The 10 Most Expensive Comics Ever
Although finding a near-mint condition copy is nearly impossible, if you happen to own any of these old comics where popular characters make their first appearance, you could be sitting on hundreds of thousand dollars. Take a look through our gallery of the ten most valuable comics in the world, and what makes them worth six figures.
The Top 10 Most Valuable Comic Books
Captain Marvel pulls a Krazy Kat, hurling bricks at criminals and/or passersby in his debut in the first issue of Whiz Comics, which was called #2 for no reason.
The first self-titled series from arguably the greatest superhero of them all, published in 1939.
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