RAGMAN #1

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks. Spine appears tight with no stress lines visible in this view. The book is in a protective sleeve, which limits full edge inspection, and only the front cover is visible so interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Ragman #1 (1991) launched the character's second ongoing vehicle at DC, following his original 1976 Joe Kubert/Robert Kanigher-created run. This iteration recast Rory Regan's rag-costumed vigilante for a grittier early-1990s Gotham underworld setting, continuing the street-level, occult-tinged crime fighting that distinguished the character from DC's higher-profile capes. The book is a standard-format Copper Age release with no variant covers or notable first appearances tied to this specific issue.

Market data shows a book with thin but consistent demand concentrated at the high end of the grading spectrum. Certified sales cluster in 9.2 through 9.8, with values stepping up meaningfully as grade increases, indicating collectors chase pristine copies of a title that was not saved in bulk at the time of release. There is no meaningful raw or low-grade sales activity, consistent with a book that draws attention mainly from character-completionist and Ragman-specific collectors rather than broad speculative interest.

This issue trades as a minor-key, character-driven Copper Age book: readily available in mid and lower grades for pocket change, with real but modest premiums attaching only to top-census 9.6 and 9.8 slabs. Buyers are typically Ragman or Bronze/Copper Age DC vigilante-character collectors building complete runs rather than investors, and the book is unlikely to see significant appreciation outside continued interest in the character's occasional media or costume revivals.