$15,000 comic book, 'Amazing Fantasy No. 15,' stolen
$15,000 comic book: 'Amazing Fantasy No. 15' is the first appearance of Spider-Man and sold for 12 cents in 1962.
Marvel 'Amazing Fantasy No. 15' was the first comic book to feature Spider-Man.
LINCOLN, Neb.
A rare Spider-Man comic book valued at $15,000 has been stolen from a home in Lincoln, Neb.
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The Lincoln Journal Star reports the comic "Amazing Fantasy No. 15" is the first appearance of Spider-Man and sold for 12 cents in 1962.
Nearly 50 years later, it sells for thousands of dollars and in May, an unnamed buyer purchased a mint condition copy for more than $1 million.
The owner of the stolen comic believes it was taken between Oct. 27 and Monday morning.
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