DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #28

Cover shows strong gloss and vivid color with sharp corners and no visible creasing or spine stress; UPC barcode confirms newsstand edition. Slight softness at the top left corner and minor edge wear near the spine are visible, keeping this from a higher grade. The book is in a protective sleeve, which limits full assessment; interior and back cover were not examined.

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #28 continues the 1991 crossover event pairing the Sorcerer Supreme with Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch), written by the husband-and-wife team of Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas with art by Chris Marrinan and Mark McKenna. The issue brings Dormammu and the demonic Mephista into conflict with Strange's allies Topaz and Rintrah, while X-Men Colossus, Cyclops, and Jean Grey make supporting appearances, reflecting the crossover-heavy plotting typical of early-90s Marvel event tie-ins. This newsstand printing represents the scarcer of the two 1991 distribution formats, as direct-market copies dominate the surviving population.

Market data is thin, with only a handful of certified sales recorded across the grading spectrum and no transactions at all above CGC 9.6. The FMV curve is steep but low in absolute terms: an 8.0 copy trades in the low thirties while a 9.6 nearly triples that figure, and the sole 9.8 sales land at $120, consistent with a book whose demand is driven by completism rather than broad character-key interest. Ghost Rider (Ketch) crossover appeal provides modest secondary demand beyond the core Doctor Strange readership.

This is a book for series completists and Ghost Rider crossover collectors rather than speculative buyers, and it trades accordingly: raw copies in low and mid grades remain inexpensive commodity purchases, while the jump to a Universal 9.8 reflects the rarity of high-grade newsstand survivors rather than any character-key premium. Pricing across the grade spectrum should be expected to track slowly and remain sensitive to the very small number of certified sales at every tier.