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A million-dollar copy of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #1, and more of the most expensive comics we found at New York Comic Con

How to spend a million dollars at New York Comic Con, the easy way. Comics.

Features by Jim McDermott, Contributing writer

Published on Fri Oct 10 2025

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While some people come to New York Comic Con hoping to snag exclusives from various pop culture companies, NYCC happily continues to have lots of comic book retailers, too, and some of them have on hand some very big ticket items.

Take for instance Harley Yee Rare Comics (booth #3517). They’re selling a misprinted 1941 Captain America #1 (CGC 6.0) for $350,000. Somehow, a few copies of this legendary first issue by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby were printed without the color red. Come and see the First Avenger salute the yellow, white, and blue!

Meanwhile Reece’s Rare Comics (booth #3627) is selling a Marvel Comics #1 (CGC 2.5) for $275,000. Published in 1939, Marvel Comics #1 marks the first appearance of the original android Human Torch (who appears on the cover) and Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Metropolis Collectibles, Inc. (Booth #3636) has a 1939 Superman #1 (CGC 1.0) going for $115,000. It’s also selling a refurbished Action Comics #1 (CGC 9.0) for a whopping one million dollars.

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But the retailer with three books whose total price tag is greater than the others combined is High Grade Comics (booth #3721). High Grade is selling Fantastic Four #5 (CGC 9.6) for $350,000, The Incredible Hulk #1 (CGC 9.2) for $950,000, and a 1961 Fantastic Four #1 (CGC 9.2) for a million dollars. Here's High Grade's Robert C. Storms with all three.

After you've dropped a cool 4 million simoleons on all these great books, if you're still looking for a collectible figurine, you might check out Hake’s Auctions (Booth # 3318). They’ve got a Boba Fett figure from Return of the Jedi produced by the legendary Mexican toy brand Lili Ledy going for $150,000.

Talking about their misprinted Cap #1, Harley Yee employee Andrew LaPorte admits, “My heart races when I have to handle the book.” Depending on how much cash you’ve got on hand (and how quick you get there), your heart can start racing, too.

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