CGC-graded More Fun Comics #52 Sells for a Record $264,000
Posted on 29/12/2022
A comic book graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) that features the first appearance of the Spectre claimed a new sales record in the Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions on December 11, 2022.
The new record was set by a More Fun Comics #52 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 92134) that realized $264,000. Published by DC Comics in 1940, this comic features the first appearance and origin of the Spectre, from Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel along with artist Bernard Baily. The character is police officer Jim Corrigan, who is murdered and whose spirit is sent back to eliminate evil from the world. In 1942, the Spectre would become a founding member of the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in All-Star Comics #3.
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Also finishing strong was a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 4.5 (lot 92054) that realized $194,400. Published in 1941 by Timely Comics, Captain America Comics #1 features the first appearance of Captain America, by creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. This Golden Age title recently joined the million-dollar club when a CGC 9.4 copy sold for $3.12 million in April 2022.
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Other CGC-graded comics in this auction include:
- a Captain America Comics #3 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 92056) that realized $90,000
- a More Fun Comics #73 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 92152) that realized $90,000
- an All-Star Comics #8 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 92041) that realized $66,000
- a Captain America Comics #46 graded CGC 7.5 (lot 92091) that realized $55,200
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 92185) that realized $48,000
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 92221) that realized $43,476
- a Sensation Comics #1 graded CGC 5.5 (lot 92165) that realized $40,800
- a More Fun Comics #55 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 92137) that realized $38,400
- a More Fun Comics #54 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 92136) that realized $33,600
- a Headline Comics #8 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 92126) that realized $33,600
- a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 92202) that realized $31,200
- a Wonder Woman #1 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 92173) that realized $28,800
- an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 92186) that realized $26,400
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