Kamala Khan has one of the most expensive first appearances in modern comics. However, most of her supporting characters and enemies are getting zero interest. Will that change with the upcoming Disney+ show?

If you want to bet on that happening, here are some Kamala Khan issues for you to consider.

Issues	Price	Significance	Appearances	Sales	Later Printings
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1	$50	First Joshua Richardson	21	50,286
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #5	$15	Cameo app of Inventor	5	33,795	2nd
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #6	$5	First Inventor	5	36,041	2nd
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #13	$8	First Kamran	5	32,425	No
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #17	$5	First meet up with Carol		31.567	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #1	$10	First Chuck	5	79,222	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #8	$3	First Becky St. Jude	10	31,798	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #11	$3	First Becky as Lockdown	10	27,278	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #12	$5	First Red Dagger	9	28,348	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #14	$5	First Doc.X	6	24,006	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #19	$5	First Joshua as Discord	21	17,097	No
Ms Marvel Vol 4, #29	$5	First Doc.X as Kaylee Kirk	6	13,588	No
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #5	$10	First New Costume		13,847	2nd (2902)
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #9	$10	First Stormranger cover on 2nd print	3	12,230	2nd (1713)
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #10	$10	First Stormranger	3	12,098	2nd (1041)

Key observations

1. Lottery book materials

As mentioned in the opening section, most Ms Marvel keys are still cheap if we talk about just the regular editions. However, most of these characters have made only a few appearances, thus limiting our ability to know their potential.

Fortunately most of the print runs are not high so that makes them perfect lottery books i.e. cheap + low character appearances + moderate to low supply. This is especially for issues released after Ms Marvel Vol 4, #12.

2. Look out for 2nd prints

Some of the 2nd print issues have really ridiculous low print runs. If any of them catches fire, the price will spike right through as the supply simply cannot keep up.

The 2nd prints on the Magnificent Ms. Marvel series are especially note worthy because all of them featured different cover art. Some of them are actually much better than the first prints.

In contrast, most the 2nd prints in the earlier volumes simply have a color switch. The most common being changing the red color bar at the bottom from red to blue.

3. Specific recommended issues

Below are issues that I feel has more potential relative to others, either because they either have a stronger character or the print run is insanely low.

 

The first issue of Kamala is already a pretty well known book as shown by its price tag of around $50-60. Besides being her first #1 issue, it also contains the first appearance of Joshua, who will later transform into a villain called Discord.

Joshua is currently the most used villain in the Ms Marvel universe so he might be used in the upcoming show.

The play here though is not the regular edition but either the variant or the later printings.

This book was so popular that it went through 7th printings, similarly to Edge of Spider-verse #2. Currently the prices of these later printings are starting to climb but are still inconsistent. If you watched Ebay closely enough, you will find some cheap listings for these later printings.

Below is the sales number and pricing for these later printings

Issue	Published Date	Sales Number	Current Prices*
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (1st print)	April 2014	50,286	$50
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (2nd print)	May 2014	6,963	$20
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (3rd print)	June 2014	5,374	$30
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (4th print)	July 2014	2,847	$20
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (5th print)	2014	No Info	$80
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (6th print)	October 2014	No Info	$10
Ms Marvel Vol 3, #1 (7th print)	January 2015	No Info	$40

From the table, it seems the sketch covers of the 5th and 7th printing are getting more pricey. They also have fewer listings compared to the rest.

Below are the covers, starting with the 2nd print on the left.

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The next recurring villain after Joshua would be Becky. She has made 10 appearances and is constantly one of the thorns in Ms Marvel’s side.

Becky made her first appearance in #8, which has a Civil war variant that is the same price as the regular cover

Her transformation into Lockdown occurred three issues later in Ms Marvel Vol 4, #11. You can pair both issues to sell as a set if you think this is a worthy speculation.

 

The Red Dagger is the only supporting character with any kind of combat abilities. If you want to speculate on non villain characters, he is probably the only choice you got.

Appearance wise, he has make 9 so far. That is a not particularly high number but as I said. he is the only choice you have for superhero based supporting characters.

There are a couple of variants for this book. The Jones and Black Widow variants are already pricey. I wouldn’t recommend you getting them as Red Dagger is not a popular character yet.

Instead, go for the design variant. It is more limited but is still relatively cheap.

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Ms Marvel latest villain is called Stormranger and she received quite a bit of hype when she was introduced. That is because she seems like what Venom is to Spider-Man, a natural nemesis.

Currently, the heat has cooled down but I liked nemesis characters in general. They tend to be developed and become sustainable characters in the future.

For this book, I think 2nd prints are the way to go due to the better cover and the insane low print run. As such, I think this is a lottery book that has high return potential.

The key question is whether collectors will gravitate toward the 2nd print of #9 issue, where it is Stormranger’s first cover or the #10 issue, where it has her first appearance in the book.

Conclusion

Overall, Kamala Khan supporting cast has not have any serious breakout yet. A TV show might change that but it is all pretty speculative.

However, one worrying trend you can see from the table is the declining sales number for Ms Marvel. Is she losing fan support?