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 is on our list. Type an issue number.

amazing spider man has 33 issues on our list:

#1: 1963 original: early Silver Age mega-key. 1999/2014+ #1s are common (for copies dated 1963 to 1965)
#2: 1st appearance of the Vulture (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#3: 1st appearance of Doctor Octopus (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#13: 1st appearance of Mysterio (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#14: 1st appearance of the Green Goblin (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#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)
#129: 1st appearance Punisher (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)
#252: 1st black costume (alien symbiote) (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#258: Symbiote continues (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#298: 1st Todd McFarlane ASM, Eddie Brock cameo (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#299: 1st Venom cameo (last page), McFarlane (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#300: 1st full appearance of Venom (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#315: Early Venom appearance (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#316: Classic McFarlane Venom cover (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#344: 1st appearance Cletus Kasady (becomes Carnage) (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#360: 1st Carnage cameo (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#361: 1st full appearance of Carnage (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#365: 30th anniversary, 1st Spider-Man 2099 preview (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#400: Milestone issue (for copies dated 1963 to 1998)
#500: Milestone issue (for copies dated 1999 to 2013)
#583: Obama inauguration issue (for copies dated 1999 to 2013)
#700: Milestone issue (for copies dated 1999 to 2013)

Our list covers 200 series. Not on our list does not mean not a key: check a price guide or another key list as well.

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.