The comic book industry has, since the 1930s, steadily grown into one of the most popular pastimes and collector's markets in the world. With the multi-billion dollar success of major superhero film franchises like the MCU and DCU, the market for comic books experienced an all-time high over the 2010s. With the likes of Black Panther, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Thor becoming box office draws, their comic debuts soared in value.
9 X-Men #1 - $490,000 Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Close Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's X-Men #1 introduced Marvel readers to Charles Xavier's team of mutant superheroes. The original line-up of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman under Xavier set the stage for the next sixty years of the title. The story follows the X-Men as they're deployed on their first mission, to prevent Magneto from taking over an Air Force base.
Superman #1 is a classic comic in the Man of Tomorrow's history, and is all the more important thanks to its inclusion of four never-before-seen pages originally meant for Action Comics #1. In 2017, a copy sold for $507,500, and is said to hold added value from its unusual scarcity. All-Star Comics #8 is one of the highest-priced comic books ever to sell on eBay, with a 9.4 graded copy having sold for $936,233 in 2019. The comic is a great collector's item for fans of Wonder Woman, the Justice Society of America or Golden Age books in general, with an iconic cover featuring the JSA.
4 Marvel Comics #1 - $1,260,000 Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Raymond Gill & Frank R. Paul Close Marvel Comics #1 marks the official birth of what would later become known as Marvel Comics . The first issue introduced major Marvel characters like Namor the Sub-Mariner, Human Torch, Angel, as well as a more obscure Western hero, the Masked Raider. From Namor sabotaging a navy dive to a cowboy adventure, the book is a fun read.
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