A classic back issue of Superman, which I think I’d written about before, was sold for tons on the speculator market, per the Hollywood Reporter:
A comic found in an attic has just become the most expensive comic of all time.
A copy of Superman No. 1, the 1939 issue that introduced the Man of Steel in his first solo title and astonishingly in near pristine condition, sold for $9.12 million Thursday at an auction run by Heritage.
That price handily beats the previous record, set only in 2024, when Action Comics No. 1, the comic that first introduced the Kryptonian hero to the world, sold for $6 million. Before that, a copy of Superman No. 1 held the record with a sale of $5.3 million in 2022 while a copy of 1962’s Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, sold for $3.6 million in 2021.
I say it’s nothing worh making a big deal about, and besides, chances are it’ll soon be making the rounds again for over $10 million next. A real reason to celebrate would be if the back issue were contributed to a museum, and to date, the speculators in charge of circulating the back issue are unlikely to ever consider that as a possibility. Which is exactly why these auctions are such a blemish upon the medium.
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Avi Green
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