![]() “Maybe the name ‘Marvel Comics’ resonated so much with people, in some way, that that’s what helped to birth all these other things. “Without this comic book being made, who knows? Maybe none of that happens,” Zurzolo said. The Marvel universe would eventually include such characters as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, Daredevil and the Hulk, often known on-screen as the Incredible Hulk. “It’s an incredibly important look into the world and behind the scenes of the creation” of a comics powerhouse, Zurzolo said. Right now, the highest bid on this book is 2,350,000, which could put. It’s offering a copy of Amazing Fantasy 15, CGC graded in a stunning NM+ 9.6 with off-white pages. This auction might seem like any other, but it has the potential to be pretty groundbreaking. Paul earned $25 for drawing the cover of a book now worth nearly 100,000 times as much. 2021 September 8 12 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction 7246 at Heritage. ![]() The very well-preserved “pay copy” is especially sought-after because it bears the publisher’s handwritten notes recording how much the multiple writers and artists were paid. The book launched what became the Marvel universe of comics, movies, TV shows and video games. Published in 1939, Marvel Comics #1 introduced characters including Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch, a precursor of the character of the same name that was later a member of Marvel’s Fantastic Four. He is “an extremely passionate comic book collector and investor” who also collects other items, Zurzolo said. Comic Collector is subscription software, costing USD 29.95 per year. The New York-based auctioneer sold the book Thursday night for a bit under $2,427,800. Known as the Marvel Comics #1 “pay copy,” it’s “arguably one of the top three comic books in the world of comics collecting,” said Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of ComicConnect. NEW YORK (AP) - A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction, the auctioneer said Friday.
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