Heritage Auctions, a multinational collectibles auctioneer in Dallas, put the first issue up for sale during a Doug’s Dell and Gold Key Comics Auction on Nov. 3, and the comic book reportedly sold for $46,500, according to Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) – a third-party comic book grading service in Sarasota, Florida.
Comic book experts at the CGC gave the white page "Star Trek" issue an NM+ 9.6 grading, meaning it’s "a very well-preserved collectible with several minor manufacturing or handling defects," according to the guaranty company’s standard grading scale.
"This is the first comic book appearance of the Star Trek franchise, published by Gold Key Comics in 1967," the CGC wrote in a press release issued on Friday, Nov. 11."It is one of only five copies in the CGC Census graded CGC 9.6, with only one graded higher," the CGC continued. "This sale more than doubled its previous record of $20,400 for a CGC 9.6 sold in 2019."
