Single page of Spider-Man comic sells for more than 3 million dollars
Single page of Spider-Man comic sells for more than 3 million dollars
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Single page of Spider-Man comic sells for more than three million dollars
A single page from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book has sold for $3.36 million (£2.45m) at an auction in Texas.
Dating from 1984, the page was the original artwork by Mike Zeck and shows Spider-Man with a black costume for the first time.
Page 25 from the 1984 Marvel comic ‘Secret Wars No. 8,’ which tells the origin story of Spider-Man’s now-iconic black costume.
It is part of an increasing trend for auctions of popular culture memorabilia since the start of the pandemic, with record prices for comics and Pokemon cards.
Joe Maddalena, vice president of Heritage Auctions, which sold the Spider-Man comic, said: “Collectors are buying their nostalgia so instead of buying their, you know, piece of contemporary art, this is it.
“They’d rather have this because this speaks to them more than a piece of contemporary art would.”
Describing the Spider-Man piece as “one of a kind”, he said: “It just was one of those moments in the lore of Spider-Man’s fame that told this important part of this story that subsequently this character would turn into Venom. It’s pretty amazing.”
And another superhero also proved to be a money-spinner at the sale, according to Mr Maddalena.
“Just a few minutes after this we had Action number one, the origin and first appearance of Superman, ok? A high grade copy, $3.18 million dollars so Spider-Man from 1984 beat Superman, which is unbelievable.”
It is not just at the auction house that Spider-Man has been breaking records.
The latest film version, Spider-Man: No Way Home, has taken more than $1.5 billion (£1.01bn) globally at the box office in the four weeks since its release and now ranks as the eighth-biggest movie in the history of cinema worldwide.
TOP TWENTY OF THE DAY
Top Twenty Highest-grossing movies
Rank Title Worldwide gross Year
1 Avatar $2,847,246,203 2009
2 Avengers: Endgame $2,797,501,328 2019
3 Titanic $2,187,425,379 1997
4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2,068,223,624 2015
5 Avengers: Infinity War $2,048,359,754 2018
6 Jurassic World $1,671,713,208 2015
7 The Lion King $1,656,943,394 2019
8 Spider-Man: No Way Home $1,544,455,963 2021
9 The Avengers $1,518,812,988 2012
10 Furious 7 $1,516,045,911 2015
11 Frozen II $1,450,026,933 2019
12 Avengers: Age of Ultron $1,402,809,540 2015
13 Black Panther $1,347,280,838 2018
14 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,342,025,430 2011
15 Star Wars: The Last Jedi $1,332,539,889 2017
16 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $1,309,484,461 2018
17 Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013
18 Beauty and the Beast $1,263,521,126 2017
19 Incredibles 2 $1,242,805,359 2018
20 The Fate of the Furious $1,238,764,765 2017
REMEMBER: The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
– Nicolas Chamfort
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY
For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
HAPPINESS IS…
Happiness is…Spiderman
GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY
I remember when safe sex was a padded headboard.
LOVE IS…
Love is… something to Tweet about.
TURN…TURN…TURN!
A time for Avatar…A time for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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