1938 comic book valued at $1 million

Gary dahlberg of minneapolis died last year after a lifetime of collecting comic books. The rarest and most valuable comic book of all time just. The issue, which features supermans debut and originally sold for 10 cents. This is a lesson for all those parents who threw away their childrens comic books. Ad for more fun comics, new adventure comics and detective comics. In a statement, dallasbased heritage auctions said the copy of action comics no 1. Turning a 10cent comic book into a million bucks the.

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring superman has sold for nearly one million dollars. The blakely mine disaster, script by jerry siegel, art by joe shuster. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. It might be the most valuable piece of insulation ever. After superman saves a group of miners from a cavein, clark kent senses a story that may mean that the mines owner, thorton blakely, is actually running unsafe mine operations and blaming accidents on the miners themselves. The idea hit me last week after a 1938 action comics no.

In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. The oscar winner hocks his collection of 400 golden age issues, including the first appearances of such heroes as. In a statement, dallasbased heritage auctions said the copy of action comics no. Not bad hauls for comic books that originally sold for 10 cents each. The 1938 comic book marks the first appearance of superman, and is con. Today it is considered the most valuable comic book of all time. It features the first appearance of several comic book heroesmost notably. Marketwatch site logo a link that brings you back to the homepage. Comic book containing supermans debut sold for nearly one million. Turning a 10cent comic book into a million bucks the new york. When people used to ask me what id take for it, id say a million, grimes recalls. This was the highest value ever paid for a single issue of a comic book. Supermans debut comic published in 1938 sells for almost.

It is the first superman comic, titled action comics no. Rare copy of supermans 1938 comicbook sells for nearly. Here are 10 reasons comic books are the best investment there is, super salesman vincent zurzolo tells al lewis. This 1938 comic features the first appearance of superman, ushering in. Its the most important and valuable comic book, said stephen fishler, who sold the comic book to the actor.