ComicLink Offers High-grade Fantastic Four #1 Certified by CGC

It’s no stretch that a high-grade first appearance of Fantastic Four that is certified by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), would be leading ComicLink’s Summer Featured Auction. Session 1 of the sale is scheduled to close on August 27-28, 2024.

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The Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 9.0 was already bidding for nearly $200,000 with about a week remaining in the sale. This comic from the earliest days of the Silver Age helped inaugurate the modern Marvel era of comics as we know it today. Released by Marvel Comics in 1961, this is the first appearance of the Fantastic Four by the iconic duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The CGC Census lists more than 3,000 examples of this book, but only eight have the coveted CGC Universal blue label in higher grades than this one.

Two more examples of Fantastic Four #1, graded CGC 4.0 and 3.5, respectively, are also offered in this sale, along with some of the team’s most iconic issues: Fantastic Four #5 (CGC 3.5), Fantastic Four #12 (CGC 9.0), Fantastic Four #48 (CGC 9.8), Fantastic Four #49 (CGC 9.4), Fantastic Four #50 (CGC 9.2), Fantastic Four #52 (CGC 9.2) and many, many more.

While it’s never been a bad time for collectors to pick up this book, which has sold for as much as $420,000 in this grade, the comic is hotter than Johnny Storm right now because of market speculation surrounding the upcoming Fantastic Four film.

Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:

• an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5
• an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 8.0
• an Amazing Spider-Man #50 graded CGC 9.8
• a Captain America Comics #46 graded CGC 5.0
• a Detective Comics #33 graded CGC 3.0
• a Flash Comics #1 graded CGC 2.0
• an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.5
• an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8
• a Showcase #4 graded CGC 6.5
• a Superman #1 graded CGC 4.5 Restored

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for TCGs, sports cards and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. The newest division of CGC, CGC Home Video, provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of home media, including Betamax tapes, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.