Todd McFarlane made such a substantial impact on the comic book industry in the 1990s it is still being felt today. think of you are someone that has such generally recognized talent that you literally change the way characters are drawn let alone conceived. McFarlane is one of those people whose work continues to inspire and pull down substantial profits for his crucial books.
McFarlane gave us two of the current top three books for the modern Age last month with Spawn #1 and amazing Spider-Man #300. Not to mention his Venom success that led to the continuation of that character’s story and eventually the creation of Carnage (Amazing Spider-Man #361). lots of people vow by amazing Spider-Man #300 certainly several speculators I know of are drawn to this work because of its universal demand. All three of these books are prime speculation targets, they have two crucial qualities: one, they are popular and widespread, and two, there are several near term catalysts on the horizon. Venom, Spawn or Carnage pick your favorite carnivore all have good speculation prospects.
Amazing Spider-Man #300
This is the first official full appearance of Venom, the utmost anti-hero. The long-term results from this book have continued to flourish and grow. What is really staggering is the ubiquity and equals parts desirability of this very big modern Age key. This month it only ranks third but it has been in the top ten for at least the last two years. lots of folks as discussed earlier are betting on this book in a big way to hold up over the next 20 years, give or take. They just might be right.
Long-Term
Grade 9.8 $2,000 last sale 2-4-20 returns negative -4%
Grade 9.2 $376 last sale 2-3-20 returns positive +1%
Grade 7.5 $230 last sale 2-2-20 returns positive +28%
Amazing Spider-Man #361
This is the first appearance of Carnage, a big villain in the Venom saga. how this character is going to be a lot more excellent than Riot is the question? After all, they portrayed Riot in the Venom motion picture as powerful and a lot more than a match for Venom. Carnage is going to seem like a lot more of the same I suppose. The one thing special about Carnage is that he is the spawn of Venom. Yes, Carnage is Venom’s osmosis love child. This book is popular much like amazing Spider-Man #300 but doesn’t have quite the same level of pull or fan following and you can kind of tell that by the lower price points.
Long-Term
Grade 9.8 $305 last sale 2-4-20 returns positive +.8%
Grade 9.6 $152 last sale 2-4-20 returns positive +4%
Grade 8.5 $90 last sale 12-27-19 returns negative -10%
Spawn #1
Spawn #1 is the first appearance of Wanda Blake, Malebolgia, Sam, Twitch and of course Spawn. This is a multi-key first appearance extraordinaire! When will we finally get a Spawn movie? I don’t even think McFarlane knows at this point, but don’t allow Malebogia sized doubts drag you down to the pits of Hellish depression. A small reminder, this book was worth nothing as recently as 2017. now it commands a solid low $100 price range and even though there exist many, lots of copies, this book is essentially a lucrative collectible as of now. I never thought we would even get to this point, and I own about ten copies of these suckers! Does the top book for this month Spawn #1 gorge on speculator returns, or is it less than Spawn-tacular?
Long-Term
Grade 9.8 $82 last sale 2-3-20 returns negative -11%
Grade 9.6 $69 last sale 2-3-20 returns positive +2.8%
Grade 8.5 $30 last sale 9-30-19 returns positive +8.5%
Conclusion:
The genuinely interesting thing about Spawn is it is so new and so lots of copies impressive that even 9.9’s are in abundance. GoCollect shows 21 sales at grade 9.9, the last sale was $900. This 9.9 whopper has a return of positive +44%. If you are trying to find big numbers in this book, shoot for the grade 9.9, it will probably cost you a $1,000 but the rarity of the grade will give this speculation a good return.
You don’t have to be Todd McFarlane to realize these books will collapse after the first motion picture (eventually) hits theaters or even the sequel in Venom 2’s case. just don’t be caught holding Spawn #1 when the curtains drop on Spawn the movie.
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