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A comic book featuring Superman's first-ever appearance has sold for $6 million, making it the most valuable comic edition in existence.
Texas-based Heritage Auctions said Thursday that the "Action Comics No. 1" print from 1938 surpassed the previous record comic sale, held by a copy of a "Superman No. 1" sold privately for $5.3 million in 2022.
The previous record for a comic sold at auction was $3.6 million for a copy of "Amazing Fantasy No. 15," featuring the debut of Spider-Man, also held at Heritage.
The Action Comics version that sold this week is part of a collection known as the Kansas City Pedigree that emerged in the late 1960s and which consists of almost 250 first-run issues published from 1937 into the 1940s.
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Texas-based Heritage Auctions said Thursday that the "Action Comics No. 1" print from 1938 surpassed the previous record comic sale, held by a copy of a "Superman No. 1" sold privately for $5.3 million in 2022.
The previous record for a comic sold at auction was $3.6 million for a copy of "Amazing Fantasy No. 15," featuring the debut of Spider-Man, also held at Heritage.
The Action Comics version that sold this week is part of a collection known as the Kansas City Pedigree that emerged in the late 1960s and which consists of almost 250 first-run issues published from 1937 into the 1940s.
Superman's first appearance sells for $6 million, becoming world's most valuable comic
When it was released in 1938, Action Comics No. 1 sold for 10 cents — equivalent to about $2 today.
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