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COMICS: Stan Lee And Jack Kirby's THE X-MEN #1 Sells For A Record Price At Auction

In 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the X-Men to the Marvel Universe. That issue has been sold at auction today, giving it the honour of having the second highest price ever paid for a Silver Age comic (behind only Amazing Fantasy #15). Read on for details.

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By Josh Wilding - 7/26/2012
Bleeding Cool reports that a copy of The X-Men #1 has been sold at auction for a record breaking $492,937.50. The CGC 9.8 copy of the landmark comic book is the highest graded copy known to be in existence, with only one other listed on the CGC census. This decimated the previous record price that a CGC 9.6 copy went for back in 2011 ($200,000) and the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby comic now holds the honour of being the second highest price paid for a Silver Age comic. However, it's still a long way behind the $1.1 million paid for a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 9.6 in March 2011 (as you will hopefully know, that featured the first appearance of Spider-Man). The site has more details on the sale - including the news that the original Spider-Man #1 cover art by Todd McFarlane has been sold for $358,500 - so be sure to click on the link below for further details.



Source: Bleeding Cool
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Jollem - 7/26/2012, 4:59 PM
they both brought us fun stuff to look at, read, and think about.

kudos to the inclusion of kirby, josh. but you spelled honor wrong :)
JakeDixon - 7/26/2012, 5:16 PM
In Britain honour has a 'u'.
thingrock4 - 7/26/2012, 5:16 PM
@Jollem-Josh is brit so he spelled HONOUR right.Good find Josh-KIRBY IS THE KING!!!!
teethsoup - 7/26/2012, 5:25 PM
That 50 cents makes all the difference
Jollem - 7/26/2012, 5:26 PM
yeah. 'twas a little joke. i know the british folk like to throw around the u's left and right :)
marvel72 - 7/26/2012, 5:28 PM
i would love to own that.
ClarkFarley2012 - 7/26/2012, 6:07 PM
Lol @ grif.
2Challa - 7/26/2012, 6:24 PM
Does anyone else notice the original X-men powers resemble super mans broken down into 5 mutants?
JoshAsAMarvelfan - 7/26/2012, 6:37 PM
Holy shit, X-men #1? HOLY [frick] I HAVE THAT ONE!(:
eleven59 - 7/26/2012, 6:41 PM
One of Superman's powers is to throw snowballs and dance like a go-go dancer in the background of battles??

And how does a mcfarlane sell for only a little less than a influential #1 by comic legends??
polarkyle - 7/26/2012, 6:48 PM
[frick] wolverine. this is what the x men are about
Bark4Soul - 7/26/2012, 6:54 PM
Damn, saw a couple 8's at sdcc, never seen one this high...that's insane
razor - 7/26/2012, 7:38 PM
Did the drummer from System of a Down by that too?
Ghostt - 7/26/2012, 7:44 PM
@ Hush

That is an interesting thought (a bit of a stretch) but interesting nonetheless. ;)
tilite1981 - 7/26/2012, 8:14 PM
Thats a ton of money and i love how Americans think that words spelled the lazy American way are correct. The correct spelling is honour i don't care what Webster's says
TheBigBoss917 - 7/26/2012, 8:39 PM
I wish i could find one of these gems in my attic, if only...
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/26/2012, 9:01 PM
I am so glad I purchased it. It really does look great on display.
Ichaos - 7/26/2012, 11:27 PM
@Jollem I think thats the brit spelling (ie colour vs color). They didnt get the news flash that we threw tea into the harbor so we Americans could the spellngs from words of the British Empire
Techinsane - 7/26/2012, 11:55 PM
Come on this English argument is a bit boring.

As for the Comic book, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee where so ahead of their time. I do recall reading that issue where Magneto was actually telepathic as well as having magnetic powers.
AvatarIII - 7/27/2012, 3:25 AM
i love how on the cover all the male X-Men are attacking Magneto, and Jean Grey is just there in the background basically posing and being female.
the 60s were a different time.
phoenixforce9 - 7/27/2012, 5:09 AM
WOW!
musashi - 7/27/2012, 5:10 AM
Imagine who would have the foresight to save this comic in mint condition from 1963. That's forward thinking right there.

What comic that came out these days would be worth $492, 937.50 in 51 years?
CoulsonLives - 7/27/2012, 7:39 AM
If only They had a Captain America #1 would be cheaper
BlackDynamite - 7/27/2012, 7:44 AM
so rare
sKeemAn - 7/27/2012, 8:44 AM
I have x-men #4 + #5 not in total mint but very good quality i wonder if they will go for half that amount
Newbus - 7/27/2012, 10:52 AM
Fake! No Angel Salvatore, Havock or Darwin.
2Challa - 7/27/2012, 3:14 PM
@musash

None i think the expansion of media (TV, Movies, Games, Digital comics etc) diluted the uniqueness of comics as a medium for future sales. Its the same with sports cards.
musashi - 7/27/2012, 8:51 PM
@hush2010. Good point dude.

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