3 Vintage Comics Sell For Over £13K At Auction In Market Harborough
Written by HFM News on 1st August 2024
Three vintage superhero comics have sold at auction in Market Harborough for over £13,500.
The first editions of ‘The Fantastic Four’ and ‘The Incredible Hulk’ dating from the early 1960s sold for £6,500 and £5,500 respectively, while a copy of ‘The Fantastic Four’ featuring Dr Doom for the first time, achieved a hammer price of £1,600, despite having a tear in the front cover corner.
Will Gilding from Gildings Auctioneers with two of the comics
The comics were among over 100 collected by two brothers from the Harborough district which were auctioned at Gildings Auctioneers today and sold for a total of over £17,500.
All were bought from the boys’ local newsagents for around nine old pennies each.
The value of such vintage comics has rocketed because of the popularity in superhero culture driven by Marvel Studios.
Will Gilding, Director at Gildings, spoke to HFM after the sale:
The comics sold today at Gildings Auctioneers
