Directory of 40 record-setting first editions and rare comics — from the Shakespeare First Folio and Audubon Birds of America to Action Comics #1 and Harry Potter 1st prints.
| Title | Year | Price | Sold | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare First Folio | 1623 | $10M+ | 2020 | Christie’s → |
| Gutenberg Bible Leaf | 1455 | $1M+ | various | Christie’s → |
| Birds of America (Audubon) | 1827-38 | $11.5M | 2010 | Sotheby’s → |
| Newton Principia Mathematica 1st Ed | 1687 | $3.7M | 2016 | Christie’s → |
| Magna Carta (1297) | 1297 | $21.3M | 2007 | Sotheby’s → |
| Bay Psalm Book | 1640 | $14.2M | 2013 | Sotheby’s → |
| Don Quixote 1st Ed | 1605 | $1.5M | 2008 | Christie’s → |
| Tamerlane and Other Poems (Poe) | 1827 | $662K | 2009 | Christie’s → |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 1st Print Hardback | 1997 | $471K | 2021 | Heritage → |
| The Hobbit 1st Edition | 1937 | $210K | 2015 | Sotheby’s → |
| The Lord of the Rings 1st Ed Set | 1954 | $100K | 2019 | Heritage → |
| Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 1865 | 1865 | $1.5M | 1998 | Christie’s → |
| Ulysses (Joyce) 1st Ed | 1922 | $460K | 2009 | Sotheby’s → |
| The Great Gatsby 1st Print | 1925 | $362K | 2009 | Heritage → |
| On the Origin of Species 1st | 1859 | $190K | 2008 | Christie’s → |
| The Catcher in the Rye 1st | 1951 | $30K | various | Heritage → |
| To Kill a Mockingbird 1st Signed | 1960 | $25K | various | Heritage → |
| 1984 (Orwell) 1st Print | 1949 | $30K | various | Heritage → |
| Lolita 1st French | 1955 | $5K | various | Heritage → |
| Fahrenheit 451 1st | 1953 | $25K | various | Heritage → |
| Action Comics #1 | 1938 | $6M | 2024 | Heritage → |
| Detective Comics #27 | 1939 | $1.74M | 2010 | Heritage → |
| Amazing Fantasy #15 | 1962 | $3.6M | 2021 | Heritage → |
| Superman #1 | 1939 | $3.25M | 2022 | Heritage → |
| Batman #1 | 1940 | $2.22M | 2021 | Heritage → |
| X-Men #1 | 1963 | $807K | 2012 | Heritage → |
| Fantastic Four #1 | 1961 | $1.5M | 2022 | Heritage → |
| Marvel Comics #1 | 1939 | $2.4M | 2019 | Heritage → |
| Incredible Hulk #1 | 1962 | $662K | 2018 | Heritage → |
| Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man 1st) | 1963 | $375K | 2020 | Heritage → |
| Journey into Mystery #83 (Thor 1st) | 1962 | $311K | 2020 | Heritage → |
| Strange Tales #110 (Dr Strange) | 1963 | $118K | 2020 | Heritage → |
| Avengers #1 | 1963 | $274K | 2020 | Heritage → |
| Spider-Man #1 | 1990 | $3.5K | various | Heritage → |
| Watchmen #1 | 1986 | $2K | various | Heritage → |
| TMNT #1 1st Print | 1984 | $95K | 2022 | Heritage → |
| Cerebus #1 | 1977 | $15K | various | Heritage → |
| Walking Dead #1 | 2003 | $25K | various | Heritage → |
| Saga #1 | 2012 | $1.5K | various | Heritage → |
| Tintin Au Tibet (signed Hergé) | 1960 | $50K | various | Christie’s → |
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