Original superman issue becomes first $1m comic

ACTION Comics ushered in the age of superheroes when its first issue hit the news stands in June 1938. On its cover was a curious character dressed in skintight blue and red lifting a green Chevrolet above his head, and the course of American pop culture was changed forever.

Action Comics number 1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, is the Holy Grail of all comic b…

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