Rare First Superman Comic Once Stolen From Nicolas Cage Sells for $15-M

A rare copy of the 1938 comic that introduced Superman to the world has sold to an anonymous collector for $15 million (£11.2 million), Emily Atkinson reported for BBC News.

The previous record for the sale of a comic book was set in November, when a pristine Superman No. 1 fetched $9.12 million at auction. (Photo: Gary Dunaier Wikimedia Commons) 

The private sale of the Action Comics No. 1 copy—once stolen from actor Nicolas Cage’s home and returned to him more than a decade later—was announced recently.

The previous record for the sale of a comic book was set in November, when a pristine Superman No. 1 fetched $9.12 million at auction.

Both sales far exceed the original 10-cent price tags—about $2.25 in today’s money.

Superman’s debut is one of several stories anthologized in Action Comics No. 1, which is widely credited with defining the superhero genre as it exists today. Fewer than 100 copies are thought to exist.