The first comic book produced by marvel, a wellknown american publisher that promoted characters like spiderman and xmen, was. Cnn its rare to find an almostperfect copy of marvel comics first comic book, aptly named marvel comics 1. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold for one million us dollars, smashing the previous record price for a comic book. The marvel comics number 1, which was from 1939, sold at an auction in dallas recently for a staggering amount of 1. And at a time when the economy is giving most everyone fits, there are those who still have enough expendable income to drop a cool mil on a comic book. First steps to million dollar comic book sale were taken nearly 80 years ago in uniontown. This comic book is undoubtedly the most valuable comic book in the world.
Action comics 1, the first to join the million dollar comic. Two different comics have sold for one million dollars recently and even lower grades of this comic book sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Turning a 10cent comic book into a million bucks the new. Apr 11, 2011 a million dollar comic book stolen from actor nicolas cage nearly a decade ago has been found in an old southern california storage locker. To many comic collectors, this is the holy grail, as it ushered. Nov 22, 2019 while the amount the issue auctioned for is recordsetting for a marvelproduced comic, the most expensive comic ever sold is still action comics no. Breaking the two million dollar mark with its astounding cgc rating of 9. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. First steps to million dollar comic book sale were taken. Feb 23, 2010 created by american writer jerry siegel and illustrated by canadian artist, joe shuster, he was our first flying superhero.
Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Aug 25, 2014 a pristine edition of action comics no. And at a time when the economy is giving most everyone fits, there are those who still have enough expendable income to drop a cool mil on a. Rare first edition of marvel comics sells for usd 1. Heritage auctions comic book department sales hit a record. For the third time this year, a comic book has crossed the million dollar barrier. While the amount the issue auctioned for is recordsetting for a marvelproduced comic, the most expensive comic ever sold is still action comics no. Both comics marked the first appearance of each superhero, in action comics and detective comics, respectively.
The comic book was sold in an auction held on monday, february 22nd by comic connect, who said that the. Aug 05, 2016 a rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars a 1938 edition of action comics no. Most were issued as giveaways marked free, or sold with cover prices of 50 cents and one dollar. Created by american writer jerry siegel and illustrated by canadian artist, joe shuster, he was our first flying superhero. But fishler says the price paid is the most for a book from the silver age, the mid1950s to about 1970. This is a historic copy of a historic comic book, ed jaster, auction house senior.
Another issue of the famed rare comic book sold for. The first milliondollar comic book its a bird, its a plane its the milliondollar superman comic book. Feb 26, 2010 on monday, comicconnect announced that it had sold the first superman comic book, action comics no. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one. The book was auctioned by highend comic collectible auction house comic connect, which has now sold 4 of the 5 comic books to break the. First steps to milliondollar comic book sale were taken nearly 80 years ago in uniontown. Heritage auctions comic book department sales hit a. Aug 22, 2014 the first time this comic book cracked a million. On monday, comicconnect announced that it had sold the first superman comic book, action comics no. Aug 25, 2014 the first bid, three minutes into the auction that began on aug. Action comics 1, the first to hit a million dollars. Nicolas cages nearlypristine copy of action comics no.
Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. Superman comic sells for a million dollars the independent. The webslinging superhero is one of the worlds most cherished characters, so it was no surprise when the copy sold for over a million dollars at auction in 2011. The previous record for the most expensive marvel comic ever. The book was sold through, the online presence of metropolis comics. Turning a 10cent comic book into a million bucks the. Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. A milliondollar comic book stolen from actor nicolas cage nearly a decade ago has been found in an old southern california storage locker. Feb 21, 2016 the 10 most expensive comic books ever sold. First steps to milliondollar comic book sale were taken. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars a 1938 edition of action comics no.
Sep 07, 2017 for the third time this year, a comic book has crossed the million dollar barrier. But this wasnt the first time a marvel comic books sale topped a million dollars. When it first hit newsstands in 1938 it sold for 10 cents. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep climbing. The firstever marvel comic book has sold at auction.
Some were priced at 10 cents, but only featured the. That something that recent can sell for that much and be that valuable is aweinspiring. Action comics 1, as well as a few other comic books have sold for a million dollars or more in the last few years. Superman comic brings record price on ebay rolling stone. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020. The 20 most expensive comic books ever sold da card world. Vaughn, the associate publisher of the official overstreet comic book price guide.
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