CGC-graded Superman #1 Fetches $517,500 in ComicConnect Auction
Posted on 20/12/2022
Four classic comic books graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), featuring some of the most iconic heroes in comics, sold for six figures each in a December ComicConnect auction. They included one that sold for over half a million dollars.
At the top was a Superman #1 graded CGC 4.5 that realized $517,500. Superman #1 is the very first comic book devoted to one single superhero. It was published by DC Comics in 1939, collecting the first four issues of his debut in Action Comics. This title currently holds the record for most valuable comic, after a CGC 8.0 copy sold for $5.3 million in January 2022.
Another strong finisher was a Marvel Comics #1 graded CGC 2.5 that realized $293,250. Released in November of 1939, this comic includes the first appearance of the Human Torch (not to be confused with the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four, who would arrive much later). This issue also includes the first appearance of Ka-Zar, Angel, Jungle Terror and Masked Raider, and the origin of Namor the Sub-Mariner. The most valuable copy is a CGC 9.2 that sold for $2.4 million in March of 2022.
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Two other CGC-graded comics also sold for six figures: a Sensation Comics #1 graded CGC 8.5 that realized $165,000 and an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5 that realized $110,111.
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Other popular CGC-graded comics in this auction include:
- an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.5 that realized $91,000
- a Detective Comics #35 graded CGC 6.5 and pedigreed as the Rockford copy that realized $79,988
- an All-Star Comics #8 graded CGC 4.5 that realized $57,563
- a Showcase #22 graded CGC 7.5 that realized $50,727
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 5.0 that realized $50,227
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 4.5 that realized $43,828
- a Journey into Mystery #85 graded CGC 9.2 that realized $40,396
- a Detective Comics #35 graded CGC 4.5 that realized $33,500
- a Fantastic Four #5 graded CGC 8.0 that realized $33,500
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 6.5 that realized $29,900
- a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 4.5 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee that realized $29,666
- a More Fun Comics #52 graded CGC 7.5 Restored that realized $22,425
- a Vampirella #1 graded CGC 9.6 that realized $21,221
Prices realized include buyer’s premium.
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