Canadian store manager makes a big deal out of offering Spider-Man's debut issue at $30,000
Bay Today spoke with a Canadian specialty store manager who's got a rare copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the 1962 debut of Spider-Man, and they seem to think it's a big deal it's not quite as costly as some other copies in better condition:
If you’ve driven by Big B Comics on Essa Road in Barrie in the last few weeks and your spidey sense was tingling, it’s no surprise, as there is a quite valuable Spider-Man comic book inside just waiting for a serious buyer.So that's why it's not priced as high as I'm sure copies in better condition are. But $30,000 is still a pretty penny, and besides, I own much of Spidey's tales from better days in Marvel Epic Collection format, so I don't see why they think I should be excited about something that at this point belongs in a museum. Indeed, the copy in focus here could very well be sold to a museum, if only because it's not in the best condition, so why are they pulling everybody's leg, to think this should be such a hurry to buy for what'll otherwise be an unseen collection nobody reads? All history item keepers should start considering by now.
The book, Amazing Fantasy, number 15, published in August 1962, marked the first-ever appearance of Spider-Man in a comic book.
With a price tag of $30,000, the comic seems like a bargain in reality.
In 2021, the same comic, with a high-grade quality rating of 9.6 out of 10, sold at auction for $3.6 million, which is the third highest of the most expensive comics ever sold, with Action Comics number one, featuring Superman, leading the way with a $6-million sale in 2024, both in U.S. dollars.
The book here in Barrie has a rating of 2.0 out of 10 due to small pieces which are missing from the edges of the cover, with flaking of the edges and general wear-and-tear on the comic.
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