It may have been the Golden Age, but Captain America brought the red, white, and blue to lead Heritage Auctions’ Comic Books Signature Auction on September 24-26, 2026, with two classic keys certified by CGC®, realizing nearly $1 million combined between them.
Leading the auction was a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 9.0 (lot 91004) that realized $716,750, making it the fifth highest sale ever recorded for this Golden Age issue. Published in 1941 by Timely Comics, Captain America Comics #1 by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon features the first appearances of Captain America, Bucky, and the Red Skull. Originally selling nearly a million copies from newsstands in 1941, there are only 216 examples of Captain America #1 recorded in the CGC Population Report today.
Marching by its side with the second-highest auction result was a Captain America Comics #3 graded CGC 9.4 (lot 91005) that realized $268,400. This comic features the first Stan Lee work at Timely Comics, which would later become Marvel Comics, where Stan Lee helped create many iconic characters and stories. This sale sets a new record for the issue, more than doubling its previous high-sale mark of $90,000 realized in a Heritage Auctions sale by a CGC 8.0 in 2022. There are only 135 examples of this comic in the CGC Population Report, and only one graded higher.
Other CGC-certified comics sold in this auction include:
a Wonder Woman #1 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 91019), which realized $158,600
a Batman #1 graded CGC 2.5 (lot 91031), which realized $158,600
an Avengers #4 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 91002), which realized $134,200
a Fantastic Comics #3 graded CGC 2.5 (lot 91012), which realized $134,200
an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 91001), which realized $122,000
a Batman #9 graded CGC 9.0 (lot 91003), which realized $103,700
a Suspense Comics #3 graded CGC 2.5 (lot 91155), which realized $97,600
an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 91187), which realized $97,600
a Detective Comics #1 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 91009), which realized $85,400
an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5 (lot 91186), which realized $85,400
Prices realized include a buyer’s premium.
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