It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…gavel coming down hard on a new record-setting auction sale for Action Comics #1!
The Man of Steel flexed his superhero dominance with a Heritage Auction lot that closed on March 4 with a hefty $6 million payout…the most ever for a comic book.
See it on hobbyDB!
That’s a price that would make even Clark Kent blush.
Action Comics #1 was originally published in the spring of 1938 and features the debut of Superman. And while Kal-El survived his first battle against Corrupt War-Backing Lobbyist (thank Zod that villain names have vastly improved over the years), it’s estimated that as few as 100 Action Comics #1’s remain in existence.
The record-setting Action Comics #1 hails from the Kansas City Pedigree collection and has a CGC grade of 8.5, making it among the top-3 graded Superman first appearances of all-time.
The record $6 million sale surpassed a private sale in 2022 that is believed to have fetched $5.3 million for Action Comics #1.
Congratulations to the new owner! If this is you…you can add it to your hobbyDB Collection here!
Wow!!! That is an iconic cover!
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