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Comic key issue checker

Type a comic's series and issue number. See whether it is on Point and Sell's key issue list, and why: a first appearance, an origin, a death, or whatever the list says.

amazing spider man #129 is on our list.

Why: 1st appearance Punisher (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)

amazing spider man has 32 other issues on our list. The 12 closest to your number:

  • #15: 1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #39: Green Goblin unmasked, 1st John Romita Sr. issue (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #41: 1st appearance of the Rhino (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #42: 1st full appearance of Mary Jane Watson (face revealed) (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #50: 1st appearance Kingpin (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #75: Silver Age back issue (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #101: 1st Morbius (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #121: Death of Gwen Stacy (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #122: Death of Green Goblin (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #137: Green Goblin returns (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #194: 1st Black Cat (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
  • #238: 1st appearance Hobgoblin (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)

What the list is

  • 606 key issues across 200 series. It is the list Point and Sell's review screen checks each comic against.
  • Not on our list does not mean not a key. Plenty of keys are not on it, so check a price guide or another key list as well.
  • It says why an issue is a key, not what it sells for. The pricing guide covers finding that out.
  • Capitals and a leading "The" do not matter, and punctuation counts as a space, so "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "amazing spider man" are one series. "#300", "300" and "0300" are one issue.
  • A series that was started over can have more than one #1. Where the list knows which run an entry is for, it gives the years. Check the year on your cover.
The series on our list (200)

As the list files them: lower case, with punctuation as spaces.

How to spot a key before it goes in the dollar box: the key issues guide.

Point and Sell checks every comic in a batch against this list before you list it. Start free.

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