Superman No. 1 breaks record for most valuable comic ever
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Heritage Auctions’ Lon Allen joins ChicagoLIVE to share the incredible story behind a long-lost Superman #1 comic, untouched since 1939 and recently discovered in an attic. He breaks down how the pristine issue shattered the auction record and what it reveals about the booming world of collectible comics.
This ultra-rare copy of the 1939 'Superman' No. 1 is now the most expensive comic book ever sold. It's also the highest-graded iteration of the book.
A first edition Superman comic, found by chance in an old attic in California, has sold for $9.12m at auction. Making it the most expensive comic ever sold.
Three beleaguered brothers in Northern California were cleaning out their late mother’s house when they found a priceless Superman No. 1 comic book.
74 years since their debut in the first ever Superman movie, the Mole Men have finally been made canon in DC Comics. In Superman Unlimited #7, the latest installment of the current DC Comics series, Superman's son Jonathan Kent encounters some familiar subterranean creatures while investigating strange goings-on in Smallville.
Superman is well known for being faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. However, the Man of Steel has also had some strange abilities over the decades that people aren’t aware of.