CGC-certified Superman #1 Takes Flight in Goldin Auction
Posted on 10/25/2022
A Golden Age grail, authenticated and graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), is available in Goldin Auctions’ October Comics, Video Games, and TCG Elite Auction on October 29, 2022. Interest in the Superman #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 2) took off faster than a speeding bullet, with bidding reaching $190,000 several days before the auction.
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Generally seen as the most iconic superhero, Superman is responsible for launching an industry when he first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Superman ushered in a new type of protagonist that harkened back to ancient mythology and inspired the creation of countless heroes that dominated the newsstands throughout World War II.
After Superman’s debut, sales of Action Comics surged with each issue. DC then decided to give Superman his own title, another first for the burgeoning superhero comic industry. Superman #1 hit the stands in the summer of 1939 and instantly sold out, proving the star power of the superhero. In January 2022, a CGC-graded 8.0 copy of Superman #1 set a new record as the most valuable comic book when it sold for $5.3 million.
Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 19)
- an Amazing Spider-Man #1 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee, graded CGC 7.0 (lot 30)
- a Batman #1 graded CGC 2.0 (lot 3)
- a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 26)
- a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 6.5 (lot 23)
- a Fantastic Four #48 graded CGC 9.6 (lot 28)
- a Flash Comics #1 graded CGC 2.0 (lot 17)
- an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 21)
- a Journey Into Mystery #83 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 38)
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 24)
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