Rarity Scale:
The rarity scale below is based on estimated quantities of comics printed and distributed world-wide. As most publishers do not disclose actual print run data, the numbers for each issue listed on the website are just estimates and should be treated as such, also the number that actually exist today will likely be smaller and, in some cases, much smaller!
1-10: Ultra-Rare Comics11-100: Super-Rare Comics
101-1000: Rare Comics
1001-10000: Low Distribution
10001-100000: Common
100001-Infinity: Very Common
Note: This is an arbitrary (informal) scale employed on this website with a simple smiley rating.
Ultra-rare comics: 10 copies or less
- Print run / known copies (rarity): 10 or less (see notes in page footer)
- Price: actual sales over $100 for an individual issue in NM (Near Mint) condition raw or over $200 for CGC or CBCS 9.4 (i.e. equivalent raw NM grade is over $100)
- Bloodshot #0 - Pink (Gold) Prototype
- Bloodshot Salvation #12 Lewis LaRosa Vin Diesel Variant (2018)
- Damsels #1 "Rose Red" J Scott Campbell cover
- Evil Ernie Octagon Editions
- Golden Age Ashcan Comics
- Lady Death: Phoenix Rising Edition (only 5 copies!)
- La Muerta Pin Ups #1 Kickstarter Mystery Envelope Desierto Variant
- The Maxx 1/2: Blue Foil Prototype
- The Maxx 1/2: Red Foil Prototype
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #12 "1 Million" Variant
- Ninjak #0 NYCC 2017 Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe Cast Photo Cover (2017)
- Quantum & Woody 2017 #1 Second Print (One Copy!)
- Solar, Man Of The Atom #3 Gold Ink Prototype
- Solar, Man Of The Atom #5 Gold Ink Prototype
- Superman #409 Superhombre Logo Variant
- Turtlemania Special #1 Gold Sketched
- Unity #1 Golden Ticket Variants #UNITYGOLDENTICKET
- Venom: Lethal Protector #1 - White Error Variant
This is a short list at the moment and there are a number comics out there that meet the criteria so we will try and expand this in the near future.
Super-rare comics: 11-100 copies (see notes in page footer)
- Print run / known copies (rarity): 11-100
- Price: actual sales over $100 for an individual issue in NM (Near Mint) condition raw or over $200 for CGC or CBCS 9.4 (i.e. equivalent raw NM grade is over $100)
- 30 Days Of Night #1 Spiral Bound edition
- 8house #1 Image Expo
- Albedo #0 1st Print with yellow table
- Amazing Spider-Man #700 Steve Ditko - Stan Lee CGC Birthday Special
- Babyteeth #1: Goat Skin Variant (2017)
- Black Boy Fly C2E2 2017 Preview Edition
- Bloodshot #0 - Platinum Error Variant
- Captain America #212 35¢ Error Variant
- Dark Knight III 1:5000 (!) Retailer Incentive
- DC Comics Presents #22 Whitman Variant
- Dead At 17 #1 Mini comic (2000)
- Don't Pay The Ferryman #1 Momoko NYCC Metal Edition (2020)
- Eight Billion Genies #8 Dinh Variant (2023)
- Fashion Beast #1 "Lettered" New York Cover variant
- G.I. Joe V2 #36 DDP Staff Edition (2008)
- Gobbledygook #1 and #2 - Mirage Studios 1984
- Grimm Fairly Tales - The Jungle Book: CS Moore Exclusives
- GFT presents Wonderland #25 Red Carpet Alice variant
- Halloween: Untold Tales Of Halloween Ashcan Preview (2000)
- Hero Premiere #2 Batman Grendel "Silver Moon" ashcan
- Huzzah! #1 Fanzine (1979)
- Lady Death: Nightmare Symphony #1 Artgerm Cover Variants (2018)
- La Muerta Pin Ups #1 Kickstarter Mystery Envelope Variants
- Marvel Comics #1000 Ramos D23 2019 Expo Sketch Variant
- Maxx, The #1, #2, #3 Black Ashcans
- Maxx, The #3 Yellow Ashcan
- Miracleman 3D #1 in 2D
- Mission Impossible #1 Unedited Direct Edition
- Mr T #1 (2006) MIG.BIZ
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #12 "1 Million" Competition Variant
- New Titans Games Ashcan #1 (2001)
- Niobe: She Is Life #1 Hoknes Variant (2015)
- Once & Future #1 NYCC Variant
- POW! BIFF! POPS!
- Pro., The: Metal Variant (2017)
- Rick & Morty Pocket Like You Stole It #1 Nerd Block Variant
- Sex Criminals #6 Brimpception Variant
- Silver Surfer: Black #2 SDCC 2019 Camuncoli Sketch Variant
- Solar: Man of the Atom #1: Virgin Art "Ultra-Limited" variants
- Spawn #1 Error Variant: No black ink on cover
- Spawn #185 Sketch Cover
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #1 Imagineering Variant (2019)
- Star Wars: Vader Down #1 1:4999 (!) Retailer Incentive
- Stuff of Legend: Volume I: Boogeyman Edition
- Superman v2 #166 No Foil Error
- Swamp Thing #11 Recalled Due To Suggestive Tentacle (2012)
- Transformers Universe #1:OTFCC Unicron Variant
- Turtlemania Special #1 Silver Signed Variant
- Twisted Metal 2 Promo comic
- Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1 Pichelli Sketch Cover
- Universe X Spidey #1 DF [Recalled]
- Universe X Spidey #1 DF Sketch [Recalled]
- Valiant Sneak Peak (Peek) Edition (2007)
- Vampirella Strikes (Vol.2) #1 Manara Virgin Cover (2013)
- Vengeance Of Vampirella #1 "Royal Blue" Foil Edition
- Walking Dead #100 Hero Initiative blank "stolen" variant
- Walking Dead #116 Unreleased Third Print
- Walking Dead: Here's Negan Preview Sketched Variant
- We Can Never Go Home #1 San Diego Comic Con Edition
- Wings Comics #67 Empire of the Sun Movie Prop Replica
- Wolverine v1 #75 Distorted Hologram Error Variant
- Wolverine v1 #145 "Bone Claw" Error variant
- Wolverine V6 #1 Silva Sketch variant (2020)
- Wonder Woman #1 NYCC Foil Error Variant
- Wytches #4 Eh! Recalled Variant [Recalled]
This is also a short list and, again, there are many comics out there that meet the criteria so we will try and expand this in the near future.