all of us understand the drill. A movie is revealed as well as instantly conjecture on who may appear in that movie ramps up, together with sales of those characters’ keys. however is investing in comic book movie characters always the safest bet? Let’s take a look.
1.Goal
The goal of this analysis was to evaluation the short as well as long term investment prospective of non-major comic book characters that were to appear in films. I used the grade of 9.2 so as to not introduce the “highest grade” premium bias into my review. Silver as well as golden Age books were not chosen to once again much better expose movie appearance effects on books. higher grade books in these ages offer for a premium as well as might effect the numbers.
I chosen characters that might be thought about non-major by hobbyists. three of the four were female characters in comics as well as were greatly ignored previously by collectors as well as investors. Analyzing these characters may therefore expose a movie bump since of these books not drawing fantastic rate of interest in the past before their inclusion in a movie was announced. Finally, I decided to choose movies released at different times to try to see if the pandemic skewed the numbers.
Books Selected
DCEU Characters
Bronze Age Hero- DC Super-Stars #17 (1st Huntress*). All-Star Comics #69 came out the exact same day however has a smaller CGC Census, so not selected.
Modern Age Villain- question lady #7 (1st of Barbara Ann Minerva later to ended up being contemporary Age Cheetah).
MCU Characters
Bronze Age Hero- Ms. marvel #1 (1st Ms. Marvel). The very first appearance of Carol Danvers was not selected since of previously mentioned criteria.
Modern Age Villain- Iron guy #219 (1st Ghost). A male character in comics however female in the MCU.
I. Last sale for 9.2 after the character was mentioned for film (approx. dates used)
DC Super-Stars #17. Huntress revealed for Birds of Prey 7/16/18. may 28, 2018, fixed sale on eBay for $139.99.
Wonder lady #7. Cheetah revealed for WW84 2/28/18. November 9, 2017, eBay auction with one quote for $25.00.
Ms. marvel #1. Captain marvel revealed 10/28/14. October 12, 2014 eBay auction for $160.50.
Iron guy #219. Ghost revealed for Ant-Man as well as the Wasp. July 22, 2017. NO SALES FROM 1/1/00 TO 7/21/17
Instant Analysis
Books that featured heroes seem to offer for higher prices. These books have more sales over higher time frames. Villains seem to draw less of an interest.
II. typical sale cost for 9.2 as well as market patterns 3 months before as well as after film release
DC Super-Stars #17 (11/7/19-5/7/20) One sale for $140.00. 9.8, as well as 8.5 as well as below grades saw an typical pattern up of approximately 74%.
Wonder lady #7 (9/25/20-3/25/21). NO 9.2 SALES. 58 overall SALES. three of the four grades pattern down an typical of -25.2%.
Ms. marvel #1 (12/8/18-6/8/19). The typical sale of a 9.2 copy was $223.25. A -30.2% downward pattern was observed for the grade. This problem had over 70+ sales as well as was the biggest mover in the volume of the books selected
Iron guy #219 (4/6/18-10/6/18). The typical sale of a 9.2 copy was $86.90 (3 sales). A -66.4% downward pattern with one extremely low sale was observed. that a person sale might be either an abnormality or a cost modification since of the low sales of this book.
Instant Analysis
Those books that a person believed would see a bounce from films saw bit to no boost in value. The pandemic most likely impacted some characters like the Huntress as well as Cheetah. Previously, I observed that the very first appearance of Carol Danvers exploded in value among Silver Age collectors. As a result of that cost increase, I presumed her very first appearance as Ms. marvel would see the exact same increase in value. Yes, the book increased in value, however not to the degree I believed it would.
The Ghost got a bump, however from a non-existent market before the film announcement. The big downward pattern is scary. In regards to the Cheetah, it was difficult to evaluate utilizing the data, however might the bad reception of WW84 have affected the rate of interest in the character? The method a film was got by fans was never a major factor before, however things may have altered with this movie.
III. typical of last three 9.2 sales as well as market patterns (to 7/16/21)
DC super stars #17. The typical of the last three sales was $196.33. The pattern from the last date inspected is +46.1%.
Wonder lady #7. NO SALES. A overall of 17 sales.
Ms. marvel #1. The typical of the last three sales was $224.65. The pattern from the last date inspected to present is +53%.
Iron guy #219. The typical of the last three sales was $56.58. The book was trending at +43.3%.
Instant Analysis
The pattern for Ms. marvel looks fantastic from the last date inspected to 7/16/21. The issue is that tnullnull
