Anything I bought as a kid in the 90s. I had the worst instincts and everything I thought would be valuable turned out to be something no one wants. I enjoyed reading them at least!
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
The 90s really was a paradise for kids
@TamimGormanАй бұрын
Amazing video!👍👏 I just began my comic book collection and found Toon Haven. They have an incredible range of digital comics for every genre, including the hard to find ones. Lifetime updates too!😁
@cowbelltv4865Ай бұрын
I think the early ‘90s Justice Society book is underrated. The art by Mike Parobeck is so great! 10 great issues, dollar bin books.
@robertenyart99827 күн бұрын
First Jessie Quick in that run.
@user-bi9fo3sx6lАй бұрын
James you are by far the most knowledgeable person online about comics easily. It just seems you put more into your work than anyone else does, from many determining factors. I look forward to coming by your store, since i was raised in NJ, and lived in Lawrenceville for years.😊 This channel gives more than it gets. That is why a comic fan, others can learn so much here,especially if they are new to the hobby. Thanks James, enjoy every video 😊😊😊
@RobinComicsАй бұрын
I think you need to be the Captain Carrot spokesperson; You can really sell that Carrot! So, underrated comics for me (obviously) are all the Robin first appearances (since Jason Todd). Robin is central to Batman's story in general, and Nightwing, Redhood, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne are all major DC characters. -Aside, I Joined up again as member for your channel, happy to pay for that cup of coffee each month. Love the channel, James. Keep on hunting :)
@Lynch1717Ай бұрын
Anything Spectre is underrated. Such a great character. Also Midnight Run is one of the best action comedies of all time and is never talked about when mentioning the greatest comedies of the 80s
@monsterphileАй бұрын
I'm not sure what their values are like today, but I always thought Comico's Elementals were overlooked.
@andrewbowers4555Ай бұрын
I've always felt Daredevil books have been undervalued. I agree with the poster that mentioned-The Micronauts...My favorite books when I was a kid.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
I think daredevil #1 is actually quite undervalued
@justicerice3589Ай бұрын
@@MintHunterComicshey let’s keep it that way I’d like to own it one day!
@kevinvendt5948Ай бұрын
I consider Action Comics #12 as underrated, given that it features an add for the upcoming Detective Comics #27 and thus is the first “unofficial” appearance of Batman. Good luck finding a copy of it, however. 😊
@AlexMartinez-es6qzАй бұрын
1st appearance of Bishop.. every copy I have came from a dollar bin.
@Bar-LordАй бұрын
Williamson’s Flash run is one that I think needs more love. Especially the early issues. I don’t get how Godspeed is completely ignored. That story was rock solid in my eyes.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Dude good choice!
@diyapiaАй бұрын
People overlook magazine size books and mostly consider comic-size comics the most important in my experience; hey better for the rest of us! Nice video and interesting books to look out for; thanks!
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Well said!
@markleneker9923Ай бұрын
The early issues of Rex the Wonder Dog are expensive (sometimes very much so) and hard to find outside of ragged or lower grade copies. I assume you put it on your list because (non-GA) comic collectors often don't know about it. I'd add Golden Age Phantom Stranger, too, which is even MORE pricey.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
I’ve done my own digging (pun intended) and yes, theyre reallyyyyyy hard to find
@bizgomez8313Ай бұрын
I could never find a Rex the Wonder Dog 4. But...i have found Tarzan 230 in discount bins. Which reprints the story of Detective Chimp.
@johncribbs9472Ай бұрын
Also many HEAP comics were ghost written by Patricia Highsmith, author of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN and other great crime novels.
@PunguinYogaАй бұрын
Wow! I did not know that. I think Highsmith was/is great. Thanks for the info.
@BillStraitАй бұрын
Witchblade #10, first appearance of The Darkness. One of the few comic book characters to have a fantastic video game, but no one sees past the 90s of it all.
@sourcecode5273Ай бұрын
The toy called SuperSoakers! More kids laughed and experienced joy from the SuperSoaker than any toy in history. Under rated!
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Bro you just unlocked some memories hahaha
@ShogunZIllaАй бұрын
Waiting for a Captain Carrot/Usagi Yojimbo crossover! I think Usagi Yojimbo is still somewhat underrated after all these years.
@gegachxiswulisso9758Ай бұрын
Short run comics are an underrated treasure trove. Yeah, having 1-250 is cool, but daunting. Getting a 1-8 story can be lots of fun and doesn't break the bank.
@AR-vq5piАй бұрын
The shadow of the bat run is so underrated. It has some of the most unique and amazing cover art among its issues and you can find almost every issue in the dollar bin.
@xavierloera1938Ай бұрын
Now that Spetre issue is gonna go up just cause of Superman. And i completely agree about 1st Captain Carrot. Its a good thing i bought the Roy Thomas signed 9.8 from you a while back 🤙🏻
@larasmith2562Ай бұрын
Gold Digger by Fred Perry at Antarctic Press is the longest-running comic by a single creator, and quite a few of his stories are fantastic. I don't know anyone who's heard of it. The main series ended recently, but there's an online archive of the first 200 issues.
@bujinguevara7429Ай бұрын
I think Fantastic Four Annual 6 is so underrated. Silver age, 1st app of a villain and one of the most powerful mutants.
@christopherferguson7201Ай бұрын
First appearance of Deathbird in Ms. Marvel #9. Pretty good X-men villain has stay close to the same price forever. Or with Suicide Squad #24 is the full appearance of Oracle it only her cameo in #23 ever listed as a key
@dustypettes2927Ай бұрын
I've always found atlas comics to be underrated. Some fun writing and great artists worked on them
@minuswyatt2437Ай бұрын
Aside from the final entry (lol) I didn’t know any of these. Maybe the first Umar? But that’s it. Great list
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
These are some solid books!
@richardbehrle1496Ай бұрын
Those Spideys in the early 100s are absolutely awesome!
@martyrocks2091Ай бұрын
I'll see your Captain Carrot and raise you an Ambush Bug...some of my most cherished comics of the early '80's feature this OG fourth wall breaker. Hilarious, at times, too. Could be a perfect crossover for James Gunn's DCU.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
James Gunn would absolutely crush ambush bug
@mrshawn4192Ай бұрын
YES! Love Ambush Bug (& Cheeks) in all appearances. 😂
@leoneldheming2445Ай бұрын
The Shadow comics
@Mike_oliver1313Ай бұрын
You should do a video on 2nd print expensive books
@MrYac-ie8ieАй бұрын
i spent years trying to track down a Rex #4, only copy i was ever able to find was beat to hell (got it graded for fun and it is a 1.8 which i didn't even know was a grade😂) but as a big Detective Chimp fan i'm happy to own it.
@bestcore1214Ай бұрын
Great list! I think all of those marvel bronze age horror books are still undervalued, especially the number ones.
@buraddorun3043Ай бұрын
Alright. Underrated actress: Sofia Boutella. She acts (of course), dances, does a lot of her own stunts, speaks multiple languages...and word on the street is she can sing, too. She's cool. But for comics: Usagi Yojimbo. It has a strong fan base, but you can get so many keys in that series for super cheap, and I still think that book is criminally underappreciated overall.
@adamleitman8116Ай бұрын
I have not seen Spectre 54 sell for under $100 in about 3 years
@NahgaАй бұрын
This is correct. You be lucky to pull a raw from eBay for less than 100. 9.8? Well that’s 400-500
@Ghostin93Ай бұрын
yeah, not really underated anymore lol
@shadow_collector8488Ай бұрын
Batman Confidential #26. The first appearance of Batman 60's villain King Tut.
@Kirok2005Ай бұрын
I have a 7.5 copy (raw, my grade) of Supernatural Thrillers #1! I love that cover, and I didn't realize it was the progenitor of all the swamp beasts! Also ASM #112 and NTT #16! As for comics that I always wonder why they're not more valuable...the Daredevil Born Again story (#227-#233) and pretty much all of the first Ultimate Spider-Man series (sure, they're not "keys," but they're sooo good.)
@AndrewSunadaАй бұрын
I want that Captain Carrot! Also, the first appearance of Cassandra Cain as batgirl is my personal Underrated book. Its considered a keym...I just think its even still underrated.
@michaelslattery3736Ай бұрын
DC comics Presents #52, First Ambush Bug. This character was essentially the 4th wall-breaking weird prototype for the Joe Kelly Deadpool (the one we all know...not the one who showed up in the early 90s). 9.8s are sub-200 and the character is not particularly popular for essentially being Deadpool before Deadpool (just not a merc).
@alghenyАй бұрын
I’m a simple man. Mint Hunter uploads a video and I click and like it.
@TheOriginalGoddamnpcАй бұрын
The Green Lantern Corps run by Steve Englehart is criminally underrated. Besides introducing my favorite GL Kilowog, what other comic features a talking space-squirrel forming an unlikely friendship w/ somekinda fastidious alien Squidward after a flux in the time-space continuim makes everyone on Squirrel Homeworld forget he ever existed? Buckwild plots mixed with heartfelt and often complex relationships makes it feel like Guardians of the Galaxy...only decades earlier and at a fraction of the price!
@follmanaterАй бұрын
Time Bandits is an underrated movie. Spectre 54 is a good call since Mr. Terrific is being widely used in animated and Gunn DCU properties. Legion of Superheroes needs more love.
@bradforddillman7671Ай бұрын
The ultimate underrated comic is More Fun 31. It has the Action 1 cover in an ad a month before the release. 1st image of a fairly significant issue/character
@literallyunderratedАй бұрын
Star Wars 16, the first appearance of Valance the Hunter, and the first SW story without any characters from the movies. Spoiler alert- he “dies” in a later issue, but was so cool he was revived and appears in modern SW comics
@louben987Ай бұрын
GI Joe #48 - 1st appearance of Sgt. Slaughter, and The Shadow #1 are definitely underrated!
@jonaswirtanen115Ай бұрын
The most underrated book I can think of is Web of Spiderman #36. Its the 1st appearance of Tombstone, but yet you can easily find copies for under $20 (sometimes under $10) which is crazy to me considerinf how important of a character he is
@rogerfleming1782Ай бұрын
Captain Carrot is WAY under valued
@VicDeMizerАй бұрын
Recent undervalued is Bunny Mask....but one of my favorite stories The Last Avengers Story I think is GREATLY undervalued
@nickspicer7428Ай бұрын
Love Captain Carrot and most weird or uncommon series! As for underrated comics, I'll go with The Darkness and Fathom back to my prime of Image and Top Cow collecting. Otherwise, gimme that underrated and widely unknown underground comic collection!
@JTMasterАй бұрын
I've got another one for you. The 1st MODERN appearance of Giganta with a new origin story printed back in the 90's is very cheap too. I'm honestly surprised given how popular the character is. She is used a lot in the shows.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
I think even dollar bin cheap! Good call!
@JTMasterАй бұрын
@@MintHunterComics My question though is, which is the actual 1st appearance? Some sources say issue 126 and some say 127. Regardless, they both are cheap. Several dollars on eBay.
@billyrod1980Ай бұрын
This may be a hot take but I’m going to say Star Wars #1 is underrated as a comic book key. George Lucas initially approached comic book companies to publish a Star Wars comic book prior to the film's release as a means for publicity meaning that the first time people ever laid eyes on the franchise was in a comic book. Star Wars comics have been around as long as the movies but doesn’t get the same love. It’s the first public encounter of the entire multibillion IP. I’m surprise that SW #1 doesn’t have more value because of that.
@pulsarstargrave256Ай бұрын
Star Wars #1 was reprinted ad nauseum after the movie took off so it's not a rare book. Plus, there was also the novel! As a fan of the comic, I strive to collect issues 11 to 37 as a complete run! Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino produced a wild series!
@Allean_AdkinsАй бұрын
Underrated? The Mutant Liberation Front. Some of the coolest villains to barely be used
@steviG63Ай бұрын
Land of the Giants tv show of the late 1960s was fantastic, alright the special effects were a bit dodgy as was limited in those types, but stories were great . Can’t understand why no one has made a film or remade the TV series. They did Lost in Space which was out at the same time, and I believe wasn’t ax good, even though I did enjoy it.
@CBs_Bill_from_MontanaАй бұрын
They Live is underrated! Yes it’s a cult classic but it’s more prophetic than Nostradamus.
@_vixen_4504Ай бұрын
I picked up a lot of 40 spectre comics from the 80’s -2000’s for less than a dollar per book and i was hoping that the terrific book was there but i was not that Lucky. It did, however, include crisis aftermath: the spectre 1, which is when Crispus Allen becomes the new spectre and The spectre 22 first published Alex Ross cover art for DC. So i did get my moneys worth but i sure wanted to have the first appearance of the second Mr Terrific.
@BrokeBoyComicsАй бұрын
I support Captain Carrot! We gotta get his name out there. Also I just grabbed the Teen Titans #26 a few weeks ago in nice grade and absolutely love it in my Teen Titans collection! Great video as always!
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Thanks Noah!
@tykay8030Ай бұрын
Super natural thrillers 1 is also a dope Steranko cover
@sirroxalotАй бұрын
Underrated=Mint-hunter comics.
@blairhartgrove7594Ай бұрын
I think my wife is most highly underrated. Now you’ve gave me some comics to go on the hunt for.
@HankWagner-nl4meАй бұрын
I always enjoyed the first Marvel crossover event, the Avengers/Defenders War. That really captured my imagination as a twelve year old. It was basically Marvel's version of a JLA/JSA event.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Good choice!
@DieselcityАй бұрын
Top tier content, from a great advocate for the hobby
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Wow thanks for a top tier compliment!
@stefansnow4386Ай бұрын
My favorite underrated keys... Legends #1 - 1st Amanda Waller... how is the head of the suicide squad not a ton of money? X-Men #169 - 1st calisto and morlocks - again, worth nothing and my favorite sub group of the X-Men (maybe starjammers) Sin City A Dame to Kill For #1 - 1st Dwight - bought mine for $10, shipped to CGC... 9.6... Frank Miller's greatest work in my opinion
@LG-kw6fnАй бұрын
Super-Villain Team-up 1 through 17.
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Mmmmm yep
@LG-kw6fnАй бұрын
#1 Doom vs Sub-mariner #5 Doom vs FF & 1rst appears of Shroud #7 Doom vs Shroud - Origin of Shroud #9 Doom vs Iron Man #14 Doom vs Magneto Awesome action packed covers and woefully underappreciated.
@mattkenna5419Ай бұрын
Booster Gold as a character is underrated
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
yes.
@sanduskywashington6753Ай бұрын
I can't believe that Action Comics 775 isn't huge.
@GordoDrummerАй бұрын
There are two movies I believe are underrated. C.H.U.D., and Night of the Comet. Two lower budget horror movies that just drew me in.
@l.greenemachine66Ай бұрын
Common sense is underrated. Because, "Common sense, is not so common. "😊😊
@joe3019772008Ай бұрын
it is hard to believe comics like those aren't more popular. but, overtime they just end up in a dollar bin. just like batman off-world, i found it in a dollar bin and still could not believe it. #IWANTCAPTAINCARROTPLEASE
@Quite_Nuff_SayerАй бұрын
I'll go with ROM, Micronauts...
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Mmm the toy comics! Nice
@Scott.B.ChapinАй бұрын
And Shogun Warriors!
@gypsytitan4146Ай бұрын
Captain Marvel Adventures 78, 1st Mr. Atom, the most important robot in comic book history, he's the prototype for every Japanese Super Robot From Astroboy to Megaman.
@AmelieSpaffordАй бұрын
Thank you for sharing, keep doing what you do!!!
@cnote729Ай бұрын
Heyyyyyy great episode....good info. I think it needs to be more than just movies, tv series for issues to go up in value. Anyway my entries Marvel Two in One..annual 7 such a incredible story, has all the heavy hitter Marvel heroes , it's like the Rocky movie on steroids Other entry way in the 80's when kids still bought action figures. In late 80's there was the Super Powers action figure line of DC characters (which Todd McFarlane brought back) some figures you actually had to mail in to get. Apokolips Steppenwolf was one. When you ordered for character you got a flimsy record....with a short eery recording of Darkseid. Use to listen to in the dark while shining a light thru the Darkseid figure's red visor ban to make his eyes glow. That record got to be worth something?
@YahWeh-uw5kzАй бұрын
great list and nick is such an undervalued artist
@johnnyr859Ай бұрын
Keep up the great work!
@dannyfournier1081Ай бұрын
I've always been surprised that the first Batman & The Outsiders run from the 80s has never really taken off or gone up in value. I'm biased as it was one of the first comic series I ever collected, so there's a nostalgia feel, but still...great Batman stories with great side characters.
@76ingitАй бұрын
Marvel Comics Presents #117 the real first appearance of Ravage 2099 created by Stan Lee. That comic always gets the first meeting of Wolverine and venom fame but not the Ravage 2099 fame. Have an issue of it signed by Stan Lee.
@michaelslattery3736Ай бұрын
When I first started trying to find that Spectre 54, graded in early 2021 it was selling for just over $100. It now sells for nearly $400 in a 9.8. Maybe the raw is frozen? If you have a 9.8 candidate you wanna sell for $40 I'll buy it.
@Criner05Ай бұрын
I'll stick with comics. I think Batman #619 is undervalued, especially the rogues gallery variant. That variant has the first cover appearance of Hush. And that issue in general has the first appearance of Tommy Elliot as Hush. I think they're only worth roughly $10.
@stephencybulski4610Ай бұрын
I think the first appearance of Onslaught in XMen is underrated I mean come on Professor X and Magneto as a combined Villian. Should be invincible.
@jamesbeckrАй бұрын
The movie of the first Suicide Squad, my teenage son and I love it, but it gets so much hate. Underrated comics, Frank Miller's Ronin, Kent Williams Blood a Tale, and Mike Mignola's work before Hellboy... :)
@jeffstanley6013Ай бұрын
Adventure Comics 283, 1st appearance of both General Zod and the Phantom Zone. Midgrade copies of Superboy 68 (1st Bizarro) are around $1k, and midgrade copies of Action Comics 242 (1st Brainiac) are $2k+. But a midgrade copy of Adventure 283 can be had for under $500. Given how much Zod has been in the public eye (in how many movies/TV series has he appeared since Superman II?) relative to the other two, I don't get it.
@ErickHernandez-ng6tdАй бұрын
The movie “Faster” with The Rock
@bronzevillecomics2581Ай бұрын
When Detective Chimp hits the big screen (and I'm convinced he will), his first appearance will go nuclear because it is so hard to find. I;ve been trying to grab a copy - but they are hard to find and very expensive.
@doughargis9626Ай бұрын
Underrated: Fear Agent, Strange Girl, Y the last man
@MuhannadGhalibNazariАй бұрын
Great video as always, keep up the great work
@trevormaurer3684Ай бұрын
I do agree teen titans from issue 26 and the next 20 following issues in the seventies are absolute classics becoming more adult focused
@PaulDavidCooperАй бұрын
Love that Teen Titans #26 cover. Lots of good ones in that run.
@vincentimbesi3947Ай бұрын
A very underrated mid 80s DC Comic is Mazing Man! If it was up to me we’d have an omnibus collection of the 15 issue run! 💙👍🏼
@VernonMonaldoАй бұрын
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing
@ifreezetvcomicsАй бұрын
I think red tornado is a super underrated comic book
@leveragecomics5067Ай бұрын
Great video!!!
@gregwait3553Ай бұрын
Could you do comics that are video games or relate to video games?? I have a scarce Dead Island comic by Marvel.
@frankcastaldi2531Ай бұрын
I think right now, Superman is under rated. The house of brainiac was really good. I gotta get the teen titans for real
@theobsessedcollectorАй бұрын
As a kid I went bananas 🍌 when I discovered the "Not Brand Ecch" cartoonish take on Marvel and DC characters.
@ccsportsfan7886Ай бұрын
excellent as always
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Thanks again!
@richardbehrle1496Ай бұрын
How about Simpson vs the Cosby’s, Screw magazine 1988? Pretty funny shit.
@YumenaKawanoАй бұрын
Wow, fantastic video. Thanks a lot!
@arthurtripp6922Ай бұрын
How.about Adventure 462 the Death of Golden Age Batman ?
@poing333Ай бұрын
Snagged a mid grade copy for $7 on ebay after watching this, left the higher grade one for $25 just cuz I'm not a huge Simpsons guy...but I just thought it'd be cool to have that one- thanks for the tip!🙌
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Solid man!
@poing333Ай бұрын
@@MintHunterComics well, update: looking through it there's only a single Simpsons strip with krusty and sideshow bob, so maybe first official Simpsons comic technically but I was thinking a regular style comic book with the characters. But still lol definitely worth the $7 for the Springfield shopper alone. Also there's a Hey Arnold comic strip below the Simpsons one. I've gotta look into whether that's first Hey Arnold or not.
@annb5378Ай бұрын
Thanks for reminding me about captain carrot. Now I gotta get me a new teen titans 16
@MintHunterComicsАй бұрын
Yes!
@wesleydoddsАй бұрын
The 90s Starman series by James Robinson. The story arc is fantastic.
@tristingravin9596Ай бұрын
Spectre 54 definitely seems to have increased in value as I've seen a few ungraded copies where the seller is trying to get $100+ which I think is crazy.