Condition is king when it comes to selling rare books. Torn pages, cracked spines, and annotations (unless made by the author themselves!) all dramatically lower the price that a book stands to fetch.

These are the most valuable comic books in the world. Value: $104,563 "More Fun Comics" No. 73 features the origin and first appearance of Aquaman, which has become one of DC's most-loved superheroes.

This striking book, in the intense colors Matisse favored, is considered to be among the most valuable books in the rare book room collection. Click image for more detail and other images from Jazz.

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This collection, which contains something over 3,200 volumes and manuscripts, stored in the Memorial room of the library, includes some of the most valuable books in the English language ...

And that’s why this comic book is so valuable, with a CGC 9.6 copy selling for an amazing $3,600,000, not only topping this list but holding the record for the most expensive comic book of all time.

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