Spawn Key Issues (1992 to Today): Real Values

Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn (Al Simmons) launched Image Comics and embodies the 1990s market boom. Because the series began in 1992, all its grails are modern: none belong to the Silver or Bronze ages, which ended well before.

This guide sticks to the verifiable: real-time eBay medians (via our estimator) and documented records. When a precise figure can't be verified, we state it qualitatively rather than inventing it.

Spawn's key issues (real values, June 2026)

Values = median of active eBay listings, all editions and grades combined (our estimator, eBay.fr + eBay.com). A median is only reliable with enough listings: we show the count on every row.

Medians: our eBay estimator, June 24, 2026. #5 and #8 are "run fillers" rather than keys in themselves: they round out the founding run.

#1: the cornerstone (and why its value stays modest)

When Spawn #1 launched in May 1992, it sold 1.7 million copies — a record still unbeaten for an independent comic (source: comics press / Image). That colossal print run is precisely what caps its value: supply is enormous. Hence the €15 median, pulled down by raw copies.

• Grade changes everything. In the standard (direct) edition, even a CGC 9.8 stays accessible (documented sales are modest, around $85 per SellMyComicBooks).
• The newsstand variant is the exception. Far rarer in high grade, it hit a documented record sale of $1,226 in October 2020 (source: GoCollect). It's the only true hidden "grail" of #1.

#9: the first Angela (and a famous dispute)

Spawn #9 (May 1993) marks the first appearance of Angela and Medieval Spawn, in a story written by Neil Gaiman. The issue sparked one of the best-known rights disputes in the industry: Angela eventually moved to Marvel in 2013. Value-wise, the median stays contained at €13 (100 listings) — interest, again, concentrates on high-grade slabs.

#100 and #300: the milestones

• #100 (2000) resolves the series' central conflict with the death of Malebolgia. It's the highest-valued issue on our list at a €47 median — but on just 17 listings, so verify it live.
• #300 (2019) is the milestone issue that led to #301: with it, Todd McFarlane earned the Guinness World Record for the longest-running creator-owned superhero comic (October 2019), surpassing Cerebus's 300 issues.

Beyond the core: the first appearances

The main run holds other firsts hunted by key collectors: Spawn #119 (August 2002) introduces Gunslinger Spawn, since spun off into a franchise of his own. These issues trade with few active listings: their precise value is volatile, so check them case by case rather than trusting a thin median.

Collector strategy (grounded in real data)

• #1 = the entry piece. Essential, affordable in the standard edition; aim for the best grade you can if you want upside, or hunt the newsstand.
• #9 = the "character" key. First Angela, a Gaiman story: strong history, still reasonable value.
• #100 = the "event" key. The priciest of the core run, but verify it live (low listing volume).
• Grade is everything. On print runs this massive, the gap between a raw copy and a high-grade CGC slab is where the value lives. The medians above are from June 2026 and move.