Ten CGC-certified Comic Books Each Realize Six Figures in Heritage Sale

Ten CGC-certified comic books each realized prices over $100,000 in the Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 21, 2021. Presented by Heritage Auctions, the sale offered hundreds of desirable comic books, including extremely rare issues featuring Batman, Superman and Captain America.

The Dark Knight rises again

One of the top lots in the sale was a Detective Comics #27 graded CGC 7.0 Restored (lot 91041), which realized $336,000. The May 1939 issue includes various stories but is most noted for the first appearance of Batman. The CGC Census contains 74 examples, half of them in a Restored grade, like this example.

Detective Comics #27 graded CGC 7.0 Restored. Realized: $336,000 Click images to enlarge.

Still more powerful than a locomotive

The sale also included an Action Comics #1 graded CGC 6.5 Restored (lot 91032) that sold for $300,000. Like Detective Comics #27, Action Comics #1 is another grail among collectors, because it features the first appearance of Superman. Currently, there are 75 examples of Action Comics #1 recorded in the CGC Census, about 40-percent of them in a Restored grade.

Action Comic #1 graded CGC 6.5 Restored. Realized $300,000. Click images to enlarge.

A promise kept

The Heritage sale also featured an exciting selection of rare issues from The Promise Collection — the largest collection (over 5,000 comic books) to be certified by CGC (click here for full story). A Batman #1 graded CGC 2.0 (lot 93013) and a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 3.5 (lot 93060) that realized $240,000 each. Both are the first issues dedicated to their respective titular heroes.

Batman #1 graded CGC 2.0 and pedigreed to The Promise Collection. Realized: $240,000 Click images to enlarge.

Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 3.5 and pedigreed to The Promise Collection. Realized: $240,000 Click images to enlarge.

Other CGC-certified highlights included:

• an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 91035) that realized $204,000
• an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 91036) that realized $168,000
• an X-Men #1 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 91054) that realized $144,000
• a Batman #49 graded CGC 9.6 and pedigreed to The Promise Collection (lot 93036) that realized $132,000
• a Fantastic Four #5 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 91044) that realized $117,000
• a Chamber of Chills #19 graded CGC 9.6 (lot 92009) that realized $102,000
• a Tales of Suspense #39 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 91052) that realized $99,000

All prices realized include buyer’s premium.