Carol Danvers' first appearance may be getting the attention, but Supremor commands you to keep the most important Kree comic on your radar: Fantastic Four #65.
It's likely too late to get your hands on Marvel Super-Heroes #13. As I reported last month in "Captain Marvel Hysteria," this key has obliterated the market, and it's still going up. Marvel Super-Heroes #12 is a cheaper option, but even that issue will cost you plenty as anticipation for the Captain Marvel feature film grows. What's a collector to do? You want to get in on the boom, but you don't want to cough up the cash for MSH #12 or #13, and the first appearance of the Skrulls in Fantastic Four #2 is ridiculously expensive as well. Fortunately for you, the Kree Empire has your back.
The Kree are well established in the MCU. When Marvel introduced us to the cosmic side of the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy, they gave us a crash course in the harsh, unapologetic culture of the Kree. There we met one of the most famous of the race, Ronan the Accuser. He met his demise in GOTG, but luckily for us, Captain Marvel is taking place in the 1990s, and Ronan will be prominently featured.
There's also the possibility that Marvel will introduce mainstream audiences to the Kree's literal brain trust, the Supreme Intelligence, also known as Supremor. We know that the Kree will be a major part of the Captain Marvel plot, and that the Kree-Skrull war will be a key component to the story. We also can surmise from the trailer that some important scenes will take place on the Kree home world of Hala. If you put all three of those elements together, it's reasonable to assume that Supremor has a very good chance of appearing (or at least being mentioned) in next year's Captain Marvel. That leads us to the comic you should be looking to buy: Fantastic Four #65.
In the pages of FF #65, you get the first appearance of the alien race known as the Kree and the debuts of Ronan the Accuser and Supremor. In other words, when it comes to Kree keys (there's a tongue twister for you), this issue has it all. The best part is that it is affordable despite it jumping over the past two years.
Compared to the first appearances of Carol Danvers, Mar-Vell, and the Skrulls, FF #65 is dirt cheap. You can go all the way into near-mint territory with a graded 9.0 and spend, on average, under $300. Compare that with MSH #13; if you invested $300 into that comic, you'd have to settle for anything from a 3.0 and below based on the 90-day figures.
How about those lower grades? They're on the move in the past three months, but they're not unattainable by a long shot. You can keep your budget close to $100 and go as high as a 5.5.
At these prices, I strongly advise you invest in this comic. If Captain Marvel is the blockbuster it appears it will be, and we get the onscreen debut of the Supreme Intelligence, then you'll be poised to flip this book come next year.
