Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2518182
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $9.14 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $19.70 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $27.64 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $36.63 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 9.4 | $29.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $150.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $136.29 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| RAW | $10.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 10.0 | $177.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1988-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $14.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 281 graded copies for Animal Man #1 (1988). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Human Zoo
Somewhere in San Diego, a mysterious figure calling himself the Beast) seems to be in some kind of pain, and is searching for the source of the sound of screaming monkeys that he hears in his head.
Meanwhile, Buddy Baker), no longer content with operating as a "small-time" hero, strives to make his way into the big leagues. He begins practicing his powers by tapping into the physical characteristics of cats, birds, fish and spiders. To further promote himself, he makes an ill-advised guest appearance on the *Dick Griffith Show*. Griffith humiliates him on national television and Buddy decides to beef up his look by adding a leather jacket to his costume.
Elsewhere, in an alleyway, the Beast is attacked by a mugger, whom he kills without hesitation, before finding his way to a S.T.A.R. Labs facility, the apparent source of the sound been torments him.
Later, Buddy responds to an emergency at S.T.A.R. Labs. There, Doctor Myers—who had been working on a cure for the AIDS virus—tells him that he was actually hoping for Superman), but will settle for Animal Man regardless. He shows him one of the lab's animal testing facilities, which has been ransacked with broken cages and emptied medical containers all over the floor. All of the test monkeys have somehow been fused together into a gelatinous ball that is still alive.
Creative credits
Writers: Grant Morrison
Interior art: Chaz Truog
Color: Tatjana Wood
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:67010
GCD: 44905
PANEL PROFITS: 2518182