Bidders’ Spidey-Senses Tingling with Sale of Rare Spider-Man No. 1

Superheroes continue to have collectors trapped in their web of popularity. A beautifully clean copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) – one of only five of its issue grade known to exist – set off a bidding war at Hake’s July 25-26 auction of pop culture memorabilia, climbing to a staggering final price of […]

Supervillain Sets World Record Price

Supervillain sets world record. While the Mego toy company is known for its superhero action figures, one of its villains stole the spotlight. An 8-inch action figure of Spider-Man’s antagonist Green Goblin recently sold for $76,700 at Hake’s Auctions, setting a record for any Mego toy. This figure is part of Mego’s World’s Greatest Super […]

Comic Book Art Sells for $3M

Two original pieces of artwork from the comic book Secret Wars No. 8 with Spider-Man sold on Jan. 13, 2022, at Heritage Auctions for a combined $3.648 million. One of the original pages of artwork from the 1984 Marvel comic book, which tells the origin story of the Spider-Man’s black costume, sold for $3.36 million. Right […]

1984 Spider-Man Comic Book Art Climbs to Record $3.648 Million 

Spider-Man rules — both on the movie screen right now with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and in auction houses. Original artwork from two pages of the 1984 comic book Secret Wars No. 8 with Spider-Man sold on Jan. 13 at Heritage Auctions for a combined $3.648 million. For perspective of the web-slinger’s popularity, the movie […]

Shazaam! Comic Books, Artwork Getting Huge Prices

Rummage through your grandparent’s attic. And for the love of collecting, do not throw away any old comics and comic art you may find. National Comics Day is Sept. 25 and in recent years, vintage comic prices have been soaring at auctions. The genre is more than the traditional comic book. It has grown to […]

Market Report — Comic Books

Comic books are hot collectibles, with those published between 1938 and 1979 being the most collectible. Many superheroes, including Batman and Superman, made their first appearances during that time in what are called “origin issues.”   “Batman is always very collectible. He’s still the No. 1 seller even today. Early Supermans are also on the top,” […]