Batman memorabilia.
Heritage Auctions confirmed Thursday that a
Batman #1 from 1940 (the debut issue in the hero s very first ongoing series) set a new world record this week with a massive $2.2 million sale during the first session of the Comics & Comic Art event. That makes it 1) the most expensive Caped Crusader comic ever purchased and 2) the most expensive comic book Heritage Auction has ever sold. The previous record-holder was also a
Batman #1, which netted $567,625 at the Dallas-based auction house in 2013. Pitting Batman and Robin against Doctor Hugo Strange, the comic also featured the first appearances of Catwoman and the Joker, as well as a 2-page reiteration of the hero s origin story.
Highest-graded copy of 1940 s Batman No. 1 sets world record one week before live auction
Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC NM 9.4 White pages.
DALLAS, TX
.- The finest known issue of Batman No. 1 now holds the distinction of being the most expensive Dark Knight comic ever sold a full week before it heads to auction.
On Jan. 14, during the first session of its four-day Comics & Comic Art event, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions will sell a near-mint issue of the 1940 comic book, the sole copy ever to receive a 9.4 grade from the Certified Guaranty Company. Since the sale s launch on Dec. 23, vigorous bidding has pushed the comic s price tag to $1,530,000, including buyer s premium.
One of world s best copies of Captain America Comics No. 1 heads to auction
Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages.
DALLAS, TX
.- Captain America turned 80 years old this week. He still doesn t look a day over 30. It must be the experimental serum. Or the ice bath.
Though the date on Timely s Captain America Comics No. 1 reads March 1941, the first issue to feature Steve Rogers, sidekick Bucky and forever-enemy Red Skull actually arrived on newsstands on Dec. 20, 1940. To commemorate the landmark occasion, Heritage Auctions offers one of finest known copies in the Jan. 14-17 Comics & Comic Art event.
The Captain America Comics No. 1 in this auction is graded VF+ 8.5 by Certified Guaranteed Company one of only three copies to receive such a mark, with only six known to be in better condition. In almost 20 years, Heritage has offered only two finer than the one that is showcased in an event that also features the best-known Batman No. 1 ever
Pulling Back the Curtain on Pokemon Card Grading
Graded Pokemon cards keep making the news, as vintage cards keep selling for more and more. Recently, the
Pokemon Trading Card Game has made headlines, as celebrities and collectors keep shelling out big bucks to add graded Pokemon cards to their collection. This, of course, has led thousands of fans to pull out their Pokemon card collections to see if they have a card that could be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
To the average Pokemon fan, grading cards is a bit of a mystery, so ComicBook.com decided to reach out to Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), one of the top collectibles grading services, to find out about the process of grading cards and why Pokemon cards have gotten so popular. CGC put us in touch with Charlie Hurlocker, CGC s Senior Pokemon TCG Consultant Specialist. Hurlocker is the point person for Pokemon cards at the company, providing them with critical information about rare cards, managing their databas