Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Hulk #1 is one of the most-collected Silver Age titles outside Spider-Man. CGC 9.0+ is the working high-grade threshold; lower grades trade in the $50K–$200K band.
- Sale price
- $490K
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- September 12, 2024
- Venue
- Heritage Auctions
- Authentication
- CGC 9.0 (VF/NM)
Provenance
Long-term collector consignment with original wrappers stored in archival sleeves since the 1990s.
Condition
CGC 9.0, off-white-to-white pages.
Editorial note
Hulk #1 is one of the most-collected Silver Age titles outside Spider-Man. CGC 9.0+ is the working high-grade threshold; lower grades trade in the $50K–$200K band.
Sources cited
Heritage Auctions Comics September 2024
auction house
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.
Comparable comps
Similar items in the Field Index.
Curated by the editors as relevant comparable sales — same category, same era, or same authentication tier. Useful for triangulating value when no single comp answers the question.
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Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)
$1.50M
July 21, 2022
Heritage Auctions · CGC 9.2 (NM-)
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) — Spider-Man first appearance
Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)
$3.60M
September 9, 2021
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