Copy of First Marvel Comic Ever Made Sells for a Record $1.26M: 'This Is the Granddaddy'

Photo: Heritage Auctions

Only two others have been rated 9.0 or above, according to the comic book siteNewsarama.

“This is a historic copy of a historic comic book,” Ed Jaster, senior vice president of Heritage Auctions, said in a statement.

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The previous most expensive Marvel comic ever sold at public auction wasAmazing FantasyNo. 15, which features the first appearance of one of the company’s most popular character,Spider-Man. It sold for $1.1 million in 2011,Agence France-Pressereported.

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source: people.com