Twenty issues into Immortal Hulk, the series continues to produce engaging stories. Although only a year old, this highly coveted run is rewarding collectors who jumped on the title from day one.
Immortal Hulk #1 was published last summer, and every graded issue has been gaining value. Out of the first 10 issues in the standard covers, the lowest 90-day average is $59.
It's not an overstatement to compare Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk run to Frank Miller's Daredevil or Chris Claremont's bronze age X-Men. What made Miller and Claremont's work on their respective titles so great was that they redefined two classic titles for a new age of comics. Ewing is doing the same for Hulk, and the character will never be the same. That's why the complete run of Immortal Hulk is being sought out and will become legendary. It doesn't hurt that each cover is an Alex Ross masterpiece.
Are you collecting the entire run of Immortal Hulks? If not, the following data will make you rethink that. Below you'll find the 90-day fair market values and the most recent sales for issues 1-10 in graded 9.8s for the standard covers (there's too many variants to compile for this post). I'll follow up with an update on the rest of the graded issues being bought and sold on eBay.
90-DAY FMV: $119
LAST SALE: $125
While not as coveted as Immortal Hulk #2, the first issue of this series has been gaining popularity in recent months. Part of the reason for the increased value is that it features the first appearance of reporter Jackie McGee. Even the second print is doing well, and a 9.8 recently sold for $40.
90-DAY FMV: $306
LAST SALE: $280
The first appearance of Dr. Frye and Dell Frye has put this issue into a class of its own. These days, first appearances of even minor characters garner the most attention. The speculation is that one or both of the Fryes (insert French fry joke here) will become more important in the future.
90-DAY FMV: $94
LAST SALE: $85
Another first, Immortal Hulk #3 introduced a new gamma-powered being, Lou Lembert, aka Hotshot. While he and his girlfriend, Jess Harrison/Jailbait, were both dead by the end of the comic, they may not stay that way for long. Ewing has established that all those touched by the gamma rays are immortal thanks to the "green door," which was first mentioned in this issue, so there's a good chance that we'll see these two again.
90-DAY FMV: $98
LAST SALE: $120
What makes this comic particularly valuable is the cameo appearance of the One Below All when he possessed Sasquatch (and made Sasquatch so much better in the process).
90-DAY FMV: $68
LAST SALE: $125
We only saw the One Below All in Sasquatch form (and in possession of Brian Banner's deranged soul, which is like a possession within a possession and sounds like Inception to me), but this is another of his first appearances.
90-DAY FMV: $62
LAST SALE: $50
There's not much to say about Immortal Hulk #6, but it's still commanding respectable numbers, and it is the first time we see Shadow Base.
90-DAY FMV: $75
LAST SALE: $100
"Devil Hulk" took on the Avengers in this issue, and Ewing showed off the strength and ferocity of the newest version of Hulk by having him essentially dismantle the team. The issue is on the rise as evidenced by the last sale of $100.
90-DAY FMV: $63
LAST SALE: $80
Not exactly a standout issue, Immortal Hulk #8 did reveal a new power for the green machine. After being dissected and stuffed in jars, Hulk went full T-1000 and pulled all his pieces back together. What's more is that it was shown that he could absorb people in the process.
90-DAY FMV: $136
LAST SALE: $63
Absorbing Man was the first classic Hulk villain who got a makeover in Immortal Hulk. At first, he had the Red Hulk treatment and was the same except for his skin color. By the end of the issue, he was full-blown monster, looking like something from The Thing.
Don't let the $63 outlier fool you. That was the only this year that it didn't break $80. It also was the first time in six sales when it's sold for less than $125.
90-DAY FMV: $62
LAST SALE: $68
Ewing and artist Joe Bennett's vision of Hell and the lost souls within it was an interesting take. I especially enjoyed how the residents of the desolate wasteland have no eyes, just empty sockets.
