Summary • A nearly pristine Superman No. 1 (1939), graded CGC 9.0, sold for a record-breaking $9.12 million USD at Heritage Auctions • This makes it the most valuable comic ever sold, dethroning Action Comics No. 1's previous record of $6 million USD • The book was discovered in a Northern California attic among the late owner's childhood belongings, fulfilling a family legend

A nearly pristine copy of Superman No. 1 from 1939 has become the most valuable comic book ever sold, hammering at $9.12 million USD at Heritage Auctions and redefining the upper ceiling of the collectibles market.

The book, graded a CGC 9.0, emerged from a Northern California attic where three brothers finally sorted through their late mother’s belongings and uncovered a small stash of Golden Age comics she

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