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

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 JoshWilding - Jul 26, 2012 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: Bleeding Cool

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.



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JakeDixon
JakeDixon - 7/26/2012, 5:16 PM
In Britain honour has a 'u'.
thingrock4
thingrock4 - 7/26/2012, 5:16 PM
@Jollem-Josh is brit so he spelled HONOUR right.Good find Josh-KIRBY IS THE KING!!!!
teethsoup
teethsoup - 7/26/2012, 5:25 PM
That 50 cents makes all the difference
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/26/2012, 5:28 PM
i would love to own that.
ClarkFarley2012
ClarkFarley2012 - 7/26/2012, 6:07 PM
Lol @ grif.
Minato
Minato - 7/26/2012, 6:24 PM
Does anyone else notice the original X-men powers resemble super mans broken down into 5 mutants?
JoshAsAMarvelfan
JoshAsAMarvelfan - 7/26/2012, 6:37 PM
Holy shit, X-men #1? HOLY [frick] I HAVE THAT ONE!(:
eleven59
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
polarkyle - 7/26/2012, 6:48 PM
[frick] wolverine. this is what the x men are about
Bark4Soul
Bark4Soul - 7/26/2012, 6:54 PM
Damn, saw a couple 8's at sdcc, never seen one this high...that's insane
razor
razor - 7/26/2012, 7:38 PM
Did the drummer from System of a Down by that too?
Ghostt
Ghostt - 7/26/2012, 7:44 PM
@ Hush

That is an interesting thought (a bit of a stretch) but interesting nonetheless. ;)
tilite1981
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
TheBigBoss917 - 7/26/2012, 8:39 PM
I wish i could find one of these gems in my attic, if only...
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/26/2012, 9:01 PM
I am so glad I purchased it. It really does look great on display.
Ichaos
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
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
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
phoenixforce9 - 7/27/2012, 5:09 AM
WOW!
musashi
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?
Newbus
Newbus - 7/27/2012, 10:52 AM
Fake! No Angel Salvatore, Havock or Darwin.
Minato
Minato - 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
musashi - 7/27/2012, 8:51 PM
@hush2010. Good point dude.
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