Hot Comics #97:
Albedo 2, 1st Usagi Yojimbo

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Why Albedo 2 is a Hot Comic

2024 MARKET REPORT: MASSIVE NEW RECORD IN CGC 9.8

A small slice of optimism in a tough market, as the $55K sale of this book propels it up the 1980s top seller list.

Other grades have support, but nothing major in price movement.

2023 MARKET REPORT: A COOL SLICE OF SAMURAI

There just isn't the activity on this book to make it truly hot, but this book is one of the 1980s-era must-own comics.

It will always be a key. Just not as hot as it used to be.

2022 MARKET REPORT: TOO RARE TO BE TOO HOT, BUT STILL A MUST-BUY

214 Universal copies in the CGC census tells its own story. Albedo 2 is a really tough book.

This is a weird book, which is difficult to pin a price on in virtually every grade. It's not a smooth ride, so if you're risk-averse then I advise you to look elsewhere.

CGC 9.0 almost doubled this year!

Recent sales:

9.6 $24,000
9.4 $10,300
9.2 $9,900
9.0 $10,450
8.5 $5,100
7.5 $5,160
6.5 $5,900

2021 MARKET REPORT: TOP GRADES DROP, OTHERS RISE FAST

I don't want to rabbit on about this all day, but there seems to be a lot of supply in CGC 9.8 and 9.6, and prices have softened.

An all-time high of $31,000 for a 9.8 two years ago, and the most recent sale stopped just shy of $20K.

My grade of 9.0 returned 15 percent.

Recent sales:

9.8 $19,800
9.4 $10,000
9.2 $7,900
9.0 $5,500
8.5 $6,200 (!!)
8.0 $6,500(!!)
7.5 $3,050

IF YOU BOUGHT MY RECOMMENDED GRADE LAST YEAR:

Here's the bottom line.

CGC 9.0 2020 $4,775
LAST SALE $5,500
PERCENT CHANGE +15%

I bought the collected edition of Yusagi Yojimbo for my son for Christmas last year. It's over 1,000 pages long!

Who'd have thought that a samurai rabbit would catch on?

But Albedo 2 is one of THE hottest 1980s comic books.

Owning one is not going to be a cheap investment. It's similar to buying a copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1. Expensive, but probably a good idea.