We tell you why a copy of the Marvel Comics #1 comic strip was auctioned for $2.4 millionIt is a historical document and, in addition to containing annotations in the hand of one of the editors, it introduces some of the Marvel characters for the first time.
This article was translated from ourSpanish edition.
Every story has a beginning.
ForMarvelit isMarvel Comics #1, a cartoon published on August 31, 1939 byMartin Goodmanand his publisher,Timley漫画. With stories written and drawn by artists such as Bill Everett, Carl Burgos and Ray Gill, it represents the foundation stone of what would become Marvel Comics years later.
A copy of that first edition sold for $2.4 million at auction last week. In addition to the historical value that the first edition has, it is the "copy of payments" (used by the publisher to record what was owed to each of the collaborators) withannotations in the handwriting of the editor Lloyd Jacquet. In its 68 pages, short stories of some of the characters that would end up being part of the Marvel legacy appear: theHuman Torch,Angel,Submariner,Ka-ZarandMasked Raider. For collectors, the copies in which the characters appear for the first time have a special value. The record for a comic book auction is held bySuperman, Action Comics #1sold for $3.18 million; although a single page of theSecret Wars #8comic book was auctioned off for $3.36 million for being the one that first showsSpider-Manin the symbiotic black suit that would give rise toVenom.
Although the characters that appear inMarvel Comics #1are not as emblematic, the fact that the issue contains annotations from the publisher catapulted its value in the auction organized byComic Connect. As you can see in the video, the specimen is in perfect condition and was acquired by a private collector outside the United States who did not want to reveal his name.
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