Join the newsletter to stay uptodate on new features and great deals. The grading of an amazing fantasy 15 value relates to its condition. For anyone out there who loves silver age comics take a look at part 2, 3. The first ever appearence of spiderman written by stan lee which originally sold back in 1962 for 12 cents has been sold for a record price. After locating the grade for a reasonably priced comic book on ebay, its important to see if the grade has been certified by professionals. Peter parker was a hardluck yet goodhumored teenager who worked as a freelance photographer. This books clean presentation, straight edges, and solid construction highlight the central image of this brave new hero as he swings. The late 1950s and early 1960s are considered the silver age of comic books. You will receive our email newsletters, promotions and site updates regarding comic industry news, comic book sales and auctions. Its why when sony agreed to loan him out to disney, it became a big deal the wallcrawler was coming home. With nothing to lose, publisher martin goodman allowed stan lee to experiment with a new hero, the amazing spiderman. Time payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. Restored books, once maligned and shunned, are now commonplace in the market, and this comic is going to go for a fraction of the price of. These are just two of many books ill be watching over the next few days.
Its a healthy premium over what i had the book valued at last year when all the big sales happened. Those edges look almost too perfect maybe its just an ewert flashback moment edited march 30, 2019 by mosconi. Copies of this book are out there at almost any grade one could hope for, but for real connoisseurs, obtaining a vfnm or up is the. Thats a big number, especially for a book from the 1960s. You can view this book listing, or bid again, by visiting. In august 1962, with cancellation imminent, amazing adult fantasy was again rebranded as amazing fantasy for its fifteenth and final issue. Amazing adult fantasy and its retitled final issue, amazing fantasy, is an american comic book anthology series published by marvel comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000s. This is a work of art or a wonder comic collectors addition. Remember, if you end up with the winning bid, you are obligated to purchase the item. The sale of this book crushed all previous records. Facsimile edition and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Peter parker is about to learn a powerful lesson, one that has never been taught better than by stan lee and steve ditko.
The comic started life as amazing adventures in june 1961, which then changed to amazing adult fantasy by issue 7 in december of that year. The striking colors and iconic design on this cover look truly fantastic. A private collector sold a nearmint issue of amazing fantasy no. This is the most sought after silver age comic around.
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This book s upward momentum shows no signs of stopping and the savvy investor would be wise to grab it while they still can. Professional comic book certification companies will grade and certify the copy. Restored books, once maligned and shunned, are now commonplace in the market, and this comic is going to go for a fraction of the price of an original condition at the same grade. With great power there must also come great responsibility.
Theyve now got the two top comic book sales of all time. Amazing fantasy 15, amazing spiderman 110 spidermans first arc peter parker is easily one of the greatest creations in the history of comic books. Owning in my opinion one of the top 34 books in the entire hobby in 9. You will receive our email newsletters, promotions and site updates regarding comic industry news, comic book. The long list of first appearances in this issue sets up the world of peter parker. Everyone already knows the characters background and the heartbreak caused by uncle bens death. Comicconnect the online marketplace for comic buyers.
The amazing fantasy was sold by online auction site comicconnect. With so much hollywood comic book action happening, even we can barely keep up. Is it just me or the scan, but does that book have some signs of possible microtrimming. It is hard to top the main event of the auction, a 9. Even if you threw out every other plot element besides the character himself, youd still have a character story that deals with so much poignant emotional and psychological conflict.
The issues availability and demand keep spidey fans coming back for higher and higher grade copies. I finally get my hands on one of the holy grails of comic books. I know ive been lame about looking at this comicconnect auction. Its one of the alltime great marvel comic books, boldly represented in its original form, ads and all. The issue sold for 12 cents when it hit newsstands in july. Comicconnect browse comic books, artwork, and memorabilia. Spiderman was created by the legendary stan lee and s ports a cover by, the also legendary, jack kirby.
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