It definitely should, given the page from the 1984 comic book featuring the webslinger went for $3.36 million. On Thursday, two pages from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold for $3.36 million (“Page 25”) and $288,000 (“Page 24”), respectively.

Together, the pages came from “Secret Wars No. 8,” rendered by artist Mike Zeck, illustrate the emergence of Spider-Man’s black symbiote suit, which Spidey fans all know helped spark the rise of the anti-hero and vigilante, Venom.

According to Heritage Auctions, a Dallas-based shop, Thursday’s auction shattered a 2014 record where a 1974 issue of “The Incredible Hulk” featuring the rise of Wolverine sold for $657,250.

“Today’s results prove what we’ve long been saying: Comic book art is as beloved and valuable as anything put on canvas,” Joe Mannarino, Heritage’s director of comics and comic art in New York, said in a statement to The Washington Post.

This marks a memorable moment for the Marvel universe, recalling a moment in time where Stan Lee once stated that when his characters were first introduced, he “never realized that Spider-Man would be around” this long, marking 60 years of Peter Parker’s time as the webslinger. Lee, along with his co-creator, Steve Ditko passed away in 2018.

Back in December, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest installment in the Sony franchise hit theaters and HBO Max, grossing more than $1.5 billion worldwide – the biggest release since “Avengers: Endgame,” where Spidey star Tom Holland also appeared – while last year also saw the release of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” the sequel to the 2018 film, which also grossed more than a half-billion dollars worldwide becoming one of 2021’s biggest titles.

According to Heritage Auctions, it never reveals the identity of its buyers and sellers, making a use case for how NFTs and rare collectibles like comic book pages could align.

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are “one-of-a-kind” assets in today’s digital world that can be bought and sold over the internet in certain types of marketplaces such as OpenSea and Rarible. These types of collectibles are designed by both blue-chip and independent artists for the purpose of someone having the ability to purchase and own a unique virtual item (or collectible), such as a comic book page.

With some of the highest-selling original comic art by creators like Frank Frazetta, Robert Crumb, Jack Kirby, and Charles Schulz – it’s not out of the question to wonder if this type of art could ever be turned into and released as an NFT, garnering just as much, if not more money than what they are currently going for – playing into today’s trend of iconic comic art and comic books increasing significantly in price, making the case for why digital collectibles and assets are just as valuable.

At the end of the day, with the rise of NFTs, it will be interesting to see how the comic book world will respond and/or adapt to the growing trend of digital collectibles. Why wouldn’t it?

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