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A highly coveted copy of action comics number 1 from 1938, featuring the first appearance of superman. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. Nicholas cages comic book is found, but the thief is. The great superman comic book collection timehonored. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one. One measure of the popularity of comic books is both the number of movies that. The great superman comic book collection timehonored classics laurie s. Actor nicolas cages stolen vintage superman comic book found 11 years later.
Struggling to save the presentday earth, the future superman frees the unconscious arsenal from the rocket that had metropolis name on it. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. The inaugural issue of action comics marked the first appearance of superman and helped kick off. Find out which issues of the xmen have increased in value the most over the years.
This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. When people used to ask me what id take for it, id say a million, grimes recalls. Besides showing his god like powers off by oneshotting solaris. Heritage auctions comic book department sales hit a. Superman lot 1st doomsday man of steel 17 18 19 superman 74 adventures 497.
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman sold for one million us dollars, smashing the previous record price for a comic book. Great superman comic book collection tpb 1981 dc comic books. The 10 most valuable comic books in the world previous slide next slide 8 of 11 view all skip ad this superman volume 1 comic book, dated 1939, was the first comic dedicated to the man of steel. The first issue of the original run of the superman. Mergers and acquisitions personal finance rumors value investing. The great superman comic book collection timehonored classics. Now he must go on a scavenger hunt of life and death, trying to put together the pieces of the machine that can save them. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to. Great superman comic book collection hc 1981 dc comic books. Condition is critical in early xmen titles, so use our comics grading guide before you get too excited. Superman flew off the auction block faster than a speeding bullet on thursday.
You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. What pop culture item are you saving for a big payoff. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars a 1938 edition of action comics no. Interest in the sale generated enough traffic to bring down the web site of the auction house, comic connect, which posted a.
The cover of that issue is shown in full colour in this 1981 publication as are two complete. Superman comic sells for a million dollars the independent. Comic books have been popular since the 1930s, but the. Well also make a cash offer for your superman comic books, should you wish to sell. Spartan comics back issues of many popular and some obscure comic book titles and very low prices.
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