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Tales of Suspense #39

Maker
Marvel Comics
Year
1963
Rank
9 of 100

Tales of Suspense #39

Tales of Suspense #39 by Marvel Comics (1963) is ranked 9 in the FLOAT 100 for Comics. It sold for $840,000 in April 2024. First appearance of Iron Man; one of only a handful of comics to clear $800K+ at auction.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

First appearance of Iron Man; one of only a handful of comics to clear $800K+ at auction.

Tales of Suspense #39, CGC 9.6

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$840,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
April 2024

CGC 9.6 (Near Mint+) realized $840,000 at Heritage in Apr 2024 — issue record. A CGC copy also realized $144,900 at ComicConnect in a separate sale.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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