nice to see some Caliber and outlaw comics get a shout out on this episode!

[@comicbookninja5268]

Agreed that is the first Alien .

[@michaelvasquez8556]

On the cry for dawn #1 there is also a counterfeit that's worth quite a bit as well

[@isitunlimited]

Had the Supergirl and Aliens. Might still have the Aliens somewhere. I got entire sets of those DC logo variants at Costco as a kid. From Death of Superman, Zero Hour, Knightfall up until 97 JLA era or so. Blows my mind to know those are sought after now.

[@robphoenix1182]

I'm proud I've never thrown out a comic.

[@wsnyder9082]

Never realized how expensive Groot 1 was

[@Conan0Brady]

Legends of the Dark Knight #50 2nd printing is another super rare book. It's a ghost in any grade.

[@stephennewberry9815]

That Aliens #1 James. The cover was blistered on quite a few of them. Due to printing process, that jet black colour blistered the paper. I remember it as though it was yesterday.

[@MintHunterComics]

Good to know! probably why it's such a tough book

[@lennon2744]

I'm looking for some of these books in my bulk right now

[@carlonbass]

Good stuff, man. Thanks! Luv it

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks!

[@Sinsightful]

Once again, your content is AMAZING.

[@charliedogg7683]

Love these list videos James. The thing about old objects which are now valuable is that they may not have been worth much for a long time, so you can't really kick yourself if you sold an Aliens #1 for $100 years ago when it was worth maybe $50. By the way, I like the cover of Love And Rockets #1, it really reminds me of Brian Bolland's art style.

[@robertt9342]

The more money than sense list, got it.

[@martymcfly1312]

great vid. Didn’t even know they made a Captain Carrot shirt.

[@Caseshells123]

Aliens 1 is extremely hard to get a 9.8 with all that black. Still trying to find one to send to CGC

[@sethchapman8001]

Cool video, good stuff to look for in the wild, thanks! For curiosity's sake, would be cool to include some prices for non-9.8s as well.

[@cnote729]

I never threw away a comics, but I remember selling the entire series of Watchmen like 3 years after I got it thinking nobody but old dudes wanted it it

[@MintHunterComics]

It happens!

[@vincentimbesi3947]

Where did you get the Captain Carrot T-shirt?!!😮

[@briancampbell9257]

Hearing about these titles and values is fun and informative. Very entertaining too. A little something ranging through Archie to Fetish comics? Who knew?

[@pme1967]

All the comics that I sold/traded (for various reasons) before the comic boom of the mid 90s would be worth a nice figure in today's market especially if graded as they were all at least 7.5 - mid 9s (The Flash 105 & TMNT 1(2nd) , OMG). One dealer I traded with said these early Avengers were the nicest to come into his shop in a very long time and those I know would have graded in the 9s.

[@jasoncraft2135]

I bought a lot of Incredible Hulk comics(trying to fill my run) on ebay back when you still paid in advance with a money order. It was a large lot and a lot of doubles. In there was a couple issues of 271 1st Rocket Raccoon I kept 1 for the P.C. and gave the rest away to toys for tots with a lot of the other doubles a quarter book back then a bit more now oh well I'm sure they were enjoyed.

[@Caseshells123]

What are the top 10 dc universe logos

[@redhanded8367]

I sold my copy of Cry For Dawn #1 to a dealer at at a comic con for $25 about 30 years ago. Not sure it would have been a 9.8 since I read it a couple times. I still have my Aliens # 1 but it has a finger print that took off some color on the bottom right corner.

[@YurrNext]

I definitely have 4 of these, and bonus points for having multiples of those Cry for Dawn books. 👍

[@MintHunterComics]

That's awesome!

[@erisi236]

I do have that Aliens one, it's certainly not a 9.8 but it is in my Dark Horse box

[@squashchefan]

I've never thrown a comic away but have given quite a few away. First appearance of Harley Quinn being one of them

[@lazarusxtc]

Ouch!

[@grendel0013]

I just completed my original Grendel run all CGC Universal Blue 9.8 White pages! It literally took me over 20 years to get the Grendels 1 and 2. Issue 3 and Primer 2 I've had for a while. I got another set all 9.6 white. Not many folks even know about this series. It's my personal grail. I'm a bigger fan of Grendel 1 over Primer 2 however. I love the cover on the first issue and it's a full story and has the origin of Hunter Rose. There's only 13 issue 1's and six issue 2's graded 9.8. White pages is extremely rare with these early Comico. I have every comic raw from their B&W early days besides the CGC Grendels. Loved that era.

[@MintHunterComics]

DAMN dude...

[@grendel0013]

@@MintHunterComics It was getting rough after so many years of searching and submitting raws. I was on the verge of asking folks like yourself and some of the other comicbook people on KZbin and Instagram to please be on the lookout for raw highgrade copies and submit them to CGC. But finally my hard work paid off! There is one other guy selling the set all 9.8 on eBay but he's asking 23k. Not only is that a little too pricey but 3 of the 4 don't have the white pages. It was so much more satisfying building the collection myself anyways. Also a heck of a lot cheaper.😝

[@kadett_6889]

At the same con i bought. CFD #1 75$, and Incredible hulk 181 28$. Graded? CFD CGC 9.6, Hulk 181 CGC 2.0. Weird right.

[@wolverado1322]

Great info and insights as usual! Gotta continue learning to keep growing with the hobby.

[@MintHunterComics]

You got that right!

[@philcamacho127]

Luv these vid lists. Joined and happy to! 😊

[@TheMarrowMan]

My parents threw out a bunch of my old comics during a house cleaning a few years ago. A lot of 80's GIJoe, Transformers and Marvel Star Wars books. Yes the rare ones, like the last issues up to the final issue. I was so mad lol I think there was a black panther #1 in there too. I shoulda took them when I moved out back in the 90s.

[@bigbabysld]

yep, my moms threw a bunch of my books away too

[@versewonderstrikes5353]

Dawn is a trippy read

[@monkeyideas]

Great video. Any plans for one on bronze age neal adam books?

[@MintHunterComics]

Not yet

[@danielcochran9882]

I had a buddy that had the entire Crow first print run, all those early Cry/Dawn books I remember thinking "these indy titles will never be worth anything..." More fool me.

[@bigbabysld]

I didnt throw away but I moved out of my apartment about 25yrs ago amd at the time I only collected Marvel, had them all bagged and boarded...I collected DC but never took it seriously (didn't even bag and board them, they were just piled up in my closet)and when I moved I took the marvels but left all the DC's behind in that closet and just left it to the landlord to figure out what to do with them...about 100+ books, my biggest comic collecting regret to this day, thru memory I have collected most of those books back thru e-bay and other sites...My DC collection is bigger and better than before, BUT...I do regret doing that to those books back then.

[@SplinkProductions]

Threw out some “New Universe”comics. No regrets.

[@stevenschaller1672]

Lol those are actually starting to become popular now!!👍

[@josephambrecht7133]

Is that bunny man from roco modern life shirt??

[@bricksbamboos2552]

WOW, great video..learned something new and have some new stuff to hunt for

[@peterquinn7878]

He may not be as "cool" as the usual DC characters, but I consider my collection of Ambush Bug issues to be invaluable. They do make me laugh, and I never collected comics just to make a profit. Although...profit is always welcome! 😼

[@pillar81]

Not thrown away, but I pretty much gave away my whole set of Ultimate Fallout miniseries for a song.

[@MintHunterComics]

Oh no!

[@pcantu3]

Great video. Glad I did not throw out any of them, but also never had any of them. lol

[@keithkovalic]

I think you should work that Archie book into every video you do moving forward.

[@MintHunterComics]

DONE!

[@crswaites]

I cannot believe this! Whenever I see videos like this, I click and they are always interesting but they never have anything I ever owned. So I clicked this thinking it would be the same, but *literally* the first thing you mentioned was Cry For Dawn #1... Which I owned and threw away!!! It was given to me at a booth at a comic convention by a guy working the booth. I had the third print. Threw it away about ten years ago when I was cutting down on my collection because other than a nice man being nice to me, it meant nothing.

[@nuctech99m]

Nice video I'll have to check my stuff I think I have the Crow

[@Firevine]

These prices are why I don't bother with graded comics.

[@youlovecomicbooks]

I see that Super Girl Action Comics all the time in dollar bins. Gonna’ be looking for that DC Logo at the bottom now.

[@MintHunterComics]

Keep en eye out!

[@iankane1733]

I had to just check my copy of Action Comics 686, but sadly I don’t have that variant 😔

[@mrgumdrops5]

I've got aliens #1 never opened from bag and board and never read after it was bought by my dad. Im not selling but I would love to get it graded!

[@MintHunterComics]

Do it man!

[@mark-s]

Hope you do that famous auction this Sunday James

[@MintHunterComics]

Coming today at 2!

[@mark-s]

@@MintHunterComics excellent will be watching hope to get a KZbin notification 😀

[@mikecroge]

I picked up the full crow run and the caliber presents for $300 . I sent out all of them to CGC . Got caliber at 9.8 and the crow 1-4 8.5 to 9.2 . Huge fan of the crow think that and ASM 129 are the best books

[@magemarshall3139]

Should check the value of these now I know the Crow issues still hold that value

[@troytutti5415]

How do you tell if the super girl funeral for a friend is first or second printing because I have one 🤞🏻. Back in the day I collected the whole funeral for a friend and death of supper man. Any help would be appreciated Thanks Troy

[@MintHunterComics]

It'll have the DC universe logo

[@troytutti5415]

Thanks for your reply👍🏻. Turns out I have the wrong one🤷‍♂️ Love the videos I’m going to watch your old videos and then go through my comics again. I collected in the early 90s to late 90s any ideas for key issues? And if you don’t mind I’ll be picking your amazing comic filled brain again👍🏻🙏

[@IzzyVerseNYC]

Bad Girls of the 90s Dawn was Lisner goodness

[@donaldmiller9648]

I sold a lot and traded away thousands of super books in past but traded a real Star Wars #1 (35 cent cover) for a Fantasy Quarterly #1 thinking it was a good deal, not realizing how hard to find the Star Wars books were....actually had two copies got in trade from southern collector who bought from a California service man who moved to Louisiana...let both copies go cheap ;-(...found a #3 35 cent cover that came in same small group 20 years later and sold on Ebay 24 years ago for good money at time ..

[@vertualvice]

I have a 4th print of the Cry for Dawn #1. I don't think it's a 9.8 but it's darn close!

[@MintHunterComics]

Wow!

[@StarsetCards]

GI Joe #256 1:10 incentive

[@WombatComics]

I had all the Cry for Dawn issues and sold them over the years. The comics that had some value that I hated the look of and threw away were Whitman variants. I only had one or two but i hated that Whitman label and the lack of issue number on the cover.

[@MintHunterComics]

Oh wow!

[@williambain3979]

Great info

[@tonytothe8544]

I found an Archie's Girls in a dollar box that graded a 9.4. It sold on Comiclink for $700

[@MintHunterComics]

Solid dude

[@calebleland8390]

And that, James, is why I will never own issue 1 of The Crow. Granted, I don't necessarily need a 9.8, but that's a pricey book even in mid grade. Awesome list, brother!

[@MintHunterComics]

Me too man me too

[@shadowman_nine]

Dude the "Good Girl Naughty Covers" are Metal as fuck and decently popular. You can definitely argue they do not sell nowhere near that of traditional superhero titles but books like Razor, CFD, Avengelyne, Lady Death (etc) all fall in line with the Spawn following (Even though CFD and LD came before Spawn). Niche comics for sure but not as unpopular as one outside of that circle would think.

[@karlburkhardt9902]

I'll add one for your list and enlighten you on Dawn a little. Continum Comics #1 is Joseph Michael Linsner's first work and the first Dawn story. There is only 1 9.8 on the census that I know of. The other Funeral for a Friend DCU Logo books are also very hard to find.

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks for the education!

[@MintHunterComics]

Indeed

[@TRAWLPortlandME]

Thanks for this video! I found the Action #686 DC Universe in my collection and it’s high grade. 😮

[@bestcore1214]

Great list man! 👌

[@MintHunterComics]

Glad you think so!

[@jarredsmith9187]

I have been looking for Primer#2 but it cost $1,000's so maybe I will get lucky when this big yard sale comes up and find it

[@MintHunterComics]

Maybe! that's a serious book

[@steelbat54]

Threw a comic out? 🤣🤣🤣 thats a good one..🤣🤣🤣

[@keithd4324]

Yeah, I had a Darkhawk #1. Didn't care for it. Gave it to my son. I guess that it's worth something now.

[@ZosoRocks1]

I rcvd a copy of The Crow (1993 Kitchen Sink TPB) - as a bday present from an ex-girlfried - with the intro pages not in the order as the std 1st print...but was a mfr error-"rmthatbalso bounded the memoriam page upside down. I tcvd it in 3.0 (minus?) Condition. I didn't care. I had James O'Barr sign it (upside down) and he stated..."I only heard about this error, but never saw one. It took us a couple tries." ...and he smiled at me in summary. It was a very cool moment.

[@jarredsmith9187]

Great books,I just picked up new 52 Batman#2,the new mutants #9, astonishing x-men#9,pirates of the dark water#1,Battlestar Galactica #1 and Flaming Carrot Comics#27 for 4 each and they are all keys and worth a lot more then $24.

[@MintHunterComics]

Solid pickups dude!

[@rodneymarsden3003]

I remember the first issue of GI Joe comic when it first came out. I flipped through the comic and turned it down. I had numerous times to pick it up at a good price but still turned it down. Hated the artwork. Nowadays its worth a lot.

[@MintHunterComics]

Oof!

[@rodneymarsden3003]

@@MintHunterComics I know! To this day I am not keen on the artwork so not that unhappy I didn't buy it. I remember they did an Australian GI Joe I thought was really lame.

[@TheDjk300ComicGuy]

Found a 377 3rd print in a .25 bin. I couldn’t believe it. Came back 7.5. I’m happy

[@MintHunterComics]

That works!

[@Chalwa]

Not sure who would throw away their own comics.

[@MintHunterComics]

Agreed

[@ampersand085]

Dammit, I will never get the 1st Appearance of Cheryl Blossom now, after you have released the last 2 videos.

[@MintHunterComics]

lolol

[@TheJohno95]

Those Indy books from the 80's will probably, in time, be the only Copper Age books that really have any value. By that time the Marvel and DC stuff were on better paper and way overprinted. But you had to a niche buyer to be looking for those Indy titles. Hence, the ones with famous characters....Future big bucks. Just as an aside: The first Dark Horse Aliens comic is Dark Horse Presents #24. Something for you to go chase now!

[@MintHunterComics]

You honestly could be right

[@silverfactoryrecordsandboo8584]

Love and Rockets is top 5 greatest comics ever produced in the english language and it's not standard size (i.e. wasnt bagged/boarded as much.) Doesnt surprise me.

[@MintHunterComics]

Me neither

[@leeniren3706]

So basically, if I want to go and privately commission a comic book that you could be worth thousands of dollars?

[@TheDjk300ComicGuy]

Have all cry for dawn 9.4s though. Love them

[@MintHunterComics]

9.4 is good!

[@graham6791]

Do you have a coverless dec 359 or a reader cover.

[@MintHunterComics]

I'm afraid it sold!

[@graham6791]

@@MintHunterComics no worries thanks for the reply, that coverless showcase 43 what is that priced at.

[@2ndbestbob28]

I have absolutely none of those books.... typical. 🙄 Apart from the Hulk issue. Now I've just got to check what print it is.... 😏

[@MintHunterComics]

Fret not man!

[@kennethjohnson9370]

These comics are not Worth much in the late sixties I gave My friends hot stuff Wendy the good witch etc put they were in GD -VG I kept the Super heroes comics in GD to fine +

[@thecatwrangler9448]

DO NOT TRADE THAT COMICO #2 FOR HULK #181 YOU WILL REGRET IT

[@stevenschaller1672]

I actually have love snd rockets number one!!👍 Paid 14 1/2 cents for it!!👍

[@jamesmoss3424]

Great idea 💡 for this video. 😀👍

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks James!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@MintHunterComics your welcome. 😀👍

[@macorourke2222]

Neat'O Brother Thanks for the information. 😀👍❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️💯💯

[@MintHunterComics]

Thanks man!

[@magemarshall3139]

Graded books Are not books They become art. Books are to be read, enjoyed, and passed on! $6000 for something you’re just going to look at. Most graded books still end up in a box and are never seen again.

[@MintHunterComics]

that's one way of looking at it! the other way is about preserving history

[@christopherpennington6627]

I just picked up incredible hulk #377 3rd print for $20 in a high grade

[@MintHunterComics]

Well then!

[@christopherpennington6627]

@@MintHunterComics it was a neighbor of mine bought a short box for $50 and he said he had an incredible hulk inside he would sell for $20 lol

[@DanQR5]

Batman Adventures 12

[@CHAMPDOGZ]

Don't make any videos like this please I'm already hoarding too many collectibles because of FOMO

[@MintHunterComics]

Lol! Watch my video on FOMO then!