According to public records, the top 10 most expensive comic book sales of all time have all been graded by CGC. At Heritage Auctions, the industry’s biggest seller of high-end comics, all 100 of the ...

Before that, the most valuable comic in the world was a copy of 1962’s Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, which sold for $3.6 million in 2021.

And that’s why this comic book is so valuable, with a CGC 9.6 copy selling for an amazing $3,600,000, not only topping this list but holding the record for the most expensive comic book of all time.

The comic is an unrestored version of Action Comics No. 1 that’s been given a “very fine” grade of 8.5 out of 10 by CGC, a third-party grading service for pop culture collectibles.

A first issue of Action Comics—which introduced audiences to Superman in 1938—has become the world’s most valuable comic book, selling at Heritage Auctions in April for $6 million.

The unnamed heroine of July’s gaspingly explicit comic novel plans a cross-country road trip, only to stop 30 minutes from home. ... 100 Notable Books of 2024.