It’s a fowl, it’s a airplane … it’s a Superman comedian past most of our worth vary!
A pristine copy of “Superman” No. 1 bought for $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, making it the most costly comedian guide ever bought at public sale. The closing worth smashed the document beforehand set by one other Superman-related comedian, a replica of “Motion Comics” No. 1, which bought for $6 million by means of Heritage Auctions in 2024.
The primary concern of “Superman” was amongst a small trove of comedian books discovered by three brothers in Northern California who have been sorting by means of their late mom’s belongings. The gathering had been tucked beneath a pile of outdated newspapers and cobwebs within the attic of their household dwelling, in accordance with a press launch from Heritage Auctions.
The copy of “Superman” No. 1 was graded 9.0 on a 10-point scale by the Licensed Warranty Firm (CGC), a third-party service that authenticates and grades collectibles, together with comics, buying and selling playing cards and video video games. It’s the highest-ever graded copy of the 1939 comedian guide. (That newspapers helped protect the comedian’s situation would make reporters Lois Lane and Clark Kent proud.)
Superman made his comedian guide debut in 1938 in “Motion Comics” No. 1. The anthology comedian is commonly credited as kicking off the superhero style in comics. The recognition of the Man of Metal — created by author Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster — led to the launch of his personal comedian guide collection in 1939.
Along with the launch concern of “Superman,” the mom’s comedian guide assortment included problems with “Motion Comics” Nos. 9, 12, 15, 18 and 21.
In keeping with Heritage Auctions, this copy of “Superman” No. 1 is one in all simply seven identified copies with a CGC grade of 6.0 or larger. A CGC graded 8.0 copy of “Superman” No. 1 bought for $5.3 million in 2022.
