WAR OF THE GODS #1

Cover shows sharp corners, strong color and gloss, with no visible creases, tears, or spine stress in this photo. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve which slightly obscures fine surface detail and reflects glare in the upper right, limiting full assessment of minor surface scuffing. No print lines or color breaks are visible at the spine edges shown. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, so grade is capped conservatively.

War of the Gods #1 kicked off DC's 1991 crossover event centered on Wonder Woman, pitting the Amazon princess and a roster of DC heroes against Circe, Ares, and other figures drawn from world mythology. George Pérez, fresh off his celebrated run relaunching Wonder Woman post-Crisis, plotted and drew the series, giving the event a level of visual polish and mythological grounding that distinguished it from many of the era's other crossover cash-ins. The miniseries tied into numerous DC titles of the period and remains a notable, if not top-tier, entry in the wave of early-1990s multi-title events that defined the company's Copper Age output.

Market data shows a book typical of high-print-run event comics from 1991: certified population is large (186 Universal copies of 213 total graded), sales activity clusters at the top of the census, and pricing is heavily compressed through the mid and low grades before rising sharply only at 9.6 and 9.8. The absence of any recorded FMV below 7.5 reflects both abundant raw supply and minimal collector demand for lower-grade copies, since the issue was never scarce on release and carries no first-appearance or landmark-creator premium beyond Pérez's involvement.

This is a book collected primarily by Wonder Woman completists, George Pérez art collectors, and those assembling full runs of early-1990s DC crossover events, rather than by speculative key-issue buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade for a few dollars at most and see little competitive bidding, while CGC 9.8 slabs command a real premium reflecting genuine scarcity at the top of a large graded population; most transactional activity and value concentration will remain at that top tier rather than across the broader grade spectrum.