The 82-year-old book planted the first seeds for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The 68-page booklet was released in October 1939 back when the publisher was known by its first name, Timely Comics. Published more than 20 years before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Avengers and X-Men in quick succession, the comic stars two characters likely to be unfamiliar to the company’s modern-day fans: the original Human Torch and Namor, the Submariner. Despite its lack of star power, the book was a hit.
As jaw dropping of a sum as $2.4 million may be, it’s a way off the all-time record. That title currently belongs to a 9.6-grade copy of
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