Showcase #4

The next position in the list of the most expensive comic books is Showcase #4. It is a comic book from 1956 that featured the Flash for the first actual time. The tale is touted as “The Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt” and follows Barry Allen, a police scientist who receives blanketed in odd chemical compounds that have been struck through lightning. The accident turns Barry into an ultra-rapid superhero known as The Flash. On his first mission, the Flash pursues a crook referred to as the Turtle Man — a.k.a. the world’s slowest man. The Turtle Man attempts to rob a bank, however, his gradual moves are quickly overwhelmed by the Flash’s superhuman speed.

As the primary look of the Flash, this comic book is excellent and famous amongst collectors. The maximum charge paid for a duplicate is reportedly around $180,000 — however different copies pass for a touch much less at about $177,000 relying on their condition. Even copies of Showcase #4 in very bad circumstances can nevertheless fetch about $8,000 consistent with Quality Comix.

Cost: $180,000

Genre: Superheroes

Comic Book Year: 1956