Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) — Spider-Man first appearance
AF #15 in CGC 9.6 set the modern Silver Age ceiling. Spider-Man's commercial primacy puts his first appearance at the top of all Silver Age conversations.
- Sale price
- $3.60M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- September 9, 2021
- Venue
- Heritage Auctions
- Authentication
- CGC 9.6 (NM+)
Provenance
Multi-generation collector chain; CGC graded 2011.
Condition
CGC 9.6, white pages.
Editorial note
AF #15 in CGC 9.6 set the modern Silver Age ceiling. Spider-Man's commercial primacy puts his first appearance at the top of all Silver Age conversations.
Sources cited
Heritage Auctions Comics September 2021
auction house
Variety: 'Spider-Man #15 sells for record $3.6M'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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