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.

batman #489 is on our list.

Why: Azrael dons the Batsuit (Knightfall) (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)

batman has 32 other issues on our list. The 12 closest to your number:

#407: Year One part 4 (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#423: Todd McFarlane cover (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#426: A Death in the Family part 1 (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#427: A Death in the Family part 2 (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#428: A Death in the Family part 3 - Jason Todd death (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#429: A Death in the Family part 4 (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#436: 1st Tim Drake (Year Three) (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#457: Tim Drake becomes Robin (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#492: Knightfall part 1 (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#497: Bane breaks Batman's back (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#500: Azrael becomes Batman (special cover) (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)
#567: 1st appearance of Cassandra Cain (for copies dated 1940 to 2011)

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.