The buyer, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the Superman #1 comic on Thursday and paid $2,604,750 million for it. ComicConnect announced the auction for Superman #1 comic book had closed after an anonymous buyer had offered $2.6 million for it.
How much is the first issue of Superman?
Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series Action Comics. It features the first appearance of several comic-book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman—and sold for 10 cents (equivalent to $2 in 2020).
How rare is the first Superman comic?
Zurzolo said that although hundreds of thousands of copies were initially published, it's estimated that only about 100 exist today, in varying conditions. He said this copy is among the best-kept ones.Apr 7, 2021
How many copies of Superman 1 are there?
Superman #1, originally published by National Periodical Publications, now known as DC Comics, is obviously an important comic, but it is not the first appearance of Superman (that would be Action Comics #1, which sold for $3.25 million in 8.0 last April) nor epically rare: there are 165 copies known to exist,
How much does the first Superman comic sell for?
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman soaring off into the stratosphere of collector's items. More expensive than a locomotive and unable to leap a tall building in a single bound, the first issue of D.C. Comics' Superman has sold for $2.6 million at auction, the Associated Press reports.
What Superman comics are worth money?
A GD 2.0 copy of Superman #15 can expect to sell for close to $400 today. FN 6.0 copies of this comic had a price of around $800 in 2015, but today can sell for closer to $1,500. The highest graded copy to ever sell was a 9.2 that sold for $18,000 in 2019.
What is the most expensive Superman?
Rare Superman #1 comic that cost 10 cents in 1939 has sold for $2.6 million. A Superman #1 comic book sold for $2.6 million at an online auction on Thursday. The comic was originally bought for 10 cents in 1939. It has only traded hands twice, once when first purchased in 1939, and then again in 1979.
How much is the 1st Superman comic worth?
The mint condition value of Superman #1 is unknown. The highest-rated CGC copy to sell publicly is an unrestored 5.5 that sold for $214,000. An unrestored 5.0 sold for $360,000 in July 2020, which is a decrease from its April 2019 value of $456,000. An unrestored 4.0 sold for the cost of $348,000.