Spider-Man has just dethroned Batman and Superman, the two DC Comics superheroes. A copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the weaver’s first appearance, sold at auction for $ 3,600,000, ahead of the last records of Action Comics # 1 (Superman’s debut) and from Detective Comics # 27 (Batman’s first adventure).
Till today, Action Comics # 1, Superman’s First Appearance, has always been the most expensive comic book in the world. Released in June 1938 and sold for 10 cents, the comic tells the origins of the Man of Steel, from the destruction of Krypton to his arrival on planet earth.
Printed in 200,000 copies, the comic book became the first comic book to sell for more than a million dollars in February 2010. After this record, the stakes for the first appearance of Superman have always remained very high. In 2014, Action Comics # 1 sold for $ 3,207,852.
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Spider-Man’s first appearance sold for $ 3,600,000
Note that other popular comic books hit the million mark after Action Comics # 1. These include Detective Comics # 27. Published in 1939, the comic book features Batman’s first appearance, referred to at the time as “The Bat-Man”. The comic is about how Commissioner Gordon and Batman go about solving a murder case. A copy of Detective Comics # 27 sold in 2003 for $ 300,000. 10 years later, a copy in good condition was purchased for $ 560,000. The record is held by a 2010 auction: $ 1,075,000.
In recent history, no copy of Action Comics # 1 or Detective Comics # 27 has reached these record valuations. However, a copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 was auctioned for $ 3,600,000 on September 9, 2021 at the Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction. This is the first appearance of Marvel’s famous Spider-Man, Spider-Man.
Since 2014, Action Comics # 1 was the most valued comic book on the market. At the start of the year, it sold for $ 3.25 million, down from its previous odds. Its title has therefore just been delighted by the comic book featuring Peter Parker. Published in 1962, it tells how a suffering high school student becomes a formidable vigilante after the tragic death of his uncle. Heritage Auctions, the multinational auction house in charge of the lots, justifies this high price by the excellent state of conservation of the comic strip, devoid of “Defect, shine or break in color”.