Spawn First Appearance: Spawn #1 Value by Grade

Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (cover date May 1992), published by Image Comics. The source puts it this way: "Spawn #1 (1992) – first appearance of Spawn".

PriceCharting values for Spawn #1 (1992) by CGC grade, based on recorded sales and updated September 25, 2026:

• CGC 2.0: $10.00
• CGC 3.0: $13.00
• CGC 4.0: $16.11
• CGC 6.0: $31.78
• CGC 7.0: $41.00
• CGC 8.0: $50.00
• CGC 9.0: $56.02
• CGC 9.2: $60.00
• CGC 9.4: $65.00

The spread from CGC 2.0 ($10.00) to CGC 9.4 ($65.00) shows how much condition matters on a key issue. Restored, trimmed or incomplete copies sell far below these figures, and reprints and facsimiles (see below) are worth a small fraction. Grade and restoration are confirmed by a grading service such as CGC or CBCS; prices move with the market and the character's popularity.

• Confirmed as the first-appearance issue: CGC's registry lists a Spawn #1 copy graded CGC 9.8 as the first appearance of Spawn.
• CGC certified-comic record confirms cover date: CGC's certified-comic database record independently confirms the issue date as 5/92.

• Indicia: the small print on the first page or inside cover gives the issue number, date and publisher; reprints usually say so there.
• Cover price and barcode: a price or barcode format that did not exist in the year printed means a later edition.
• Paper and staples: decades-old newsprint is tan at the edges; bright white pages on an old date are a warning sign.
• Restoration: color touch, trimmed edges and married covers are common on expensive keys; a grading service can detect them.

Shoot the front cover flat, straight on, in even light, then the indicia page and the back cover. Include the top edge and staples in one frame. The app reads the title, issue number and cover and matches it against the checks above; the indicia photo settles most reprint questions.