Wonder Woman is a DC icon, and now her first appearance has brought in an immense amount of cash.
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Pristine Comics came into possession of a near pristine copy of All Star Comics #8, which features the first appearance of Wonder Woman. The coveted issue was sold for a whopping $936,000, an issue that originally hit stands in 1941 (via ScreenClub).
The final asking price was substantial, but it didn’t quite hit the numbers Pristine owner Darren Adams was aiming for.
“If the 1st appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 sold for $3.2 million 3 years ago, and the highest graded copy of Detective Comics #27, CGC 9.2, featuring the 1st appearance of Batman is worth an estimated $5 million or more, then certainly All Star Comics # 8, featuring the 1st appearance of Wonder Woman in CGC 9.4 and the highest graded of all 3, is worth at least $2 million or more,” Adams said.
All Star Comics #8 was not the only book that sold during the auction. Sensation Comics #1 (1942), which featured Wonder Woman‘s first cover appearance, sold for just under $400,000. Wonder Woman’s first solo book, Wonder Woman #1, released in 1942 as well. It sold for over $220,000.
Pristine donated portions f the proceeds to the organization Trafficking Hope, a nonprofit that works to prevent human trafficking.
Adams felt it was something Wonder Woman would love, saying “I felt it would be fitting for Wonder Woman to come to the rescue once again and save the day, in helping generate funding and attention to such a worthy cause.”
All Star Comics #8 is now the highest priced female-led book to be auctioned, and Wonder Woman wouldn’t have it any other way.
Wonder Woman is hitting home video soon, and you can find the official description below.
Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
