Spider-Man comic page sells for record £2.44m

Page 25 from the 1984 Marvel comic Secret Wars No 8 (Heritage Auctions via AP)

A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book has sold at a US auction for a record 3.36 million dollars (£2.44 million).

Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 of Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars No 8 brings the first appearance of Spidey’s black suit.