Heritage Auctions is a routine destination for all comic book collectors. This past Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction was a destination for every level of collector. There were multiple key issues and trophy titles in all conditions sold including multiples of Spider-Man comics. This includes the Amazing Fantasy #15 comic as well as The Amazing Spider-Man #1.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates high-end collectibles as an alternative asset class. This means collectibles are attracting the same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds. Many collectibles now cost thousands of dollars (or much more). Collectors with a passion to own a collectible for years frequently have to compete directly against investors whose only desire is to make a profit in the future.

The primary interest in the Spider-Man realm of comics was the recent movie release of Spider-Man: No Way Home rapidly hit $1 billion in sales. There is also the coming spin-off of Morbius which is a Spider-Man spin-off and then Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse films due to be released in 2022.

These sales are likely being helped by the films after looking at our own Guide to Comic Book Movie Releases of 2022 and beyond.

Here are the Amazing Fantasy #15 issues that were available for Spider-Man’s first appearance in the most recent Heritage Auctions:

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD- 1.8 off-white to white pages had a bid of $21,000.00 after 7 bids on January 26 and sold for $28,800.00 on January 30, 2022 after 9 bids. According to the CGC census report 193 examples of the issue in CGC 1.8 exist.

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 cream to off-white pages had a bid of $43,000.00 after 24 bids on January 26 and sold for $69,000.00 on January 30, 2022 after 31 bids. According to the CGC census report 241 examples of the issue in CGC 4.5 exist.

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 white pages had a bid of $4,300.00 after 9 bids on January 26 and sold for $13,213.20 on January 30, 2022 after 20 bids. CGC notes, “Cover is a color copy. Incomplete.” According to the CGC census report 89 examples of the issue in CGC 7.5 exist.

The one issue of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC Apparent VG+ 4.5 Slight (C-1) off-white to white pages sold for $9,000.00 on January 30, 2022 after 15 bids.

We have also pulled some prior Spider-Man #1 sales off of Heritage for some added context about sales prices.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white pages sold for $11,040.00 on February 7, 2021 after 20 bids.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CBCS VG+ 4.5 Off-white pages sold for $15,000.00 on May 30, 2021 after 23 bids.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Signature Series: Stan Lee (Marvel, 1963) CGC Apparent VG+ 4.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages sold for $10,800.00 on December 12, 2021 after 15 bids.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages sold for $16,200.00 on January 9, 2022 after 23 bids.

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages sold for $16,800.00 on January 16, 2022 after 34 bids.