By James Gamble

Nearly 50 copies of an ultra-rare Superman comic bought at a car boot sale for $26 over a decade ago have sold at auction for over $82,000.

The comic books - described as the 'Holy Grail' for collectors - were privately commissioned by a British billionaire in 1988 for his son's bar mitzvah.

However, decades later, another man picked up 48 copies of the very special edition - of which around just 200 were made - at a car boot sale.

The buyer, completely oblivious to their value, put them away and didn't think about them again until lockdown, when he dug them out again and discovered their worth.

A decade on from the car boot sale, 47 of the comics have now sold for an eye-watering collective of over £63,440.

Diehard Superman fans snatched at the chance to grab wha

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