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First issue of Captain America comic sells for $3.1M

A near-perfect condition issue of the first Captain America comic book has sold for $3.1 Million at auction. Captain America Comics No. 1 hit store shelves in December 1940. The comic, sold via Heritage Auctions, was given a condition grade of 9.4. The exact same comic book previously hit the auction block in 2019, when it sold for just $915,000.

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