AVENGERS/JLA #2

Cover shows sharp corners, strong gloss, and no visible creasing or spine stress in this photo. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve which slightly obscures fine surface detail via glare, and the back cover/interior were not assessed. No color breaks, tears, or staining are visible on the front cover; grade is capped conservatively due to single-photo limitations and inability to inspect spine stress ticks closely.

Avengers/JLA #2 continues the long-gestating, prestige-format crossover event written by Kurt Busiek with art by George Pérez, uniting two of superhero comics' flagship rosters after years of legal and logistical wrangling between Marvel and DC. Pérez, a veteran of both the Avengers and Justice League of America runs, brought his signature dense, detail-heavy layouts to the confrontation, and the series stands as one of the more ambitious company-crossover projects of the early 2000s. The issue itself does not introduce a new character, origin, or death, and its significance rests on the pairing of publishers and the pedigree of its creative team rather than any single landmark story beat.

Market data shows a print run and CGC submission volume typical of a heavily collected but non-speculative modern release: 748 total graded copies with the bulk sitting at 9.8, and thin but present populations reaching 9.9 and 10. Fair market value is concentrated almost entirely at the top of the grading scale, with 9.8 copies trading in the high-$60s to low-$70s range over the past year and 90 days, while sales data below 9.6 are effectively absent from the certified population, reflecting how few collectors bother grading mid- or low-grade copies of a book this recent and this common in high grade.

Demand centers on completists of the Busiek/Pérez run, JLA and Avengers crossover collectors, and buyers assembling raw or graded sets of the four-issue series rather than single-issue speculators. Raw copies in worn condition carry only nominal value close to cover price, while mid-grade raw copies see modest interest from readers filling out runs. The real trading activity is concentrated in CGC 9.8 slabs, where the deep census population keeps prices restrained but stable, making this a steady, low-volatility book for dealers rather than a growth play.