A 1984 issue of Spider-Man comic’s single page was sold for $3.36 million at auction. It introduced the now-iconic black outfit.
Mike Zeck created the piece, which appeared on page 25 of Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars #8.
The artwork was sold for more than ten times its initial opening offer at an auction in Dallas, Texas.
A 1962 Spider-Man comic sold for $3.6 million at auction last year. Thus, surpassing Superman as the most valuable comic ever sold.
The black outfit depicted in the issue is the “symbiote” suit, which led to the creation of the character Venom.
According to AP News, the previous record for a single page of a comic was $657,250. In a 1974 issue of The Incredible Hulk, the interior page featured the first appearance of the X-Men character Wolverine.
Heritage Auctions managed the sale, which took place on Thursday, the first day of a four-day extravaganza.
Heritage Auctions said in a news statement, “When it hit its final price, shattering all previous comic art records, the auction gallery erupted with cheers.”
The statement contained no information on the buyer or seller of the Spider-Man comic single page.
Lee was a writer and Marvel Comics’ former president. He invented some of the most iconic global superheroes. (https://andeglobal.org/) They include The Incredible Hulk, Iron-Man, and The Fantastic Four, in addition to Spider-Man.
He was also famous for giving each of his superheroes their unique ailments, such as acne and dandruff. With characters like Daredevil, a blind superhero, and Black Panther, the first black Marvel superhero, he broke new ground.
The series has spawned multiple films, the most recent of which is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.