Ever since Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther has been among the hottest characters in comics. Now that his solo movie has been nominated for a Golden Globe for best dramatic picture, his first appearance will be even more expensive. Here's the breakdown of the fair market values for all the grades sold in the past 90 days.
Whether you think Black Panther deserves a Golden Globe or not, the significance of a superhero movie being nominated for such a prestigious award can't be undermined. What it symbolizes is that critics are taking the superhero genre more seriously than before, which is good news for comic fans. Even if Black Panther doesn't win, it is still a hallmark not only for Marvel Studios but for the entire genre. Personally, I feel that the Dark Knight was and still is the best superhero movie ever made, and it was a travesty that it wasn't nominated for the Golden Globe or the Oscar's best picture, but I digress.
Black Panther's first appearance in Fantastic Four #52 has been the best-selling silver age comic in 2018, selling 537 graded copies on eBay. Now that the movie has been nominated, the added mainstream exposure will only amplify his popularity and sell more copies of FF #52.
It's no surprise that FF #52 is booming. Across the board, the fair market values for the past three months have been skyrocketing past those from last year. In many cases, the 90-day FMV is close to twice that of 2017. The graded 9.0, for one, has a 90-day average of $6,285 which is more than twice the 2017 fair market value of $2,778. What's more impressive is that after selling for a record-high $3,346 in 2016, that figure was shattered when a 9.0 sold for $7,600 this past February. While it hasn't approached anything over $7k since then, the two most recent sales have each been for over $6k.
With the popularity of this comic, it doesn't matter what grade you have. Even the low grades are hitting record highs. The 3.5, which averaged $237 last year has a 90-day FMV of $391. The real indicator of this comic's rising prices lies in the 1.8. Before this year, it had never sold for more than $175, but on April 3, one brought a whopping $349. Then there's the 1.5. After earning an FMV of $140 in 2017, it's hauled in a $250 average over the past three months, and it hasn't sold for less than $200 all year.
Below you'll find the data for every grade that has sold in the past three months.
VERY FINE/NEAR MINT 9.0
2017 AVERAGE: $2,778
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $5,047
90-DAY AVERAGE: $6,285
VERY FINE + 8.5
2017 AVERAGE: $1,824
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $2,533
90-DAY AVERAGE: $3,325
VERY FINE 8.0
2017 AVERAGE: $1,323
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $1,851
90-DAY AVERAGE: $2,088
VERY FINE - 7.5
2017 AVERAGE: $826
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $1,187
90-DAY AVERAGE: $1,343
FINE/VERY FINE 7.0
2017 AVERAGE: $735
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $1,081
90-DAY AVERAGE: $1,202
FINE + 6.5
2017 AVERAGE: $590
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $824
90-DAY AVERAGE: $962
FINE 6.0
2017 AVERAGE: $529
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $699
90-DAY AVERAGE: $818
FINE - 5.5
2017 AVERAGE: $412
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $644
90-DAY AVERAGE: $695
VERY GOOD/FINE 5.0
2017 AVERAGE: $377
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $510
90-DAY AVERAGE: $574
VERY GOOD + 4.5
2017 AVERAGE: $348
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $473
90-DAY AVERAGE: $485
VERY GOOD 4.0
2017 AVERAGE: $275
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $417
90-DAY AVERAGE: $500
VERY GOOD - 3.5
2017 AVERAGE: $237
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $374
90-DAY AVERAGE: $391
GOOD/VERY GOOD 3.0
2017 AVERAGE: $213
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $337
90-DAY AVERAGE: $320
GOOD + 2.5
2017 AVERAGE: $188
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $287
90-DAY AVERAGE: $295
GOOD - 1.8
2017 AVERAGE: $173
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $275
90-DAY AVERAGE: $312
FAIR/GOOD 1.5
2017 AVERAGE: $140
12-MONTH AVERAGE: $225
90-DAY AVERAGE: $250
