The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white...

The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. At first glance, the colors on this "tied for CGC's highest-grade" copy's cover seem to jump off the page. This is, of course, the first appearance of the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man, and Wasp), and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby didn't hold back on the new title from "The House of Ideas", with appearances by Loki, the Teen Brigade, and the Fantastic Four. We have never seen a higher-graded copy of the Avengers first issue than this, and we have only offered two other NM+ 9.6 copies in our history (one in 2012 and one in 2015), so don't wait another eight years to secure your own NM+ 9.6 copy -- who knows what the price might be by then? Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers provided the classic cover and art for the issue that's firmly ensconced on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics, where it's tied for the #12 spot. Overstreet 2023 NM- 9.2 value = $60,000. CGC census 1/24: 5 in 9.6, none higher. HID09710052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved