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| Sonic the Hedgehog — 2025 Price Guide Values | #1-46 | ||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | |||||||
| Guide 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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 | $100 | $1.50 | $154 ▲ $2 |
$103 | $83 | $58 | $39 | $19 | ||
| Archie, Jul-93 | #17 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: This is the top book to get when it comes to CPV Sonic issues. In July 2022 a record price for a 9.6 CGC sold for $412. A record price for a 9.8 CGC sold for $1500 in June 2021. Conan notes: A CGC 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 12/19/2022 for $46.00 (at auction) Paul notes: A CGC 9.6 Sonic the Hedge Hog #1 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $265 in 2019 CGC label note: $1.50 cover price. |
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| #2 |  | $50 | $1.50 | $64 | $48 | $38 | $27 | $18 | $9 | ||
| Archie, Sep-93 | Ben notes: Michael Gallagher story, Dave Manak & J'Dagostino art, Dave Manak cover | ||||||||||
| #3 |  | $30 | $1.50 | $45 | $34 | $27 | $19 | $13 | $6 | ||
| Archie, Oct-93 | |||||||||||
| #4 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Nov-93 | |||||||||||
| #5 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Dec-93 | |||||||||||
| #6 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Jan-94 | |||||||||||
| #7 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Feb-94 | |||||||||||
| #8 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Mar-94 | Ben notes: I have yet to see a single-price $1.50 CPV for this issue; please reach out if you have one. Either this is a situation like we see with Blip, or Archie experimented with one dual-price newsstand batch for this specific issue because if you look at this picture you'll see a newsstand example with both US and CAN prices. | ||||||||||
| #9 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, Apr-94 | |||||||||||
| #10 |  | $20 | $1.50 | $32 | $28 | $23 | $16 | $11 | $5 | ||
| Archie, May-94 | |||||||||||
| #11 |  | $16 | $1.50 | $24 | $21 | $17 | $12 | $8 | $4 | ||
| Archie, Jun-94 | |||||||||||
| #12 |  | $16 | $1.50 | $24 | $21 | $17 | $12 | $8 | $4 | ||
| Archie, Jul-94 | |||||||||||
| #25 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Aug-95 | |||||||||||
| #26 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Sep-95 | |||||||||||
| #27 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Oct-95 | CGC label note: Amazing Spider-Man #56 cover homage. | ||||||||||
| #28 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Nov-95 | |||||||||||
| #29 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Dec-95 | |||||||||||
| #30 |  | $12 | $1.65 | $17 | $15 | $12 | $8 | $6 | $3 | ||
| Archie, Jan-96 | |||||||||||
| #31 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Feb-96 | CGC label note: Patrick Spaziante cover | ||||||||||
| #32 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Mar-96 | CGC label note: Patrick Spaziante cover | ||||||||||
| #33 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Apr-96 | Conan notes: A CGC 7.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 9/26/2023 for $16.00 (at auction) CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. |
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| #34 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, May-96 | |||||||||||
| #35 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Jun-96 | |||||||||||
| #36 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Jul-96 | |||||||||||
| #37 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Aug-96 | |||||||||||
| #38 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Sep-96 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | ||||||||||
| #39 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Oct-96 | CGC label note: 1st comic book apperance of Mecha Sonic. | ||||||||||
| #40 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Nov-96 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | ||||||||||
| #41 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Dec-96 | |||||||||||
| #42 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Jan-97 | |||||||||||
| #43 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Feb-97 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | ||||||||||
| #44 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Mar-97 | |||||||||||
| #45 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Archie, Apr-97 | |||||||||||
| #46 |  | $8 | $1.65 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Archie, May-97 | Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; | ||||||||||
| Issue | Guide 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 | Newsstand Canadian Price Variant Value | ||||||||||
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| Sonic the Hedgehog CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
10/3/2023 Census Count |
10/8/2024 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 406 | 13 | 452 | 15 | +46 | +2 |
| 2 | 53 | -- | 63 | -- | +10 | -- |
| 3 | 22 | -- | 24 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 4 | 24 | -- | 31 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 5 | 15 | -- | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 6 | 12 | -- | 15 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 7 | 21 | -- | 24 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 8 | 21 | -- | 30 | -- | +9 | -- |
| 9 | 11 | -- | 16 | -- | +5 | -- |
| 10 | 11 | -- | 14 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 11 | 14 | -- | 17 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 12 | 7 | -- | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 25 | 16 | -- | 23 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 26 | 3 | -- | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 27 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 28 | 1 | -- | 3 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 29 | 2 | -- | 3 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 30 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 32 | 7 | -- | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 33 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | +1 | -- |
| 34 | 4 | -- | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 35 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 36 | 4 | -- | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 37 | 8 | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 38 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 39 | 23 | -- | 40 | -- | +17 | -- |
| 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | -- |
| 41 | 2 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 42 | 2 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 44 | 4 | -- | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 45 | 2 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 46 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
|
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
717 ~97% |
19 ~3% |
853 ~98% |
21 ~2% |
+136 ~99% |
+2 ~1% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1
|
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$1.50 | $154 ▲ $2 |
|
| Archie, Jul-93 | #17 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: This is the top book to get when it comes to CPV Sonic issues. In July 2022 a record price for a 9.6 CGC sold for $412. A record price for a 9.8 CGC sold for $1500 in June 2021. Conan notes: A CGC 8.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 12/19/2022 for $46.00 (at auction) Paul notes: A CGC 9.6 Sonic the Hedge Hog #1 variant sold at PNJ Comics for $265 in 2019 CGC label note: $1.50 cover price. |
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| #2 | |
$1.50 | $64 | |
| Archie, Sep-93 | Ben notes: Michael Gallagher story, Dave Manak & J'Dagostino art, Dave Manak cover | |||
| #3 | |
$1.50 | $45 | |
| Archie, Oct-93 | ||||
| #4 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Nov-93 | ||||
| #5 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Dec-93 | ||||
| #6 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Jan-94 | ||||
| #7 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Feb-94 | ||||
| #8 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Mar-94 | Ben notes: I have yet to see a single-price $1.50 CPV for this issue; please reach out if you have one. Either this is a situation like we see with Blip, or Archie experimented with one dual-price newsstand batch for this specific issue because if you look at this picture you'll see a newsstand example with both US and CAN prices. | |||
| #9 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, Apr-94 | ||||
| #10 | |
$1.50 | $32 | |
| Archie, May-94 | ||||
| #11 | |
$1.50 | $24 | |
| Archie, Jun-94 | ||||
| #12 | |
$1.50 | $24 | |
| Archie, Jul-94 | ||||
| #25 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Aug-95 | ||||
| #26 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Sep-95 | ||||
| #27 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Oct-95 | CGC label note: Amazing Spider-Man #56 cover homage. | |||
| #28 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Nov-95 | ||||
| #29 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Dec-95 | ||||
| #30 | |
$1.65 | $17 | |
| Archie, Jan-96 | ||||
| #31 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Feb-96 | CGC label note: Patrick Spaziante cover | |||
| #32 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Mar-96 | CGC label note: Patrick Spaziante cover | |||
| #33 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Apr-96 | Conan notes: A CGC 7.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 9/26/2023 for $16.00 (at auction) CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. |
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| #34 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, May-96 | ||||
| #35 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Jun-96 | ||||
| #36 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Jul-96 | ||||
| #37 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Aug-96 | ||||
| #38 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Sep-96 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | |||
| #39 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Oct-96 | CGC label note: 1st comic book apperance of Mecha Sonic. | |||
| #40 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Nov-96 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | |||
| #41 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Dec-96 | ||||
| #42 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Jan-97 | ||||
| #43 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Feb-97 | CGC label note: $1.65 cover price. | |||
| #44 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Mar-97 | ||||
| #45 | |
$1.65 | $12 | |
| Archie, Apr-97 | ||||
| #46 | |
$1.65 | $20 | |
| Archie, May-97 | Doug notes: LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; | |||
| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
10/8/2024 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 452 | 15 | +46 | +2 |
| 2 | 63 | -- | +10 | -- |
| 3 | 24 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 4 | 31 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 5 | 16 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 6 | 15 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 7 | 24 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 8 | 30 | -- | +9 | -- |
| 9 | 16 | -- | +5 | -- |
| 10 | 14 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 11 | 17 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 12 | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 25 | 23 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 26 | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 27 | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 28 | 3 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 29 | 3 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 30 | 1 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 32 | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 33 | 9 | 2 | +1 | -- |
| 34 | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 35 | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 36 | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 37 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 38 | 4 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 39 | 40 | -- | +17 | -- |
| 40 | 3 | 1 | +2 | -- |
| 41 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 42 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 43 | 2 | 1 | +1 | -- |
| 44 | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 45 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 46 | 2 | -- | +1 | -- |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
853 ~98% |
21 ~2% |
+136 ~99% |
+2 ~1% |
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