Marvel's Very First Comic Just Sold For Millions
The first comic ever published by Marvel has been sold for more than $2.4 million through an online auction. Originally printed in 1939, Marvel Comics No. 1 predates the Marvel Universe as fans know it today, comprised of superheroes like Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Avengers.
Before Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby among a handful of other creators helped to shape Marvel into the iconic publisher, superheroes were not comics’ focus. Similar to DC Comics which was once “National Comics,” Marvel didn’t even start out with their name as they were called “Timely Comics.” Later, the publisher utilized their first title as the company brand, just as DC homaged the popular Detective Comics.
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Recently, an annotated edition ofMarvel Comics No. 1 sold at an online auction for more than $2.4 million by an anonymous buyer. According to The New York Times, the winning bidder is a male comic book collector in his 40s who doesn’t live in America. Unlike most modern comics, the issue includes 68 pages, as opposed to today’s standard of 21 or 22. Marvel’s debut issue is regarded as “the pay copy” as the publisher used it to keep track of money which artists had earned. The premiere comic also featured some characters for the first time, such as Namor the Sub-Mariner and the first iteration of the Human Torch, who predates Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four. The high price factors in these details, along with its incredible physical condition, considering it was printed in 1939.
Previously, the issue had unknowingly been kept in a cabinet until the early 90s. The chief execution of ComicConnect, Stephen Fishler, said that it belonged to Lloyd Jacquet
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