An incomplete sampling of huge movers:
Catwoman #51. Up 2400% over last year. Hughes Catwoman covers made a huge jump this year. Not just broken out but also values shot up. Recognition of Hughes price increases was spotty, however. Some titles reflect it. Others, such as Wonder Woman, still don't.
Batman 635. Up 900% over last year. 1st Jason Todd as Red Hood.
Batman and Robin Adventures 21. Also up 900%. Classic Batgirl (animated) cover.
Zatanna 16. Also up 900%. Another series where Hughes got his due. Zatanna and other classic female superheroes showed up strong in this year's Overstreet. Interestingly, as noted above, Wonder Woman didn't enjoy a similar surge. It's almost as if the B-list superheroines were the focus. I'm guessing Wonder Woman will flex her muscles in next year's.
DC Comics Presents 49. Up 775%. Black Adam, if memory serves.
Superman Annual 11. Up 733%. The impact and influence of Moore's standouts are becoming clearer as the years pass. This story, and Moore's last Superman two-parter, are all-time classics that will always speak to people's love for Superman.
New Mutants 25. Up 400%. Legion (26 up, too).
Richard Dragon 5. Up 400%. First Lady Shiva. Surprised by this one, as I'm not aware of the character having penetrated the market so much to enjoy this kind of interest. That said, I've always appreciated her appearances.
Tomahawk 116. Up 400%. An amazing, overdue jump. This stunning, classic Neal Adams cover was long overdue for recognition of just how hard (impossible) it is to find in high grade. It's now a $500 book in 9.2, and I'm guess would sell for considerably more than that. Adams for decades was accompanied by other artists, especially Wrightson, in terms of collector interest and value. That's not the case any longer. The prices in this year's Overstreet suggest that Neal Adams has become the dominant artist of his time, in the way that Jack Kirby was before him. As an uninformed, young collector, I knew this on an intuitive level all along. It's now becoming codified as reality.
Firestorm 3. Up 150%. First Killer Frost.
Promethea 32. Up 150%. Final issue of a jaw-dropping, stunning, overlooked series of Alan Moore brilliance.
Zatanna 1 (Bolland variant). Up 150%. Weirdly, Bolland's Wonder Woman covers remain mired in the surrounding issues. Even 72.
Action 835. Up 50%. First in-continuity Livewire. Weirdly, her first appearance AT ALL is not yet broken out.
Detective 359. Up 80%. First Batgirl. It won't grow at as fast a pace, but it will keep growing.
JLA 75. Up 75%. Green Arrow's new costume.
Miscellaneous Harleys, Neal Adamses and other books also got considerable bumps. Other notable individual issues: Batman 423 (McFarlane cover), House of Secrets 92, Some classic Dave Stevens covers. Joker covers...