Comics Superman became the most expensive in history
Copy of the first edition comic book adventures of Superman, was sold at auction for 2.16 million dollars, becoming the most expensive comic book in history. As reported by BBC News, the first comic book auction value has exceeded two million dollars.
Publication devoted to American superhero, was published in 1938, and then it was worth only 10 cents. It is known that only about one hundred specimens survived the first run, but most of them are in poor condition.
The new owner of comics is not reported, however, as noted by BBC News, rumor has it that it could acquire the actor Nicolas Cage. Comic has been posted on the online portal ComicConnect for one dollar.
Sold edition, according to ComicConnect, was stolen in 2000. They managed to find a shop in California in April 2010. Then it was assumed that the true owner of a comic book, Nicolas Cage, who bought it in 1997 for 150 thousand dollars.
The previous record value the Superman comics from the first series was 1.5 million dollars. Such amount the buyer paid in March last year.
The first issue of the Superman comic book was released in April 1938, at the moment series continues to be published. In just this time it was released 907 numbers.
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