Rare 'pay copy' of Marvel's first comic book sells for $2.4 million

A rare copy of Marvel's first-ever comic book has netted more than $2.4 million at auction

Marvel Comics No. 1 was published in 1939 and features such characters as The Human Torch, The Angel, Submariner and Masked Raider."This is the beginning. Without this, there would be no Marvel Universe, no Captain America punching Hitler, no Marvel movies, no Spider-Man, not even today's superhero mythology as we know it," says ComicConnect, the online marketplace that hosted the auction.

Although the comic book is more than 80 years old, it's still in"incredible, newsstand-fresh condition," says ComicConnect.Read MoreHistorical editions of Marvel Comics have fetched eye-popping amounts at auction, particularly when they feature iconic characters like Spider-Man or Captain America. Earlier this year, just one page of a comic book showing Spider-Man donning his all-black suit for the first time sold for $3.36 million.Another copy of Marvel Comics No.

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