1938 "Superman" comic book sold at auction for $6 million

"Action Comics #1" is the most expensive comic book ever sold. ((Source: CTV News)

In a recent auction, a 1938 comic book marking the first appearance of the character " Superman" was sold for 6 million USD. Thus, this is the most expensive comic book in history.

According to Heritage Auctions, it is the most important and influential comic book ever published, introducing "Superman" to the world .

The book cost 10 US cents when it was released 86 years ago.

Before the auction, Heritage Auctions Vice President Barry Sandoval said that without Superman and the issue of "Action Comics No. 1" , no one would know the early stages of the golden age of modern comics .

Although old, the book still retains its color and paper quality.

Heritage Auction says there are only two other copies in better condition, and estimates that only a total of 100 copies survive out of the 200,000 printed copies of the story.

The story, written by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, tells the origin story of Superman - an alien child sent to Earth to escape destruction - and Superman's love interest Lois Lane.

The auction house added that the value of the comic book was so high that individual pages sold for up to $60,000 each.

Other copies have also sold for record prices, including one for $3.25 million in 2021. That makes " Superman" the most expensive comic book ever.

According to CGC Comics, the comic book about Spiderman's first appearance once surpassed Superman, selling for $3.6 million in 2021.

A year later, the comic book about the adventures of the man of steel in “Superman 1” took the position of the most expensive comic book when it earned 5.3 million USD.

Years after his first appearance, Superman has become one of the most recognizable and enduring characters in American popular culture, appearing in blockbuster films, books, toys and even on American chewing gum packaging./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

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