CGC-graded Superman and Spider-Man Lead Upcoming Heritage Sale
Posted on 27/12/2022
The first issue of Superman and the first appearance of Spider-Man, each graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), are expected to top Heritage Auctions’ Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction, scheduled for January 15, 2023.
With several weeks left in the auction, a Superman #1 with the Nova Scotia Pedigree graded CGC 5.0 (lot 91041) has already surpassed a quarter-million dollars. Among the most iconic superheroes, Superman is responsible for launching an industry when he first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938. After his debut, DC decided to give Superman his own title, another first for the burgeoning comic industry. Superman #1 hit the stands in the summer of 1939 and instantly sold out, proving the star power of the superhero.
The Nova Scotia collection consisted of two parts; a small run of Golden Age DC's from the late 1930s to early '40s, and another group of nearly 2,000 comics from the early 1950s to the late '60s. The collection was part of an estate sale in 1994 that sold for $85,000.
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Also expected to do well is an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 91024) that already has bidding in excess of $200,000. This comic was published by Marvel Comics in 1962 and is famous for the first appearance of Spider-Man, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The character was an immediate hit with fans, and Marvel rushed him into his own monthly series, beginning with The Amazing Spider-Man #1 in 1963.
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Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5 (lot 92073)
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 5.5 (lot 92074)
- an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 92075)
- an Amazing Spider-Man #129 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 92082)
- an Avengers #1 with the Northland Pedigree graded CGC 9.4 (lot 91026)
- a Batman #1 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 91028)
- a Batman #1 graded CGC 1.8 (lot 92011)
- a Fantastic Four #48 graded CGC 9.6 (lot 91033)
- a Giant-Size X-Men #1 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 91035)
- an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 92103)
- an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 91038)
- a Journey into Mystery #114 graded CGC 9.6 (lot 92108)
- a Phantom Lady #17 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 92054)
- a Tales of Suspense #39 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 91043)
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 9.0 (lot 91047)
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 9.0 (lot 92128)
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