Giant Size X-Men #1 VG Value?

by Laura
(México)

Giant Size X-Men #1 VG Value?

Giant Size X-Men #1 VG Value?

Giant Size X-Men #1 VG Value?

Hi!
I got this book just recently raw from ebay. It has a very noticeable flaw in the lower left corner. Other than that I think the book looks like a decent low-mid grade. Any opinion on it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Editor's reply: Thanks for writing. This is a famous comic book, thanks to it being the first appearance of Wolverine in the X-Men series, after his landmark debut in Incredible Hulk #180 and #181.

All three books are landmark Bronze Age keys, and have had quite spectacular price rises, followed by sharp corrections, as masses of copies flooded the market!

Here's a fascinating look at the highest and lowest prices paid, by year, for Giant Size X-Men #1 in the "top" grade of CGC 9.8 (there are none graded 9.9 or 10.0, but a whopping 95 graded 9.8 and 211 in 9.6!).

2003: $9,300/$9,300
2004: $9,000/$9,000
2005: $12,750/$12,500
2006: $11,200/$11,200
2007: no data
2008: $12,500/$7,500
2009: $9,200/$7,100
2010: $8,000/$4,550
2011: $7,500/$3,900
2012: $5,900/$3,760
2013: $7,500/$4,000

Analyzing these, it's a safe bet that anybody who splashed out over $12K on an issue back in the mid-2000s is feeling pretty sick, as the average price of a CGC 9.8 fell to $5,400 in 2011, $4,600 in 2012, and is up a tad this year to $4,800, which may reflect the improving economy as much as anything else.

There are simply too few "rare" Bronze Age issues. As the market matures, we'll see more and more copies filling the demand.

Your Giant Size X-Men #1 VG is definitely lower grade, somewhere around 4.0 or VG. If graded by CGC (which will take around a $50 bite out of your value by the time you ship it back and forth), it should be worth around $230.

See more X-Men comic values here. Thanks for sharing!

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Jul 22, 2019
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Last sale of 7.0 SS Stan Lee
by: Ashley

Presuming it has no conservation, restoration or qualification notice, then the most recent sale was $2,000.

Jul 19, 2019
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7.0, signed worth
by: Anonymous

I own a 7.0 of this issue (Giant size xmen #1) signed by stan Lee and graded. What would be the worth of such an issue?

Sep 17, 2018
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GSX1 no cover?
by: Ashley

Giant-Size X-Men 1 is a hugely popular book -- and recent market moves since this page were published have only made that even more the case. Everybody wants one.

A coverless copy should sell for around $100. You can see recent sales here.

Sep 17, 2018
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giant size xmen v1
by: Anonymous

what's it worth with no cover?

Sep 20, 2017
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Get in touch
by: Ashley

We will tell you what you have in your collection. Send us your list.

Sep 19, 2017
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This is crazy!
by: Inherited collection

Just inharated a very large collection and this was in it. It's still in its wrapper along with a cardboard sleeve... just what am I sitting on?

Jul 31, 2013
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Thank you!
by: Anonymous

That's what I thought too. Seller said around VG/F but I knew that corner would definitely hurt the book's value and take a grade or so away. Nonetheless I'm very happy to have it in my collection. Those whooping VF/NM prices are definitely out of my range. And I must say it displays beautifully in its mylar sleeve! Doesn't mylar make everything look nicer? ;)

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