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 8.5   3/29/2010 Comic Connect 1,500,000
2 Detective Comics 27 CGC 8.0 "Pnnacle Hill Collection" 2/25/2010 Heritage (2/25/2010) 1,075,000
3 Action Comics 1 CGC 8.0 Kansas City 2/22/2010 Comic Connect 1,000,000
4 Detective Comics 27 CGC 7.5   8/4/2010 Heritage 657,250
5 Detective Comics 27 CGC 6.0   4/2010 Metropolis 575,000
6 Flash Comics** 1 CGC 9.6 Church 3/2010 Heritage 450,000
7 Marvel Comics* 1 CGC 9.0 Pay Copy   Private Sale 350,000
7 Flash Comics** 1 CGC 9.6 Church   Private Sale 350,000
9 Action Comics 1 CGC 6.0   March 13, 2009 Comic Connect 317,200
10 Action Comics 1 CGC 3.0   4/2010 Comic Connect 300,000
11 Batman 1 CGC 9.0   late 2007 ComicLink 280,000
12 Detective Comics 27 CGC 8.0   Oct. 2001 Mastro 278,190
13 Flash Comics** 1 CGC 9.6 Church Jan. 2006 Heritage 273,125
14 Captain America Comics 1 CGC 9.6 Allentown 2001 Private Sale 260,000
15 Detective Comics*** 27 CGC 7.0   2007   255,000
16 Action 1 CGC 6.5   2006   250,000
16 Superman 1 CGC 7.5   2006   250,000
18 Amazing Fantasy 15 CGC 9.4 White Mountain 2007 ComicLink 227,000
20 Amazing Fantasy 15 CGC 9.4   2007 ComicLink 210,000
21 Marvel Comics 1 CGC 9.0   Nov. 2005 ComicLink 208,000
21 More Fun 52 CGC 9.2 Church 2001   207,000
22 Marvel Comics* 1 CGC 9.0 Pay Copy Aug 2007 Heritage 205,000
23 Marvel Comics* 1 CGC 9.0 Pay Copy Jan 2006 Heritage 201,250
24 Detective Comics*** 27 CGC 7.0   2006   200,000

*same book

** same book

*** same book

9 Responses to “All Time Record Comic Book Sales”

  1. MutantKeys says:

    Great job!

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  4. cj says:

    Great list. Thanks for posting this. I visited Geppi's Entertainment museum in Baltimore a while ago and got to see a bunch of these up close and personal. Gave me chills!

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