Cards that have significantly increased in value.

October 08, 2025, 12:12 PM

Tommy C

Regarding the Spongebob comics, I am looking at one major comic website now which has EVERYTHING.

On the first 20 issues of Spongebob, the store only has 8 of the 20 in stock. Of these 8, they are asking $ 25 to 30 each for 7 of them, and 1 of them is $ 40-50.

The last 20-25 issues of the 85 seem to be hard to find, also.

Meanwhile, most of the 245 Simpsons Comics seem to be worth $ 5 or less, aside from issues # 1 to 4.

October 08, 2025, 05:26 PM

promoking

During my unrelenting search for unusual/unknown promos, a few years ago, I came across a pack of SpongeBob cards that, as far as I know, is undocumented. The cello pack circa 2002/2003 contains around 11 cards, but none of the cards have the UD hologram affixed to the back, and they do not say 1st edition on the front. They are probably early prototypes. I haven't been able to find any info on these, and I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this find. I have individual scans of the fronts and backs if anyone can assist in posting them here.

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October 08, 2025, 07:54 PM

chesspieceface

quote:
Originally posted by promoking:
During my unrelenting search for unusual/unknown promos, a few years ago, I came across a pack of SpongeBob cards that, as far as I know, is undocumented. The cello pack circa 2002/2003 contains around 11 cards, but none of the cards have the UD hologram affixed to the back, and they do not say 1st edition on the front. They are probably early prototypes. I haven't been able to find any info on these, and I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this find. I have individual scans of the fronts and backs if anyone can assist in posting them here.

Email me any pictures you want posted here and I can do it.

quote:
Originally posted by Tommy C:
Regarding the Spongebob comics, I am looking at one major comic website now which has EVERYTHING.

On the first 20 issues of Spongebob, the store only has 8 of the 20 in stock. Of these 8, they are asking $ 25 to 30 each for 7 of them, and 1 of them is $ 40-50.

The last 20-25 issues of the 85 seem to be hard to find, also.

Meanwhile, most of the 245 Simpsons Comics seem to be worth $ 5 or less, aside from issues # 1 to 4.

Some of the one-shots and Treehouse of Horrors are starting to heat up, and there are some variation books (like the "Bartcodes" and the Kaufman/Broad giveaway) that have a good value, as do the Comic-Con exclusives that usually retailed for $10.

That said, regular issues of both "Spongebob" and "Futurama" tend to outdo regular issues of the Simpsons. It's likely both had lower print runs than the flagship title and the Bart Simpson spin-off.