A page from a Spider-man comic book makes history for being the most expensive page from a comic book after selling for millions.
On Thursday, the vintage comic page, along with another page from the same book, sold for $3,648,000. The first page sold for $288,000. As a result, the two pages ultimately created history. The second page sold became “world’s most valuable page of original comic book artwork.”
#SpiderMan's Black Costume Origin Sells for $3.36 Million at Heritage Auctions to Shatter #ComicArt Record.#Superman also breaks $3 million barrier with Action Comics No. 1 sale to kick off four-day #Comics and Comic Art event. 💥https://t.co/MPvQamZcei#MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/iB7RyRsAeF
— Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) January 13, 2022
The artwork from page 25 of the ‘Marvel Comics “Secret Wars” shows Spider-man’s initial appearance in his black suit. The suit can be credited for the inspiration behind Spidey’s alter-ego Venom.
The Heritage Auction’s Department of Comics head Joe Mannarino says, “Today’s results prove what we’ve long been saying: Comic book art is as beloved and valuable as anything put on canvas.”
The record-breaking bidding began at $330,000 and quickly skyrocketed to $3 million at the Heritage Auction four-day comic event located in Dallas, Texas.
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