Spider-Man comic auctioned for $454,100

A Dallas-based auction house says a rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold for $454,100 (Dh1.6 million).

The comic book was purchased by an anonymous collector, and Heritage Auctions says Thursday’s sale is a record for a public auction price for any Spider-Man comic book.

The 1962 edition of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 was graded as near-mint, with a score of 9.4 on a scale of one-to-10.

Walter Yakoboski, of Long Island, New York, had bought the comic book in 1980 for $1,200. He said last week that he bought several rare comics as a young man as an investment.