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Graded Manga

Weekly Shonen Jump debut issues and first-print volume 1s are the blue chips of manga collecting. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Slam Dunk and Bleach debuts lead the record board.

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Price guide & movers

ItemRawPSA 9PSA 1030d
Naruto Vol. 1 First Print
Shueisha · 2000 · Graded Manga
$98$532$1,400▼ 10.9%
Weekly Shonen Jump 1984 #51 (DB debut)
WSJ · 1984 · Graded Manga
$1,680$9,120$24,000▼ 15.8%
Weekly Shonen Jump 1997 #34 (One Piece debut)
WSJ · 1997 · Graded Manga
$686$3,724$9,800▼ 22.6%
Market

What gets graded and why

Japanese WSJ debut and key issues, first-print tankōbon Vol. 1s, and Viz English Shonen Jump keys. BGS is dominant, with CGC also used.

Timeline

Key sets & eras

1984
Dragon Ball debut
WSJ #51 — the grail.
1990
Slam Dunk debut
WSJ #42.
1997
One Piece debut
WSJ #34.
1999–2001
Naruto & Bleach
Modern-era keys.
Drivers

What moves prices

  • First prints identified by colophon print number (第1刷).
  • Debut issues have the lowest survival in high grade.
  • Record sales pull the whole series up.
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