Silver Age of Comic Books
Collectibility
The following comics are sought after by collectors due to their historical provenance. A near-mint copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, sold for $1.1 million to an unnamed collector on March 7, 2011.

Silver Age of Comic Books

Section Title: Collectibility
Table Section Text: The following comics are sought after by collectors due to their historical provenance. A near-mint copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, sold for $1.1 million to an unnamed collector on March 7, 2011.

Title & Issue	Cover date	Publisher	Relevance

Detective Comics #225	Nov. 1955	DC	First appearance of Martian Manhunter.

Showcase #4	Oct. 1956	DC	First appearance of the Silver Age Flash (Barry Allen). First Silver Age comic.

Showcase #9	Aug. 1957	DC	First of two pilot issues for the feature "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane".

Adventure Comics #247	April 1958	DC	First appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Adventure Comics #260	May 1959	DC	First appearance of the Silver Age Aquaman.

Action Comics #252	May 1959	DC	First appearance of Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), cousin to Superman.

Showcase #22	Oct. 1959	DC	First appearance of Green Lantern (Hal Jordan).

The Brave and the Bold #28	March 1960	DC	First gathering of DC's superheroes as the Justice League of America.

Richie Rich #1	Nov. 1960	Harvey	Richie Rich gets his own title.

Showcase #30	Feb. 1961	DC	First of four pilot issues for Aquaman.

The Brave and the Bold #34	March 1961	DC	First appearance of Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

The Flash #123	Sept. 1961	DC	Reappearance of the Golden Age Flash. Introduction of Earth-Two.

The Fantastic Four #1	Nov. 1961	Marvel	First appearance of the Fantastic Four.

Tales to Astonish #27	Jan. 1962	Marvel	First appearance of Henry Pym, the future Ant-Man.

The Incredible Hulk #1	May 1962	Marvel	First appearance of the Hulk.

The Fantastic Four #5	July 1962	Marvel	First appearance of Dr. Doom.

Amazing Fantasy #15	Aug. 1962	Marvel	First appearance of Spider-Man (Peter Parker).

Journey into Mystery #83	Aug. 1962	Marvel	First appearance of Marvel's Thor (Thor Odinson / Donald Blake).

Tales to Astonish #35	Sept. 1962	Marvel	First appearance of Ant-Man (Henry Pym).

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1	Oct. 1962	Gold Key	First appearance of Doctor Solar.

Magnus, Robot Fighter #1	Feb. 1963	Gold Key	First appearance of Magnus, Robot Fighter.

Tales of Suspense #39	March 1963	Marvel	First appearance of Iron Man (Tony Stark).

Strange Tales #110	Jul. 1963	Marvel	First appearance of Doctor Strange.

Justice League of America #21	Aug. 1963	DC	Reappearance of the Golden Age Justice Society of America.

The X-Men #1	Sept. 1963	Marvel	First appearance of the X-Men and Magneto (comics).

The Avengers #1	Sept. 1963	Marvel	First gathering of Marvel's superheroes as the Avengers.

The Avengers #4	March 1964	Marvel	Reappearance of Captain America (Steve Rogers) from the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Daredevil #1	April 1964	Marvel	First appearance of Daredevil.

Detective Comics #327	May 1964	DC	"New Look" Batman and Robin.

The Brave and the Bold #54	June 1965	DC	First appearance of the Teen Titans.

Detective Comics #359	Jan. 1967	DC	First appearance of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon).

Green Lantern #76	April 1970	DC	"The New Green Lantern / Green Arrow" tackles social issues.

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Martian Manhunter introduced in Detective Comics #225 predates Showcase #4 by almost a year.

final_sentence: Martian Manhunter introduced in Detective Comics #225 predates Showcase #4 by almost a year.