A copy of X-Men #1 CGC 9.6 has set a new record in the current ComicConnect Event Auction with days to go before the auction closes on June 24, 2021.
“As of this moment, the high bid sits at nearly $700,000, including the buyer’s premium,” ComicConnect COO Vincent Zurzolo said. “Interestingly, this same 9.6-graded book last traded hands for $250,000 in July 2013 – yet another indication that Silver Age comic values are soaring.”
X-Men #1 features the first appearance of Professor X, plus the teenage mutant superheroes Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast, as well as the supervillain Magneto. It was published in 1963 during the peak of the Silver Age of comics. As rare Golden Age collectibles become harder to come by, collectors are increasingly drawn to Silver Age comics.
“The consignor’s decision to sell was made easy for him by the recent massive increases in X-Men prices,” Zurzolo said. “He loves the comic, but the values on X-Men #1 have all but doubled over the last year. A savvy businessman, he had a hunch that Disney would get the rights to X-Men back – and he was right.”
Marvel Comics sold the rights to the X-Men characters to 20th Century Fox in the late 1990s. In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment, and then in 2019, 20th Century Fox, bringing the franchise full circle. Since X-Men have returned to the fold, fans have been eager to learn how they will be introduced on the big screen.
Since its introduction in 1963, the X-Men comics have been popular with readers. The series’ lessons on tolerance and acceptance intertwined with stories of heroes overcoming villains have resonated with readers for decades.
ComicConnect currently has four additional X-Men #1 copies in Event Auction #46.
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