Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24715049-20150215223811/@comment-26095044-20150222043420

Currently, the ASM #1 has a much, much higher print run than ASM #4. The first appearance of "Silk" is what people, in general want right now. This has the added bonus of being in ASM #4. Issue number #4's typically have some of the lower print runs in a series of comics, usually lower than even #2's and #3's, making them a safe buy... this is because comic shops order #2 and #3 before number #1 hits the shelf. By the time issue #4 is order shops have a pretty good idea what they should order for issue 4.

But just to make matter even more confusing for you, ASM #9 is her first appearance in her "actual costume".

If you're looking for the value in a long term investment, buy them all.

My personal advice would be to wait for the books to cool down a bit, there was a huge spike last week in ASM #4's because of the release of Silk #1... well more because of the news that #1 was getting a second printing. The first print of Silk #1 is probably not actually sold out from local comic shops. So as ebay becomes flood with Silk #1's, the price on ASM #4 will come back down a bit too.