Mint CGC 10 New Mutants #98, first appearance of Deadpool, sells for almost $16K
The Merc with a Mouth has a popular cult following and one of his fans spent a ton of cash to own a mint copy of his first appearance in comics.
An extremely rare mint version of the comic, New Mutants #98, professionally graded and certified as a CGC 10, sold for nearly $16,000 at the recent Comiclink auction. The total is quite possibly a record for “Modern Age” books (1985-present) and definitely reflects the growing popularity of Deadpool.
Rob Liefeld, who both wrote and drew New Mutants #98 (Fabian Nicieza scripted), reported the sale on twiiter and posted a picture of the book itself on Instagram.
Ryan Reynolds played the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and plans for a solo feature film has long been rumored.
Deadpool recently reached as high as #31 on IGN’s list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes, which is not a bad showing for a character that was created during the presidency of the first George Bush (1991).
No final word on Deadpool’s appearance in a possible X-Force movie, but the move would seem likely.
