Here is a list of the best spider man comics to invest in.

Issue	Year	Sales Figure	Character	No of Appearances	Price
Amazing Spiderman #83	1970	373,000	Richard Fisk	72	$40*
Amazing Spiderman #113	1972	288,000	Hammer Head	155	$40
Amazing Spiderman #253	1984	281,000	Rose	72	$7
Amazing Spiderman #265	1985	281,000	Silver Sable	167	$35
Spectacular Spiderman #98	1985	180,000	Spot	60	$5
Web of Spiderman #125	1995	199,000	Philip Urich	100	$3
Amazing Fantasy Vol 2 #1	2004	60,000	Anya Corazon	135	$10
Amazing Spiderman #654	2011	54,000	Agent Venom	>100	$30

Why Speculate on Spiderman Comics?

Amazing Spiderman is one of the most collected series in the comic collectible world. As such, there is already a strong base of collectors who will buy Spider man comics regardless if there is any media hype. Hence, when news hit, most of these issues are able to take off pretty easily.

We can look at recent examples of non Tier A characters whose first appearance issues have seen a strong price hike due to media news.

Issue	Year	Sales Figure	Character	No of Appearances	Price
Amazing Spiderman #124	1973	288,000	Man Wolf	226	$150
Amazing Spiderman #210	1980	242,000	Mdm Web	56	$90
Amazing Spiderman #212	1981	242,000	Hydro Man	121	$40
Amazing Spiderman #265	1985	281,000	Silver Sable	167	$35
Amazing Spiderman #546	2008	127,000	JackPot, Mr Negative	12	$15

Most will agree that these are not tier one Spiderman characters and villains. Despite this, there was a mad rush from collectors and speculators to snatch up these issues when a media news is released.

As a result, we see prices of these issues spiking to their current levels. Some, like Hydro Man, has already cooled off but is still hovering around the $40 mark.

From this evidence, we can see there are still opportunities to take advantage of future speculation on non Tier one Spider-man characters, especially those that are under the radar. They might be ignored now but who knows when they might be used for any of the Spiderman media properties.

Criteria for selection

To come up with this list, I used the following criteria:

• At least 50 appearances in comics
• Never been used before in movies
• Cheaper than their peers which have received media hype

Agent Venom can be considered one of the successful new Spiderverse characters after 2000, along with Spider-Gwen and Mile Morales.

He easily clock in more than 100 appearances as Agent Venom, appearing in his own series as well as part of Secret Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Here are some sales numbers from his sole series, using the mid point of the series as an estimation. I also pulled in numbers from other popular modern characters for comparison.

Issue	Year	Sales Figures
Venom #21	2012	26,000
Venom Space Knight #17	2016	17,000
Spider Gwen Vol 2, #17	2017	29,000
Ghost Spider Vol 1, #5	2019	22,000
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #14	2012	40,000
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #8	2019	27,000
X-23 Vol 3, #11	2011	26,000
All New Wolverine, #17	2017	29,000
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #8	2014	32,000
Magnificat Ms Marvel, #8	2019	13,000

The table shows that the sales of the Agent Venom series isn’t that far off from the top 4 modern characters: Spider Gwen, Miles Morales, X-23 and Ms Marvel. This character has legs but is now in a ‘cooling’ off period, which can be great for buying cheaper copies.

In terms of prices, this book actually violated one of my criteria of being cheaper than similar books that received media hype. In this case, the benchmark book is Amazing Spiderman #546, which is selling for around $15.

However, I feel the potential of Agent Venom is so much bigger than Jackpot. Since his book costs only $10 more, there is sufficient room to growth if media hype happens for Agent Venom.

The second print of this book was hot once and I even recommended here before. If you believed in this character, the second print is the book to get but you can’t go wrong with the first print as well.

 

Spot is no stranger to fans who have watched the Spiderman cartoons. He is one of those villains with interesting visuals and powers but just lack a push.

Having said that, Spot has already make more than 60 appearances in comics, which is higher than Mdm Web, and certainly more than Jackpot.

The only pity I feel about this book is the cover. If #99 was the cover, this will be a much better speculation book.

In terms of prices, a good benchmark will be Hydro Man. If you refer to the earlier table, his first appearance is now $40 in VFNM condition. Spot’s first appearance, in comparison, can be hand for $5-10.

 

If Sony every wants to make a God Father kind of movie, Hammer Head will surely be included, along with Kingpin and Tombstone.

In fact, this is one genre of film that both MCU or Sony’s Spiderverse has not entered before. Hence, exploring the mafia aspect of the Spiderverse have yield a number of characters worth speculating, including this one and others further down the list.

For a villain who has made 155 comic appearances, Hammer Head’s first appearance is surprising affordable. A VF- to VF copy can be had for $20-$30 on Ebay. In contrast, Amazing Spider-man #124 will set you back around $60-70 in the same grade.

 

Silver Sable should need no introduction. She has made 167 comic appearances and has been rumored for movies on multiple occasions. Despite all these, her first appearance never really took off, which is why it is still a good key comic to invest in.

I believe Silver Sable making into the media spotlight is a question of when, not if. She has appeared in too many TV cartoons, games etc to be ignored. As such, this cooling off period is actually a great time to stock up.

Being a copper book, there are different editions you can aim for:

• Regular
• Newsstand
• Canadian Price Variant
• 2nd print

Below are the images for all other editions other than the regular, which you can see the image above.

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Currently, there are no big differences in prices between these editions (except for the 2nd print, which is much cheaper).

My suggestion is to avoid the regular ones and go for high grade newsstand and Canadian price variant. When the sellers flood the market on hearing any confirmation news, these will be more resistant to this supply increase.

As for the 2nd print, it depends on how you see the current market for 2nd prints. It might take off like Amazing Spiderman #101 and #361 or it might be a book that no one cares.

   

Richard Fisk, the son of the Kingpin, has make 72 appearances. Unfortunately, he has always lived under the shadow of his father in both comics and collect-ability.

The interesting thing about Rose is that he is not an out and out villain. Instead, he is more like an anti-hero. That became more obvious when Richard became the Blood Rose in Web of Spider-Man #89. In this identify, Rose became more like the Punisher than the Kingpin.

Below is the image of Blood Rose in his 1992 debut

If the Mafia genre of the MCU is explored, Richard Fisk will probably play some roles, similar to Hammer Head.

 

For a character who is as well received as Anya, her first appearance is surprising affordable. With 2 series under belt and clocking in 135 total appearances, this may be an undervalued buy, rather than a speculative one.

The downside of this character has nothing to do with her but with the Spiderverse itself. Currently, there are at least 3-4 Spider Woman/girl type of characters that are prominent: Spider Gwen, Jessica Drew, Silk. That is not to including the likes of Julia Carpenter (who might be Mdm Webb), Annie Parker and the original Spider Girl (May Parker).

With so many choices, Anya might not get her chance.

However, there is also the chance of a Spiderwomen type of team, of which most the female characters can be grouped into one. At least that is what Amy Pascal said in 2018, which might be invalid by now.

 

Philip Urich wasn’t that prominent in the Marvel universe until he became Goblin King in 2014. Prior to that, he briefly joined the Loners and also took over the Green Goblin and Hobgolin identity. So far, he has already make 100 appearances in comics.

The Goblin King storyline can be a great alternative to the Green Goblin. The latter has been used so many times that alternatives might be considered to redo all the Goblin stuff.

In addition, the fact that Philip is tied to Daredevil’s Ben Urich might lead to some interesting conflicts as well.