{"id":300563,"date":"2025-11-22T02:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/300563\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T02:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:45:13","slug":"one-of-the-rarest-superman-comics-in-existence-just-sold-for-over-9-million-at-auction-making-it-the-most-valuable-comic-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/300563\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the rarest Superman comics in existence just sold for over $9 million at auction, making it the most valuable comic of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

A nearly pristine copy of the original 1939 Superman #1 has sold through Heritage Auctions<\/a> for $9.12 million USD, officially making it the most valuable and expensive comic of all time. Along with the extreme rarity of any comics from 1939, the copy of Superman #1’s almost impossibly perfect condition, rated at 9.0 out of 10 by comic grading authority the CGC (Certified Guaranty Company) drove its price to record levels.<\/p>\n

The issue itself was found in a box of newspapers while cleaning out an attic in northern California, with its essentially miraculous condition preserved by its placement among other papers and a perfect set of environmental circumstances.<\/p>\n

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There’s little denying that Superman is the most famous and influential characters of all time, kicking off the American superhero genre all the way back in 1938’s landmark Action Comics #1. Just a little while later, the Man of Steel’s adventures expanded beyond the pages of Action Comics with Superman #1.<\/p>\n

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“What a momentous day,” Heritage Auctions vice president Lon Allen says in a statement. “I’m thrilled for our consignor. Superman No. 1 is a milestone in pop culture history, and this copy is not only in unprecedented condition, but it has a movie-worthy story behind it. I was glad to see the price reflect that and am honored Heritage was entrusted with this iconic book.”<\/p>\n

The previous most valuable comic was actually an 8.5 graded copy of Superman’s first appearance, Action Comics #1, which sold for $6 million through Heritage Auctions in 2024 – marking a 50% jump in the record-setting price.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking to dive into the Man of Steel’s adventures, you might want to check out our picks for the best Superman comics<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A nearly pristine copy of the original 1939 Superman #1 has sold through Heritage Auctions for $9.12 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-300563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}