Many Marvel must-haves that are graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) — such as the first appearances of the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Hulk and more — are being offered in ComicLink’s Winter Featured Auction on March 1-8, 2023. But it’s the first appearance of one wall-crawler that has bidders perhaps the most excited.
Bidding has already reached $250,000 several days before the day for an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 8.0. The book features the first appearance of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962. After his immediate success in Amazing Fantasy #15, Marvel rushed Spider-Man into his own monthly series, and he has become one of the most recognizable superheroes of all time. Amazing Fantasy #15 is in the top tier of comic book grails; an example graded CGC 9.6 sold for $3.6 million in 2021, the second-highest amount for any comic book.
Other CGC-graded comics in this auction include:
an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 4.0
an Amazing Spider-Man #129 graded CGC 9.8
a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 7.0
a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 8.5
a Fantastic Four #5 graded CGC 9.2
an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.0
an Incredible Hulk #181 Signature Series (Stan Lee) graded CGC 9.8
a Journey into Mystery #83 graded CGC 8.0
a Marvel Mystery Comics #9 graded CGC 4.5
an Ultimate Fallout #4 Variant Edition graded CGC 9.8