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Would you pay $20k for this classic comic?

Would you pay $20k for this classic comic?

Next time you’re clearing out the attic keep your eyes peeled for old comic books. Last weekend, a copy of The Phantom #1, printed in Australia, sold at auction for more than $20,000, almost double the estimated price.

Editions #2, #3, #4 and #5 of The Phantom also broke price records for their editions and, collectively, the five comics fetched more than $50,000 at the Lloyds Auctions sale.

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Theo Chapman
Theo ChapmanWeekend Fin editorTheo Chapman was the editor of Weekend Fin at The Australian Financial Review.

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