Comic books carrying CGC grades Claim Top Results in Heritage Auctions’ September Comics & Comic Art Auction

Nearly all of the top comic books sold in Heritage Auctions’ September 10-13 Comics & Comic Art Auction, including the top 100 based on prices realized, each carried a CGC grade. 

At the top of the list was Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages, which sparked fiercely competitive bidding and drawing 30 bids before finding a new home at $348,000. Unrestored copies are very difficult to come by for this major key; according to the September 2020 CGC census, this copy is one of just three carrying a grade of 4.5, with just 11 known with a higher grade. Reaching the newsstands barely a year after Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics #1, it is the first issue in which an entire comic was devoted to a single superhero. Superman #1 is currently ranked #3 on Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age Comics list.

Heritage Auctions Sept. 10-13 Comics & Comic Art Auction: 

https://comics.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7234

Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages: $348,000

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superman-1-dc-1939-cgc-vg-45-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7234-91047.s

Action Comics #7 Court Copy (DC, 1938) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages: $204,000

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-7-court-copy-dc-1938-cgc-fn-55-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7234-91028.s

Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC GD+ 2.5 Cream to off-white pages: $102,000

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/batman-1-dc-1940-cgc-gd-25-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7234-91033.s

Detective Comics #29 (DC, 1939) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages: $102,000

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/detective-comics-29-dc-1939-cgc-fn-55-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7234-91038.s

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