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General Comics Chat: First Superman comic sells for $1m

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    A copy of the first comic to feature caped hero Superman has been sold on the internet for $1m (£646,000).

    The 1938 edition of Action Comics No 1 - which originally sold for 10c - was sold by a private seller to a private buyer, neither of whom was named. Stephen Fishler, co-owner of the US auction website Comic Connect, said it was "the Holy Grail of comic books".

    The sale smashes the previous record price for a comic book of $317,200 (£205,000) in 2009. That was also a copy of Action Comics No 1, but in poorer condition.

    Mr Fishler said the transaction happened minutes after the issue was put on sale at around 1030 local time (1530 GMT) on Monday. He said that the seller was a "well-known individual" in New York with a pedigree collection, and that the buyer was a known customer who had previously bought an Action Comics No 1.

    "The opportunity to buy an un-restored, high-grade Action One comes along once every two decades. It's certainly a milestone," said Mr Fishler. He added: "It is still a little stunning to see a comic book and $1m in the same sentence."

    About 100 copies of Action Comics No 1 remain in existence and only two of those have a grading of 8.0 - very fine - including the one sold on Monday. The previous record-holder had a grading of 6.0.
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    I think there's one out there that's an 8.5 (whatever that is) and is probably gonna make more than this one.

    Sad thing is, it will never get read. It's slabbed in one of those stupid cases and will probably be kept in a vault somewhere. Should be in a museum really.
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    If this is the MOST valuable comic of all time - what's the LEAST valuable comic of all time?
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    Youngblood #1?
    X-Force #1?
    X-Force Vs Youngblood #1?
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    Not that I want to carry on bashing Mr Liefeld, but it's amusing that Rich Johnston's "Chase Variant" comic has been going for $15 on eBay, but the rarer Liefeld variant cover has been going for $10, hmmm.
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    I DO want to carry on bashing Mr Liefeld.
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      CommentAuthorOK Comics
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    I've got a copy of Rich Johnston's Chase Variant here for cover price!
    In fact it comes with a free Lady Deadpool poster by Mr Robert Liefeld...
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    Lady Deadpool?
    • CommentAuthorLee
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    Lady Deadpool! Liefeld - his imagination is truly akin to his pencilling skills.
    • CommentAuthorsam
    • CommentTimeFeb 23rd 2010
     
    green lantern corps has gotta be down there
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      CommentAuthorOK Comics
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2010
     
    When I was a kid me and a mate used to Knight Rider. We both wanted to be Michael Knight, so one of us would be Michael Knight and the other would be Michael Knights cousin, who has the same powers and abilities as Michael and the same awesome car. I guess in hindsight, whichever one of us was the cousin kind of knew we weren't as good as Michael, but we played along anyway...
    ... that's kind of what it must be like to be Green Lantern Corps and not Green Lantern.

    Yeah, that's right, Lady Deadpool. Imagine Deadpool, right, but drawn with distorted anatomy and diamond shaped feet!
    • CommentAuthorgreg75
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2010
     
    Just to add to the discussion-I like comics as much as the next guy but a million?Think what you could do with a million dollars?Buy yourself a house a girlfriend lol.But Action Comics 1 has been reprinted loads of times,I really don't understand what you're gonna do with it....
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2010
     
    I'm guessing the person who spent $1 million on it already has multiple houses and a string of ex-wives.
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    He could have bought every copy ever printed, with every variant cover, of X-Men issue #1. Now that's a lot of Jim Lee.
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2010
     
    And X-Force #1. BAGGED!

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