First Man Without Fear – Last Silver Key Laying Low
We are in the midst of an incredible rise of Silver Marvel Age keys, setting record breaking prices out of reach to even most of the dedicated collectors. Prices for Amazing Fantasy#15 (first Spider-Man), Journey into Mystery #83 (first Thor), X-Men #1, Fantastic Four#1, Avengers#4 (return of – the real – Captain America), The Incredible Hulk#1, Tales of Suspense#39 (first Iron Man) in high grade have in some cases have put up six figure auction results. Even DC is getting into the act with a surge for Showcase#22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern–Hal Jordan). I honestly think that a lot of these issue were due for a high grade adjustment anyway, but I think we can all agree that looking at the above trends and how they correlate with film announcements does not represent a coincidence (hell, the Ghost Rider film made Marvel Spotlight#5 surged). Not a lot of the truly major key are let standing in striking range for collectors, but Daredevil#1 remains a glaring omission.
