A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week.
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Heritage Auctions hails Action Comics No. 1 as “the most important comic ever published” - noting that the Superman who first appeared in the 1938 spring issue “remains remarkably like” the version still seen in comic strips and on the big screen today. In addition to the Man of Steel's first appearance, the book also introduced central love interest Lois Lane.
The copy sold last week, which comes from the Kansas City Pedigree, has a “Very Fine+” CGC rating of 8.5 - with only two other unrestored issues of grading higher, Heritage Auctions noted.
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