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Back in the ‘60s, when you didn’t bother to clean up your room and your mom carried out her threat and pitched that comic book you’d left laying on the floor, she probably didn’t realize how her actions would contribute to an astonishing element of inflation in our culture, but the scarcity of certain “graphic novels” is creating amazing opportunities today.It was announced this week that over $1 million has been paid for a comic book that featured the first appearance of Spider-Man.According to the Associated Press, a collector has paid $1.1 million for a near-mint copy of “Amazing Fantasy” No. 15, that shows Spidey’s first appearance.“ComicConnect.com chief executive Stephen Fishler told The Associated Press Tuesday that the Silver Age issue, first published in 1962, was sold Monday by a private seller to a private buyer.“It’s not the highest price ever paid for a comic book. That honor goes to Action Comics No.