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The month in comics, in five minutes. High-grade Golden Age keys commanded six figures, digital platforms exited the business, and mass-market comics found new audiences outside the direct market. Your seven-story catch-up is below.
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01. Captain America Comics #1 sold for $722,000 at auction in late September 2026. The rare 1941 issue was part of a collection stored for 75–80 years before being discovered and brought to market. Multiple outlets confirmed the sale price exceeded $700,000, marking one of the month's highest publicly reported Golden Age transactions. Google News - Comic Auction →
02. Tapas will shut down on March 31, 2027, as parent company Kakao exits English-language publishing. The announcement came October 1, 2026, and drew reactions from the platform's founders and a community of webcomic creators who had built audiences there. Kakao Entertainment cited strategic realignment away from Western markets as the reason for the closure. The Comics Beat →
03. The new Ben 10 comic series from Dynamite sold more than 500,000 copies across its first five issues. The Comics Beat reported the series reached the half-million mark in five months, with Bleeding Cool noting the figure represented issues #1 through #5. The performance far exceeded typical direct-market launches and raised questions about whether it warranted flagship treatment within Dynamite's publishing lineup. The Comics Beat →
04. AMC settled a nine-year lawsuit with Robert Kirkman and other Walking Dead producers for $120 million. The case, announced resolved September 9, 2026, centered on profit participation from The Walking Dead television franchise. Kirkman and his co-plaintiffs alleged the network had undervalued revenue streams tied to the comic-based series. The Comics Beat →
05. An Absolute Batman #1 graded CGC 9.9 jumped from $10,000 to $18,000 in one month. Bleeding Cool reported the price increase on September 26, 2026, tracking secondary-market valuations for the high-grade modern book. The title also won recognition at the 2026 Ringo Awards, adding to collector interest in the series debut. Bleeding Cool →
06. Thirteen publishers reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to recover inventory. The Comics Beat reported the agreement on September 24, 2026, marking Sparkle Pop's first inclusion in a Diamond bankruptcy settlement. Publishers had been working to retrieve books trapped in the distributor's collapse since earlier in the year. The Comics Beat →
07. Andy Fish, artist and co-creator of Blackwood and Sabrina the Teenage Witch comics, died at age 60. Fish passed away from blood cancer, The Comics Beat reported September 14, 2026. His work spanned multiple publishers and included both original titles and licensed properties tied to the Archie universe. The Comics Beat →
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