CGC-certified Fantastic Four #1 Realizes $244,000 in ComicLink Sale

The first family of the Marvel Universe, the Fantastic Four, has been turning up the flame on the comic book market lately. Most recently, a high-grade example featuring the first appearance of the team realized a fantastic result alongside other rarities certified by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) in ComicLink’s Summer Featured Auction on August 28, 2024.

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At the top of the block was a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 9.0, which realized $244,000. This comic from the earliest days of the Silver Age helped inaugurate the modern Marvel era of comics as we know it today. Released by Marvel Comics in 1961, this is the first appearance of the Fantastic Four by the iconic duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The CGC Census lists more than 3,000 examples of this book, but only eight have the coveted CGC Universal blue label in higher grades than this one.

If you missed out on this sale, you have another chance to bid on a high-grade CGC-certified Fantastic Four #1 in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale, which you read about here!

Other CGC-certified comics sold in this ComicLink auction included:

• an Amazing Spider-Man #50 graded CGC 9.8, which realized $125,000
• an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5, which realized $100,000
• an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.5, which realized $79,019
• a Superman #1 graded CGC 4.5 Restored, which realized $62,888
• an All-American Comics #16 graded CGC 1.8 Signature Series, which realized $61,069
• an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 5.5, which realized $58,009
• a Flash Comics #1 graded CGC 2.0, which realized $57,000
• an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8, which realized $54,069
• a Fantastic Four #48 graded CGC 9.8, which realized $52,999
• an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 7.0 Signature Series, which realized $49,000

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for TCGs, sports cards and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. The newest division of CGC, CGC Home Video, provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of home media, including Betamax tapes, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.