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CGC 9.0 Action Comics #1 became CGC 8.5 Action Comics #1 CGC 9.4 Marvel Comics #1 CGC 7.0 Detective Comics #27
the first comic to top $3 million $2,052,00; the same $1,260,000 $1,500,000
when it sold on eBay by Pristine copy that sold for $1.5 million at 2019, Heritage Auctions 2020, Heritage Auctions
Comics for $3,207,852 on August the sale in 2010
24, 2014. (2018, ComicConnect).
February 1928 copy of Weird Tales when it sold for $11,400. What
There are other comics that are considered potential additions to makes this book so desirable is the first publication of H.P. Lovecraft’s
this high-end roster, but no new titles have topped the mark since then. “The Call of Cthulhu” and Robert E. Howard’s “The Dream Snake.”
The most recent new member arrived November 19, 2020, at Heritage A November 1934 copy of Spicy Adventure Stories saw 20 bids push
Auctions when a CGC-certified 7.0 copy of Detective Comics #27 it to $10,200 – its highest auction price and the highest price paid for
closed at $1.5 million. the first or any Spicy pulp.
This transaction represents a significant milestone as it is a full grade An April-May 1938 copy of Horror Stories reached $3,600, making
lower than the original CGC 8.0 that first topped $1 million in 2010. it the highest recorded price for the title.
Also worth noting, a CGC 6.0 copy was brokered by ComicConnect The first issue of Amazing Stories hammered for $2,880, getting the
for $850,000 earlier in November 2020. highest price ever for the first issue.
Where will this go in 2021? Keep on the lookout for ongoing rare Additional auction highlights included a bound volume of the first
finds to keep popping up. six issues of The Shadow for $31,200, the Famous Fantastic Mysteries

Condition Apparent VF+ Condition Apparent FN+ Condition Apparent FN+ Condition FN- Weird Tales
Doc Savage #1 sold for $22,800 Doc Savage #1 sold for $10,800 Doc Savage #1 sold for $6,900 February, 1928 sold for $11,400
2020, Heritage Auctions 2020, Heritage Auctions 2020, Heritage Auctions 2020, Heritage Auctions

(October 1942) cover art by Virgil Finlay for $12,000,
and a lot of two radio premiums, a 1941 The Shadow
Pulps Go Big
Blue Coal glow in the dark ring and a Doc Savage

Multiple world records were set during Heritage’s Brotherhood of Bronze membership pin, for $4,800.
Amazing Pulps and Collectibles Comics Auction
featuring the Joe Rainone Collection on December 2, Virgil Finlay Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 10/1942
2020. The sale, which was filled with pulp magazines and Cover Original Art sold for $12,000
related material, brought in a total of $427,264. 2020, Heritage Auctions
The first three issues of the Doc Savage 1933 pulp set
world auction records. Doc Savage #1 reached $22,800, J.C. Vaughn is Vice-President of Publishing for
#2 achieved $10,800, and #3 realized $6,900. Gemstone Publishing. Gemstone’s Amanda Sheriff
contributed to this column.
The sale had the highest auction price paid for a

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