Fantastic Four #48 CGC 9.9 Sells for Record $431,250 at ComicConnect
A copy of Fantastic Four #48, one of the most important Marvel comics of the Silver Age, has sold for $431,250 at ComicConnect. The 1966 issue is graded CGC 9.9 and is described by ComicConnect as the only known copy in that grade. The sale closed September 14 as part of the company’s Event Auction 67. The price set a new record for the issue and easily surpassed the previous high of $110,000, paid in 2021 for a signed CGC 9.8 copy.
Fantastic Four #48 is best known for introducing both Silver Surfer and Galactus, two characters who would become major parts of the Marvel Universe. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby, the issue begins the famous Galactus trilogy that continues through Fantastic Four #49 and #50. Silver Surfer arrives on Earth as the herald of Galactus, warning of the planet-devouring cosmic being’s approach. Those first appearances have made Fantastic Four #48 one of the most desirable issues in the series for decades, but the 9.9 grade puts this particular copy in a different category.
“We knew that this copy of Fantastic Four #48 was going to bring in an unprecedented price because it’s the only one known to exist in mint condition,” said ComicConnect President Vincent Zurzolo. “Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created an epic comic book arc for Marvel that transcended the superhero genre to find acclaim as a classic sci-fi story.”
The sale also comes at a time when Silver Surfer and Galactus have been back in the spotlight following the 2025 film Fantastic Four: First Steps, which featured both characters. ComicConnect said bidders came from a broad range of collecting backgrounds, reflecting how strongly the book has crossed over from comic collecting into the wider pop-culture market.
The $431,250 result adds to a string of major sales for ComicConnect and its partner company, Metropolis Collectibles. Earlier this year, the companies handled a private sale of an Action Comics #1 graded 9.0 for $15 million, which they described as the highest price ever paid for a comic book. That was followed by a $5 million sale of an Action Comics #1 graded 7.0.
ComicConnect also generated more than $10.2 million in April from its Death of Superman Special Edition Art Auction, which included a seven-figure result for Dan Jurgens’ Superman #75 cover art.
Still, the Fantastic Four #48 result stands out because of how far it moved the market for a single issue. A comic that previously had a public benchmark of $110,000 now has a record of $431,250, with the difference driven largely by a grade that no other known copy has reached. For a book already famous for introducing Silver Surfer and Galactus, that CGC 9.9 copy has now added another distinction: the most expensive Fantastic Four #48 ever sold.