All Time Record Comic Book Sales
Marvel Comics 1 CGC 9.0 Pay Copy: $350,000
The following is a list of the top verified comic book sales of all time (verified as well as they can be without actually seeing the money change hands). Several of the books appear twice. They are marked accordingly. Where possible the book is linked to the sale. the links are in the "price" column.
| Rank | Title | Issue# | Grade | Pedigree | Date | Venue | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 9.0 | 11/2011 | Comic Connect | 2,161,000 | |
| 2 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 8.5 | 3/29/2010 | Comic Connect | 1,500,000 | |
| 3 | Amazing Fantasy | 15 | CGC 9.6 | 3/2011 | Comic Connect | 1,100,000 | |
| 4 | Detective Comics | 27 | CGC 8.0 | "Pnnacle Hill Collection" | 2/25/2010 | Heritage | 1,075,000 |
| 5 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 8.0 | Kansas City | 2/22/2010 | Comic Connect | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Detective Comics | 27 | CGC 7.5 | 8/4/2010 | Heritage | 657,250 | |
| 7 | Action | 1 | CGC 6.5 | 6/1/2011 | ComicLink | 625,000 | |
| 8 | Detective Comics | 27 | CGC 6.0 | 4/2010 | Metropolis | 575,000 | |
| 9 | Flash Comics** | 1 | CGC 9.6 | Church | 3/2010 | Heritage | 450,000 |
| 10 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 5.0 | 9/21/2010 | Comic Connect | 436,000 | |
| 11 | Marvel Comics* | 1 | CGC 9.0 | Pay Copy | Private Sale | 350,000 | |
| 11 | Flash Comics** | 1 | CGC 9.6 | Church | Private Sale | 350,000 | |
| 13 | Action | 1 | CGC 4.5 | 8/9/2011 | Comic Connect | 345,000 | |
| 14 | Captain America Comics | 1 | CGC 9.2 | 8/9/2011 | Comic Connect | 343,057 | |
| 15 | Amazing Fantasy | 15 | CGC 9.4 | 9/2011 | Comic Connect | 325,000 | |
| 16 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 6.0 | March 13, 2009 | Comic Connect | 317,200 | |
| 17 | Batman | 1 | CGC 9.0 | 2010 | ComicLink | 315,000 | |
| 18 | Fantastic Four**** | 1 | CGC 9.4 | 5/2011 | Comic Connect | 300,000 | |
| 18 | Action Comics | 1 | CGC 3.0 | 4/2010 | Comic Connect | 300,000 | |
| 20 | Batman | 1 | CGC 9.0 | late 2007 | ComicLink | 280,000 | |
| 21 | Detective Comics | 27 | CGC 8.0 | Oct. 2001 | Mastro | 278,190 | |
| 22 | Flash Comics** | 1 | CGC 9.6 | Church | Jan. 2006 | Heritage | 273,125 |
| 23 | Captain America Comics | 1 | CGC 9.6 | Allentown | 2001 | Private Sale | 260,000 |
| 24 | Action Comics | 10 | CGC 9.0 | 8/9/2011 | Comic Connect | 258,000 | |
| 25 | Detective Comics*** | 27 | CGC 7.0 | 2007 | 255,000 | ||
| 26 | Action | 1 | CGC 6.5 | 2006 | 250,000 | ||
| 26 | Superman | 1 | CGC 7.5 | 2006 | 250,000 | ||
| 28 | Amazing Fantasy | 15 | CGC 9.4 | White Mountain | 2007 | ComicLink | 227,000 |
| 29 | Amazing Fantasy | 15 | CGC 9.4 | 2007 | ComicLink | 210,000 | |
| 29 | Fantastic Four**** | 1 | CGC 9.4 | 2010 | 210,000 | ||
| 31 | Marvel Comics | 1 | CGC 9.0 | Nov. 2005 | ComicLink | 208,000 | |
| 32 | More Fun | 52 | CGC 9.2 | Church | 2001 | 207,000 | |
| 33 | Marvel Comics* | 1 | CGC 9.0 | Pay Copy | Aug 2007 | Heritage | 205,000 |
| 34 | Marvel Comics* | 1 | CGC 9.0 | Pay Copy | Jan 2006 | Heritage | 201,250 |
| 35 | Detective Comics*** | 27 | CGC 7.0 | 2006 | 200,000 | ||
| 35 | X-Men | 1 | CGC 9.6 | 2011 | ComicConnect | 200,000 |
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