Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M bidding!

  As a comic book reader and long-time collector, I know how valuable some comics can become, and sadly I don't have any of them! However, it's always cool to see what fans gravitate toward. In this case, it's the first appearance of a new costume for Spiderman back in 1984.   (BTW, I used to have a copy of the Hulk Issue with Wolverine- which now sells for $5,000. But my copy is decades lost). Here's the story about the Spiderman image: 

(This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows Page 25 from the 1984 Marvel comic Secret Wars No. 8, which tells the origin story of Spider-Man's now-iconic black costume. (Heritage Auctions via AP)) 

Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M bidding 

JANUARY 14, 2022 ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS (AP) — A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million.

Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars No. 8” brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to the emergence of the character Venom.

The record bidding, which started at $330,000 and soared past $3 million, came on the first day of Heritage Auctions’ four-day comic event in Dallas.

The previous record for an interior page of a U.S. comic book was $657,250 for art from a 1974 issue of “The Incredible Hulk” that featured a tease for the first appearance of Wolverine. 

(Image: Hulk #181 was the first appearance of Marvel Comics' Wolverine Character. Credit: Marvel Comics) 

Also Thursday, one of the few surviving copies of Superman’s debut, Action Comics No. 1, sold for $3.18 million, putting it among the priciest books ever auctioned. None of the sellers or buyers were identified.