Gold Key Comics Price Guide

Value of Gold Key Comics

Gold Key was created in 1962 as a spin-off from Dell in an attempt to publish more children's titles. They created many of the more popular TV show tie-in books during the 1960s.

Gold Key Comics don't have typical issue #s on the covers. Sometimes they have a code, like this. Often you have to open the book to look in the fine print to identify themGold Key Comics don't have issue #s on the covers. You have to open the book to look in the fine print to identify them

It's important to note that the company's file copies have been sold on the market, flooding collectors with super high-grade material.

This explains why most Gold Key issues are not as valuable as you might expect, given their age.

Where is the Issue #?

Confusingly, Gold Key issues don't have numbers on their covers. They often have a code under the logo (see image on right).

The issue # appears in the fine print inside, which means you have to open the book to identify which one you have.

Which are the Top 10 Most Valuable Gold Key Comics?

  1. Star Trek #1 (1967), record sale $40,500
  2. Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 (1962) $7,500
  3. Magnus Robot Fighter #1 (1962) $3,600
  4. Phantom #1 (1962) $2,835
  5. Space Ghost #2 (1967) $2,750
  6. Avengers #1 (1967) $2,500
  7. Jonny Quest #1 (1964) $2,500
  8. Green Hornet #1 (1967) $2,150
  9. Doc Savage #1 (1966) $1,485
  10. Uncle Scrooge #40 (1963) $1,435

Which Gold Key Comics are valuable?

Below are the most valuable comic books published by Gold Key.

We also provide detailed issue-by-issue breakdowns for the more important Gold Key series. Over time, we'll add more of these detailed articles.

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Important Gold Key Comics, With Values

Record sales are the world-record price for each issue. Your copy, if you own one, is usually not going to be worth as much.

Minimum values are what you can expect to receive for a poor to average, but complete copy.

Addams Family #1, Gold Key. Click for values

Addams Family #1 (1974)

Record Sale: $500
Minimum Value: $5

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Astro Boy #1, Gold Key. Click for values

Astro Boy #1 (1965)

Record Sale: $920
Minimum Value: $20

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Atom Ant #1, Gold Key. Click for values

Atom Ant #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $470
Minimum Value: $5

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Avengers #1, Gold Key comics. Based on British TV series. Click for values

Avengers #1 (1968)
Based on British TV series

Record Sale: $2,500
Minimum Value: $10

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Battle of the Planets #1, Gold Key comics, 1979. Click for values

Battle of the Planets #1 (1979)

Record Sale: $610
Minimum Value: $5

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Beep Beep the Road Runner #1, Gold Key comics. Click for values

Beep Beep the Road Runner #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $200
Minimum Value: $1

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Best of Donald Duck (1965), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Best of Donald Duck (1965)

Record Sale: $480
Minimum Value: $5

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Boris Karloff Thriller #1, Gold Key Comics. Click for values

Boris Karloff Thriller #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $1,000
Minimum Value: $10

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Bullwinkle #1 (1962), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Bullwinkle #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $820
Minimum Value: $5

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Dark Shadows #1 (1969), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Dark Shadows #1 (1969)

Record Sale: $570
Minimum Value: $1

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Deputy Dawg #1 (1965), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Deputy Dawg #1 (1965)

Record Sale: $265
Minimum Value: $1

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Doc Savage #1 (1966), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Doc Savage #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $1,485
Minimum Value: $5

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Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 (1962), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $7,500
Minimum Value: $20

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Flash Gordon #1 (1965), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Flash Gordon #1 (1965)

Record Sale: $575
Minimum Value: $10

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Flintstones #7 (1962), 1st Gold Key issue in Flintstones comics. Click for values

Flintstones #7 (1962)
1st Gold Key issue in series

Record Sale: $190
Minimum Value: $1

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Fractured Fairy Tales #1 (1962). From Bullwinkle and Rocky TV show, Gold Key comics. Click for values

Fractured Fairy Tales #1 (1962)
From Bullwinkle and Rocky TV show

Record Sale: $600
Minimum Value: $5

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Frankenstein, Jr. #1 (1967), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Frankenstein, Jr. #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $550
Minimum Value: $5

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Girl from U.N.C.L.E. #1 (1967), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Girl from U.N.C.L.E. #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $350
Minimum Value: $1

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Gomer Pyle #1 (1966), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Gomer Pyle #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $390
Minimum Value: $1

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Green Hornet #1 (1967), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Green Hornet #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $2,150
Minimum Value: $5

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Gunsmoke #1 (1969), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Gunsmoke #1 (1969)

Record Sale: $350
Minimum Value: $1

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Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes #1, Gold Key comics. Click for values

Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes #1 (1968)

Record Sale: $930
Minimum Value: $5

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Happy Days #1 (1979), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Happy Days #1 (1979)

Record Sale: $450
Minimum Value: $5

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Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks #1 (1966), Gold Key comics. Click for values

Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $150
Minimum Value: $1

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The Invaders #1 (1967), Gold Key comics. Click for values

The Invaders #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $400
Minimum Value: $1

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I Spy #1 (1966), Gold Key comics. Click for values

I Spy #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $730
Minimum Value: $5

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John Carter of Mars #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

John Carter of Mars #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $625
Minimum Value: $5

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Jonny Quest #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

Jonny Quest #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $2,500
Minimum Value: $20

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Korak, Son of Tarzan #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

Korak, Son of Tarzan #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $210
Minimum Value: $1

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Laurel and Hardy #1 (1967), Gold Key. Click for values

Laurel and Hardy #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $345
Minimum Value: $1

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Lone Ranger #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

Lone Ranger #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $270
Minimum Value: $1

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The Lucy Show #1 (1963), Gold Key. Click for values

The Lucy Show #1 (1963)

Record Sale: $280
Minimum Value: $1

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Magilla Gorilla #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

Magilla Gorilla #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $850
Minimum Value: $10

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Magnus Robot Fighter #1 (1963), Gold Key. Click for values

Magnus Robot Fighter #1 (1963)
One of the most famous Gold Key Comics

Record Sale: $3,600
Minimum Value: $35

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Man from U.N.C.L.E. #1 (1965), Gold Key. Click for values

Man from U.N.C.L.E. #1 (1965)

Record Sale: $1,300
Minimum Value: $10

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The Munsters #1 (1965), Gold Key. Click for values

The Munsters #1 (1965)

Record Sale: $900
Minimum Value: $5

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My Favorite Martian #1 (1964), Gold Key. Click for values

My Favorite Martian #1 (1964)

Record Sale: $1,000
Minimum Value: $5

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Peanuts #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Peanuts #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $1,025
Minimum Value: $25

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Phantom #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Phantom #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $2,865
Minimum Value: $40

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Pink Panther #1 (1971), Gold Key. Click for values

Pink Panther #1 (1971)

Record Sale: $185
Minimum Value: $1

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Rawhide #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Rawhide #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $400
Minimum Value: $5

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Rocky and his Fiendish Friends #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Rocky and his Fiendish Friends #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $400
Minimum Value: $5

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Secret Agent #1 (1966), Gold Key. Click for values

Secret Agent #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $370
Minimum Value: $5

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Secret Squirrel #1 (1966), Gold Key. Click for values

Secret Squirrel #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $430
Minimum Value: $5

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Space Family Robinson Lost in Space #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Space Family Robinson Lost in Space #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $600
Minimum Value: $5

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Space Ghost #1 (1967), Gold Key. Click for values

Space Ghost #1 (1967)

Record Sale: $2,750
Minimum Value: $10

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Star Trek #1 (1967), Gold Key. Click for values

Star Trek #1 (1967)
The #1 most valuable of all Gold Key Comics

Record Sale: $40,500
Minimum Value: $75

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Supercar #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Supercar #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $460
Minimum Value: $10

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Total War #1 (1966): Becomes MARS Patrol from #3, Gold Key. Click for values

Total War #1 (1966)
Becomes MARS Patrol from #3

Record Sale: $250
Minimum Value: $1

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Turok, Son of Stone #30 (1962): Was published by Dell Comics prior to this issue, Gold Key. Click for values

Turok, Son of Stone #30 (1962), Gold Key Comics
Was published by Dell Comics prior to this issue

Record Sale: $390
Minimum Value: $1

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Tweety and Sylvester #1 (1963), Gold Key. Click for values

Tweety and Sylvester #1 (1963)

Record Sale: $150
Minimum Value: $5

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Twilight Zone #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Twilight Zone #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $1,000
Minimum Value: $15

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UFO Flying Saucers #1 (1968), Gold Key. Click for values

UFO Flying Saucers #1 (1968)

Record Sale: $300
Minimum Value: $5

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Uncle Scrooge #40 (1963): Published by Dell #1-39, Gold Key. Click for values

Uncle Scrooge #40 (1963)
Published by Dell #1-39

Record Sale: $1,435
Minimum Value: $20

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Underdog #1 (1970), Gold Key Comics. Click for values

Underdog #1 (1970)

Record Sale: $900
Minimum Value: $1

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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #264 (Gold Key Comics, 1962): Previous issues published by Dell. Click for values

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #264 (1962)
Previous issues published by Dell

Record Sale: $130
Minimum Value: $1

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Winnie the Pooh #1 (1977), Gold Key. Click for values

Winnie the Pooh #1 (1977)

Record Sale: $150
Minimum Value: $1

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Yakky Doodle and Chopper #1 (1962), Gold Key. Click for values

Yakky Doodle and Chopper #1 (1962)

Record Sale: $275
Minimum Value: $1

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Yogi Bear #10 (Gold Key, 1962), Previously published by Dell. Click for values

Yogi Bear #10 (1962), Gold Key Comics
Previously published by Dell

Record Sale: $100
Minimum Value: $1

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Zorro #1 (1966), Gold Key Comics. Click for values

Zorro #1 (1966)

Record Sale: $450
Minimum Value: $5

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Gold Key Comics Series: Issue by Issue Price Guides

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