A near-pristine copy of the first-ever Superman #1 has smashed the world record for the most expensive comic in history. The 1939 release was found in the attic of a woman from California, whose three sons had been sorting her affairs after she died. The rare piece hammered at Heritage Auctions for $9.12 million, comfortably beating the $6 million record set by a 1938 copy of Action Comics #1, which sold in 2024. The three brothers had been told by their mother for years that she had rare comic books, but their location had alluded them until they sifted through a stack of old newspapers. Its condition was rated nine out of 10, the highest ever for an edition of the 86-year-old comic and one of only seven copies above a six out of 10. The Guardian reports half a million copies were printed

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