Captain America No. 1 sells for over $700K at comics auction

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Captain America No. 1 sells for over $700K at comics auction. (2026, October 1). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/lifestyle/captain-america-no-1-sells-for-over-700k-at-comics-auction/

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A Captain America No. 1 comic from 1941 sold for $713,804.43 at a recent auction in Dallas hosted by Heritage Auctions. This comic was part of the Merrimack Valley Collection, a newly discovered set of high-grade comics from the early 1940s that had remained untouched for decades. Other notable sales included original art featuring Two-Face’s first cover appearance, which fetched $47,3047. Additionally, issues from the Batman series also saw significant interest, with a 2.5-graded copy of Batman No. 1 selling for $158,600, and a 9.0-graded copy of Batman No. 9 going for $103,700. The vice-president of Heritage Auctions, Aaron White, praised the collection's condition and noted that collectors value high-quality examples of foundational comics like Captain America and Batman.

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CGC Dallas Heritage Auctions the Merrimack Valley Collection

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Captain America PERSON · 2× Heritage Auctions ORG · 2× the Merrimack Valley Collection ORG · 2× Aaron White PERSON · 1× Batman PERSON · 1× CGC ORG · 1× Dallas GPE · 1× Two-Face’s PERSON · 1×

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The Dallas-based Heritage Auctions sales also featured the original art for the cover of Detective Comics No. 68 from 1942, which featured Two-Face’s first cover appearance and realized $47,3047.

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Captain America No. 1 sells for over $700K at comics auction · assertive framing

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A Captain America comic has made $713,804.43 at auction. asserted

comic → make → auction

The CGC 9.0-graded copy of 1941’s ‘Captain America No. 1’ was the headline lot in two comic auctions over four days, which took in a combined total of $941,925. asserted

which → grade → 941,925

The Dallas-based Heritage Auctions sales also featured the original art for the cover of Detective Comics No. 68 from 1942, which featured Two-Face’s first cover appearance and realized $47,3047. asserted

which → base → 47,3047

The ‘Captain America No. 1’ came from the Merrimack Valley Collection, a recently discovered trove of high-grade 1940–41 comics. asserted

No → come → comics

Other significant lots from the collection included the first nine issues of Batman. asserted

lots → include → Batman

Its 2.5-graded copy of issue No. 1 sold for $158,600, and its 9.0 copy of No. 9 — one of three copies at that grade with only three higher — went for $103,700. asserted

copy → grade → 103,700

“The Merrimack Valley Collection is a wonderful discovery,” says Heritage Auctions vice-president Aaron White. asserted

White → say → ?

“For an original-owner collection that spent the last 75 or 80 years in a cardboard box, the condition of the books was stunning. asserted

condition → spend → books

It was gratifying to see results prove that collectors appreciate top-condition examples of foundational Captain America and Batman issues.” asserted

collectors → see → issues

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