tired of hours in a pokémon center queue just to watch every single product go sold out? then doing it again next drop. so were we. 🔑 first private sale is live get your sealed under market, no queue, no waiting room. signup, grind levels, get in 👇

you finally get your grail. then a better-looking card of the same Pokémon gets announced. are you loyal to the original chase or immediately updating the wishlist?

A Captain America #1 sat in a cardboard box for nearly 80 years, then sold for $716,750 at Heritage (CGC 9.0). It's the fifth-highest sale ever for the issue. See where it lands on the grade ladder: keywire.io/signals/one-comic…

what makes you pick up a comic: the character, the writer, or one ridiculous page of artwork? we’re feeding that habit over on Keywire’s YouTube 🦇 youtube.com/@KeyWire_io/shor…

Batman works in almost any setting. Victorian horror. futuristic Gotham. a straight detective story. which version deserves more attention?

Halloween week rule: show us a creepy Pokémon card that ISN’T Gengar. we’re starting with Duskull. 🎃 what beats it?

NEW MUDKIP RECORD: $4.88 MILLION. A 2015 Japanese XY Promo Art Academy Mudkip (Daisuke Ochiai art), PSA 10, pop 3, just sold for $4.88M in Goldin's Pokemon 30th Anniversary Auction. That's the highest public sale ever for a Mudkip card.

Key of the Day: Action Comics #1, the first Superman. A CGC 9.0 Restored copy sold privately for $1.3 million through ComicConnect at NYCC, a Restored label record. The same copy sold for $794,650 in 2024.

KeyWire Daily Comic Movers · Sun Oct 25 Ark-M slips to December Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 is running late. Bleeding Cool reports the one-shot moved from Nov 11 to Dec 2, and Third Eye Comics lists the same date. Lunar shows Dec 16, so the exact release date isn’t settled yet. Stores tend to stock late books lighter, so the Francavilla Cover A and the ratio covers may be harder to find on release day. A few other DC books moved too: Dark Knights of Steel II #5 to Dec 2, and 100 Bullets: The United States of Anger #5 and Supergirl: Survive #5 to Nov 18. Clayface Friday got revised up to $10.4M from 3,458 theaters, up from yesterday’s $9.5M estimate. Previews accounted for $3.5M of that. The weekend should land around $24M to $25M, good for No. 1. Audience: Premium large formats did close to half the gross, and that’s with zero IMAX screens. Viewers 18 to 34 made up 73% of the crowd. Scores: Audiences have it at 93% to 94%. Critics are at 75% to 76%. Money: Box Office Mojo shows $7.8M international and $18.2M worldwide through Friday. The budget was reportedly $40M to $44M, and Franchise Entertainment Research expects it to turn a profit. Next weekend: Halloween falls on Saturday and nothing new opens wide, so the second-weekend drop should be soft. Detective #298 (first Matt Hagen Clayface): Two CGC 7.0 copies sold on eBay Oct 24, at $1,416 and $1,599.99. That matches earlier 7.0 comps of $1,281 (Heritage, July), $1,895 (eBay, July) and $1,600 (December 2025), so prices are holding steady. The movement is in low grades. A CGC 3.0 went for $619 on Oct 22, up from $389 on Oct 14. The last raw sale is still $460 (Oct 18). Detective #40 (first Clayface) is the other book to watch. Spinoff picks: Fans are already pitching Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow and Poison Ivy follow-ups. If that chatter grows, Batman #181 (first Poison Ivy) and Batman #121 (first Mr. Freeze, as Mr. Zero) could see some sympathy buying. Midnight tops store sales Marvel’s Midnight line took the top two spots for October (so far anyway, big week this week). The chart pulls point-of-sale data from 600+ stores, and the top five were Midnight Spider-Man #1, Midnight X-Men #1, ASM #1001, Venom #1 and Doom All-On-One #1. DC’s best was Teen Titans #2 at #7. The Clayface #1 one-shot hit #24 the week before the movie opened. Watch the two Midnight #1s for second printings and ratio-cover demand. Avengers: Doomsday: Sandra Hüller cameo Hüller has a secret cameo in the film. Her role hasn’t been disclosed, and Marvel declined to comment. Fans are guessing Doom’s mother or a Latverian witch. Either would put more eyes on Fantastic Four #5 (first Doom). I’d hold off buying until the role is confirmed. X-Men rumor An insider report says Cailee Spaeny is in talks for another part after losing Rogue to Inde Navarrette. Fans think it’s Kitty Pryde. If that’s confirmed, the book to hunt for is Uncanny X-Men #129 (which is also the first Hellfire Club appearance as well). The movie doesn’t open until May 5, 2028, so expect a slow build. Rocketeer rights leave Disney in 2028 Dave Stevens’ estate served a copyright termination that takes effect June 12, 2028. Disney keeps the 1991 film and the existing animated series. Anything new after that date needs a license from the estate. IDW’s comics aren’t affected. The books are Starslayer #2 (1982, first Rocketeer) and then #3, but I don’t expect either to move until a new deal is announced.

Key of the Day: Gobbledygook #1, the first Fugitoid appearance with a back cover ad for TMNT #1 that predates the Turtles' debut. A CGC 9.4 Signature Series copy signed by Kevin Eastman hammered for $132,000 at Hake's, closing Oct 21. A record for the book in any grade.

Happy Pokemon Delta Reign prereleases day! Full English release is Nov 6. 
Each Build & Battle Box has one of four foil promos: Masquerain, Magmortar, Enamorus, Kommo-o.

KeyWire TCG Fear & Greed: 87 Extreme Greed (down 2 from 89) Pokemon Delta Reign prerelease day Less TCG chatter on X than Friday's release day Riftbound Radiance openings split: big hits vs sealed value gripes OP-17 box $321.28, up $5.32

Goldin’s Trophy Pikachu closes Sunday, Oct 25, 7 PM PT (30-min extended bidding). Last bid we can confirm: $2.425M before premium, Oct 14. The record is $1.769M. Reported to be the only copy in PSA’s census. What to watch >>> keywire.io/signals/trophy-pi…

KeyWire TCG Fear & Greed: 89 / Extreme Greed (up 1 from 88) 1. Riftbound Radiance and Lorcana Hyperia City drop today 2. X chatter vs Thu: Riftbound up 38%, One Piece up 18%, Pokemon up 13% 3. OP-17 box $315.96, up $6.44 Track cards free: keywire.io

Gloom didn’t need to evolve. it needed an illustrator who saw the vision. which Pokémon won you over because of ONE card?

KeyWire TCG Fear & Greed: 88, Extreme Greed (flat) 1. Pokemon X chatter up 9% on Delta Reign preorders. Prereleases on Saturday. 2. Riftbound down 8%, One Piece down 3% before Radiance drops Friday. 3. OP-17 box $309.52, up $4.60. Track your cards free: keywire.io

Japan’s gold Mega Rayquaza ex is about $946. Across the last four sets, the English gold card settled at a median 31% of the Japanese price, and the English SIR held 86%. 🐉⚡️Delta Reign PRERELEASES SATURDAY. Here's the data you need before you open a pack!!! keywire.io/signals/delta-rei…