Single Page of Spider-Man Comic Book Sells for Record Rs 24 Crore at Auction© news18.com

Single Page of Spider-Man Comic Book Sells for Record Rs 24 Crore at Auction

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Viral News: A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record USD 3.36 million. Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars No 8 brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to the emergence of the character Venom.Also Read - 190-Year-Old Jonathan Becomes World's Oldest Tortoise Ever, Earns Guinness World Records Title

The record bidding, which started at USD 330,000 and soared past USD 3 million, came on the first day of Heritage Auctions’ four-day comic event in Dallas.

The previous record for an interior page of a US comic book was USD 657,250 for art from a 1974 issue of The Incredible Hulk that featured a tease for the first appearance of Wolverine.