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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.

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.

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.