Superman No 1 sells for $9.12m, becoming most expensive comic ever sold

"A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world's most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (6.96m, A$14.14m). Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel's first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them."

"The copy that sold on Thursday was found in 2024 under a stack of old newspapers in a cardboard box by three unnamed brothers in northern California while they were going through their late mother's attic. Their mother had bought the comic when she was nine years old and living in San Francisco, the brothers, who have asked not to be named, said."

An 86-year-old copy of Superman No 1 sold for US$9.12m, becoming the most expensive comic book ever. The comic was discovered in 2024 in a cardboard box under newspapers in a northern California attic by three brothers whose late mother purchased the comic at age nine while living in San Francisco. The copy achieved a 9.0 grade on the 10-point industry scale, the highest-ever for Superman No 1, and is one of only seven known copies graded 6.0 or higher. Initial print runs totaled 900,000 across editions, but intact copies remain rare partly because the cover invited children to cut it into a poster. Heritage Auctions handled the sale, which surpassed last year’s $6m record for an Action Comics No 1.

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