The trove of 345 comics had been bought by the late Billy Wright from Virginia when he was a boy.
A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which was sold for 10 cents in 1939 and featured Batman’s debut, got the top bid on Wednesday – raising $523,000.
The “jaw-dropping” collection was found last year when a relative of Billy Wright was clearing a basement in his house.
“This really has its place in the history of great comic book collections,” said Lon Allen, managing director of comics for Heritage Auctions, which was overseeing the sale.
Lon Allen described the trove as “jaw-dropping”, adding that Billy Wright seemed to have a knack of buying the right comics at the right time.
Another book – Action Comics No. 1 from 1938 featuring the first appearance of Superman – fetched $299,000.
This remarkable collection might never have seen the light of day, as Billy Wright never mentioned it to his family when he was alive.
The neatly stacked comics – all in good condition – lay untouched in his home in Martinsville for 17 years.
Experts say the comic books collection is all the more valuable and significant because the books were kept by a man who bought them as a boy.
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