A record figure that tripled the value of a version in “almost perfect condition” that was auctioned in July of last year.
One of the first copies of the comic strip “The Amazing Spider-Man” from 1962 has just been auctioned in Dallas for $1.38 million, a record figure that tripled the value of a version in “almost perfect condition” that was auctioned in July of the previous year for $520,380.
Published by Marvel, The comic was reviewed by the Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)the American comics rating entity, and obtained a grade of 9.6 based on the conservation of the specimen. And it was precisely that rating that generated the exorbitant final price of the last Spiderman comic at auction, one of the only two copies of that first issue that was rated as “almost in perfect condition” with a 9.8, an extraordinary conservation for the collectors’ criteria.
Comics at millionaire values
Auctioned by Heritage Auctions, the piece created by the artist Steve Ditko and the writer Stan Lee tells the story of Peter Parker’s origin, how he got his powers from Spider-Man and how a thief murdered his Uncle Ben. It is estimated that since 1963, this Spider-Man series has published more than 900 issues, until it was discontinued in 2022.
It is not the first time that a comic reaches million-dollar values at auction. A first copy of superman It sold for $2.3 million, a figure close to the record set in 2021, when another copy reached $3.2 million.
Source: Ambito
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