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Silver Age key comics

56 key issues · cover dated 1956–1969

The key issues of the Silver Age, cover dated 1956–1969: first appearances, origins and turning points, ranked by what a raw copy is worth today. Key issue values are free to see: no account needed.

  1. 1 Cover of Showcase #4 (1956) Showcase #4 (1956)1st Silver Age FlashDC · 1956 Raw$14,034CGC 9.8$140,562
  2. 2 Cover of Amazing Fantasy #15 (1961) Amazing Fantasy #15 (1961)1st Spider-ManMarvel · 1962First appearance of Baxter Bigelow, Ben Parker, Bernard O'Brien and others Raw$10,574CGC 9.8$435,672
  3. 3 Cover of Incredible Hulk #1 (1962) Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)1st HulkMarvel · 1962First appearance of Betty Ross, Gargoyle, Hulk and others Raw$4,978CGC 9.8$103,269
  4. 4 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)1st issueMarvel · 1963First appearance of Chameleon, Dmitri Smerdyakov, J. Jonah Jameson and others Raw$4,026CGC 9.8$90,768
  5. 5 Cover of X-Men #1 (1963) X-Men #1 (1963)1st X-MenMarvel · 1963First appearance of Angel, Beast, Cyclops and others Raw$3,756CGC 9.8$77,674
  6. 6 Cover of Fantastic Four #1 (1961) Fantastic Four #1 (1961)1st issueMarvel · 1961First appearance of Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic and others Raw$3,695CGC 9.8$162,812
  7. 7 Cover of Journey into Mystery #83 (1952) Journey into Mystery #83 (1952)1st ThorMarvel · 1962First appearance of Thor, Thor Odinson Raw$2,753CGC 9.8$45,889
  8. 8 Cover of Tales of Suspense #39 (1959) Tales of Suspense #39 (1959)1st Iron ManMarvel · 1963First appearance of Iron Man, Professor Yinsen, Tony Stark and others Raw$2,343CGC 9.8$103,345
  9. 9 Cover of Fantastic Four #5 (1961) Fantastic Four #5 (1961)1st Doctor DoomMarvel · 1962First appearance of Doctor Doom Raw$1,957CGC 9.8$46,068
  10. 10 Cover of Showcase #22 (1956) Showcase #22 (1956)1st Hal JordanDC · 1959First appearance of Carl Ferris, Carol Ferris, Green Lantern and others Raw$1,696CGC 9.8$26,454
  11. 11 Cover of Avengers #1 (1963) Avengers #1 (1963)1st AvengersMarvel · 1963First appearance of Bill Bishop, Charlie Gaston Raw$1,507CGC 9.8$37,116
  12. 12 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963)1st Doctor OctopusMarvel · 1963First appearance of Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius Raw$1,302CGC 9.8$21,507
  13. 13 Cover of Daredevil #1 (1964) Daredevil #1 (1964)1st DaredevilMarvel · 1964First appearance of Daredevil, Fixer, Foggy Nelson and others Raw$1,300CGC 9.8$39,367
  14. 14 Cover of Tales to Astonish #27 (1959) Tales to Astonish #27 (1959)1st Hank PymMarvel · 1962First appearance of Hank Pym Raw$1,204CGC 9.8$25,971
  15. 15 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963)1st VultureMarvel · 1963First appearance of Adrian Toomes, Betty Brant, Phineas Mason and others Raw$1,178CGC 9.8$23,291
  16. 16 Cover of Strange Tales #110 (1951) Strange Tales #110 (1951)1st Doctor StrangeMarvel · 1963First appearance of Ancient One, Doctor Strange, Nightmare and others Raw$1,147CGC 9.8$17,775
  17. 17 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1963)1st Green GoblinMarvel · 1964First appearance of Green Goblin, Norman Osborn Raw$1,019CGC 9.8$15,538
  18. 18 Cover of Brave and the Bold #28 (1955) Brave and the Bold #28 (1955)1st Justice LeagueDC · 1960First appearance of Janet Carr, John Carr, Mrs. Carr and others Raw$871CGC 9.8$37,080
  19. 19 Cover of Action Comics #252 (1938) Action Comics #252 (1938)1st SupergirlDC · 1959 Raw$785CGC 9.8$36,587
  20. 20 Cover of Action Comics #242 (1938) Action Comics #242 (1938)1st BrainiacDC · 1958First appearance of Brainiac Raw$767CGC 9.8$22,260
  21. 21 Cover of Fantastic Four #4 (1961) Fantastic Four #4 (1961)1st Silver Age Sub-MarinerMarvel · 1962 Raw$751CGC 9.8$8,599
  22. 22 Cover of X-Men #4 (1963) X-Men #4 (1963)1st Scarlet Witch & QuicksilverMarvel · 1964First appearance of Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and others Raw$683CGC 9.8$16,317
  23. 23 Cover of Avengers #4 (1963) Avengers #4 (1963)1st Silver Age Captain AmericaMarvel · 1964First appearance of Vuk Raw$679CGC 9.8$30,803
  24. 24 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963)1st SandmanMarvel · 1963First appearance of Betty Brant, Flint Marko, Sandman Raw$678CGC 9.8$14,573
  25. 25 Cover of Fantastic Four #48 (1961) Fantastic Four #48 (1961)1st Silver Surfer/GalactusMarvel · 1966First appearance of Galactus, Silver Surfer Raw$607CGC 9.8$13,555
  26. 26 Cover of Green Lantern #1 (1960) Green Lantern #1 (1960)1st Silver Age soloDC · 1960First appearance of Puppet-Master Raw$553CGC 9.8$14,433
  27. 27 Cover of Flash #105 (1959) Flash #105 (1959)1st Silver Age soloDC · 1959First appearance of Mirror Master Raw$550CGC 9.8$13,536
  28. 28 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1963)1st ElectroMarvel · 1964First appearance of Electro, Max Dillon Raw$542CGC 9.8$13,671
  29. 29 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1963)1st KingpinMarvel · 1967First appearance of Kingpin Raw$486CGC 9.8$13,012
  30. 30 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1963)1st MysterioMarvel · 1964First appearance of Mysterio, Quentin Beck Raw$410CGC 9.8$9,929
  31. 31 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1963)1st KravenMarvel · 1964First appearance of Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff Raw$407CGC 9.8$10,298
  32. 32 Cover of X-Men #12 (1963) X-Men #12 (1963)1st JuggernautMarvel · 1965First appearance of Cain Marko, Juggernaut, Kurt Marko and others Raw$407CGC 9.8$10,240
  33. 33 Cover of Iron Man #1 (1968) Iron Man #1 (1968)1st issueMarvel · 1968 Raw$379CGC 9.8$15,368
  34. 34 Cover of Fantastic Four #52 (1961) Fantastic Four #52 (1961)1st Black PantherMarvel · 1966First appearance of Black Panther, T'Challa Raw$310CGC 9.8$9,625
  35. 35 Cover of Detective Comics #359 (1937) Detective Comics #359 (1937)1st BatgirlDC · 1967First appearance of Batgirl Raw$289CGC 9.8$14,728
  36. 36 Cover of Flash #110 (1959) Flash #110 (1959)1st Kid Flash/Weather WizardDC · 1959First appearance of Kid Flash, The Weather Wizard Raw$288CGC 9.8$6,414
  37. 37 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #31 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #31 (1963)1st Gwen StacyMarvel · 1965First appearance of Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Miles Warren Raw$276CGC 9.8$3,209
  38. 38 Cover of Silver Surfer #1 (1968) Silver Surfer #1 (1968)1st issueMarvel · 1968First appearance of Shalla-Bal, Silver Surfer Raw$272CGC 9.8$9,100
  39. 39 Cover of Tales to Astonish #35 (1959) Tales to Astonish #35 (1959)1st Ant-Man in costumeMarvel · 1962First appearance of Ant-Man Raw$253CGC 9.8$6,623
  40. 40 Cover of Flash #123 (1959) Flash #123 (1959)Flash of Two WorldsDC · 1961 Raw$245CGC 9.8$6,714
  41. 41 Cover of Green Lantern #7 (1960) Green Lantern #7 (1960)1st SinestroDC · 1961 Raw$245CGC 9.8$3,577
  42. 42 Cover of Batman #181 (1940) Batman #181 (1940)1st Poison IvyDC · 1966 Raw$230CGC 9.8$12,102
  43. 43 Cover of Tales of Suspense #57 (1959) Tales of Suspense #57 (1959)1st HawkeyeMarvel · 1964First appearance of Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Pete Raw$230CGC 9.8$5,462
  44. 44 Cover of Tales of Suspense #52 (1959) Tales of Suspense #52 (1959)1st Black WidowMarvel · 1964First appearance of Black Widow, Boris Turgenev, Crimson Dynamo and others Raw$223CGC 9.8$6,098
  45. 45 Cover of Avengers #57 (1963) Avengers #57 (1963)1st VisionMarvel · 1968 Raw$216CGC 9.8$2,399
  46. 46 Cover of Captain America #100 (1968) Captain America #100 (1968)1st issueMarvel · 1968 Raw$172CGC 9.8$3,078
  47. 47 Cover of Green Lantern #59 (1960) Green Lantern #59 (1960)1st Guy GardnerDC · 1968 Raw$168CGC 9.8$2,361
  48. 48 Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #39 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #39 (1963)Green Goblin unmaskedMarvel · 1966 Raw$152CGC 9.8$2,612
  49. 49 Cover of Brave and the Bold #54 (1955) Brave and the Bold #54 (1955)1st Teen TitansDC · 1964 Raw$152CGC 9.8$1,576
  50. 50 Cover of Captain America #117 (1968) Captain America #117 (1968)1st FalconMarvel · 1969First appearance of Falcon, Redwing Raw$121CGC 9.8$3,113
  51. 51 Cover of Showcase #34 (1956) Showcase #34 (1956)1st Silver Age AtomDC · 1961 Raw$113CGC 9.8$1,664
  52. 52 Cover of Fantastic Four #45 (1961) Fantastic Four #45 (1961)1st InhumansMarvel · 1965First appearance of Black Bolt, Crystal, Karnak and others Raw$91.06CGC 9.8$2,413
  53. 53 Cover of Thor #126 (1966) Thor #126 (1966)1st issue as ThorMarvel · 1966First appearance of Seidring Raw$82.97CGC 9.8$1,727
  54. 54 Cover of Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1967) Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1967)1st Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel · 1969First appearance of Betina Marsh, Charlie-27, Drang and others Raw$75.42CGC 9.8$2,164
  55. 55 Cover of Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (1967) Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (1967)1st Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)Marvel · 1967First appearance of Captain Marvel, Una, Yon-Rogg and others Raw$36.47CGC 9.8$1,608
  56. 56 Cover of Justice League of America #1 (1960) Justice League of America #1 (1960)1st issueDC · 1960 Raw—CGC 9.8$11,953