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| Booster Gold — 2023 Price Guide Values | #1-25 | |||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | ||||||||
| Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
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#1
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 | $101 | $50 | $0.95 | $128 | $86 | $69 | $48 | $32 | $16 | ||
| DC, 2/1986 | 1st Appearance of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Versus Blackguard #31 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In July a 9.8 CGC sold for $590; 9.4 CGC in February sold for $245; 9.0 CGC in April sold for $127. A 9.6 CGC sold in October of 2021 for $303 Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG+ 4.5 on 12/27/2021 for $52 (buy it now), a raw VF- 7.5 on 6/3/2022 for $53 (at auction), a CGC 9.6 on 5/9/2022 for $167 (at auction), a raw 2.5 on 6/28/2019 for $25, a raw 5.0 on 6/1/2020 for $40, a CGC 9.2 on 1/21/2020 for $86 CGC label note: 1st appearance of Booster Gold & Skeets. Blackguard appearance. 95¢ cover price. |
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| #2 |  | $8 | $5 | $0.95 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| DC, 3/1986 | 1st Appearance of Mindancer | |||||||||||
| #3 |  | $5 | $5 | $0.95 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 4/1986 | Versus the 2000 | |||||||||||
| #4 |  | $4 | $5 | $0.95 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 5/1986 | Doug notes: ROSE & THORN appears | |||||||||||
| #5 |  | $4 | $5 | $0.95 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 6/1986 | Versus Mister Twister | |||||||||||
| #6 |  | $4 | $5 | $0.95 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| DC, 7/1986 | Doug notes: ORIGIN of BOOSTER GOLD; SUPERMAN appears; CGC label note: Superman appearance. |
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| #7 |  | $9 | $5 | $0.95 | $18 | $16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| DC, 8/1986 | Doug notes: SUPERMAN appears; CGC label note: Superman & Lois Lane appearance. 95¢ cover price. |
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| #8 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 9/1986 | Origin of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Versus Chiller Doug notes: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES appears; CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. |
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| #9 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 10/1986 | Versus Chiller Doug notes: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES appears; CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. |
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| #10 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 11/1986 | ||||||||||||
| #11 |  | $5 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 12/1986 | Versus Shockwave | |||||||||||
| #12 |  | $5 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 1/1987 | ||||||||||||
| #13 |  | $6 | $5 | $1.00 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 2/1987 | 1st Appearances of 1st Appearance Goldstar (Trixie Collins) and 1st Appearance Rip Hunter post Crisis | |||||||||||
| #14 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 3/1987 | Back to future | |||||||||||
| #15 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 4/1987 | ||||||||||||
| #16 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 5/1987 | 1st Appearance of Booster Gold International | |||||||||||
| #17 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 6/1987 | ||||||||||||
| #18 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 7/1987 | Killer returns from future to kill Booster | |||||||||||
| #19 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 8/1987 | Versus Rainbow Raider | |||||||||||
| #20 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 9/1987 | Versus Rainbow Raider | |||||||||||
| #21 |  | $6 | $5 | $1.00 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 10/1987 | Versus Aliens of Dimension X | |||||||||||
| #22 |  | $5 | $5 | $1.35 | $15 | $13 | $11 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| DC, 11/1987 | Death of Michelle Carter Doug notes: JUSTICE LEAGUE International appears; |
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| #23 |  | $6 | $5 | $1.35 | $18 | $16 | $13 | $9 | $6 | $3 | ||
| DC, 12/1987 | Doug notes: SUPERMAN appears; JOHN BYRNE Cover; | |||||||||||
| #24 |  | $4 | $5 | $1.35 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| DC, 1/1988 | Versus Manhunter; Millennium Week 3 | |||||||||||
| #25 |  | $6 | $5 | $1.35 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| DC, 2/1988 | Final issue Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| Issue | Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
CPV Cover Price |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
CGC-Confirmed | ||
| Direct Edition Value | Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | |||||||||||
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| Booster Gold CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
9/21/2021 Census Count |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 1,379 | 53 | 1,755 | 70 | +376 | +17 |
| 2 | 32 | -- | 35 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 3 | 15 | -- | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 4 | 15 | -- | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 5 | 9 | -- | 12 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 6 | 13 | -- | 17 | -- | +4 | -- |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +3 | -- |
| 8 | 10 | -- | 12 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 9 | 7 | -- | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 10 | 5 | -- | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 11 | 10 | -- | 12 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 12 | 5 | -- | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 13 | 6 | -- | 14 | -- | +8 | -- |
| 14 | 5 | -- | 9 | -- | +4 | -- |
| 15 | 4 | -- | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 16 | 6 | -- | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 17 | 7 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 18 | 5 | -- | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 19 | 4 | -- | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 20 | 3 | -- | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 21 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 22 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 23 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 25 | 5 | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
1,569 ~97% |
54 ~3% |
1,989 ~97% |
71 ~3% |
+420 ~96% |
+17 ~4% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1
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$0.95 | $128 | |
| DC, 2/1986 | 1st Appearance of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Versus Blackguard #31 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In July a 9.8 CGC sold for $590; 9.4 CGC in February sold for $245; 9.0 CGC in April sold for $127. A 9.6 CGC sold in October of 2021 for $303 Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw VG+ 4.5 on 12/27/2021 for $52 (buy it now), a raw VF- 7.5 on 6/3/2022 for $53 (at auction), a CGC 9.6 on 5/9/2022 for $167 (at auction), a raw 2.5 on 6/28/2019 for $25, a raw 5.0 on 6/1/2020 for $40, a CGC 9.2 on 1/21/2020 for $86 CGC label note: 1st appearance of Booster Gold & Skeets. Blackguard appearance. 95¢ cover price. |
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| #2 | |
$0.95 | $16 | |
| DC, 3/1986 | 1st Appearance of Mindancer | |||
| #3 | |
$0.95 | $12 | |
| DC, 4/1986 | Versus the 2000 | |||
| #4 | |
$0.95 | $14 | |
| DC, 5/1986 | Doug notes: ROSE & THORN appears | |||
| #5 | |
$0.95 | $12 | |
| DC, 6/1986 | Versus Mister Twister | |||
| #6 | |
$0.95 | $20 | |
| DC, 7/1986 | Doug notes: ORIGIN of BOOSTER GOLD; SUPERMAN appears; CGC label note: Superman appearance. |
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| #7 | |
$0.95 | $18 | |
| DC, 8/1986 | Doug notes: SUPERMAN appears; CGC label note: Superman & Lois Lane appearance. 95¢ cover price. |
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| #8 | |
$1.00 | $14 | |
| DC, 9/1986 | Origin of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Versus Chiller Doug notes: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES appears; CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. |
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| #9 | |
$1.00 | $15 | |
| DC, 10/1986 | Versus Chiller Doug notes: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES appears; CGC label note: Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. |
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| #10 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 11/1986 | ||||
| #11 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 12/1986 | Versus Shockwave | |||
| #12 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 1/1987 | ||||
| #13 | |
$1.00 | $14 | |
| DC, 2/1987 | 1st Appearances of 1st Appearance Goldstar (Trixie Collins) and 1st Appearance Rip Hunter post Crisis | |||
| #14 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 3/1987 | Back to future | |||
| #15 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 4/1987 | ||||
| #16 | |
$1.00 | $14 | |
| DC, 5/1987 | 1st Appearance of Booster Gold International | |||
| #17 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 6/1987 | ||||
| #18 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 7/1987 | Killer returns from future to kill Booster | |||
| #19 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 8/1987 | Versus Rainbow Raider | |||
| #20 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 9/1987 | Versus Rainbow Raider | |||
| #21 | |
$1.00 | $12 | |
| DC, 10/1987 | Versus Aliens of Dimension X | |||
| #22 | |
$1.35 | $15 | |
| DC, 11/1987 | Death of Michelle Carter Doug notes: JUSTICE LEAGUE International appears; |
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| #23 | |
$1.35 | $18 | |
| DC, 12/1987 | Doug notes: SUPERMAN appears; JOHN BYRNE Cover; | |||
| #24 | |
$1.35 | $12 | |
| DC, 1/1988 | Versus Manhunter; Millennium Week 3 | |||
| #25 | |
$1.35 | $20 | |
| DC, 2/1988 | Final issue Doug notes: Scarcer LAST issue & LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
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| Booster Gold CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
9/27/2022 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 1,755 | 70 | +376 | +17 |
| 2 | 35 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 3 | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 4 | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 5 | 12 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 6 | 17 | -- | +4 | -- |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | +3 | -- |
| 8 | 12 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 9 | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 10 | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 11 | 12 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 12 | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 13 | 14 | -- | +8 | -- |
| 14 | 9 | -- | +4 | -- |
| 15 | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 16 | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 17 | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 18 | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 19 | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 20 | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 21 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 22 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 23 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 25 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
1,989 ~97% |
71 ~3% |
+420 ~96% |
+17 ~4% |
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