A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. April 12, 2011 actor nicolas cage said it was divine providence that his stolen vintage comic book was found 11 years later in a storage unit in southern california. Nov 17, 2017 a wellpreserved copy of the comic that first featured superman is heading for auction. Get the best deals on modern age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. There are estimated to be only about 100 copies of the comic book in. Maurice mitchell is a sciencefiction and comic book critic, blogger, and journalist. Cnn the comic debut of superman has sold for an outofthisworld price. Comics no 1, containing the first superman adventure, has become the most expensive comic book ever. Its the most important and valuable comic book, said. Aug 05, 2016 how much would you pay for a comic book. The issue sold monday morning is a 1938 edition of action comics no.
For the owners of the worlds largest dealership for vintage comic books, its not. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Swooping in almost at the last second to win the holy grail issue, the top bidder will now own the most expensive comic book. The comic also sets the stage for superman s home planet of krypton. The 1938 comic book marks the first appearance of superman, and is considered a gem among comic book fans, according to heritage auctions.
The previous recordholder for a marvel comics book was a 1962 issue featuring the first appearance of spiderman. Try nearly a million dollars, if its an original copy of action comics no. Aug 25, 2014 a pristine edition of action comics no. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Only a few dozen copies are known to still exist, many of them graded by cgc. Get the best deals on superman vintage trading cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Get the best deals on superman silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. Breaking the two million dollar mark with its astounding cgc rating of 9. Vintage comics fetch hundreds of thousands, but scifi.
Rare comic showing supermans first appearance expected to. Get the best deals on superman comic book collections when you shop the. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one. Make offer topps krypton bubble gum superman vintage. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Feb 01, 2010 darrell grimes of eugene owns one of only about 100 copies known to exist of the 1938 title in which superman makes his first appearance. Get the best deals on vintage comic book when you shop the largest online selection at. It is the first superman comic, titled action comics no. Struggling to save the presentday earth, the future superman frees the unconscious arsenal from the rocket that had metropolis name on it. The comics blogosphere has been buzzing over the auction monday of a copy of action comics no. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Sothebys announces private sale of rare dc comics from. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. When people used to ask me what id take for it, id say a million, grimes recalls.
Make offer topps krypton bubble gum superman vintage dc comics 1979 complete box 24 bags. It not only marks supermans first appearance firstappearance comics are generally the most highly valued, but it launched what would become the largerthanlife superhero genre were still enjoying today. Only the second time superman appeared on a comic book cover. Nov 11, 2011 the copy for sale has a story of its own that wouldnt be out of place in the pages of a comic book plot, either. 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. Aug 25, 2014 the first bid, three minutes into the auction that began on aug. If youve been collecting comic books since you were a kid, now is the time to. Well weve compiled the most expensive comic books ever recorded based off of. Metropolis now owns a collection valued in the tens of millions of.
Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Get the best deals on silver age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. The 20 most expensive comic books ever sold da card world. Lot of 5 vintage superman s girlfriend lois lane comics 37 dc comics 1960. Its not the highest price ever paid for a comic book, an honor that goes to action comics no. Twice before it set the record for the most expensive book ever it sold for. The comic also sets the stage for supermans home planet of krypton. The price sets a new benchmark for a comic book sale on ebay.
Age is perhaps the least accurate indicator of what makes a comic book desirable. Apr 12, 2011 actor nicolas cages stolen vintage superman comic book found 11 years later. The idea hit me last week after a 1938 action comics no. We really believe in the strength of the comic book market and that it has a long. Vintage superman comic book fetches record price in ebay auction.
This iconic comic is well noted for debuting americas beloved superhero superman. Its worth considerably more than it was then, said fishler, who owns. Some peg it to 1933, when the format of newsstand comic books was codified, but others place the moment in june of 1938, when superman made his debut in jerry siegel and joe shusters first issue. Now some comics that contain first appearances from a less know characters at the time, that were not pushed had by marvel or dc, can actually get more on auction if they are in mint co. Heritage auctions comic book department sales hit a. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. Vintage dc action comics with superman comic book lot 53 different. Baseball baseball singles vintage baseball basketball basketball singles. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The sale was part of a fourday auction of vintage comic books and comic art. Actor nicolas cages stolen vintage superman comic book found 11 years later. Now he must go on a scavenger hunt of life and death, trying.
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