The rare copy features publisher’s handwritten notes on how much the writers and artists were paid.
It goes without saying thatMarvelhas a hugefanbase . In fact , according to Statista62 % of US adult between the long time of 18 and 29 would consider themselves Marvel rooter . So while the thought of hoi polloi collecting and selling Marvel comic Bible is no surprisal , a Marvel comic merchandising for gazillion is enough to make anyone take a second looking at at that monetary value tag . This past weekend , the very first Marvel comic book sold for more than $ 2.4 million .
The Associated Pressreportsthat the recently sold extra transcript is know as the Marvel Comics No . 1 " pay transcript . " Thecomicis called a " remuneration transcript " because it feature the publishing firm ’s handwritten notes regarding how much the writers and artists were paid . For example , the book details how " Frank R. Paul bring in $ 25 for drawing the cover of the comic back in 1939 , which now is deserving nearly 100,000 sentence as much , " according to the AP .
Stephen Fishler , the CEO ofComicConnect , an online comic vendue house , toldThe New York Timesthat the winner of the auction is a comic accumulator in his 40s who lives outdoors of the US . Although Fishler reject to share the name of the buyer , he says , " He roll in the hay the experimental condition of the transcript and the tarradiddle of how it was found . "
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primitively published in 1939 , Marvel Comics # 1 present fans to the original Human Torch , a harbinger persona of the same namesake to the Human Torch in the iconic Fantastic Four . The comic also introduces rooter to a character by the name of Sub - Mariner . NYTreports that comics that contain first appearances of superheroes are precious to collector . In 1962 , Amazing Fantasy No . 15 , which featuredSpider - Man’sdebut , sold last year for $ 3.6 million .
The uncommon copy of Marvel Comics No . 1 is undeniably one of the cardinal building blocks for the Marvel we know today which boasts the entire Marvel Universe of funnies , books , pic , and TV shows . grant to Fishler , the most late owner of the " pay written matter " of Marvel Comics No . 1 auctioneer it off because he want to corrupt a sign of the zodiac .
