<p>A 69-year-old man in the US has sold a rare 1963 Spider-Man comic for USD 7,900 at an auction - and it will now help him pay for his daughter's wedding!<br /><br /></p>.<p>Richard Schaen, from Cleveland Heights in Ohio, sold a well-preserved copy of 'Amazing Spider-Man' No 1, which he had bought when it came out in March 1963 for a mere 12 cents.<br /><br />The retired electronics technician was a little concerned about the cost of his eldest daughter's pending nuptials until he remembered an old box of comic books he had stored away.<br /><br />He listed the Spider-Man comic with Comiclink.com, an auction company, and was happily surprised when it sold for USD 7,900, 'The Plain Dealer' newspaper reported.<br /><br />"I gave my daughter a promissory note for the money with a picture of the Spider-Man comic, which we can use to pay for a big part of the catering for her reception," he said.<br /><br />The condition of the comic was listed as a 6.5 on a scale of 10. A perfect copy could sell for three or four times more than that.<br /><br />Schaen has decided to sell some of the remaining books for other venture. His first issue of 'Daredevil' Comics No 1 sold for USD 1,600, last week.</p>
<p>A 69-year-old man in the US has sold a rare 1963 Spider-Man comic for USD 7,900 at an auction - and it will now help him pay for his daughter's wedding!<br /><br /></p>.<p>Richard Schaen, from Cleveland Heights in Ohio, sold a well-preserved copy of 'Amazing Spider-Man' No 1, which he had bought when it came out in March 1963 for a mere 12 cents.<br /><br />The retired electronics technician was a little concerned about the cost of his eldest daughter's pending nuptials until he remembered an old box of comic books he had stored away.<br /><br />He listed the Spider-Man comic with Comiclink.com, an auction company, and was happily surprised when it sold for USD 7,900, 'The Plain Dealer' newspaper reported.<br /><br />"I gave my daughter a promissory note for the money with a picture of the Spider-Man comic, which we can use to pay for a big part of the catering for her reception," he said.<br /><br />The condition of the comic was listed as a 6.5 on a scale of 10. A perfect copy could sell for three or four times more than that.<br /><br />Schaen has decided to sell some of the remaining books for other venture. His first issue of 'Daredevil' Comics No 1 sold for USD 1,600, last week.</p>