In 1938, the duo single-handedly changed the ... Champion of the Oppressed" by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster In the pages of Action Comics #1, Superman makes his iconic debut. The story begins ...

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Texas-based Heritage Auctions said Thursday that the Action Comics No. 1 print from 1938 surpassed the previous record comic sale, held by a copy of a Superman No. 1 sold privately for $5.3 ...

A first issue of Action Comics—which introduced audiences to Superman in 1938—has become the world’s most valuable comic book, selling at Heritage Auctions in April for $6 million.

A comic containing Superman’s origin story is about to achieve a truly heroic sum at auction. “Without Superman and Action Comics No. 1, who knows whether there ever would have been a Golden ...

Since his groundbreaking debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938, Superman has been a beacon of hope and heroism. From battling ...

A photo of the cover of Action Comics No. 1, which shows the first appearance of Superman in 1938.(Heritage Auctions) The Man of Steel is soaring once again after a record-setting auction in ...

Now, a copy of that original 1938 Superman comic book—called Action Comics No. 1—has sold for $6 million. The artifact, which an unidentified buyer purchased during a Heritage Auctions sale o ...

and Superman now holds both first and second places in the million dollar club. Action Comics #1 sold out its entire 200,000-print run at 10 cents a copy in June 1938. Many large paper drives for ...

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 ...

Superman is one of the most iconic superheroes in popular culture, first appearing in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, the character has undergone ...