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Secret Wars #8 OA page sells for 3.4 million, first page appearance of the black costume.
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MattTheDuck

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On 1/13/2022 at 12:03 PM, NoMan said:

it was kinda stupid, methinks

Yeah, it's like "you know you could own the whole comic in 9.8 with white pages for a fraction of that price, right?"  But it's a completely different market from comic books, obviously.

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On 1/13/2022 at 12:07 PM, MattTheDuck said:

Yeah, it's like "you know you could own the whole comic in 9.8 with white pages for a fraction of that price, right?"  But it's a completely different market from comic books, obviously.

Wonder what Mike Zeck would think if he got wind of this hm

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On 1/13/2022 at 12:09 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Wonder what Mike Zeck would think if he got wind of this hm

I don't know anything about how much artists were paid to produce these pages, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't $3.5 million.  Not sure how you could arrange a system where the artists have a stake in perpetuity for resales of OA.

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That's frikkin' nuts.  I would've been stunned if the cover went for that kind of loot.  But the page????  I don't get it.  To each their own.  

Must be nice to have that kind of money.  Good for the seller (and the buyer, I guess).  

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"first page appearance of the black costume"

 

Not even close. It's only the first page with Spidey wearing the full black costume in the issue in which it's finally explained how he got it but which came out after he got rid of it in ASM 258.

And, yes, that price is nuts.

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On 1/13/2022 at 3:35 PM, Terry JSA said:

I think it was just a private owner. 

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lol 

Part of me believes that when Heritage said that he would do better they were hell bound to make sure it did come hell or high water or NP Gresham. 

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On 1/13/2022 at 12:13 PM, MattTheDuck said:

I don't know anything about how much artists were paid to produce these pages, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't $3.5 million.  Not sure how you could arrange a system where the artists have a stake in perpetuity for resales of OA.

Yeah, he was paid the going rate in the 80s I assume. Probably would never assume it would sell for this insane amount.

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Nothing surprises me anymore pricewise, but not to my taste even if I were a billionaire and it was offered at 1/100th the price, but I'm guessing this has some sweet nostalgia vibes for someone around 50 years old right now, because who else really cares about the black costume that much. 

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