Superman: World鈥檚 most expensive comic book sells for $6 million

Image source, Heritage Auctions

A super rare comic book has been sold at auction for a world record price of more than $6 million (拢4.75 million).

The copy of Action Comics No. 1, released back in 1938, features Superman's first-ever appearance.

There are thought to be fewer than 100 surviving copies of "Action Comics No. 1", of the 200,000 originally printed.

The iconic comic originally cost 10 cents when it was published 86 years ago - that's around 8p!

Superman comic - why is it worth so much?

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"Action Comics No. 1" was released in June 1938 and the front cover shows Superman with his super powers, lifting a car above his head.

According to experts, the comic is worth so much money because it is still in great condition - with the colours still bright and the cover virtually intact.

Heritage Auctions, who sold the book, described it as "the most important comic ever published" as well as "one of the world's finest copies".

Out of the 200,000 copies originally printed, there are now thought to only be 78 surviving copies in the world.

The previous auction record for a comic book was a 1939 issue of "Superman #1" which sold for $5.3 million (拢4.2 million) in 2022.