Spider-Man’s debut comic sells for $1.1 million
A comic collector has been caught in Spider-Man’s web, paying $1.1 million for a near-mint copy of “Amazing Fantasy” No. 15 that features the wall-crawler’s debut.
The issue, first published in 1962, was sold Monday by a private seller to a private buyer, ComicConnect.com chief executive Stephen Fishler told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
I used to own a copy of Spiderman #1, and it was in pretty good shape. It would probably only have been worth a few hundred thousand dollars.
My mom threw it away when we moved from Indiana to Missouri, in a box of other (probably) highly collectible comics.
Moral of the story?
Got me.
March 11th, 2011 7:58 am
My mom did the same thing with my brother’s baseball cards. Years later, when he was given a book on their value, he was heartsick. I guess if everyone had saved everything 1) we would live in larger homes to house it all, and 2) there would be no market for it all because everyone who cared would have their original. Maybe this post should emphasize the value of Mom’s who never throw anything out.
March 11th, 2011 9:12 am
If we’d all kept them, they wouldn’t be worth anything at all 🙂
March 11th, 2011 9:18 am
Well… I DO still have Daredevil #1, and several other classics. In plastic bags to protect them. One of these days……
March 11th, 2011 2:33 pm
Sell ’em quick, while people still have money!
March 13th, 2011 12:10 am
Your box of classic comics is probably rotting away in a landfill right next to mine.
March 18th, 2011 10:45 am
I have to throw up now.