Marvel this, Disney+ that… but what about the Mouse himself? How’s he doing? Here we look at two of the most popular modern books that feature covers with Mickey Mouse.

 

 

MARVEL COMICS #1000 (RAMOS, DISNEY D23 EXPO VARIANT)

This variant of Marvel Comics #1000, with cover art by Humberto Ramos, was given out during the Marvel Comics panel at the Disney D23 expo in 2019 as part of Marvel’s 80th-anniversary celebrations. Even more exclusive is a black and white sketch version of the variant, limited to only 30 copies.

Keeping with the theme of “80,” each of the 80 pages in the book is done by a different creative team. It is more of an anthology of mini-stories that shows off Marvel’s deep bench, spanning from 1939 to 2019. Interconnecting them is a rather loose mystery of the Eternity Mask. It is unsubtly being set up as an all-important McGuffin of sorts, so it wouldn’t be surprising if it shows up in the MCU in the near future. Perhaps one of its wearers, or maybe even Eternity himself. A quick mention, another significance for this book is that it marks the first official cover appearance of Mickey Mouse on a Marvel comic.

In the last few months, raw copies have been selling in a wide $400-600 range. Looking at the CGC 9.8 market, sales prices stayed sideways for a few months from the book’s release. They sat in a tight range at just under $500. Then in early 2020, it became a hot item. It reached as high as $1,300 by the end of the year. Sure, this might sound like everything’s all good. A closer examination of the sales data does present a more worrisome picture.

In high flying prices of late-2020, we notice a dramatic decrease in volume accompanied by a large increase in sales price volatility. It would be a good idea to be cautious here. This type of action generally reflects a weakening in the market. A single CGC 9.9 did sell in early 2020 for $2,500, but there haven’t been any other sales since. There are a total of nine CGC 9.9s in the census, if any of those enter the market during this weakening it could be what inadvertently pushes the 9.8s down.

DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #13 (SCORPION COMICS "VIRGIN" EDITION)

Another popular book that catches Mickey Mouse in the spotlight is the Scorpion Comics variant of Disney Comics and Stories #13, with cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto.

With sales volume low overall; the larger number of sales of the regular colored variant over the B&W version does reflect the difference in quantities that exist between the two. Shortly after the book’s release, CGC 9.8s for both arrived on the market in the fall of 2020 at fairly high prices; just above $500 for the colored one and $700 for the B&W. Unfortunately, in the few months since, sales prices for both books have dropped to similar $300 levels. Yup, both. That’s unfortunate news for the colored version, and even worse for the B&W one, whose higher rarity due to its lower print couldn’t save it in the market. A classic case of just because something is rare doesn’t mean someone wants it. If the current FMVs don’t hold, watch out below.

For a quick reference, the Disney Comics and Stories #1 (Scorpion Comics Virgin Edition) which also features cover art by Dell’Otto (here it’s Goofy instead of Mickey) offers little relief for outlook. This book has only had one CGC 9.8 sale each for the virgin variant and regular one; both at around the $100 level.

 

BONUS BOOK: ROGER RABBIT #1 (1990)

He’s not Mickey Mouse and there’s not enough overall market activity in his books to fill a full post, but he is a Disney character so we’ll list this info here. Over 2020, sales prices for CGC 9.8 slabs of Roger Rabbit #1 have jumped up from roughly $50 to $200. Early speculation that this is the book that will benefit if a Roger Rabbit movie or show gets greenlit?

“Oh, boy!” – Mickey Mouse

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