Golden Age Key Comics
We list 118 Golden Age key issues dated 1935 to 1955, from DC, Archie and Marvel and 24 other publishers.
We count a book as Golden Age by its cover or on-sale year: 1955 and earlier.
They are ranked by how many copies CGC has graded, a rough measure of collector demand, then by release date. 84 of them have CGC census counts.
List as of October 9, 2026, from the CollectionPlnr catalog.
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- Daredevil #13
#6
All Star Comics #8 (1941)
DC
First appearance of Wonder Woman, Captain Steve Trevor, Queen Hippolyte.
Captain Steve Trevor, Queen Hippolyte, Wonder Woman
CGC graded: 233
#8
Captain America Comics #1 (1940)
Marvel
First appearance of Captain America, Bucky, Sergeant Duffy. Origin of Steve Rogers.
Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy
CGC graded: 216
#14
Sensation Comics #1 (1941)
DC
First appearance of Ted Grant, Wildcat, Mr. Terrific.
Mr. Terrific, Ted Grant, Wildcat
CGC graded: 125
#16
More Fun Comics #101 (1944)
DC
First appearance of Jor-El, Lara. Origin of Clark Kent. Origin of Superboy.
CGC graded: 107
#18
Captain America Comics #7 (1941)
Marvel
First appearance of Johann Shmidt, Red Skull.
CGC graded: 102
- Archie's Pal Jughead #1
#23
Detective Comics #27 (1939)
DC
First appearance of The Bat-Man, Commissioner James Gordon.
Commissioner James Gordon, The Bat-Man
CGC graded: 87
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #1
#24
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #1 (1941)
Dell
First appearance of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd.
Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig
CGC graded: 87
- Eerie #12
- Police Comics #1
#26
Police Comics #1 (1941)
Quality Comics
First appearance of Plastic Man, The Phantom Lady, The Human Bomb. Origin of Plastic Man. Origin of Patrick \"Eel\" O'Brian.
CGC graded: 76
#27
More Fun Comics #73 (1941)
DC
First appearance of Green Arrow, Roy Harper, Speedy.
Green Arrow, Roy Harper, Speedy
CGC graded: 72
- Whiz Comics #2
#28
Whiz Comics #2 (1939)
Fawcett
First appearance of Spy Smasher, Ibis the Invincible, Golden Arrow. Origin of Golden Arrow. Origin of Roger Parsons.
Golden Arrow, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher
CGC graded: 70
#29
Star Spangled Comics #7 (1942)
DC
First appearance of Jim Harper, The Guardian, Robotman.
Jim Harper, Robotman, The Guardian
CGC graded: 63
- Captain Marvel Adventures #22
#31
More Fun Comics #52 (1939)
DC
First appearance of Jim Corrigan, The Spectre. Origin of Jim Corrigan. Origin of The Spectre.
CGC graded: 60
- Fight Comics #32
- John Wayne Adventure Comics #1
- Zip Comics #1
- Archie Comics #4
- Archie Comics #9
#40
Archie Comics #9 (1944)
Archie
First appearance of Archie 1, Jughead 1, Veronica 1.
Archie 1, Jughead 1, Veronica 1
CGC graded: 43
#41
Detective Comics #1 (1937)
DC
First appearance of Slam Bradley, \"Speed\" Cyril Saunders.
CGC graded: 42
#43
Men's Adventures #26 (1954)
Marvel
First appearance of Ken Hale, Gorilla Man. Origin of Ken Hale. Origin of Gorilla Man.
CGC graded: 39
- Archie Comics #20
- Jungle Girl #1
- National Comics #1
#48
Miss America Magazine #2 (1944)
Marvel
First appearance of Patsy Walker, Buzz Baxter, Hedy Wolfe.
Buzz Baxter, Hedy Wolfe, Patsy Walker
CGC graded: 36
- Archie Comics #41
- Silver Streak Comics #1
#51
Silver Streak Comics #1 (1939)
Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s]
First appearance of The Crimson Claw.
CGC graded: 31
- Wonderworld Comics #3
- Hit Comics #25
#54
Hit Comics #25 (1942)
Quality Comics
First appearance of Kid Eternity, Mr. Keeper. Origin of Kid Eternity. Death of Kid Eternity.
CGC graded: 27
- Archie Comics #34
- Crack Comics #1
#56
Crack Comics #1 (1940)
Quality Comics
First appearance of The Black Condor, Richard Grey, Jr. Origin of The Black Condor. Origin of Richard Grey, Jr..
CGC graded: 25
- Military Comics #2
- Military Comics #3
#58
Military Comics #3 (1941)
Quality Comics
First appearance of Chop-Chop. Death of Andre.
CGC graded: 24
- Feature Book #48
