DARKHAWK AT second glimpse

Laugh all you want, however Darkhawk’s very first appearance is really doing rather well. As a new member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, his very first appearance has the possibility to make you a decent profit.

These days, all it takes is the mention of a new character being introduced to send comic collectors into a feeding frenzy, which immediately drives up costs even if the character is, well, lame. (I’m pointing the finger at weapon H, aka “Hulkverine.” provide him all the solo titles you want; he’s still a pandering mashup of a character.)

Back in the 1990s, we had a slew of new characters whose debuts we collected in really hopes that it’d make us rich someday. most of these were forgettable, like Wild Thing, physician Nemesis, Triathlon, etc.

But there’s one who just won’t go away, Darkhawk. He’s the butt of many collector jokes, however when it comes to value, you’d be smart to take Darkhawk #1 seriously.

There was never anything special about Darkhawk. He was a generic, early-90s Batman/Iron guy ripoff with extremely bit to offer fans that they hadn’t repeatedly seen. Still, the title offered sufficient copies to keep it printed routinely for four years, as well as he’s stayed in the marvel continuity for almost 30 years now. I assumption there’s something about that 90’s charm that has provided him a cult following.

Last year, Darkhawk fans had their commitment acknowledged when he was provided a one-off Darkhawk #51 as part of marvel Legacy. now he’s being featured in marketing artwork for the forthcoming Donny Cates/Geoff Shaw Guardians of the Galaxy run. While I’m not anticipating Darkhawk to suddenly ended up being a centerpiece of marvel Comics, he’s definitely poised to have a larger share of the spotlight than he’s had in decades.

As we get better to that January GOTG release, values for Darkhawk #1 are faring well. just about every grade has peaked for record highs this year. The graded 9.8 offered for $350 on August 12; the previous high had been $210 from a sale last year. What’s more is that since June 20, only three 9.8s have offered for less than $200.

The most unexpected jump in price, at least for the record high, has been the 9.6. For four years, the high had stayed at $70, up until last year when it lastly cracked that with a $77 sale. This year, that figure was totally obliterated with the June sale of $175. granted that has been an outlier, thinking about that no other 9.6 has crossed into the triple figures, however it has routinely brought between $50-$80 in the past 90 days.

The graded 9.4 is teetering on the edge of a record high sale. since 2017, the mark has firmly stayed at $50. However, that might be eclipsed come January with Darkhawk’s featured part in GOTG. Over the past eight sales, five of those have been for $45 or more. the most recent sale on November 19 was for an even $50.

To a lower extent, both the 9.0 as well as the 9.2 likewise have gathered new highs. After steadily selling for $30 for four directly sales, the last sale of a 9.2 was for $48, breaking the previous record of $40 set in 2017. Similarly, the 9.0’s most recent sale likewise set a new high of $30.

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