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Rare Spider-Man comic sells at auction for $454,100

February 19, 2016
In this undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, shows a 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15 by Marvel Comics. The rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold at auction by Heritage for over $454 Thousand on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (Heritage Auctions via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, shows a 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15 by Marvel Comics. The rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold at auction by Heritage for over $454 Thousand on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (Heritage Auctions via AP)

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Dallas-based auction house says a rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold for $454,100.

The comic book was purchased by an anonymous collector, and Heritage Auctions says Thursday’s sale is a record for a public auction price for any Spider-Man comic book.

The 1962 edition of “Amazing Fantasy” No. 15 was graded as near-mint, with a score of 9.4 on a scale of 1-to-10.

Walter Yakoboski, of Long Island, New York, had bought the comic book in 1980 for $1,200. He told The Associated Press last week that he bought several rare comics as a young man as an investment.