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The Amazing Spider-Man #1 U.K. edition (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 U.K. edition (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.
<B>The Amazing Spider-Man #1 U.K. edition (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.</B></I> Though Spider-Man plied his crime-fighting trade in New York City, U.K. comic readers were in on his adventures from the very beginning (see our U.K. <B>Amazing Fantasy</B></I> #15 elsewhere in this auction). For a mere ninepence, British fans got to thrill to the first issue of Spidey's own title. The cover is a Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby collaboration, while the interior story (drawn by Ditko) features Spider-Man trying to land a job with the Fantastic Four. U.K. kids also got to see the first appearance of J. Jonah Jameson, a publisher who puts Fleet Street to shame, and of the first supervillain to menace Spidey, the Chameleon. This is, by far, the highest-graded copy of the U.K. variant that CGC has certified to date, with the next highest at VG/FN 5.0. Overstreet 2004 VF 8.0 value (for the U.S. edition) = $8,750. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.