Comic Book Graded 3.0 Could Be Worth $35K
A comic shop in Milwaukee, Wis., finds itself selling something unexpected and something incredibly valuable.
Steve Dobrzynski displays the early Marvel’s Amazing Fantasy No. 15, featuring Spiderman’s origin story.
A couple came to the Collector’s Edge comic shop looking to sell a stash of old comic books that had belonged to a late relative. What caught owner Steve Dobrzynski’s attention wasn’t what the couple brought into his store but something they didn’t. The couple mentioned having a copy of Marvel’s Amazing Fantasy No. 15. one of the best-known origin stories in the entire comic book universe, featuring Peter Parker gaining his Spider-Man powers. The story by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and the unforgettable cover by Jack Kirby, was such a hit that it launched one of the most successful superheroes in comic book history.
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Published in 1962, copies of Amazing Fantasy No.15 sell for amazing prices. A copy sold for $3.6 million in 2021, a record price for comic book sales. Earlier this year, a copy of Amazing Spider-Man No.1, the 1963 comic retelling the hero’s origin story, sold for more than $520,000.
Both those comic books were in near-mint condition and graded at 9.6 on a 10-point scale. The copy that came to Collector’s Edge was worn with a few tears, like most comic books that have been read and enjoyed over the years. Dobrzynski had it graded by Certified Guaranty Company, which gave it a 3.0. According to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, it’s worth $18,000, but Dobrzynski, who is selling the comic book on the couple’s behalf, thinks it could sell for more; he has seen similar comics sell for as high as $35,000.
Whatever the comic book ends up selling for, it shows that it’s always a good idea to talk to an expert when you’re looking to sell your collectibles.
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