KEY books that are KEY books SOLELY because of cover no other reason KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY!! 7 7

[kav]

Rifleman 10 is a really good example of the pure cover key-worth way more than #1 even.  When a book is worth way more than the first issue, solely due to the cover-thats a key cover book!

[Von Cichlid]

2 hours ago, kav said:

True story.  I mean people cant really fly but here you have this cover.

If it wasn't for that magic flute, there's no telling how that hose would have got pointed at that fire.

[Keys_Collector]

[Lazyboy]

Here are some Archies with popular covers.

 

because https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rkoPQc7gRc

and

 

because https://youtu.be/wknywxfcE5M?t=58

[William-James88]

Let's add some Mary Marvel to the list, shall we?

WOW Comics 38

 

Mary Marvel 5

 

[William-James88]

By the way, I had no clue the Batman 423 was a key in terms of worth more than others. I knew of the cover, I remember really wanting it in my collection a decade ago and I remember getting it for the same 2-3$ as any other Batman of that era. But when I saw it in your list and saw that it had many different prints, which change the value from 100-1$, I suddenly wondered if the reason I got it so cheap years ago was because I had the second print. But no, I got the first print (direct edition), so I guess the higher interest in this comic/cover is relatively new?

Edited March 1, 2020 by William-James88

[Steelrain41]

I haven't seen Cap Annual 8 yet so here's my beautiful copy. I have some Golden Age covers that I think are classic covers but I don't think anyone else really knows them...

 

Edited March 2, 2020 by Steelrain41

[kav]

4 minutes ago, Steelrain41 said:

I haven't seen Cap Annual 8 yet so here's my beautiful copy. I have some Golden Age covers that I think are classic covers but I don't think anyone else really knows them...

are these books confirmed to be worth many multiples of surrounding issues?

[Steelrain41]

6 minutes ago, kav said:

are these books confirmed to be worth many multiples of surrounding issues?

No I just think the cover art is awesome and wanted to share. The bottom three would be better described as personal keys I guess

[comicginger1789]

Has Defenders 10 been mentioned? Just a great bronze age battle cover that commands more value than surrounding issues. 

[kav]

1 hour ago, comicginger1789 said:

Has Defenders 10 been mentioned? Just a great bronze age battle cover that commands more value than surrounding issues. 

I think that one value is due to start of Defenders/Avengers war not due to cover.

[Xenosmilus]

On 2/28/2020 at 10:18 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

 

I know someone already mentioned this one but figured I would still toss out the image. 

 

What the heck is Alf doing to that seal!!!

[Xenosmilus]

Personally I thought this was an amazing cover and the only reason I bought one. Should be a key just for the cool factor!

[BigDaddy1]

For anyone that collects ASM, some J. Scott Campbell covers make them expensive such as these ones.

[Lazyboy]

On 2/26/2020 at 7:27 PM, William-James88 said:

What is wrong with you?

Do you not realize that the  emoji is very often used when somebody misses something? You clearly took it the wrong way.

In this case you missed that two people mentioned Suspense Comics 3 in this thread long before you. The second person to mention it also acknowledged that he was wrong that it hadn't been previously posted.

[Ken Aldred]

17 hours ago, kav said:

I think that one value is due to start of Defenders/Avengers war not due to cover.

That was at the end of the story arc.  It's also considered a classic slugfest issue. The interior work does have merit.

[William-James88]

Got another one for you, Detective Comics 241.

[comicnoir]

[kav]

24 minutes ago, comicnoir said:

That dude should stick to trimming comic books!

[thunsicker]

1 hour ago, kav said:

2 hours ago, comicnoir said:

That dude should stick to trimming comic books!

Yeah.  I’m pretty sure that’s not expensive because of the cover.  It that it’s the first appearance of Jason Ewert in comics.