Spider-man is one of the key characters in the Marvel Universe and two comic books are the blue chip comics. They are Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-man 1.

Amazing Fantasy #15 contains the origin and first appearance and Amazing Spider-man #1 is the first self-titled issue. Amazing Fantasy #15 is one of the coveted “million dollar” comics hitting a sales price of $1.1 million in 2011. Amazing Spider-man #1 hit $110,000 in 2005 for the CGC 9.6 White Mountain Pedigree copy.

Below are current issues for sale at auction for reference or purchase.

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The Incredible Hulk #1 is a key issue in the Silver Age Marvel universe. The character has not only proven himself over decades of comics, cartoons, and movies, the value of this comic book has put it in the “blue chip”comic book investment category.

Incredible Hulk #1 Value and Potential

As long as comic books remain a desired collectible, there is no reason to believe issues of Incredible Hulk #1 won’t hold their own against other “blue chip” Silver Age comics such as Amazing Spider-man 1, Fantastic Four 1, X-men 1, Avengers 1 and many others. The rumor is he will be in the 2012 Avengers movie, keeping him in the limelight for the time being.

Incredible Hulk #1 For Sale

The first issue is the issue to have, but don’t forget other keys such as Incredible Hulk 102 (first issue after a long hiatus) and Incredible Hulk 181, a key Wolverine issue.

For a reference, a copy of #1 sold for $14,340 in early 2011. As always, a good place to start for values are the live sales on E-bay, along with a review of recently completed auctions. The live sales are posted below.

This video value survey of the X-men continues where part 1 left off and delves into several other key issues in the X-men run. We look at first appearances of the Blob, Juggernaut, Banshee, Havok and more. You can also check out these issues currently for sale below the video.

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